All articles by Matt Schley – Page 8
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FeaturesDirector Rikiya Imaizumi on rejecting Hollywood emotions in Tokyo competition film ‘by the window’
The feature is set to world premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival
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FeaturesJapanese animation producer Genki Kawamura on his live-action directorial debut ‘A Hundred Flowers’
Playing in Official Selection at San Sebastian, the film is based on a novel Kawamura penned in 2019.
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Features“I just started crying”: Japan’s Hiroshi Abe breaks down role in ‘Offbeat Cops’
Musical comedy set to world premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF).
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FeaturesTakashi Miike talks filming creatures, children, comedy and crime
‘The Great Yokai War: Guardians’ and ‘The Mole Song: Final’ screening at Bifan.
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FeaturesMaking ‘Drive My Car’: filmmakers talk production challenges, pushing for a bigger budget
’Drive My Car’ has grossed more than $1m at the US box office and earned four Oscar nominations — but the road to glory was far from smooth.
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FeaturesBerlin 2022: Japan hot projects
Wedding planners, serial killers and dead kaijus all feature in the Japanese films set to launch at this year’s Berlinale and European Film Market.
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FeaturesIn conversation: Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Hidetoshi Nishijima on adapting ‘Drive My Car’ for screen
The director and lead actor speak about the challenges of adapting author Haruki Murakami for the screen and the future of the Japanese industry.
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NewsBong Joon Ho, Mamoru Hosoda on breaking creative and international boundaries with animation
The two filmmakers discussed Bong’s upcoming animation project and Hosoda’s Belle.
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FeaturesAFM 2021: Japan hot projects
Titles incude a ‘Cube’ remake, manga animation ‘Blue Thermal’ and Takashi Shimizu’s third feature in his ‘horror village’ trilogy.
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NewsIsabelle Huppert, Ryusuke Hamaguchi on the relationship between actors and cameras
The actress and director kicked off the Asia Lounge Conversation Series at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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FeaturesTIFF Director In Focus Keisuke Yoshida on choosing projects and manga adaptations
Tokyo International Film Festival is screening three of Yoshida’s works, including Blue and Intolerance, which were both released this year.
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FeaturesTokyo’s animation section explores the influence of late master Yasuo Otsuka
This year’s ’Japan Animation’ also looks at the Kamen Rider series and four recent or upcoming Japanese features.
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FeaturesHow are vaccine passports, health checks and social distancing impacting cinema-going around the world?
No Time To Die’s potent global rollout has steadied the nerves of exhibitors, but Covid-19 rules still present a mixed bag for audiences.
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NewsTokyo film festival unveils competition line-up with 10 world premieres
World premieres include debut from Happy Hour co-writer Tadashi Nohara and new works from Brillante Mendoza and Mikhail Red.
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FeaturesCannes 2021: Japan hot projects
The focus at home might be on the delayed Olympic games, but Japanese sellers are back at the Marché with titles from the likes of Takashi Miike and Yoji Yamada
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda praises streaming services as Netflix hails diversity benefits
Filmmakers and streamers discussed the future of Japanese cinema at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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FeaturesKoji Fukada on how theatre has influenced his work and his fight to save indie cinemas
The director of Cannes 2020 Label title The Real Thing has been selected as Tokyo International Film Festival’s Director in Focus.
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FeaturesTokyo’s new animation section showcases shift towards hyper-real filmmaking
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Japanese Animation sidebar also celebrates the long-running Pokémon series.
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FeaturesHirokazu Kore-eda on the launch of Tokyo’s “Asia Lounge” Conversation Series
Japanese filmmaker explains why he’s working with Tokyo film festival on a series of online talks.
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NewsTokyo film festival unveils full line-up, including Tokyo Premiere section
New section introduced in response to Covid-19 travel restrictions will screen 32 films of which 25 are world premieres.