All Japan articles – Page 52
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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.
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NewsKawaguchi’s 'Peacock' flies at TIFFCOM
Feature wins new Tallinn Black Nights Japan - Estonia Partnership Award;
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NewsThird Window unveils Japan, UK, Italy, Taiwan, Germany co-pro
EXCLUSIVE: Japan-UK-Italy-Taiwan-Germany co-production of Yosuke Fujita’s Fuku-chan Of FukuFuku Flats
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NewsTallinn, TIFFCOM pact on award
Industry@Tallinn, the industry programme of Estonia’s Black Nights Film Festival, and Tokyo’s TIFFCOM CoPro Connection have announced a new partnership award.
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NewsHanks kicks off Tokyo IFF
The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has kicked off with Paul Greengrass and Tom Hanks on the fest’s signature green carpet for opening film Captain Phillips.
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NewsMusic Box takes Kurosawa's Penance
Distributor takes psychological thriller for US, Canada, UK and Ireland.
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FeaturesTokyo's show of support
As Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 17-25) enters a new era, the focus will be on backing home-grown talent.
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NewsDWKs sets Son remake
DreamWorks Studios confirmed on Monday (30) it has bought remake rights to Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s film Like Father, Like Son.
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NewsElysium heads for Japan, Brazil
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) releases Elysium in Japan and Brazil this weekend as executives anticipate the running total will cross $150m.