Third Windows To Release 3 Classic Takeshi Kitano Films In 2016

To many he is the face of Japanese cinema  and to many student of film theory he is always one of the first names you learn when it comes to World Cinema and Asian cinema specifically. Takeshi Kitano like any screen legend has an endless filmography  and thanks to Third Window Films 3 of his classic films  remastered and in blu-ray.

All feature new 2K remasters from Office Kitano!The first 1000 copies of each feature cardboard slipcases with new  beautifully illustrated artwork by Marie Bergeron supported by Filmdoo's Film Creativity Competition (see below).The films to be released will be HANA-BI (11th January ) which putTakeshi Kitano on the cinematic map and confirming his status as a leading figure of international cinema. Among its numerous awards, HANA-BI won the Golden Lion at the 1997 Venice Film Festival and was named Best Non-European Film at the 1997 European Film Academy Awards. HANA-BI was cited on numerous “Best Films of the Year” lists, often in the premiere position.


Whether as director, actor, writer, artist, TV personality or stand-up comic, Takeshi Kitano has not simply sought out to challenge his audiences. He has always sought out challenges for himself.

The second film on 22nd February will be KIKUJIRO, Beat Takeshi is reunited with the second beat, Beat Kiyoshi, who plays a man harassed by the character of Kikujiro at an abandoned bus stop.) As a stand-up comic, Kitano’s routine was simultaneously unprecedented manzai: rapid-fire delivery and deft comments that punctured the spectator’s sensibility.

The final film DOLLS Takeshi Kitano's award-winning classic coming 14th March a film of
Three stories of undying love: Bound by a long red cord, a young couple wanders in search of something they have forgotten. An aging yakuza returns to the park where he used to meet his long-lost girlfriend. A disfigured pop star confronts the phenomenal devotion of her biggest fan.

All 3 films come with a specially selected number of extras and can be pre-ordered here at Amazon, check out below those fabulous artwork/covers for each film...