All articles by Matt Schley – Page 3
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News‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ tops stellar $16m at Japan box office
The Japanese anime has broken into the top 10 of the year to date after just three weekends on release.
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NewsNetflix, Toho to remake sci-fi ‘The Human Vapor’ written by ‘Train To Busan’s Yeon Sang-ho
Shinzo Katayama will direct a cast led by Shun Oguri and Yu Aoi.
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NewsFangoria, Through the Lens to produce three films by horror manga artist Junji Ito
Titles include ‘Bloodsucking Darkness’ and two instalments of ‘The Mystery Of The Haunted House’.
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NewsKiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’ lands Europe, Asia sales ahead of Venice premiere (exclusive)
The Japanese auteur previously won best director at Venice with ’Wife Of A Spy’.
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NewsUzbekistan drama ‘Sunday’, India’s ‘Stolen’ win top prizes at Japan’s Skip City
Further winners included Yoshihiko Taniguchi’s ‘Happy Life’.
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NewsJapanese producer Aki Isoyama signs five-year deal with Netflix
Isoyama is known for features such as ‘The Lady Shogun And Her Men’ and series ‘Extremely Inappropriate!’.
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NewsJapanese anime ‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ lands US theatrical release
Marks the fourth feature in the popular franchise.
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NewsJapan box office dominated by local features in first half of 2024
Anime features such as ‘Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram’ led the charge.
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FeaturesJapanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa talks remaking crime thriller ‘Serpent’s Path’ in France
The film is a remake of his own 1998 film of the same name.
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NewsBucheon International Fantastic Film Festival reveals 2024 line-up
The festival in South Korea is set to open with Rose Glass’s ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and close with Soi Cheang’s ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’.
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News‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ first overseas title to lead Japan box office in 2024
The prequel also surpassed the opening revenue for 2015’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’.
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News‘Million-Dollar Pentagram’ sets box office record for ‘Detective Conan’ franchise in Japan
The 27th film in the series has taken nearly $90m from almost 10 million admissions.
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NewsGaga eyes “aggressive” growth following Genda acquisition, says Tom Yoda
The company’s Cannes slate includes an upcoming martial arts drama from Takashi Miike and anime features.
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FeaturesCannes 2024: Japan hot projects
Includes the latest from rising filmmakers Yoko Yamanaka and Hiroshi Okuyama.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga to launch Takashi Miike martial arts drama at Cannes market (exclusive)
The film is written by Shin Kibayashi, known as the co-creator of popular manga ‘Drops Of God’, which was adapted as an Apple TV+ series.
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News‘When Adam Changes’, ‘Mars Express’ among winners at Japan’s Niigata animation film festival
This year was the second edition of NIAFF.
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FeaturesAs Japan’s animation industry hits record box office, its international impact is also expanding
Screen explores what is driving the phenomenon and what’s coming next
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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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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.