The official website of the upcoming Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture anime film revealed its first key visual for part 1 of the film, fourteen new cast members, and three Knightmare Frame designs on April 11, 2024.
Newly announced cast and characters include:
Takaya Kuroda as Kensei Kuroto
Katsuyuki Konishi as Isao Monobe
Miyu Tomita Haruka Rutaka
Shoya Chiba as Tomo’omi Oda
Taito Ban as Shota Munemori
Riho Sugiyama as Yoko Araki
Anzu Haruno as Yuri Sano
Hayato Fujii as Sanshiro Tomi
Yutaka Aoyama as Tokio Iwamoto
Kanehira Yamamoto as Shiro Sazanami
Chikahiro Kobayashi as Kaoru Shizuka
Yuka Terasaki as Natalia Luxembourg
Haruka Shiraishi as Mei Ema
Masashi Nogawa as Vallen Stark
New Knightmare Frame designs include:
Type-07T Keisetsu
Type-07 Sekka
Type-05C Akatsuki-Upgrade
Other cast includes:
Kohei Amasaki as Rozé Makoto Furukawa as Ash Reina Ueda as Sakuya Kana Ichinose as Chalice Hiroki Yasumoto as Noland Nao Toyama...
Newly announced cast and characters include:
Takaya Kuroda as Kensei Kuroto
Katsuyuki Konishi as Isao Monobe
Miyu Tomita Haruka Rutaka
Shoya Chiba as Tomo’omi Oda
Taito Ban as Shota Munemori
Riho Sugiyama as Yoko Araki
Anzu Haruno as Yuri Sano
Hayato Fujii as Sanshiro Tomi
Yutaka Aoyama as Tokio Iwamoto
Kanehira Yamamoto as Shiro Sazanami
Chikahiro Kobayashi as Kaoru Shizuka
Yuka Terasaki as Natalia Luxembourg
Haruka Shiraishi as Mei Ema
Masashi Nogawa as Vallen Stark
New Knightmare Frame designs include:
Type-07T Keisetsu
Type-07 Sekka
Type-05C Akatsuki-Upgrade
Other cast includes:
Kohei Amasaki as Rozé Makoto Furukawa as Ash Reina Ueda as Sakuya Kana Ichinose as Chalice Hiroki Yasumoto as Noland Nao Toyama...
- 4/11/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Ahead of a March 8, 2024 theatrical release in Japan, the live-action My Home Hero film unveiled a main trailer and visual today, previewing a thrilling crime drama, several new characters and "Insomnia" by Eve ( Jujutsu Kaisen Op) as the theme song. Main Visual Following up a live-action series adaptation that aired in October 2023, My Home Hero 's film adaptation is directed by Takahiro Aoyama, Takayoshi Tanazawa, Daisuke Yamamoto and Hirofumi Mori, with a script by Tsuyoshi Sakurai and Susumu Funabashi and soundtrack composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. The films stars Kuranosuke Sasaki as protagonist Tetsuo Tosu, alongside Kyohei Takahashi, Ryubi Miyase, Toshiyuki Itakura, Shunsuke Daito, Yasushi Fuchikami, Sho Nishigaki, Shunya Kaneko, Danshun Tatekawa, Misuzu Kanno, Takuma Otoo, Tae Kimura and Kenjiro Tsuda. Related: Feature: My Home Hero and the Courage of Fatherhood Based on the manga by Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki, Takashi Kamei ( JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind episode director) directed...
- 1/10/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
The official website of the upcoming Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture anime film revealed that it will be screened theatrically in Japan in four parts from May 2024.
A new trailer previewing the theme song and visual were also unveiled to commemorate the announcement. Miyavi performed the opening theme song “Running In My Head”.
Newly announced cast includes:
Kōhei Amasaki as Rozé
Makoto Furukawa as Ash
Yoshimitsu Ohashi will direct the anime, with Noboru Kimura writing the scripts. Takahiro Kimura and Shuichi Shimamura are in charge of character designs. Kenji Kawai will be composing the music.
The anime will be a sequel to Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection movie, and will be set in the same alternate timeline of the previous compilation movies Lelouch of the Rebellion and Re;surrection.
The alternate timeline changes some events from the main storyline, making it a different continuity.
Code Geass is...
A new trailer previewing the theme song and visual were also unveiled to commemorate the announcement. Miyavi performed the opening theme song “Running In My Head”.
Newly announced cast includes:
Kōhei Amasaki as Rozé
Makoto Furukawa as Ash
Yoshimitsu Ohashi will direct the anime, with Noboru Kimura writing the scripts. Takahiro Kimura and Shuichi Shimamura are in charge of character designs. Kenji Kawai will be composing the music.
