It'll come as no surprise that Third Window are releasing a blu-ray of Toshiaki Toyoda's Transcending Dimensions this year. We covered it ourselves as part of its journey around the world's festivals.
But! It's release in May is actually a double-dose of Toyoda, as it will contain not only Toyoda's crazed mystical sci-fi but his 2009 The Blood of Rebirth, a world's first on blu-ray. And if that was not enough it will include three other short films by Toyoda. What more can you want?
Do your cinematic life a favour and consider a pre-order.
Transcending Dimensions (2025)
A hitman pursues a mysterious Japanese ascetic, encountering an entanglement of mystical power and space-time along the way. Blending science fiction with other genre elements, Toshiaki Toyoda brings new vitality to his “Mt. Resurrection Wolf” short film series which have culminated over the years to lead to this feature film.
The Blood of Rebirth (2009)
Based on the Japanese legend of 15th century adventurer, Oguri Hangan Daisukeshige, Toyoda places us in a surreal world of tattooed Japanese slave workers whose real life roles serve more as symbols than actual characters. After being hired by a local despot, Daizen, to massage away a nasty venereal disease, Oguri is vilely betrayed after refusing to stay longer.
And we've shared it before but sharing it again, the Transcendinng Dimension trailer:
