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Third Window Films is a UK-based distributor of movies from East Asia founded in 2005. They have provided distribution for numerous award winning films, such as Oasis (Winner of Marcello Mastroianni Award, FIPRESCI Prize Signis Award and Special Director's Award at the Venice Film Festival), Himizu (Winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival), Villain (Best Actress winner at the Montreal Film Festival), Kotoko (Winner of the Best Film Award in the Orrizonti of the Venice Film Festival), Memories of Matsuko (Best Actress, Best Editing and Best Music at Japan Academy Award and more.

Although receiving cult status in the UK for releasing such films as Love Exposure, Cold Fish, Fish Story, Tetsuo: The Iron Man and others, many of Third Window Films' titles are blockbusters that feature household names in their native countries. For instance, Guns & Talks features Korean idol Won Bin star of Mother, For Love's Sake by Takashi Miike played Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Vulgaria was the highest grossing Hong Kong film of 2012 and Confessions held the number one spot in Japan for a whole month despite strong competition from Sex and the City 2 and Iron Man 2 and was Japan's official nomination for the 2010 Academy Awards.

In 2011, Third Window Films opened a branch office in Japan, Third Window Films Japan, to handle international co-productions. Their first co-production, The Land of Hope directed by Sion Sono, won the NETPAC Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012.

In 2013 they created the first international large-scale co-production for a Japanese comedy, with Yosuke Fujita's 'Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats'. The project brought in Tucker Film in Italy, Joint Entertainment in Taiwan, Rapid Eye Movies in Germany and partnered them with Japan's TV Man Union and Phantom Films. Third Window Films setup distribution deals as well for all 5 countries.

In 2015 they fully produced the Japanese independent film 'Lowlife Love' (Gesu no Ai) directed by Uchida Eiji. The film is a 100% production of Third Window Films and stars many well-known Japanese actors such as Denden, Shugo Oshinari, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Kanji Tsuda, Yoshihiko Hosoda and Houka Kinoshita. It is scheduled for release in Japan and internationally in 2016.

Releases

  • Green Fish South Korea, 1997
  • No. 3 South Korea, 1997
  • Teenage Hooker Became a Killing Machine South Korea, 2000
  • Peppermint Candy South Korea, 2000
  • No Blood No Tears South Korea, 2001
  • Say Yes South Korea, 2001
  • Friend South Korea, 2001
  • Kick the Moon South Korea, 2001
  • Guns & Talks. South Korea, 2001
  • Oasis. South Korea, 2002
  • Wild Card South Korea, 2003
  • The President's Last Bang South Korea, 2005
  • Dasepo Naughty Girls South Korea, 2006
  • Bleak Night South Korea, 2010
  • Pluto South Korea, 2012
  • Behind the Camera South Korea, 2012
  • How to Use Guys with Secret Tips South Korea, 2013
  • Boomerang Family South Korea, 2013
  • Han Gong-ju South Korea, 2014
  • PTU Hong Kong, 2003
  • Vulgaria Hong Kong, 2012
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man Japan, 1986
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer Japan, 1992
  • Tokyo Fist Japan, 1995
  • Bullet Ballet Japan, 1998
  • Eyes of the Spider Japan, 1998
  • Serpent's Path Japan, 1998
  • A Snake of June Japan, 2002
  • Kamikaze Girls Japan, 2004
  • Confessions of a Dog Japan, 2005
  • Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers Japan, 2005
  • Memories of Matsuko Japan, 2006
  • Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! Japan, 2007
  • Adrift in Tokyo Japan, 2007
  • The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck & God in a Coin Locker Japan, 2007
  • Fine, Totally Fine Japan, 2008
  • Love Exposure Japan, 2009
  • Lala Pipo: A Lot of People Japan, 2009
  • Instant Swamp Japan, 2009
  • Kakera: A Piece of Our Life Japan, 2009
  • Fish Story Japan, 2009
  • Crime or Punishment?!? Japan, 2009
  • Confessions Japan, 2010
  • Cold Fish Japan, 2010
  • Villain Japan, 2010
  • Sawako Decides Japan, 2011
  • Quirky Guys and Gals Japan, 2011
  • Underwater Love Japan, 2011
  • Isn't Anyone Alive? Japan, 2011
  • Kotoko Japan, 2011
  • Himizu Japan, 2011
  • Mitsuko Delivers Japan, 2011
  • The Woodsman & the Rain Japan, 2011
  • For Love's Sake Japan, 2012
  • The Land of Hope Japan, 2012
  • A Story of Yonosuke Japan, 2013
  • Lesson of the Evil Japan, 2013
  • See You Tomorrow, Everyone Japan, 2013
  • Shady Japan, 2013
  • Sake-Bomb Japan/USA, 2013
  • Greatful Dead Japan, 2013
  • Be My Baby Japan, 2013
  • And the Mud Ship Sails Away Japan, 2014
  • Fukuchan of Fukufuku Flats Japan, 2014
  • Uzumasa Limelight Japan, 2014
  • Love & Peace Japan, 2015
  • References

    Third Window Films Wikipedia