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All Japan articles – Page 24
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FeaturesJapan’s Nippon TV taps into global demand for female-oriented dramas
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has found a global groove selling scripted formats for social-issue dramas.
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NewsJapan’s Uplink to open four-screen arthouse cinema in Kyoto
New mini-theatre complex will mark Uplink’s third arthouse cinema in Japan.
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NewsJapan's Sion Sono making comedy drama ‘Red Post On Escher Street’ (exclusive)
Sono picked up prizes at the Berlinale for Love Exposure in 2009 and Strange Circus in 2006.
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NewsFrance’s Art House Films swoops on Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Wife Of A Spy’ (exclusive)
Kurosawa is a Cannes regular with films such as Tokyo Sonata (2008), Journey To The Shore (2015) and Before We Vanish (2017).
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NewsFrance and Japan pick up Global Screen’s ‘Crescendo’ (exclusive)
The film stars Toni Erdmann’s Peter Simonischek as a world-famous conductor who accepts the job of creating an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra.
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FeaturesEFM 2020: the buzz titles from Japan
Includes two Japanese titles playing in the main festival.
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NewsJapan’s Nikkatsu picks up Kimo Stamboel’s ‘The Queen of Black Magic’ (exclusive)
Produced by Indonesia’s PT Rapi Films, the film is a reboot of the horror classic of the same name, directed by Lilik Sudjio.
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NewsVillage Inc launches ‘Siren In The Shadows’ (exclusive)
Village Inc has also announced that it is making its entire slate available for VOD and online distribution.
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NewsLocarno to fete Japan’s Kinuyo Tanaka in first retrospective devoted to female filmmaker
Pioneering filmmaker and actress was second woman to direct a feature in history of Japanese cinema.
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Features12 Asian, Middle Eastern and African titles to tempt festival directors in 2020
Includes new films from Ann Hui, Mohamed Diab and Kaouther Ben Hania.
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NewsRiz Ahmed, Alison Brie, Lee Pace join English-language voice cast of Japanese animation 'Weathering With You'
GKIDS to release hit in US on January 17.
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FeaturesAwards focus: four Japanese anime titles that could be Oscar contenders
Four Japanese anime films are in the running for a nomination in the Oscars’ animation category, including Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You.
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Reviews‘Dance With Me’: Macao Review
A hypnotised woman feels compelled to sing and dance in Shinoby Yaguchi’s meta-musical
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NewsStudio Ghibli catalogue to be made available for digital purchase for first time
Titles include Oscar winner Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya.
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NewsJapan’s ‘Kontora’ is awarded best film at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Other winners include the UK’s ‘Looted’ and the Philippines’ ‘Kalel, 15’.
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NewsProduction underway on ‘People Just Do Nothing’ film; first look image revealed
The film is called ‘People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan’.
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NewsInternational and North American distributors snap up ‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ (exclusive)
Berlinale title is back in international spotlight after winning two awards in recent days.
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NewsUnited Media Asia strikes first-look deal with Kompas Gramedia conglomerate
First two projects in local-language pipeline are The Villa, The Betrayal.
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FeaturesWhy the Tokyo International Film Festival is shifting its focus from Hollywood to Asia
The Japanese film industry is becoming more outward looking.
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Reviews‘Wings Over Everest’: Tokyo Review
An experienced mountain rescue team is tasked with recovering crucial documents from Everest’s notorious death zone