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Intimate Grammar takes top prize in Tokyo, China has strong showing
Director Nir Bergman’s Intimate Grammar was awarded the Tokyo sakura grand prix and $50,000 at the closing ceremony of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which wrapped up on Sunday (October 31).
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Gaga adds new Kore-eda film to sales slate
Gaga Corporation announced the addition of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film Miracle (Kiseki) to its sales slate at the TIFFCOM market, which kicked off today.
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Local and international stars on hand as Tokyo kicks off 23rd edition
The 23rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off yesterday evening with the opening screening of David Fincher’s The Social Network.
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Japan's Kadokawa to merge film and publishing operations
Kadokawa Group Holdings has announced it will merge its publishing and film entities in a major restructuring of the media conglomerate’s operations.
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Tokyo Film Festival unveils full lineup
The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup of its 23rd edition, which runs October 23-31.
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Tokyo fest to open with The Social Network and close with The Town
The Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 23-31) has announced the opening and closing films for its 23rd edition.
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Tokyo Filmex to open with Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee
The 11th edition will see the launch of the Next Master Tokyo initiative, which aims to support up and coming Asian talent.
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Confessions selected as Japan's Oscar entry
Director Tetsuya Nakashima’s Confessions (Kokuhaku) has been selected as Japan’s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
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Takeshi Kitano announces plans for Outrage sequel
Director Takeshi Kitano has announced plans for a sequel to crime drama Outrage, which competed for the Palme d’Or in Cannes this May. The project would mark the first sequel in Kitano’s 22-year directing career.
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Tokyo fest unveils first four titles of competition
The Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 23-31) has unveiled the first four titles of its Sakura Grand Prix competition.
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Japanese animation master Satoshi Kon dies at 46
Revered Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon died suddenly on August 24 at the age of 46. The cause of death has been reported as pancreatic cancer.
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Japan offers financial support to visiting productions to boost tourism
The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) has announced plans to offer financial and logistical support to selected foreign film and TV productions in an effort to boost overseas visitors to the territory.
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Japanese exhibitor T-Joy employs Twitter to offer user-selected screenings
Japanese exhibitor T-Joy and internet marketing company Bluem Inc. have launched a campaign to boost admissions by giving the public a chance to request films on the big screen.
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Japanese box office up 1.5% in first half of 2010
Japanese box office earnings for the first half of 2010 totaled $1.09b (Y95.28b), a 1.5% increase over the same period last year.
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Bayside Shakedown 3 opens strong in Japan for Toho
The third feature film in the Bayside Shakedown series opened strongly at the top of the Japanese box office this weekend, with the potential to cross the $100m threshold.
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Sega Sammy relaunches CG animation company
The Japanese video game and pachinko giant intends to ramp up its feature film production as part of the rebrand.
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MPCA to produce US remake of Japanese Oscar winner Departures
The US-based company hopes to start production on the remake, which will be set in New York, before the end of the year.
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Confessions rules Japanese box office for third week
Tetsuya Nakashima’s Confessions retained its top spot at the Japanese box office this past weekend for the third week in a row, holding off major Hollywood and local releases during its run.
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Tokyo release of The Cove cancelled indefinitely
Distributor Unplugged attributes cancellation to protests and threats from right-wing groups.
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Gaga's Cannes market buys include Ozon's Potiche
The Japanese distributor also picked up Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Three Musketeers from world sales agent Summit Entertainment for a summer 2011 release.