All Japan articles – Page 20
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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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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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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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NewsCarlotta Films sells Jeanne Moreau-directed features to Japan (exclusive)
Titles comprise ’Lillian Gish’, ‘Lumiere’ and ’L’Adolescente’.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Reviews‘#Manhole’: Berlin Review
Yuto Nakajima is stuck for the duration of Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s genre potboiler
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NewsJunji Sakamoto’s ‘Okiku And The World’ lands China distribution deal (exclusive)
The film received its world premiere in Rotterdam’s Big Screen Competition.
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NewsReel Suspects scores key deals on erotic drama ‘White River’ (exclusive)
The film world premiered in Rotterdam’s Bright Future Competition.
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NewsGaga pays for Francois Ozon’s ‘The Crime Is Mine’ (exclusive)
Playtime has a raft of EFM deals on the 1930s-set courtroom drama.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga acquires the Eggers Brothers’ ‘The Front Room’ from A24 (exclusive)
Leading executives from the Japanese firm outline their strategy for the year ahead.