The anime will be a sequel to Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection movie, and will be set in the same alternate timeline of the previous compilation movies Lelouch of the Rebellion and Re;surrection.
The alternate timeline changes some events from the main storyline, making it a different continuity.
Code Geass is...
- 12/19/2023
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Just when you thought that the style of Hk action movies is long since gone, here comes “Limbo” to prove the exact opposite, in a rather impressive title that seems to combine “Seven”, Kim Ki-duk’s “Pieta” and Johnnie To’s action aesthetics in the most artful way possible.
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The film was initially reviewed back in 2021, when it premiered in Berlinale. However, now that one of the best movies of that year is getting a much awaited physical release in North America, we thought it was time to revisit the article.
Rookie, dandy-looking policeman Will Ren has his work cut out for him, since his first case is pursuing an obsessive and especially brutal murderer of women who has a fetish with cutting arms, and his partner is the almost ragtag, not-above-using-violence- to-get-what-he-wants, veteran cop Cham Lau. As Will soon realizes that his colleague,...
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The film was initially reviewed back in 2021, when it premiered in Berlinale. However, now that one of the best movies of that year is getting a much awaited physical release in North America, we thought it was time to revisit the article.
Rookie, dandy-looking policeman Will Ren has his work cut out for him, since his first case is pursuing an obsessive and especially brutal murderer of women who has a fetish with cutting arms, and his partner is the almost ragtag, not-above-using-violence- to-get-what-he-wants, veteran cop Cham Lau. As Will soon realizes that his colleague,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
In an interview I had with Dean Fujioka, director of “Pure Japanese” back in August 2022, he mentioned: “I started working in Japan about 10 years ago and as I spoke with the stunt crews on site, I learned that there are less opportunities for them to play an active part in recent years, which simply led me to think that we should make more action movies in Japan”. It seems that his wish gradually was heard, with a number of action movies coming out from Japan during the last few years, in a trend that actually seems to pick up, as Netflix seems particularly interested in streaming this type of movies. Granted, a number of the titles are rather low-budget and some of them are mediocre in terms of quality, and a number of cast and crew (Tak Sakaguchi and Yuji Shimomura in particular) tend to te the same, but considering...
- 8/10/2023
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Spend enough time in anime fandom and you hear a common refrain: "They don't make shows like they used to anymore." Do they? There's plenty of great anime still being made: Fall 2022 alone brought an incredible bumper crop of anime series across multiple genres. Some may prefer the masterpieces of the past, but those masterpieces were exceptional even then. Even so, it is indisputable that certain kinds of anime are simply not made anymore. Original anime series are scarce. Modern shows rarely last beyond 12 or 13 episodes. Robots drawn in traditional 2D animation, outside of specialist studios like Trigger or Sunrise, are rare. Even the newest "Gundam" series, usually the industry standard for 2D giant robot shows, struggled weekly to maintain the standard of its mechanical animation. To find series like the long-running psychological thriller "Monster," or the slice-of-life mystery "Haibane Renmei," you have to go back 20 or 30 years in the medium's history.
- 1/25/2023
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Instability benefits art and there is no other place than the Chinese language world that this axiom is more evident, as the all the sociopolitical issues that are tormenting China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have actually have released the creative forces of local filmmakers in superlative fashion, even among the main voices regarding censorship. In that fashion, the quality of Taiwanese productions remained in the high levels it has gotten during the last few years, China added a number of rather interesting documentaries along the plethora of festival-appealing, European style movies and blockbusters, and Hong Kong ended up with a film that is truly worthy of the Golden Age of local cinema, even if as a whole, the industry took another step back.
Without further ado, here are the best Chinese Language films of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2020, but since they mostly circulated in 2021, we decided to include them.
Without further ado, here are the best Chinese Language films of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2020, but since they mostly circulated in 2021, we decided to include them.
- 12/23/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
As the majority of the Asian films in the program of Berlinale seem to follow an experimental path, finding a pure genre movie seems like an oasis, even if, even in this case, the black-and-white is still present. “Limbo” however, is not only an exception, but also a rather impressive title that seems to combine “Seven”, Kim Ki-duk’s “Pieta” and Johnnie To’s action aesthetics in the most artful way possible.
Limbo is screening on Berlinale
Rookie, dandy-looking policeman Will Ren has his work cut out for him, since his first case is pursuing an obsessive and especially brutal murderer of women who has a fetish with cutting arms, and his partner is the almost ragtag, not-above-using-violence- to-get-what-he-wants, veteran cop Cham Lau. As Will soon realizes that his colleague, contrary to him, enjoys the respect of their colleagues, he also finds out that he has an agenda with car thief Wong To,...
