All Japan articles – Page 19
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NewsGakuryu Ishii to direct adaptation of ‘The Box Man’, cast revealed (exclusive)
Happinet Phantom Studios to launch the project at the Cannes market.
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Reviews‘There Is A Stone’: Jeonju Review
Japan-set meditation about the connection between strangers wins top prize at Jeonju
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NewsGKids acquires Japanese smash ‘The First Slam Dunk’
Manga adaptation grossed more than $98m in home country, won Japan Academy Prize for best animation of the year.
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NewsJapan studio Toho launches production services firm to support foreign shoots
Toho Tombo Pictures will be led by Georgina Pope.
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NewsOscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71
The Japanese composer won the Academy Award for ‘The Last Emperor’.
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FeaturesHow Japan’s first Niigata International Animation Film Festival was drawn up
The festival drew major names from the county’s iconic animation scene for its first edition.
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NewsMiddle East’s MBC Group partners with Tokyopop on anime production venture
Initiative will focus on series but will also consider features.
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News‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ triumphs at Japan’s inaugural Niigata International Animation Film Festival
Mamoru Oshii was jury president of the new prestigious animation event.
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NewsMichael Winterbottom readies drama series ‘Fall Of The God Of Cars’ about fugitive Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn
Director’s Revolution Films has partnered with Fremantle, Passenger and Anonymous Content on six-parter
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NewsTaiwan’s ‘Goddamned Asura’ sold to US, Japan, Indonesia (exclusive)
The film was Taiwan’s submission for this year’s Oscars.
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NewsBas Devos’ Berlin award-winner ‘Here’ sold to Asia, US
Belgian drama won best film in Encounters at Berlin and the Fipeseci prize.
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NewsCarlotta Films sells Jeanne Moreau-directed features to Japan (exclusive)
Titles comprise ’Lillian Gish’, ‘Lumiere’ and ’L’Adolescente’.
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NewsKazuaki Kiriya sci-fi ‘From The End Of The World’ heads to Filmart (exclusive)
Sci-fi fantasy stars Aoi Ito from Katayama Shinzo’s ’Missing’.
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NewsJapan’s Kadokawa launches ‘Best Regards To All’ backed by ‘The Grudge’ director (exclusive)
Takashi Shimizu is executive producer on the horror from director Yuta Shimotsu.
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FeaturesFilmart 2023: Japan buzz titles
Japan’s sales companies head to Hong Kong showcasing a strong selection of projects ready to woo international buyers.
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NewsBerlin Panorama title ‘The Teacher’s Lounge’ sells to UK, Japan and key territories for Be For Films (exclusive)
Leonie Benesch as an idealistic young teacher who tries to get to the bottom of a series of thefts.
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Reviews‘Suzume’: Berlin Review
Makoto Shinkai’s latest lavish anime fantasy is a cosmic coming-of-age crowdpleaser
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NewsChina’s Parallax boards Berlinale Forum drama ‘Remembering Every Night’ (exclusive)
Project marks second feature of Japanese director Yui Kiyohara, whose debut Our House also premiered in Forum in 2018.
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FeaturesDirector Makoto Shinkai on the inspiration behind box-office hit ‘Suzume’
The film is the first anime feature selected to play in Competition at the Berlinale since 2002.
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Reviews‘#Manhole’: Berlin Review
Yuto Nakajima is stuck for the duration of Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s genre potboiler