Teenagers locked in their rooms, chained to the desks, drawing frantically, ignoring personal hygiene and feeding on instant noodles, only to be able to appear – even just once – in a comic magazine, is undoubtedly difficult material to forge and transform into an exciting action story, but somehow, Hitoshi One succeeds in such a task. The director is rather familiar with manga adaptations and his 2015 film “Bakuman” is a good live action film from a well-known manga, which, despite its two-hour duration, amuses and engages.
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Japanese comics (manga) are very popular and “consumed” also in the West. In the last decades they wormed their way through all the European countries with their own strong tradition of comics, like Italy, France, Belgium, Spain. However, it is worth mentioning that, in Japan, the mangakas (comic book artists) are real stars, on a par with their characters. Becoming an...
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Japanese comics (manga) are very popular and “consumed” also in the West. In the last decades they wormed their way through all the European countries with their own strong tradition of comics, like Italy, France, Belgium, Spain. However, it is worth mentioning that, in Japan, the mangakas (comic book artists) are real stars, on a par with their characters. Becoming an...
- 8/17/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
‘Lust in a Karaoke Box’ – adapted from the writer-director’s own stage play, performed by his Tamada Kikaku theatre troupe, this is a story of a group of college students celebrating the election of their new leader at a karaoke box. Friendly and jocular at first, the gathering takes an unexpected turn when something happens, events become increasingly ridiculous. As the night wears on, the situation is transformed into a mire of betrayal and deceit. By the time morning comes, the students face the new day with some regrets. Taiga and Nijiro Murakami join the original cast to bring the film to the screen.
Shinya Tamada – affiliated with Seinendan theatre company before establishing Tamada Kikaku in 2012, for which he is the only writer and director. His stage plays are known for the odd atmosphere he creates with precise and realistic colloquial dialogue, and for his ability to transform the painful...
Shinya Tamada – affiliated with Seinendan theatre company before establishing Tamada Kikaku in 2012, for which he is the only writer and director. His stage plays are known for the odd atmosphere he creates with precise and realistic colloquial dialogue, and for his ability to transform the painful...
- 1/15/2019
- by Nikodem Karolak
- AsianMoviePulse
In a nation of repressed emotions, three young teens find themselves confronting their feelings at what might be their last opportunity to do so. Shy Norimichi (Masaki Suda) can’t stop himself from starring at Nazuna (Suzu Hirose) while his more confident best friend Yûsuke (Mamoru Miyano) admits to wanting to declare his love for her. The boys seek to deflect their obvious infatuations, falling over each other in embarrassment so that the other can win his prize regardless of how the object of their affection feels about either. So when the trio find themselves in the midst of a swimming race, fate decides for them. Norimichi hurts his foot, Yûsuke keeps his stride, and Nazuna’s victor impulsively asks the latter on a date simply because he surfaced first.
This ordeal sets the stage for directors Akiyuki Shimbô and Nobuyuki Takeuchi’s Fireworks, adapted by Hitoshi Ône from Shunji Iwai’s 1993 teleplay.
This ordeal sets the stage for directors Akiyuki Shimbô and Nobuyuki Takeuchi’s Fireworks, adapted by Hitoshi Ône from Shunji Iwai’s 1993 teleplay.
- 7/22/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
The ceremony took place in the Grand Prince Hotel on the 4th of March and the winners were:
Best Picture: Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Best Animated Film: The Boy and The beast (Mamoru Hosoda)
Best Director: Hirokazu Koreeda (Our Little Sister)
Best Actor: Kazunari Ninomiiya (Living with my Mother)
Best Actress: Sakura Ando (100 Yen Love)
Best Supporting Actor: Masahiro Motoki (The Emperor in August, Japan’s Longest Stay)
Best Supporting Actress: Haru Kuroki (Living with my Mother) Best Screenplay: Shin Adachi (100 Yen Love)
Best Cinematography: Mikiya Takimoto (Our Little Sister)
Best Lighting Direction: Norikiyo Fujii (Our Little Sister)
Best Music: Sakanaction (Bakuman)
Best Art Direction: Hidefumi Hanatani (125 Years Memory)
Best Sound Recording: Nobuhiko Matsukage (125 Years Memory)
Best Film Editing: Yasuyuki Ozeki (Bakuman)
Best Foreign Language Film: American Sniper
Newcomer of the Year: Kasumi Arimura (Flying Colors), Tao Tsuchiya (Orange), Ryosuke Yamada, (Assassination Classroom), Yojiro Noda (Pieta in the Toilet...
