All Japan articles – Page 49
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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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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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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.
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FeaturesTIFF: Tokyo’s finest
Tokyo International Film Festival provided a launch pad for a number of rising Japanese talents. Wendy Mitchell met seven of the directors.
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NewsYamaguchi to direct live-action Ghost Hunt
EXCLUSIVE: Twins Japan and Kadokawa Shoten have announced the live action version of Ghost Hunt, based on the popular novel and manga series is set to go into production next month.
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NewsMiyazaki's Wind Rises to open Ajyal
Spirited Away director’s “last film” to open the Doha-backed youth festival.
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NewsQED to sell The Outsider at AFM
EXCLUSIVE: The AFM projects continued to heat up this week as it emerged that Worldview Entertainment has come on to finance and produce the Yakuza thriller previously set up at Silver Pictures.
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NewsMoodysson’s 'Best!' wins in Tokyo
Other winners include Iran’s Bending the Rules while Iceland’s Benedikt Erlingsson wins best director for Of Horses and Men.