Third Window Films have recently announced that they will release two films, known as Shadow of Fire and Vital, from Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto on Blu-Ray within the UK. Both films will be limited to 2000 units and will be released on 30th September 2024 within the UK.
Shadow of Fire:
Release Date: 30th September 2024 | Region B | Limited to 2000 Units
Synopsis: Shinya Tsukamoto’s latest examines the desperate lives of Japanese citizens in the immediate post–World War II period through the story of a child dealing with unimaginable adversity.
Part of his war trilogy, which includes Fires On the Plain and Killing, Shinya Tsukamoto’s latest examines the lives of Japanese citizens in the immediate post–World War II period. Part chamber drama, part road movie, Shadow of Fire finds its throughline in the story of a small boy coming of age amid unimaginable hardship.
Bonus Features:
Tom Mes feature audio commentary
“The Reality Of Violence” Video Essay by Robert Edwards
Shinya Tsukamoto and author Kota Ishii talk event
Director and cast cinema stage greetings
Trailer
Vital:
Release Date: 30th September 2024 | Region B | Limited to 2000 Units
Synopsis: A young man named Hiroshi (Tadanobu Asano) awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, Hiroshi is drawn to a medical school where he catches the eye of a fellow student. But it’s another who becomes his obsession, the dead woman on the cadaver table.
Making of Vital
Archival Interview with Shinya Tsukamoto
Jasper Sharp Video Essay – “An Assault On The Senses”
Tom Mes Audio Commentary
Music Clips
World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival
Special Effects Featurette
Trailer
Both films are expected to be released on 30th September 2024 and further details can be found on the official Third Window Films website.
