Third Window Films has announced a box set containing four films featuring new HD masters from the late Japanese director, writer and manga artist Takashi Ishii, filmed over a two-year period from 1992-1994 and all focusing on the lead character of 'Nami'.

Takashi Ishii started off as a manga writer, penning such popular manga as the Angel Guts series before writing the screenplays in their film adaptations which also led to his first work as a director, 1988's Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (Tenshi no harawata: Akai memai, 1988).

He notably also wrote the screenplays to some of Japan's most famous cult films Love Hotel (Rabu hoteru – Shinji Somai, 1985), Scent of A Spell (Masho no kaori – Toshiharu Ikeda, 1985), Evil Dead Trap (Shiryō no wana – Toshiharu Ikeda, 1988) as well as directing many successful and highly regarded films such as Gonin (1995), Black Angel (Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1, 1998) and Freeze Me (Furīzu mī, 2000) to name a few. Takashi Ishii passed away in 2022.

Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami will be released on Blu-ray by Third Window Films on 25 August 2025 at the RRP of £59.99.

FOUR-DISC LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

Disc 1: ALONE IN THE NIGHT 夜がまた来る (1994)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• Archival Interview with Takashi Ishii
• Archival Interview with Shinobu Otake
• Archival Interview with producer Yu Okada
• Theatrical Trailer
• Teaser