Blu-ray release: ‘Maiku Hama Trilogy’

By   |  Sep 24, 2025

Third Window Films are bringing Kaizo Hayashi’s trilogy of detective Maiku Hama films to UK Blu-ray on October 27, 2025.

In ‘The Most Terrible Time in My Life’ (我が人生最悪の時), Maiku Hama (Masatoshi Nagase) gets embroiled in the disappearance of a Taiwanese immigrant’s brother, putting him in the crosshairs of a gang war. In the 2nd film, ‘The Stairway to the Distant Past’ (遙かな時代の階段を), he goes after a “Man in White” reigning over the embattled riverfront of Yokohama. The ominous final chapter, ‘The Trap’ (罠 THE TRAP), straddles the line of psychological horror as a series of drug-fueled murders instil fear in Yokohama.

Features:
• Limited edition digipack set [2000 copies]
• Booklet by Josh Slater-Williams
• 30th Anniversary 4K Remasters

Disc 1 – The Most Terrible Time in My Life:
• Feature audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
• New Interview with director Kaizo Hayashi
• New Interview with producer Shunsuke Koga
• Trailer

Disc 2 – The Stairway to the Distant Past:
• Selected audio commentary by Edmund Yeo
• Matthew Carter Video Essay
• Trailer

Disc 3 – The Trap:
• Feature audio Commentary by Samm Deighan
• James Balmont video essay
• Trailer

‘Maiku Hama Trilogy’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk or Terracottadistribution.com.

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