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All Japan articles – Page 19
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FeaturesFilmart 2022: Japan hot projects
Titles incude speed-racer drama ‘Alivehoon’, coming-of-age feature ‘Nagi’s Island’ and horror ‘Kisagari Station’.
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NewsJapan release of ‘Confession’ pulled after director Hideo Sakaki accused of sexual abuse
Allegations by several actresses were published by a Japanese magazine.
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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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NewsMPM Premium seals EFM deals on French-Japanese culinary comedy ‘Umami’ (exclusive)
The feature stars Gérard Depardieu as a top chef in search of the ultimate dish encapsulating the taste of umami.
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NewsUK’s Evolutionary Films seals deals for ‘Death Hunt’ (exclusive)
Deals include North America, Japan and Africa.
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Promotion‘Somebody’s Flowers’ director Yusuke Okuda reveals the tragedy that inspired his work
The up-and-coming Japanese filmmaker is being showcased at the EFM.
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Reviews‘Small, Slow But Steady’: Berlin Review
Sombre, sensitive portrait of a young professional female boxer in Japan
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PromotionHow ‘The Nighthawk’s First Love’ director Yuka Yasukawa is championing Japanese cinema
The up-and-coming Japanese filmmaker is being showcased at the EFM.
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PromotionWhy ‘Intimate Stranger’ director Mayu Nakamura wanted to film older women
Non-binary characters will be a future focus of the up-and-coming Japanese filmmaker, who is being showcased at the EFM.
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NewsFoggy takes Japan rights to Zhang Lu’s ‘Yanagawa’ (exclusive)
New Japanese distributor has also secured rights to two further Zhang features.
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Promotion‘Ring Wandering’ director Masakazu Kaneko talks jamming with nature
The up-and-coming Japanese filmmaker is being showcased at the EFM.
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PromotionDiscovering new Japanese films and talent at the Berlinale
The Berlinale has long provided a high-profile platform to discover exciting new Japanese films and filmmakers.
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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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NewsFrance’s Urban unveils new sales exec, quartet of EFM titles (exclusive)
EFM slate features four new sales acquisitions including Hicham Ayouch’s satirical comedy Abdelinho.
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Features14 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2022
Hirokazu Kore-eda, Park Chan-wook and Makoto Shinkai all have films ready for 2022.
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Features‘Belle’ creator Mamoru Hosoda on global collaboration, Japanese cinema and advances in computer animation
“I always liked the underlying story of Beauty And The Beast,” says Hosoda about the fairy tale on which Belle is loosely based.
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NewsCharades acquires Japanese Encounters title ‘Small Slow But Steady’ (exclusive)
The boxing dreams drama is fifth fiction feature by Japanese director Shô Miyake who was last in Berlin in 2019.
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NewsJapan’s Yamagata documentary festival partners with DAFilms for free online programme
The selection includes early films by Naomi Kawase and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
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NewsMPM Premium launches Gérard Depardieu chef comedy ‘Umami’ at Paris RDV (exclusive)
France and Japan-shot production reunites Depardieu with Sandrine Bonnaire and Pierre Richard.