Third Window Films have recently revealed that they will release Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami as a Blu-Ray (and digital) box set on 25th August 2025. Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami brings the films Alone in the Night, Angel Guts: Red Flash, A Night in Nude and Original Sin and presents them in a single collection for UK viewers.
This UK (Region B only) box set contains 4 films featuring new High Definition masters from the late Japanese director, writer and manga artist Takashi Ishii, with the films themselves released over a 2 year period from 1992-1994 and all focusing on the lead character of ‘Nami’. This box set will also include a booklet by Jasper Sharp.
Disc 1: Alone in the Night 夜がまた来る (1994)
Nami, the wife of a narcotics cop murdered in the line of duty, is surprised to find that her husband has been accused of involvement in organized crime.
Special Features
・Audio commentary by Samm Deighan
・Archival Interview with Takashi Ishii
・Archival Interview with Jinpachi Nezu
・Archival Interview with producer Yu Okada
・New Interview with cinematographer Yasushi Sasakibara
Disc 2: Angel Guts: Red Flash 天使のはらわた 赤い閃光 (1994)
Nami, a magazine designer agrees to substitute the cameraman during the shooting of a porn film. The brutal rape scene unleashes forgotten memories and strange things start happening to her.
Special Features
・Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
・Archival Takashi Ishii interview
・Matthew Carter Video Essay
Disc 3: A Night in Nude ヌードの夜 (1993)
When the beautiful and mysterious Nami walks into the office of Jiro, a man who will “do anything for anyone”, he gets dragged into her plot to murder her abusive yakuza lover.
Special Features
・Audio Commentary by Frankie Balboa
・Archival Interview with Takashi Ishii
・Archival Interview with Kippei Shiina
・Archival Interview with Naoto Takenaka
・Archival Interview with producer Yu Okada
・Theatrical Trailer
Disc 4: Original Sin 死んでもいい (1992)
Nami, the wife of an estate agent, begins an affair with a 22 year old man that leads to a plot to kill her husband.
Special Features
・Archival Interview with Takashi Ishii
・Archival Interview with Shinobu Otake
・Archival Interview with producer Yu Okada
・Theatrical Trailer
・Teaser
Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami will be available on Blu-Ray, as well as on digital platforms, in the UK on 25th August 2025. Further details, and availability, can be found on the Third Window Films website.
