Kani Releasing has picked up North American rights to Isao Fujisawa’s 1974 cult queer classic Bye Bye Love, a film once feared lost to time. Kani Releasing plans to bring the film to U.S. arthouse theaters in late 2025, followed by a select VOD placement and home video release.
For decades, Bye Bye Love, Fujisawa’s only fictional feature, was considered lost, as the only known screening print had deteriorated to such an extent that is was no longer able to withstand projection….