Limbo is screening on Berlinale
Rookie, dandy-looking policeman Will Ren has his work cut out for him, since his first case is pursuing an obsessive and especially brutal murderer of women who has a fetish with cutting arms, and his partner is the almost ragtag, not-above-using-violence- to-get-what-he-wants, veteran cop Cham Lau. As Will soon realizes that his colleague, contrary to him, enjoys the respect of their colleagues, he also finds out that he has an agenda with car thief Wong To,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Based on the Japanese novel series “Onmyoji” by Baku Yumemakura, “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity” is another link in the long chain of fantasy blockbusters that have been coming from China in the last couple of years, which implements though, a genre mashup approach that allows it to stand out from the plethora of similar titles.
Centuries ago, an Evil Serpent demon was born from the desires of human. Four masters from four different sects gathered together to seal the snake within the Imperial City. As the years pass, Four Guardians were constructed in order to prevent the Evil Serpent from escaping and wreaking havoc on the rest of the world. Since then, four different masters would travel to the Imperial City to awaken the Four Guardians to trap the snake. With the threat of the Evil Serpent rising once more, four different masters come together once more: Hongruo,...
Centuries ago, an Evil Serpent demon was born from the desires of human. Four masters from four different sects gathered together to seal the snake within the Imperial City. As the years pass, Four Guardians were constructed in order to prevent the Evil Serpent from escaping and wreaking havoc on the rest of the world. Since then, four different masters would travel to the Imperial City to awaken the Four Guardians to trap the snake. With the threat of the Evil Serpent rising once more, four different masters come together once more: Hongruo,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Although mostly known for his work in anime and particularly “Ghost in the Shell”, “Patlabor” and “Urusei Yatsura”, Mamoru Oshii has also directed a number of live-action films, which, although do not reach the extremely high levels of the aforementioned productions, still are quite interesting. “Talking Head” with its meta, surrealistic, intensely nonsensical approach, is definitely one of those films.
A director who was supposed to finish an animated feature titled “Talking Head” has disappeared, and the producer has just hired Rei, a “shadow director” who is known for being able to mimic any style. However, Rei first needs to understand the concept of the movie, and with the previous director having left no elements about what the film is about, he finds himself having to cooperate with the producer, Gen, in order to find out what the film is about and to reconstruct it. Gen suggests...
A director who was supposed to finish an animated feature titled “Talking Head” has disappeared, and the producer has just hired Rei, a “shadow director” who is known for being able to mimic any style. However, Rei first needs to understand the concept of the movie, and with the previous director having left no elements about what the film is about, he finds himself having to cooperate with the producer, Gen, in order to find out what the film is about and to reconstruct it. Gen suggests...
- 2/2/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Global streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity,” a period fantasy action film by the ferociously talented and divisive director Guo Jingming. The film is set for a major theatrical release in mainland China on Dec. 25.
Netflix, which acquired rights excluding China, will release it in the rest of the world on Feb. 5, 2021, shortly before the Lunar New Year holiday celebrations.
Adapted from the popular 2001 novel “Onmyoji” by Japanese writer Baku Yumemakura, the story sees the four best Yin-Yang Masters in the country called to the capital to slay the serpent demon, which awakens only every 100 years. In the meantime, a princess and the head of the royal guard conspire to end the serpent’s eternal life.
It stars a young and attractive cast headed by Mark Chao (“Saturday Fiction”), Allen Deng (“Ashes of Love”), Jessie Li (“Port of Call”) and Wang Ziwen (“The...
Netflix, which acquired rights excluding China, will release it in the rest of the world on Feb. 5, 2021, shortly before the Lunar New Year holiday celebrations.
Adapted from the popular 2001 novel “Onmyoji” by Japanese writer Baku Yumemakura, the story sees the four best Yin-Yang Masters in the country called to the capital to slay the serpent demon, which awakens only every 100 years. In the meantime, a princess and the head of the royal guard conspire to end the serpent’s eternal life.
It stars a young and attractive cast headed by Mark Chao (“Saturday Fiction”), Allen Deng (“Ashes of Love”), Jessie Li (“Port of Call”) and Wang Ziwen (“The...
- 12/16/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The film is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in China on December 25.
Fortissimo Films has sold Chinese fantasy film The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity, directed by Guo Jingming, to Netflix for world distribution, excluding China.
The film, which stars Mark Chao (Saturday Fiction) and Allen Deng (Ashes Of Love), is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in China on December 25. Netflix will then launch it in more than 190 countries and regions on February 5, 2021.
Adapted from Japanese fantasy novel Onmyoji by Baku Yumemakura, the film tells the story of China’s four best ‘Yin-Yang Masters’, who are called to...
