All Japan articles – Page 4
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Venice Silver Lion winner ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ inks key deals including China (exclusive)
Distributors planning theatrical releases for all territories.
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‘Stonewalling’ wins top prize at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards
Taiwanese family drama ‘Old Fox’ won the most awards on the night.
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Tokyo title ‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’ lands Japan distribution (exclusive)
The drama is nominated for a Golden Horse Award.
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Japan’s Gaga Corp. acquired by entertainment firm Genda
Gaga’s Tom Yoda will retain a stake in the company.
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US ‘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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‘Cottontail’: Rome Review
Lily Franky plays a Japanese widower on a sentimental journey to England’s Lake Windermere
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‘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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‘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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Features
AFM 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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Japan’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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TIFFCOM reveals Pitching Contest 2023 winners
The winners of the MPA Grand Prize and special recognition prize were revealed.
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‘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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Zhang 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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‘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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Tokyo’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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How 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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TIFFCOM: 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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Tokyo 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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Christian 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.