The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre's 13th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held from June 6th to 20th at the Jccc's Kobayashi Hall. The festival has now grown into one of the largest film events of its kind in the world and is recognized by the Japanese film industry as a vital conduit for bringing Japanese film to the world.
TorontoJFF is programmed to reflect the rich diversity of the world 4th largest film industry and the 2024 edition will feature 24 films including the International Premieres of Kosai Sekine's mystery drama Stay Mum「かくしごと 」starring Anne Watanabe and Eiji Okuda and Toshiyuki Teruya's heartwarming Okinawa-based comedy Kanasando「かなさんどー 」. The festival is also very proud to present the World Premiere of Alice Il Shin's Landscapes Of Home 「故郷の風景」 from producer Eiko Kawabe Brown. The film is an investigation of Japanese Canadian struggle from a new perspective redefining...
TorontoJFF is programmed to reflect the rich diversity of the world 4th largest film industry and the 2024 edition will feature 24 films including the International Premieres of Kosai Sekine's mystery drama Stay Mum「かくしごと 」starring Anne Watanabe and Eiji Okuda and Toshiyuki Teruya's heartwarming Okinawa-based comedy Kanasando「かなさんどー 」. The festival is also very proud to present the World Premiere of Alice Il Shin's Landscapes Of Home 「故郷の風景」 from producer Eiko Kawabe Brown. The film is an investigation of Japanese Canadian struggle from a new perspective redefining...
- 4/26/2024
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s 13th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held from June 6th to 20th at the Jccc’s Kobayashi Hall. The festival has now grown into one of the largest film events of its kind in the world and is recognized by the Japanese film industry as a vital conduit for bringing Japanese film to the world.
Tjff is programmed to reflect the rich diversity of the world 4th largest film industry and the 2024 edition will feature 24 films including the International Premiere of Kosai Sekine’s mystery drama Stay Mum「かくしごと 」starring Anne Watanabe and Eiji Okuda.
North American Premieres include Hayato Kawai’s comic retelling of the 47 Ronin story Don’T Lose Your Head!「身代わり忠臣蔵 」, Sho Miyake’s gentle tale of friendship amid mental-health struggles, All The Long Nights「夜明けのすべて 」, Yoshiyuki Kishi’s winner of the Audience Award and Best Director at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival,...
Tjff is programmed to reflect the rich diversity of the world 4th largest film industry and the 2024 edition will feature 24 films including the International Premiere of Kosai Sekine’s mystery drama Stay Mum「かくしごと 」starring Anne Watanabe and Eiji Okuda.
North American Premieres include Hayato Kawai’s comic retelling of the 47 Ronin story Don’T Lose Your Head!「身代わり忠臣蔵 」, Sho Miyake’s gentle tale of friendship amid mental-health struggles, All The Long Nights「夜明けのすべて 」, Yoshiyuki Kishi’s winner of the Audience Award and Best Director at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Soon it's that time of year again! Just a few weeks left until the 24th Nippon Connection Film Festival once again envelops Frankfurt am Main (Germany) in bright pink. From May 28 to June 2, 2024, the world's largest festival of Japanese cinema will showcase around 100 short and feature films at eight venues. The country's culture will also be explored through the extensive culture program, reflecting Japan's musical, culinary, and artistic diversity.
The Nippon Connection Film Festival presents works by both established filmmakers and emerging directors. From Takeshi Kitano's action-packed samurai film Kubi to the captivating comedy Fly Me To The Saitama -From Biwa Lake With Love- by Hideki Takeuchi, and Yoshimi Itazu's imaginative animation The Concierge, the film program offers highlights of various genres. Most films will celebrate their German, European, or international premieres at the festival. The festival's focus on Crossing Borders, supported by the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, explores...
The Nippon Connection Film Festival presents works by both established filmmakers and emerging directors. From Takeshi Kitano's action-packed samurai film Kubi to the captivating comedy Fly Me To The Saitama -From Biwa Lake With Love- by Hideki Takeuchi, and Yoshimi Itazu's imaginative animation The Concierge, the film program offers highlights of various genres. Most films will celebrate their German, European, or international premieres at the festival. The festival's focus on Crossing Borders, supported by the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, explores...
- 4/6/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
In an exciting announcement, it has been revealed that Osamu Tezuka’s Shinsengumi manga is all geared up to get a live-action series adaptation. Titled Kimi to Yukite Saku ~ Shinsen-gumi Seishun Roku~, it is scheduled to be broadcast on TV Asahi’s “Super Bara Bara Daisakusen” programming block.
The exact release date is yet to be revealed.
Source: Ozamu Tezuka Official
Hayato Kawai will be directing the series, with Fumi Tsubota in charge of the scripts. Filming is set to take place at the Toei Kyoto Studio, and auditions are in progress to cast a key role of one of Kyujuro and Daisaku’s companions in the main cast.
Shinsengumi is a manga created by Osamu Tezuka, first serialized in Shueisha’s Shonen Book in 1963. This manga served as the inspiration for a kabuki play that premiered in August 2022.
