Taking its name from the noun “crab” – in reference to Yasujiro Ozu’s custom-made tatami-level tripod – KANI is a new home video label dedicated to leveling the gaze and expanding the availability and understanding of Asian cinema in North America.
Focusing on genre-defying films, the label will aim to expand the canon by bolstering up-and-coming filmmakers as well as reintroducing underseen repertory classics in context.
KANI launched December 2021, and is distributed in North America by OCN Distribution.