Fortissimo Films has sold Chinese fantasy film The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity, directed by Guo Jingming, to Netflix for world distribution, excluding China.
The film, which stars Mark Chao (Saturday Fiction) and Allen Deng (Ashes Of Love), is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in China on December 25. Netflix will then launch it in more than 190 countries and regions on February 5, 2021.
Adapted from Japanese fantasy novel Onmyoji by Baku Yumemakura, the film tells the story of China’s four best ‘Yin-Yang Masters’, who are called to...
- 12/16/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The full list of nominations for the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards has been revealed. However, the dates are still unknown; the mid-April event in fact, will be probably postponed due to the Covid-19 (a.k.a. coronavirus). So for now let’s just have a look at the nominees.
This year’s edition sees Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung’s “Better Days” leading the competition with an amazing 12 nominations, followed at close range by Heiward Mak’s “Fagara” with 11 nominations and Wong Hing-Fan’s “I’m Livin’ It” with 10. Moreover, Wilson Yip’s “Ip Man 4: The Finale” bagged 9 nominations, including Best Director and Best Action Choreography.
Read the full list of nominations below:
Better Days by Derek Tsang
Best Film
Better Days by Derek Tsang
Suk Suk by Ray Yeung
Fagara by Heiward Mak
I’m Livin’ It by Wong Hing-fan
The New King Of Comedy by Stephen Chow
Best...
This year’s edition sees Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung’s “Better Days” leading the competition with an amazing 12 nominations, followed at close range by Heiward Mak’s “Fagara” with 11 nominations and Wong Hing-Fan’s “I’m Livin’ It” with 10. Moreover, Wilson Yip’s “Ip Man 4: The Finale” bagged 9 nominations, including Best Director and Best Action Choreography.
Read the full list of nominations below:
Better Days by Derek Tsang
Best Film
Better Days by Derek Tsang
Suk Suk by Ray Yeung
Fagara by Heiward Mak
I’m Livin’ It by Wong Hing-fan
The New King Of Comedy by Stephen Chow
Best...
- 2/14/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Deep in the mountains a youth sets out on a hunting trip at the end of which he will be regarded as a man among his tribe. Contemplating the many lessons his father had taught him over the years he has to overcome various obstacles, from blizzards to avalanches before he can finally face a monstrous animal.
Kiyotaka Oshiyama has worked with many animation studios such as Studio Ghibli and Madhouse and has recently started his own production company. As the text on the homepage of Fantasia Filmfest says “Shishigari” is supposed to be a kind of calling card for the director and his newfound company. Apart from its talent in the directing chair it also features a score by Kenji Kawai, who also made the music for such iconic feature like “Ghost in the Shell”.
“Shishigari” is screening at Fantasia Festival 2019
In general, if “Shishigari” is indeed meant as a calling card,...
Kiyotaka Oshiyama has worked with many animation studios such as Studio Ghibli and Madhouse and has recently started his own production company. As the text on the homepage of Fantasia Filmfest says “Shishigari” is supposed to be a kind of calling card for the director and his newfound company. Apart from its talent in the directing chair it also features a score by Kenji Kawai, who also made the music for such iconic feature like “Ghost in the Shell”.
“Shishigari” is screening at Fantasia Festival 2019
In general, if “Shishigari” is indeed meant as a calling card,...
- 7/22/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has shared the best in anime since its very first edition, and as its 23rd edition (11 July – 1 August) approaches, Fantasia’s Axis section, home to the festival’s animated films, proudly announces an extraordinary array of anime titles — all in competition for Fantasia’s prestigious Satoshi Kon Award for Achievement in Animation!
Fantasia has just announced its Closing Film, and anime fans will agree — extreme heat never looked so cool! In the embers of the globe-engulfing great flame war, the maverick firefighters of Burning Rescue confront the fiery terrorists of Burnish Mad. Director Hiroyuki Imaishi and writer Kazuki Nakashima, who’ve together previously on Gurren Lagann and Kill La Kill, are at the wheel for the first feature film from edgy anime studio Trigger, Promare. A raging riot of bright colours, daring design, crazy characters and whiplash action, Promare isn’t just the most...
Fantasia has just announced its Closing Film, and anime fans will agree — extreme heat never looked so cool! In the embers of the globe-engulfing great flame war, the maverick firefighters of Burning Rescue confront the fiery terrorists of Burnish Mad. Director Hiroyuki Imaishi and writer Kazuki Nakashima, who’ve together previously on Gurren Lagann and Kill La Kill, are at the wheel for the first feature film from edgy anime studio Trigger, Promare. A raging riot of bright colours, daring design, crazy characters and whiplash action, Promare isn’t just the most...