It was published digitally in English by Digital Manga Guild. The...
The exact release date is yet to be revealed.
Source: Ozamu Tezuka Official
Hayato Kawai will be directing the series, with Fumi Tsubota in charge of the scripts. Filming is set to take place at the Toei Kyoto Studio, and auditions are in progress to cast a key role of one of Kyujuro and Daisaku’s companions in the main cast.
Shinsengumi is a manga created by Osamu Tezuka, first serialized in Shueisha’s Shonen Book in 1963. This manga served as the inspiration for a kabuki play that premiered in August 2022.
It was published digitally in English by Digital Manga Guild. The...
- 1/16/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Image via Osamu Tezuka Official Shinsengumi , Osamu Tezuka's 1963 historical fiction manga, will be adapted into a live-action TV drama broadcast on TV Asahi's “Super Barabara Daisakusen” programming block under the title Kimi to Yukite Saku ~ Shinsengumi Seishun Roku~ (“Blooming Together With You ~ Shinsengumi Youth Chronicle~”), following an official announcement from TV Asahi today . The show is scheduled to begin in April 2024. Hayato Kawai will direct the series, while Fumi Tsubota will provide the screenplays. An audition contest will determine the cast for the series, and the release date has not yet been revealed. Shinsengumi illustration by Osamu Tezuka Related: Black Jack Stage Play Will Star Akio Ohtsuka as Osamu Tezuka's Legendary Doctor Tezuka in English describes the story of Shinsengumi: In Kyoto, in the late 1800s, the son of a local book-binder, Kyujuro Fukakusa sees his father murdered before his very eyes and vows to have his revenge.
- 1/16/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Exclusive: In a world where the space for specialist and non English-language cinema is shrinking in cinemas, it’s encouraging to see that Tokyo-based Gaga Corporation is committed to bringing a diverse range of theatrical releases to Japanese audiences.
Launched in 1986, the company is one of Japan’s longest established buyers, releasing between 20-25 films a year, with its president and CEO Tom Yoda a familiar face on the international festival and markets circuit. The company is also an active producer of Japanese films, with recent titles including Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster, which is screening as a Special Presentation in Toronto, following its Best Screenplay award in Cannes.
As Japan was moving out of the pandemic, the company says it was pleased with the box office results for acquisitions such as Todd Field’s Tar, French filmmaker Claude Zidi Jr’s opera-themed Tenor and multiple Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All At Once,...
Launched in 1986, the company is one of Japan’s longest established buyers, releasing between 20-25 films a year, with its president and CEO Tom Yoda a familiar face on the international festival and markets circuit. The company is also an active producer of Japanese films, with recent titles including Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster, which is screening as a Special Presentation in Toronto, following its Best Screenplay award in Cannes.
As Japan was moving out of the pandemic, the company says it was pleased with the box office results for acquisitions such as Todd Field’s Tar, French filmmaker Claude Zidi Jr’s opera-themed Tenor and multiple Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All At Once,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Hot off the back of “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – Final”, Hayato Kawai returns with his second feature of 2021, “First Gentleman”. An adaptation of Maha Harada’s 2013 novel, the film dives into the world of contemporary Japanese politics with indifferent results. A convoluted comedy of sorts, Kawai’s sanitised feature leaves much to be desired.
“First Gentleman” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
A keen zoologist and bird watcher, Hiyori (Kei Tanaka) comes home from a Hokkaido research trip to find that his wife, Rinko (Miki Nakatani), has become the first female Prime Minister of Japan. Naturally, Rinko’s drastic career move puts Hiyori in the unlikely position of being Japan’s First Gentleman. Not accustomed to the spotlight but desperate for his wife to succeed, Hiyori must fend off troublesome parties on all fronts to protect Rinko and help her to become a force for change in the country.
“First Gentleman” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
A keen zoologist and bird watcher, Hiyori (Kei Tanaka) comes home from a Hokkaido research trip to find that his wife, Rinko (Miki Nakatani), has become the first female Prime Minister of Japan. Naturally, Rinko’s drastic career move puts Hiyori in the unlikely position of being Japan’s First Gentleman. Not accustomed to the spotlight but desperate for his wife to succeed, Hiyori must fend off troublesome parties on all fronts to protect Rinko and help her to become a force for change in the country.
- 6/23/2022
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
The Japanese film industry loves making films about the process of filmmaking. From “The Woodsman and the Rain”, the smash hit “One Cut of the Dead”, Sion Sono’s Roman Porno entry “Antiporno” to even director Eiji Uchida’s own “Lowlife Love” and more, there have been several films about filmmakers and filming from there. The last two of the aforementioned films particularly hold strong relevance for “The Naked Director”, the new Netflix series which has been co-written by Uchida and tells the real-life story of Toru Muranishi, one of Japan’s most prolific, innovative and famous pornographers and the rise of the porn industry in the country.
As an English Encyclopaedia selling door-to-door salesman in Hokkaido, Japan, Toru Muranishi isn’t doing too well. Just as he’s beginning to gain confidence and getting the ropes of marketing, the company he works for folds and a crestfallen Muranishi then...
