Kani Releasing

Welcome to Shari

When we took a trip to Shari in March, 2025 in preparation for this release, the community that Yoshigai built when shooting the film welcomed us like…

Jul 2 • 

Pearl Chan

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Ariel Esteban Cayer

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May 2025

DESERT OF NAMIBIA Opens May 16/21 🦒

Director Yoko Yamanaka in person in New York City and Los Angeles!

May 13 • 

Ariel Esteban Cayer

December 2024

On the Road with BONA

The theatrical release of Lino Brocka's BONA (4K Restoration) is underway!

Dec 6, 2024 • 

Pearl Chan

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September 2024

PLASTIC Opens at Metrograph + Lumiere

Daisuke Miyazaki & Ide Kensuke coming to New York!

Sep 19, 2024 • 

Ariel Esteban Cayer

1

August 2024

Announcing: TOKYO UBER BLUES 🚲🚲🚲

Coming soon to your local public broadcasting service!

Aug 29, 2024 • 

Ariel Esteban Cayer

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1

July 2024

Midsummer in Teoswa

Field notes from a trip to Shantou & updates.

Jul 29, 2024 • 

Pearl Chan

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May 2024

May 2024

Let's skip the fact that we haven't written one of these in a year and dive right in. 🥲

May 11, 2024 • 

Ariel Esteban Cayer

5

July 2023

Once A Moth

A Preview / Bonus & Cain and Abel on sale for another 3 hours...!

Jul 4, 2023 • 

Pearl Chan

1

June 2023

March, June, October...

The difficulty with writing these things is that, by the time a film is announced/ released, we’re knee / neck deep in upcoming releases, to the point…

Jun 21, 2023 • 

Pearl Chan

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April 2023

April 2023: Bullets Over Summer

Running is the art, not so much of going somewhere fast, but of pacing yourself.

Apr 3, 2023 • 

Ariel Esteban Cayer

November 2022

This Black Friday, let's Sell Out!

Watch now (3 min) | Sneak peek of the interview of the two CEOs | Sell Out! marks the final home video release of the year for us here at Kani and we…

Nov 19, 2022 • 

Pearl Chan

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August 2022

Japanese Punk Playlist

Today we have a true late-summer treat for you: a mix-tape. Curated by translator and punk singer Dan Joseph, enjoy the music as you wait for your order…

Aug 1, 2022