- 7/6/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Yuji Shimomura has worked as a stunt co-ordinator on films such as “Shinobi: Heart under Blade” (2005) and “Flashpoint” (2007), as well as directing cinematics for the video game “Bayonetta” (2009). The influence of his earlier work in stunts is clear in this film, which features fast and frantic action sequences and is sure to appeal to fans of the martial-arts genre.
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The film opens with a crack team of soldiers performing a military exercise in a large abandoned building. The group is tasked with taking down the “Ghost”, another soldier who is evading them. A problem soon becomes apparent when a third party appears in the building and begins brutally executing the soldiers one-by-one before disappearing into the shadows. We then meet a young girl, Sachi (Yura Kondo), living with her uncle Toshiro (Tak Sakaguchi), who manages a convenience store. It is clear that Toshiro has a dark and violent past.
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The film opens with a crack team of soldiers performing a military exercise in a large abandoned building. The group is tasked with taking down the “Ghost”, another soldier who is evading them. A problem soon becomes apparent when a third party appears in the building and begins brutally executing the soldiers one-by-one before disappearing into the shadows. We then meet a young girl, Sachi (Yura Kondo), living with her uncle Toshiro (Tak Sakaguchi), who manages a convenience store. It is clear that Toshiro has a dark and violent past.
- 5/10/2019
- by Matthew Cooper
- AsianMoviePulse
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ring (aka Ringu), Hideo Nakata's film has been fully restored and will have a limited run in over 100 theaters in the UK. Continue reading for a full list of theaters. Also in today's Horror Highlights: details on The Final Girls' short film showcase We Are the Weirdos, Dee Wallace and Courtney Gains join the cast of Await the Dawn, and Blu-ray and DVD release details for Piercing.
Ring (aka Ringu) 20th Anniversary UK Screenings: "To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ring, a special restoration of the film will be showing at 100+ cinemas across the UK including the Prince Charles Cinema (21st Feb), and Vue, Odeon, Cineworld and Showcase Cinemas from 1st March 2019.
For a full list of showtimes, check out the official Ring website: http://ringfilm.co.uk/showtimes
Synopsis: A group of teenage friends is found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted,...
Ring (aka Ringu) 20th Anniversary UK Screenings: "To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ring, a special restoration of the film will be showing at 100+ cinemas across the UK including the Prince Charles Cinema (21st Feb), and Vue, Odeon, Cineworld and Showcase Cinemas from 1st March 2019.
For a full list of showtimes, check out the official Ring website: http://ringfilm.co.uk/showtimes
Synopsis: A group of teenage friends is found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The critically acclaimed film Maquia: When The Flower Blooms hits Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on February 5 via Eleven Arts Anime Studio and Shout! Factory. Marking the directorial debut of screenwriter Mari Okada (The Anthem of the Heart), the feature is also composed by Kenji Kawai.
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- 10/24/2018
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Yuji Shimomura has worked as a stunt co-ordinator on films such as “Shinobi: Heart under Blade” (2005) and “Flashpoint” (2007), as well as directing cinematics for the video game “Bayonetta” (2009). The influence of his earlier work in stunts is clear in this film, which features fast and frantic action sequences and is sure to appeal to fans of the martial-arts genre.
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The film opens with a crack team of soldiers performing a military exercise in a large abandoned building. The group is tasked with taking down the “Ghost”, another soldier who is evading them. A problem soon becomes apparent when a third party appears in the building and begins brutally executing the soldiers one-by-one before disappearing into the shadows. We then meet a young girl, Sachi (Yura Kondo), living with her uncle Toshiro (Tak Sakaguchi), who manages a convenience store. It is clear that Toshiro has a dark and violent past.
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The film opens with a crack team of soldiers performing a military exercise in a large abandoned building. The group is tasked with taking down the “Ghost”, another soldier who is evading them. A problem soon becomes apparent when a third party appears in the building and begins brutally executing the soldiers one-by-one before disappearing into the shadows. We then meet a young girl, Sachi (Yura Kondo), living with her uncle Toshiro (Tak Sakaguchi), who manages a convenience store. It is clear that Toshiro has a dark and violent past.
- 5/21/2018
- by Matthew Cooper
- AsianMoviePulse
Let me start by stating a few things. The anime “Gantz” is one of my favorite anime of all times. I have not read the manga by Hiroya Oku. When I review an anime/manga adaptation, I try to focus, as little as possible, on how close to the original it remained; instead, I make an effort of watching it as a stand-alone work. The above considering, I think Shinsuke Sato’s two-part movie is one of the best films based on anime/manga.