As an English Encyclopaedia selling door-to-door salesman in Hokkaido, Japan, Toru Muranishi isn’t doing too well. Just as he’s beginning to gain confidence and getting the ropes of marketing, the company he works for folds and a crestfallen Muranishi then...
- 8/13/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Japanese director Hayato Kawai has completed production on the live action adaptation of “Kaguya-sama: Love is War”. The production is based off of the manga by Aka Akasaka, and was previously adapted into an anime earlier this year.
The film is set for release on September 9th, 2019. A trailer for the production has been released and can be viewed below.
Synopsis
A prestigious private high school has students who rank academically at the top of the nation. The school’s student council president is Miyuki Shirogane (Sho Hirano) and their student council vice-president is Kaguya Shinomiya (Kanna Hashimoto). They are attracted to each other, but do not confess their feelings for each other due to their stubborn pride. About a half a year has passed since they have kept their feelings private. Now, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya think the person who confesses first will be the loser. They both...
The film is set for release on September 9th, 2019. A trailer for the production has been released and can be viewed below.
Synopsis
A prestigious private high school has students who rank academically at the top of the nation. The school’s student council president is Miyuki Shirogane (Sho Hirano) and their student council vice-president is Kaguya Shinomiya (Kanna Hashimoto). They are attracted to each other, but do not confess their feelings for each other due to their stubborn pride. About a half a year has passed since they have kept their feelings private. Now, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya think the person who confesses first will be the loser. They both...
- 8/7/2019
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Japanese coming-of-age film goes to Thailand, Hong Kong, and South Korea, among other deals.
Japan’s TBS has sold coming-of-age cheerleading film Let’s Go, Jets! to Thailand (Sahamongkol Film International), Hong Kong and Macau (UA Films), South Korea (Earlybird Films) and Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam (Encore Films).
Based on a true story of how a small-town Japanese high school’s cheerleading club won the Us’s Nda National Championship, Let’s Go, Jets! follows a group of girls as they go from absolute beginners in the countryside to champions in the Us in the space of three years.
Directed by Hayato Kawai, the film stars Suzu Hirose (Our Little Sister, Rage) as the spirited main character, Ayami Nakajo as a determined teammate and Yuki Amami as their harsh, no-nonsense coach. Tamio Hayashi (Shield Of Straw, The Eternal Zero, Prophecy) wrote the screenplay.
The film was released locally by Toho on March 11.
TBS is also...
Japan’s TBS has sold coming-of-age cheerleading film Let’s Go, Jets! to Thailand (Sahamongkol Film International), Hong Kong and Macau (UA Films), South Korea (Earlybird Films) and Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam (Encore Films).
Based on a true story of how a small-town Japanese high school’s cheerleading club won the Us’s Nda National Championship, Let’s Go, Jets! follows a group of girls as they go from absolute beginners in the countryside to champions in the Us in the space of three years.
Directed by Hayato Kawai, the film stars Suzu Hirose (Our Little Sister, Rage) as the spirited main character, Ayami Nakajo as a determined teammate and Yuki Amami as their harsh, no-nonsense coach. Tamio Hayashi (Shield Of Straw, The Eternal Zero, Prophecy) wrote the screenplay.
The film was released locally by Toho on March 11.
TBS is also...
- 3/13/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Japanese high school comedy goes to Thailand, Hong Kong, and South Korea, among other deals.
Japan’s TBS has sold coming-of-age cheerleading film Let’s Go, Jets! to Thailand (Sahamongkol Film International), Hong Kong and Macau (UA Films), South Korea (Earlybird Films) and Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam (Encore Films).
Based on a true story of how a small-town Japanese high school’s cheerleading club won the Us’s Nda National Championship, Let’s Go, Jets! follows a group of girls as they go from absolute beginners in the countryside to champions in the Us in the space of three years.
Directed by Hayato Kawai, the film stars Suzu Hirose (Our Little Sister, Rage) as the spirited main character, Ayami Nakajo as a determined teammate and Yuki Amami as their harsh, no-nonsense coach. Tamio Hayashi (Shield Of Straw, The Eternal Zero, Prophecy) wrote the screenplay.
The film was released locally by Toho on March 11.
TBS...
Japan’s TBS has sold coming-of-age cheerleading film Let’s Go, Jets! to Thailand (Sahamongkol Film International), Hong Kong and Macau (UA Films), South Korea (Earlybird Films) and Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam (Encore Films).
Based on a true story of how a small-town Japanese high school’s cheerleading club won the Us’s Nda National Championship, Let’s Go, Jets! follows a group of girls as they go from absolute beginners in the countryside to champions in the Us in the space of three years.
Directed by Hayato Kawai, the film stars Suzu Hirose (Our Little Sister, Rage) as the spirited main character, Ayami Nakajo as a determined teammate and Yuki Amami as their harsh, no-nonsense coach. Tamio Hayashi (Shield Of Straw, The Eternal Zero, Prophecy) wrote the screenplay.
The film was released locally by Toho on March 11.
TBS...
- 3/13/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
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