Tag: Third Window Films

Crazy Thunder Road (Japan, 1980)

Crazy Thunder Road was the punk filmmaker Sogo Ishii’s college graduation project. Toei Studios were so impressed with the film that they picked it up...

Hiruko the Goblin (Japan, 1991)

Shinya Tsukamoto’s Hiruko the Goblin is an exciting introduction to the Japanese body horror genre. As a film, it tries to be both serious in...

Tezuka’s Barbara (Japan, 2020)

Few figures cast as long a shadow over Japanese comic art and animation as Osamu Tezuka. From 1947 to his death in 1989, Tezuka was...

Gemini (Japan, 1999)

Shinya Tsukamoto’s horror/drama Gemini is loosely based on the short story “The Twins” by Edogawa Rampo. The cult director’s first period piece takes place during...

The Taste of Tea (Japan, 2004)

The third feature by writer-director Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea is an absolute wonder. Shunning what typically is the definitive basis of a film...

Fish Story (Japan, 2009)

Yoshihiro Nakamura’s Fish Story is adapted from Kotaro Isaka’s novel concerning an obscure single by a punk rock band that broke up after the song...