All Japan articles – Page 8
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NewsUS ‘Billy Elliot’-style doc ‘Call Me Dancer’ sells to Toei for Japan for First Hand Films (exclusive)
First Hand Films is at IDFA with a busy slate including portmanteau project ’The Ten Commandments’.
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Reviews‘Godzilla Minus One’: Review
Japanese-produced Godzilla film is a confident crowd-pleaser which throttles recent Hollywood remakes
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Reviews‘Cottontail’: Rome Review
Lily Franky plays a Japanese widower on a sentimental journey to England’s Lake Windermere
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News‘Snow Leopard’ by late Pema Tseden wins top award at Tokyo film festival
Films and talent from China and Iran dominated the winners.
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News‘Godzilla Minus One’ secures pan-European distribution deal
The latest take on the classic monster franchise will open across Europe on December 1.
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FeaturesAFM 2023: the hot projects from Japan
The latest from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a manga adaptation and a time-travel romance are among the titles showcased by Japanese sellers at AFM.
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NewsJapan’s Yoji Yamada reflects on Akira Kurosawa in talk with China’s Gu Xiaogang
The two directors were in discussion at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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NewsTIFFCOM reveals Pitching Contest 2023 winners
The winners of the MPA Grand Prize and special recognition prize were revealed.
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Reviews‘Lumberjack The Monster’: Tokyo Review
A psychopathic lawyer faces off against a masked serial killer in Takashi Miike’s blood-soaked latest
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NewsZhang Yimou talks Chinese box office hit ‘Full River Red’ and keeping investors happy
The Chinese filmmaker said his continued to work after four decades in the business “because I truly love cinema”.
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News‘Godzilla Minus One’ lands UK-Ireland distribution deal, sets opening date
The latest instalment in the classic monster franchise will open on December 15.
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FeaturesTokyo’s director in focus Hideo Jojo on moving from erotica to remaking an Ozu classic
The Japanese filmmaker has more than 100 credits to his name.
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FeaturesHow Japan’s Tetsuya Tomina attracted top talent to Tokyo premiere ‘Who Were We?’
The drama about two lost souls stars Nana Komatsu and Ryuhei Matsuda.
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FeaturesTIFFCOM: what to expect from the return of Japan’s biggest content market
Tiffcom is back in-person after four years, at a new location and featuring the inaugural Tokyo Story Market
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FeaturesTokyo film festival outlines three priorities for bumper 2023 edition
Tokyo International Film Festival is establishing closer ties to Asia and increasing the size of its programme — all in anticipation of its biggest event since 2019.
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NewsChristian Bale, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson among English voice cast on ‘The Boy And The Heron’
English language dub produced in accordance with SAG-AFTRA Foreign Dubbing Agreement.
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NewsGuillaume Senez starts shooting ‘A Missing Part’ starring Romain Duris in Japan (exclusive)
International sales are handled by Brussels-based Be For Film.
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NewsZhang Yimou to receive lifetime achievement award at Tokyo film festival
The director of ‘House Of Flying Daggers’ and ‘Full River Red’ will attend the festival in October.
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Reviews‘After The Fever’: Busan Review
A young Japanese couple approach love from very different angles in Akira Yamamoto’s vacant drama
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NewsJapan’s Free Stone lands sales on Busan competition title ‘The Moon’ (exclusive)
Key Asian territories have picked up the drama.