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Two classmates, Kurono and Kato, are killed while trying to save a homeless person who had fallen on the subway rails. After their death, they find themselves in an apartment, where a man cabled inside a black sphere forces them to participate in a death game, along with a number of other people experiencing the same fate, where they have to kill particular...
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Two classmates, Kurono and Kato, are killed while trying to save a homeless person who had fallen on the subway rails. After their death, they find themselves in an apartment, where a man cabled inside a black sphere forces them to participate in a death game, along with a number of other people experiencing the same fate, where they have to kill particular...
- 12/31/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Latest Installment in the Iconic CG Animated Franchise Resident Evil: Vendetta Debuted on Digital June 20th On 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, 2-disc Blu-ray & DVD July 18 4K Ultra HD to include both Dolby Vision™ and Dolby Atmos. Loaded with Action-Packed Bonus Materials, Including Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes featuring the Filmmakers and Cast.
Resident Evil: Vendetta, the action-packed third installment in the state-of-the-art CG animated franchise from executive producer Takashi Shimizu (director of The Grudge), debuts on digital June 20 and on 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, 2-disc Blu-ray™ and DVD July 18 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The 4K Ultra HD disc will feature both Dolby Vision™ high-dynamic range (Hdr) and Dolby Atmos® immersive audio, making it the first title from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to feature both technologies. Based on “Resident Evil™,” one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time, the film...
Resident Evil: Vendetta, the action-packed third installment in the state-of-the-art CG animated franchise from executive producer Takashi Shimizu (director of The Grudge), debuts on digital June 20 and on 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, 2-disc Blu-ray™ and DVD July 18 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The 4K Ultra HD disc will feature both Dolby Vision™ high-dynamic range (Hdr) and Dolby Atmos® immersive audio, making it the first title from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to feature both technologies. Based on “Resident Evil™,” one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time, the film...
- 7/13/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Before it hits theaters for one night only tonight and digital platforms tomorrow, check out what's in store for Chris Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy in the first nine minutes of Resident Evil: Vendetta.
Previous Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (May 1, 2017) – Resident Evil: Vendetta, the action-packed third installment in the state-of-the-art CG animated franchise from executive producer Takashi Shimizu (director of The Grudge), debuts on digital June 20 and on 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, 2-disc Blu-ray™ and DVD July 18 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The 4K Ultra HD disc will feature both Dolby Vision™ high-dynamic range (Hdr) and Dolby Atmos® immersive audio, making it the first title from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to feature both technologies. Based on “Resident Evil™,” one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time, the film will also be released in select movie theaters nationwide June 19 for a special one-night event from Fathom Events,...
Previous Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (May 1, 2017) – Resident Evil: Vendetta, the action-packed third installment in the state-of-the-art CG animated franchise from executive producer Takashi Shimizu (director of The Grudge), debuts on digital June 20 and on 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, 2-disc Blu-ray™ and DVD July 18 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The 4K Ultra HD disc will feature both Dolby Vision™ high-dynamic range (Hdr) and Dolby Atmos® immersive audio, making it the first title from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to feature both technologies. Based on “Resident Evil™,” one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time, the film will also be released in select movie theaters nationwide June 19 for a special one-night event from Fathom Events,...
- 6/19/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With a financial backing from Studio Ghibli’s Toshio Suzuki, the sequel to the “Ghost in the Shell” movie had a production budget of $20 million, most of which were allocated towards the visuals. The film went on winning a number of awards, and was the first Japanese animated feature film to be nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Festival de Cannes.
This time is set in 2032, three years after the events of the original, and revolves mainly around Batou. The line between humans and machines has been blurred even more, and is now almost beyond distinction. Humans have forgotten that they are human, and the few who still own an organic body coexist with cyborgs (human spirits inhabiting entirely mechanized bodies) and dolls (robots with no human elements at all).
Batou is partnered with Togusa, one of the few individuals without a cybernetic body, who even has a regular family.
This time is set in 2032, three years after the events of the original, and revolves mainly around Batou. The line between humans and machines has been blurred even more, and is now almost beyond distinction. Humans have forgotten that they are human, and the few who still own an organic body coexist with cyborgs (human spirits inhabiting entirely mechanized bodies) and dolls (robots with no human elements at all).
Batou is partnered with Togusa, one of the few individuals without a cybernetic body, who even has a regular family.
- 5/29/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
If you can't catch the return of Chris Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy on the big screen, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has you covered with their June 20th digital release of Resident Evil: Vendetta, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release on July 18th, and we have a look at the lists of special features for the CG movie's home media release.
Check out the official press release with full details below, and in case you missed it, watch a zombie-packed clip from Resident Evil: Vendetta and learn more about the movie's one-night-only theatrical release.
