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All Japan articles – Page 22
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NewsFortissimo boards sales on Japanese aphrodisiac feature ‘Sexual Drive’
Yoshida Kota’s film debuts in Rotterdam’s Big Screen Competition.
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NewsRichard E. Grant joins English dub cast for ‘Earwig And The Witch’
GKIDS to release in North America in early 2021.
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NewsMads Mikkelsen comedy ‘Riders Of Justice’ sold to France, Japan
Danish black comedy also picked up for Switzerland, ANZ and Brazil.
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Reviews‘Under The Open Sky’: Macao Review
An old Yakuza tries to go straight in Miwa Nishikawa’s gentle drama
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Reviews‘Tonkatsu DJ Age-taro’: Macao Review
Wholly endearing tale set between the dance floors of Shibuya and a family pork cutlet business
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NewsAnnemarie Jacir, Bianca Balbuena among winners at 2020 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Soros Sukhum received the outstanding achievement prize.
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NewsUK, France among deals for Russian Oscar submission ‘Dear Comrades!’ (exclusive)
Andrei Konchalovsky’s historical drama won the special jury prize in Venice.
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NewsAlpha Violet unveils Japanese deals on ‘Apples’, ‘Identifying Features’ out of Tokyo (exclusive)
Christos Nikou’s feature is Greece’s Oscar submission.
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NewsTotem boards Japanese Shibari documentary ‘Bound’, unveils first trailer (exclusive)
French director Jean-Armand Bougrelle gained unprecedented access to world of Japanese rope bondage.
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Reviews‘Hokusai’: Tokyo Review
Expansive biopic of Katsushika Hokusai, Japan’s most influential artist
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NewsForced to drop out, Jia Zhang-ke still dominates discussion on Tokyo panel
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and producer Ichiyama Shozo were the other speakers.
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NewsTIFFCOM: Japanese content gets international boost in Covid, streaming era
Anime in particular is starting to go mainstream among Gen Z and Millennials as the number of global streaming buyers grows.
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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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FeaturesTIFFCOM builds out pitching activities with trio of events
Tokyo Project & Pitching Forum (TPPF) includes three events that each focus on a different stage in the life-cycle of a project.
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Reviews‘Underdog’: Tokyo Review
Masaharu Take’s Tokyo opener is the epic portrait of a boxer trying to recapture his former glory
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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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Reviews’Josee, The Tiger And The Fish’: Busan Review (closing film)
A charming, unashamedly melodramatic anime about the bond between a marine biology student and a paraplegic
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Reviews‘A Balance’: Busan Review
Japan’s culture of shame is explored in this study of a principled documentary filmmaker who uncovers a scandal
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News‘Demon Slayer’ leads global box office with record-breaking $44m Japan debut
‘Tenet’ hits $334m globally, while family films dominate Germany.