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All Japan articles – Page 20
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda to shoot Kyoto-set ‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’ for Netflix
It is adapted from a popular Japanese comic by Aiko Koyama.
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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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NewsGKids adds ‘Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko’ to awards season pipeline
Distributor plans awards run on latest collaboration with Studio 4°C.
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NewsPalme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda teams with Netflix on film and original series
The Japanese filmmaker is working on a feature film and a drama series.
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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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Reviews‘Third Time Lucky’: Tokyo Review
Tadashi Nohara’s directorial debut focuses on unfulfilled lives and fraying relationships
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NewsGKids acquires Studio Chizu’s Cannes premiere ‘Belle’
Coming-of-age tale is Mamoru Hosoda’s highest grossing release in Japan.
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Reviews‘Gensan Punch’: Busan Review
Brillante Ma Mendoza’s latest follows an aspiring boxer who refuses to let disability define him
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News‘Wife Of A Spy’, Zhang Yimou’s ‘One Second’ triumph at Asian Film Awards in Busan
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s wartime romance was named best film at the 15th edition.
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Reviews‘Missing’: Busan Review
A bereft widower pursues a serial killer in Katayama Shinzo’s ambitious second feature
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NewsGKids acquires Fantasia anime ‘Pompo The Cinephile’
Film has grossed around $1.8m since June release in Japan.
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Reviews‘Inu-Oh’: Venice Review
Strikingly original anime from Masaaki Yuasa set in 14th Century Japan
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NewsGaga acquires San Sebastian doc ‘The Pursuit of Perfection’ (exclusive)
The film will debut in the Culinary Zinema section this month.
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NewsSeven world premieres head Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival line-up
The festival will run online from September 25-October 3.
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NewsFortissimo Films boards Venice Horizons title ‘Inu-Oh’
The Japanese animated musical will premiere in Horizons.
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NewsLocarno to honour Japan’s Mamoru Hosoda with new Locarno Kids Award
Festival will give Hosoda’s Cannes title ‘ Belle’ a Piazza Grande screening.
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NewsFIDMarseille jury led by Lav Diaz fetes “cinematic poem” ‘Haruhara San’s Recorder’
The winner of the grand prix is directed by Japan’s Kyoshi Sugita.
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Reviews‘Belle’: Cannes Review
Mirai’s Mamoru Hosoda plays in a virtual realm with this captivating alternate-reality animation
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Reviews‘Drive My Car’: Cannes Review
Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi effectively adapts a short story by Haruki Murakami
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FeaturesBerlin prize-winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi talks Cannes Competition title ‘Drive My Car’
The film is based on a Haruki Murakami short story.