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (May 1, 2017) – Resident Evil: Vendetta, the action-packed third installment in the state-of-the-art CG animated franchise from executive producer Takashi Shimizu (director of The Grudge), debuts on digital June 20 and on 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, 2-disc Blu-ray™ and DVD July 18 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Check out the official press release with full details below, and in case you missed it, watch a zombie-packed clip from Resident Evil: Vendetta and learn more about the movie's one-night-only theatrical release.
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (May 1, 2017) – Resident Evil: Vendetta, the action-packed third installment in the state-of-the-art CG animated franchise from executive producer Takashi Shimizu (director of The Grudge), debuts on digital June 20 and on 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, 2-disc Blu-ray™ and DVD July 18 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
- 5/1/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson)
A travelogue through one artist’s subconscious, Cameraperson is perhaps the most plural film of 2016 – a formal, tonal, situational, and pacing exercise that lulls viewers into thinking it’s set on one thing before turning towards seemingly new territory. And it never feels out-of-balance because director Kirsten Johnson has, by building this film around moments that “marked” her, granted such an intimate experience that it almost feels wrong to intellectualize much of anything that’s going on here,...
Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson)
A travelogue through one artist’s subconscious, Cameraperson is perhaps the most plural film of 2016 – a formal, tonal, situational, and pacing exercise that lulls viewers into thinking it’s set on one thing before turning towards seemingly new territory. And it never feels out-of-balance because director Kirsten Johnson has, by building this film around moments that “marked” her, granted such an intimate experience that it almost feels wrong to intellectualize much of anything that’s going on here,...
- 2/7/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Since the dawn of the 21st century, action cinema has undergone a bigger change than perhaps any other genre. As the tools with which filmmakers craft their works have continually advanced, a sort of renaissance has begun wherein action films stepped firmly into their own. Often put in the same category as horror — not taken seriously as a form of artistic expression outside of its core fanbase — action has had to boldly announce itself as a viable medium through which big set pieces, but also big ideas, can be presented and explored.
With the highly anticipated John Wick: Chapter 2 arriving in theaters this Friday, we’ve set out to reflect on the millennium’s action films that have most excelled. To pick our top 50, we’ve reached out to all corners of the globe, choosing an array of films ranging from grand to gritty, brutal to beautiful. The result...
With the highly anticipated John Wick: Chapter 2 arriving in theaters this Friday, we’ve set out to reflect on the millennium’s action films that have most excelled. To pick our top 50, we’ve reached out to all corners of the globe, choosing an array of films ranging from grand to gritty, brutal to beautiful. The result...
- 2/7/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
No doubt eager to capitalize on the upcoming live-action adaptation, Anchor Bay Entertainment and its subsidiary Manga Entertainment are gearing up for a deluxe rerelease of the original animated Ghost in the Shell. First released in Japan and the Us in 1995, the landmark science fiction film by legendary director Mamoru Oshii is one of the most visionary and influential films in the “cyberpunk” subgenre that exploded onto the silver screen with Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and enjoys a longstanding literary tradition thanks to authors like William Gibson and Neal Stephenson. Taking an unmistakably Japanese (and indubitably Oshii) approach to the genre, Ghost famously features both mesmerizing action sequences that inspired the Wachowskis in the direction of The Matrix, and lengthy meditations on transhumanism, existentialism, and spirituality in a hypercapitalist dystopia where human bodies and memories are subject to the same means of production and reproduction as any material resource.
- 12/15/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Ryan Lambie Nov 21, 2016
The live-action Ghost In The Shell got its unveiling in Tokyo last week. Here's what we learned...
Pitched somewhere between a mournful chant and a military march of drums, Kenji Kawai’s soundtrack for 1995’s Ghost In The Shell cast an unforgettably eerie pall over the entire movie. The makers of the new, live-action take on Ghost In The Shell clearly recognise the power of Kawai’s music because, as the lights go down on the movie’s Tokyo unveiling event, the composer and musician himself is here to thrash out a live version of his score.
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As blue light emanates from huge Led screens and Kawai thrashes his barrel-sized taiko drum,...
The live-action Ghost In The Shell got its unveiling in Tokyo last week. Here's what we learned...
Pitched somewhere between a mournful chant and a military march of drums, Kenji Kawai’s soundtrack for 1995’s Ghost In The Shell cast an unforgettably eerie pall over the entire movie. The makers of the new, live-action take on Ghost In The Shell clearly recognise the power of Kawai’s music because, as the lights go down on the movie’s Tokyo unveiling event, the composer and musician himself is here to thrash out a live version of his score.
