All articles by Marie Iida

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    Shochiku flies with Universal Japan's Midnight Eagle

    2007-04-25T04:16:00Z

    Shochiku has announced that it will distribute $10m action thriller Midnight Eagle, produced by the Midnight Eagle Partners production consortium, led by co-producer Universal Pictures Japan. The film, which began production in January, is directed by Izuru Narushima whose credits include box office hit Fly, Daddy, Fly. Starring in the ...

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    Yuya Yagira heads cast of Bandage Club adaptation

    2007-01-17T06:52:00Z

    Yuya Yagira, the winner of the best actor award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, has been cast in Toei's film adaptation of best-selling Japanese novel The Bandage Club. The film, which started shooting last week, is directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, whose credits include Ken Watanabe-starrer Memories Of Tomorrow. Satomi ...