• Mamoru Oshii readies international co-production
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    Mamoru Oshii readies international co-production

    2012-11-07T05:01:00Z

    Japanese director Mamoru Oshii will direct live action military sci-fi thriller The Last Druid: Garm Wars as an international co-production.

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    Mamoru Oshii set to direct adaptation of Sky Crawlers

    2007-06-21T11:46:00Z

    Japanese animation director Mamoru Oshii is gearing up to start work on a big-budget adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's five-part novel series The Sky Crawlers. The film will be produced by Oshii's long-time backer Production IG in collaboration with Nippon Television Network (NTV). Warner Brothers Japan will distribute the film as ...

  • The Sky Crawlers
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    The Sky Crawlers

    2008-09-03T13:05:00Z

    Dir: Mamoru Oshii. Japan. 2008. 122mins.Mamoru Oshii’s most meditative feature-length animation to date tells the story of a group of genetically modified eternally-young fighter aces in a world where war has become a company-sponsored reality game. Like the Peter-Pan ‘Kildren’ that it depicts, The Sky Crawlers ...

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    Elle Driver picks up Japanese title The Sky Crawlers

    2008-05-16T05:01:55Z

    Nascent French outfit Elle Driver has picked up the mandate to hot Japanese title The Sky Crawlers for European sales. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the animated film is presented by Nippon Television Network and Production I.G. It will have its debut in Japan on August 2 when Warner Bros. releases ...

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    Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase to voice Sky Crawlers

    2008-04-16T11:24:00Z

    Oscar-nominated actress Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) and Letters From Iwo Jima star Ryo Kase will voice the two main characters in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers, distributor Warner Brothers Japan announced today. Actress Chiaki Kuriyama (Kill Bill) and Shosuke Tanimura will provide voices for supporting characters.The announcement was made ahead of ...

  • Garm Wars: The Last Druid
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    Garm Wars: The Last Druid

    2014-10-27T14:28:00Z

    Dir: Oshii Mamoru. Japan. 2014. 92mins

  • Production I.G. draws up Giovanni’s Island
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    Production I.G. draws up Giovanni’s Island

    2013-09-09T16:12:00Z

    Tokyo-based animation studio Production I.G. is producing a hand-drawn animated feature, Giovanni’s Island, directed by Mamoru Oshii collaborator Mizuho Nishikubo.

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    Oshii, Production I.G develop animated samurai film

    2008-10-15T07:17:00Z

    Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Oshii and his regular backer Production I.G are developing an animated feature film based on the life of samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Entitled Miyamoto Musashi: Soken Ni Haseru Yume (Musashi Miyamoto: The Dream Of Riding With Double Swords), the film will be directed by regular Oshii production collaborator ...

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    Venice Film Festival reviews

    2008-09-01T06:43:00Z

    Click to see full reviewCompetitionAchilles And The Tortoise (Takeshi Kitano)L'Autre (Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic)Birdwatchers(Marco Bechis)The Burning Plain (Guillermo Arriaga) Giovanni's Father (Pupi Avati)The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)Il Seme Della Discordia (Pappi Corsicato) Inju, The Beast In The Shadow (Barbet Scroeder)Inland (Tariq Teguia)Jerichow (Christian Petzold)A Perfect Day (Ferzan Ozpetek)Milk (Semih ...

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    Elle Driver picks up titles in Venice, Toronto including Paper Soldier

    2008-08-21T19:17:00Z

    Nearing its first birthday, French sales company Elle Driver will head to its first Venice and Toronto Festivals with a handful of films across the various sections including some new titles.In Venice, Elle boasts the previously announced The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii which Warners released in Japan on August ...