Best Picture: Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Best Animated Film: The Boy and The beast (Mamoru Hosoda)
Best Director: Hirokazu Koreeda (Our Little Sister)
Best Actor: Kazunari Ninomiiya (Living with my Mother)
Best Actress: Sakura Ando (100 Yen Love)
Best Supporting Actor: Masahiro Motoki (The Emperor in August, Japan’s Longest Stay)
Best Supporting Actress: Haru Kuroki (Living with my Mother) Best Screenplay: Shin Adachi (100 Yen Love)
Best Cinematography: Mikiya Takimoto (Our Little Sister)
Best Lighting Direction: Norikiyo Fujii (Our Little Sister)
Best Music: Sakanaction (Bakuman)
Best Art Direction: Hidefumi Hanatani (125 Years Memory)
Best Sound Recording: Nobuhiko Matsukage (125 Years Memory)
Best Film Editing: Yasuyuki Ozeki (Bakuman)
Best Foreign Language Film: American Sniper
Newcomer of the Year: Kasumi Arimura (Flying Colors), Tao Tsuchiya (Orange), Ryosuke Yamada, (Assassination Classroom), Yojiro Noda (Pieta in the Toilet...
- 3/4/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The award ceremony was held on February 7th in the Yokohama Kannai Hall and the winners were:
Best Film: Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Best Director: Hirokazu Koreeda (Our Little Sister) Ryosuke Hashiguchi (Three stories of Love)
Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: Daishi Matsunaga(Pieta in the Toilet)
Best Screenplay: Shin Adachi (100 Yen Love, Obon Brothers)
Best Cinematographer: Mikiya Takemoto (Our Little Sister)
Best Actor: Masatoshi Nagase (Sweet Red Bean Paste) Kiyohiko Shibukawa (Obon Brothers, Areno)
Best Actress: Haruka Ayase (Our Little Sister)
Best Supporting Actor: Ken Mitsuishi (Obon Brothers, Three stories of Love)
Best Supporting Actress: Aoba Kawai (Obon Brothers, Kabukicho Love Hotel)
Best New Talent:Suzu Hirose (Our Little Sister) Hana Sugisaki (Pieta in the Toilet, The Pearls of the Stone Man) Ryoko Fujino (Solomon’s Perjury)
Special Jury Prize: The cast and staff of Bakuman
Special Grand Prize: Kirin Kiki
Top Ten Movies:
1. Our Little Sister...
Best Film: Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Best Director: Hirokazu Koreeda (Our Little Sister) Ryosuke Hashiguchi (Three stories of Love)
Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: Daishi Matsunaga(Pieta in the Toilet)
Best Screenplay: Shin Adachi (100 Yen Love, Obon Brothers)
Best Cinematographer: Mikiya Takemoto (Our Little Sister)
Best Actor: Masatoshi Nagase (Sweet Red Bean Paste) Kiyohiko Shibukawa (Obon Brothers, Areno)
Best Actress: Haruka Ayase (Our Little Sister)
Best Supporting Actor: Ken Mitsuishi (Obon Brothers, Three stories of Love)
Best Supporting Actress: Aoba Kawai (Obon Brothers, Kabukicho Love Hotel)
Best New Talent:Suzu Hirose (Our Little Sister) Hana Sugisaki (Pieta in the Toilet, The Pearls of the Stone Man) Ryoko Fujino (Solomon’s Perjury)
Special Jury Prize: The cast and staff of Bakuman
Special Grand Prize: Kirin Kiki
Top Ten Movies:
1. Our Little Sister...
- 2/8/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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