All Japan articles – Page 46
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NewsHayao Miyazaki talks retirement
Legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki bid farewell to animated feature film-making at a press conference announcing his retirement in Tokyo.
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NewsChen Kaige to head Tokyo jury
Farewell My Concubine director named jury president of the 2013 edition.
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NewsDrafthouse to play in Hell
EXCLUSIVE: Drafthouse Films has picked up North American rights to Japanese director Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play In Hell? ahead of its Venice world premiere.
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NewsCaptain Phillips to open Tokyo
The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is to open with Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks.
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FeaturesLive Viewing Japan: alt rock
As powerful alternative-content company Live Viewing Japan moves into specialised film distribution, Wendy Mitchell talks to company founder Yokichi Osato.
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NewsBuyers respond to Silence
IM Global announced on Thursday [30] it had closed a raft of key territories in Cannes on Martin Scorsese’s upcoming period drama financed by Emmett/Furla Films, Corsan Films and Len Blavatnik’s AI Film.
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NewsLive Viewing Japan moves into film distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Tokyo-based Live Viewing Japan, part of the powerful Amuse Group, is expanding into international film distributionacross the Asian market, on various platforms.
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FeaturesJapan Special 2013
In a big year for Japan at the Cannes Film Festival, Screen offers a detailed insight to the industry, plans for TIFF, the growth of TIFFCOM and a look at Japan on the Croisette.
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NewsMan From Reno starts shoot
Principal photography is scheduled to commence on Thursday [21] on Man From Reno starring Kazuki Kitamura from Gareth Evans’ upcoming The Raid 2 and Ayako Fujitani [pictured] from Tokyo!
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NewsJapanese box office up 7.7%
The Japanese box office totalled $2.15bn (195bn yen) in 2012, topping the previous year’s figures by 7.7% but remaining below 2010’s 220.7bn yen.
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NewsNagisa Oshima dead at 80
Nagisa Oshima, the iconoclastic Japanese director of In the Realm of the Senses and Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, died of pneumonia in a Kanagawa hospital early on Tuesday (Jan 15). He was 80 years old.
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NewsDresden to produce live action Grave of the Fireflies
Dresden Pictures has acquired the UK rights to Japanese war story Grave of the Fireflies for a live action adaptation.
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NewsMPAA honours Avex Group founder and TIFF chairman Tom Yoda
The ceremony took place on Nov 5 in Washington DC in recognition of Yoda’s “outstanding contribution to the Japanese filmmaking industry.”
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NewsTIFFCOM opens with record number of exhibitors
229 from 25 different countries and regions attending this year’s market, up from 222 from 20 last year.
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NewsRealD to launch limited edition glasses for Tokyo world premiere of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
Andrew Adamson’s film [pictured] opens the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival tomorrow night (Oct 20).
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FeaturesThe Tokyo connection
Celebrating its 25th edition in 2012, the Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 20-28) has become a major launchpad into Japan and a source of films for local distributors.
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NewsAscot Elite, New Select taste A Little Bit Zombie
Cave Painting Pictures’ first feature will open theatrically in Germany in 2013 through Ascot Elite while Japan’s New Select has acquired home entertainment rights.
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NewsLand Of Hope to open in France through Metropolitan
Japan’s Pictures Dept and Metropolitan have closed a French distribution deal for Toronto entry The Land Of Hope.