All Japan articles – Page 21
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Features
Cannes 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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Reviews
‘Onoda - 10,000 Nights in the Jungle’: Cannes Review
Opening Un Certain Regard, Arthur Harari’s feature follows a Japanese soldier who fights on through the decades
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News
China’s Parallax lines up pan-Asian slate for Cannes buyers (exclusive)
Titles include Japan-set, Chinese-language romance ‘Yanagawa’.
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Reviews
‘Before Next Spring’: Udine Review
A bright ensemble cast tackles the ups and downs of Chinese students in Japan
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News
GKIDS acquires Studio Chizu’s ‘Belle’ for North America
Mamoru Hosoda’s first film, Mirai, played 2018 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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Reviews
‘Poupelle Of Chimneytown’: Rotterdam Review (Closing film)
A young chimney sweep befriends a man made of garbage in this animated Japanese eco-fable
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Reviews
‘The Blue Danube’: Rotterdam Review
A stranger brings music to a Japanese community that has long been at war
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News
‘Boiling Point’ starring Stephen Graham scores worldwide deals (exclusive)
UK drama, directed by Philip Barantini, was shot in one take.
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News
M-Appeal strikes US, Europe deals for Berlin award-winner ‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’ (exclusive)
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s romantic drama has also been secured in Asian territories.
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Features
Filmart 2021: The hot projects from Japan
Films from Soushi Matsumoto, Yuya Ishii and Yujiro Haromoto are all sparking interest.
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News
Level 33 strikes EFM three-film package deal with Japan’s Zazie Films (exclusive)
Buyer plans to release all films this year.
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Reviews
‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’: Berlin Review
A series of encounters plays out in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s playful trilogy
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Promotion
The making of ‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’: first look at Berlin Competition title
Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi discusses the film’s themes and production.
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Promotion
The Making of ‘A Balance’: first look at Berlin Panorama selection
A Balance also won a people’s choice award at Pingyao International Film Festival.
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Promotion
How the Berlinale can help to launch Japanese films into the international market
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy is screening in Competition.
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Features
EFM 2021: The buzz titles from Japan
Japan’s robust presence in the Berlinale and European Film Market reflects the country’s strong bounceback from Covid-19 disruptions.
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News
Berlin Competition title ‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’ scores early deals for m-appeal (exclusive)
Diaphana has taken French rights to Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s drama.
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Reviews
‘Aristocrats’: Rotterdam Review
Restrained drama set in the upper echelons of Japanese society
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Reviews
‘Witches Of The Orient’: Rotterdam Review
The world-beating Japanese women’s volleyball team of the 1960s roars colourfully back to life