All Japan articles – Page 48
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FeaturesTakashi Murakami, Jellyfish Eyes
Renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami talks to Emmanuelle Charlier about his feature directorial debut, a two-part tale about a fatherless youngster in a post-Fukushima world who relocates with this mother to the countryside where he discovers a strange creature.
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NewsMiike shooting Yakuza Apocalypse
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Nikkatsu Corporation has announced director Takashi Miike has started shooting Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War Of The Underworld as of April 17.
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NewsWOWOW boards Scorsese 'Review' doc
Japanese pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW is to partnering on Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s documentary The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument.
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NewsBuyers in tune with Protagonist's Frank
EXCLUSIVE: Buyers flock to Sundance comedy starring Michael Fassbender.
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FeaturesFilmart 2014: hot titles: Japan
Japanese companies attend Filmart with a strong line-up of titles. Jason Gray highlights some of the most eye-catching productions.
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NewsFine Time to ride with Dream Kid
Japan’s Dream Kid and Taiwan’s Fine Time Entertainment have joined forces to co-produce road movie Riding The Breeze, directed by Japan’s Koji Hagiuda.
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NewsThird Window to sell Be My Baby
UK’s Third Window Films has launched sales at Filmart on Japanese film Be My Baby, set to make its international premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival next week.
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FeaturesFilmart 2014: Three eyes on Japan
With no fewer than three pavilions on offer, Japan is making the most of the opportunities to do business and network at Filmart, writes Jean Noh.
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NewsTrustNordisk sells On The Edge
Feature dubbed the Danish Fast & Furious sold to France, Russia and Japan.
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NewsNorio Tsurata lines up Cursed Diary
EXCLUSIVE: Premonition director’s next project stars Death Note’s Erika Toda [pictured].
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NewsIFT closes Japan sale on Cell
International Film Trust (IFT) has licensed Japanese rights to the Stephen King adaptation Cell to Presidio at the EFM.
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NewsToei announces Land’s End Café
EXCLUSIVE: Chiang Hsiu Chiung’s feature [pictured] is currently in post-production.
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NewsMcConaughey to star in Van Sant's Trees
Oscar frontrunner Matthew McConaughey will play a suicidal man for Gus Van Sant in Sea Of Trees in an intriguing project that is yet to land with an international sales agent.
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NewsPony Canyon launches distribution arm
EXCLUSIVE: Japanese company plans to distribute 12-15 films a year.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Ikeda Akira, Anatomy Of A Paper Clip
Japanese filmmaker Ikeda Akira’s second feature, shot in a small town outside Tokyo, is inspired by old folk tales.
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NewsBerlin completes competition line-up
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to compete for the Golden Bear; Beauty and the Beast, starring Vincent Cassel and Léa Seydoux, to play out of competition.
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NewsOkuyama to produce Fukada’s Sayonara
EXCLUSIVE: Fukushima-themed sci-fi drama likely to be French co-production.
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FeaturesSion Sono, Tokyo Tribe
After hit Why Don’t You Play In Hell?, director Sion Sono tackles hip-hop and gangs with manga adaptation Tokyo Tribe. Jason Gray visits the set.
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FeaturesTom Yoda, Gaga Corporation
Gaga chairman and CEO Tom Yoda talks to Jean Noh about the changes in Japan’s film industry.