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As blue light emanates from huge Led screens and Kawai thrashes his barrel-sized taiko drum,...
- 11/18/2016
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Nov 22, 2016
From his film’s Tokyo launch event, director Rupert Sanders talks about the process of adapting a live-action Ghost In The Shell...
Adapting a property as respected and acclaimed as Ghost In The Shell must be something of a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have all the startling imagery and rich ideas of the original cyberpunk manga and anime to fall back on; but then again, whatever you create is going to be compared closely to the original.
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For director Rupert Sanders, the recent Ghost In The Shell Tokyo fan event was a chance to make the case for his live-action adaptation, to prove that he’s not attempting, to use his own words,...
From his film’s Tokyo launch event, director Rupert Sanders talks about the process of adapting a live-action Ghost In The Shell...
Adapting a property as respected and acclaimed as Ghost In The Shell must be something of a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have all the startling imagery and rich ideas of the original cyberpunk manga and anime to fall back on; but then again, whatever you create is going to be compared closely to the original.
See related Lost In Space remake in development at Legendary TV Update: Nintendo quash The Legend Of Zelda Netflix rumour Sense8: Netflix orders season 2 A Series Of Unfortunate Events: the brand new trailer
For director Rupert Sanders, the recent Ghost In The Shell Tokyo fan event was a chance to make the case for his live-action adaptation, to prove that he’s not attempting, to use his own words,...
- 11/17/2016
- Den of Geek
The trailer for Ghost In The Shell dropped over the weekend, and it's got people talking. People seem to be digging how the film is adapting the visuals of the original anime film into live-action form.
During a press event in Japan, IGN managed to grab some footage that demonstrates how far director Rupert Sanders is going to recreate the iconic imagery from the 1995 version of Ghost In The Shell. The opening sequence, in essence, recreates the first few minutes of the original in fantastic detail.
Check out the Nsfw version of the clip right here, courtesy of IGN, which shows The Major's (Scarlett Johansson) shelling sequence:
Fun Fact: The music you hear in this faithful recreation is actually the original composer Kenji Kawai performing a new composition live on drums!
If you'd like to re-watch the original, in order to compare, here it is:
That's pretty nifty, eh?
Ghost In The Shell...
During a press event in Japan, IGN managed to grab some footage that demonstrates how far director Rupert Sanders is going to recreate the iconic imagery from the 1995 version of Ghost In The Shell. The opening sequence, in essence, recreates the first few minutes of the original in fantastic detail.
Check out the Nsfw version of the clip right here, courtesy of IGN, which shows The Major's (Scarlett Johansson) shelling sequence:
Fun Fact: The music you hear in this faithful recreation is actually the original composer Kenji Kawai performing a new composition live on drums!
If you'd like to re-watch the original, in order to compare, here it is:
That's pretty nifty, eh?
Ghost In The Shell...
- 11/14/2016
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Yesterday the first trailer was released for Scarlett Johansson's live-action feature film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, and it was pretty damn impressive! If you haven't watched it yet, make sure to check it out here! Since then a full two-minute clip from the film has been released featuring the opening sequence of the film, and it's pretty spectacular. It awesomely recreates the opening shelling sequence of the original 1995 anime film, which I also included below for you to watch. Director Rupert Sanders even brought in the composer of the original film, Kenji Kawai, to record a new drum composition of the musical score.
Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, Ghost In The Shell follows the Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal...
Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, Ghost In The Shell follows the Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal...
- 11/14/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
In celebration of the upcoming film Ghost In The Shell, stars Scarlett Johansson, “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, and director Rupert Sanders joined fans and influencers from across the globe in Tokyo on Sunday for the film’s global launch party.
Scarlett Johansson on stage during the Ghost in the Shell Fan Event at Tabloid in Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2016
Opening with Taiko drummers, including the legendary anime film composer Kenji Kawai, the event held at Tabloid began with a screening of never-before-seen footage from the film. Attendees were given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the costumes and props from the film, as well as an opportunity to capture their experience in a film-centric experiential photo booth – “Becoming the Major.” The exciting show concluded with Johansson, Kitano, and Sanders debuting the film’s global trailer, triggering its worldwide launch.
Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, Ghost In The Shell follows Major, a special ops,...
Scarlett Johansson on stage during the Ghost in the Shell Fan Event at Tabloid in Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2016
Opening with Taiko drummers, including the legendary anime film composer Kenji Kawai, the event held at Tabloid began with a screening of never-before-seen footage from the film. Attendees were given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the costumes and props from the film, as well as an opportunity to capture their experience in a film-centric experiential photo booth – “Becoming the Major.” The exciting show concluded with Johansson, Kitano, and Sanders debuting the film’s global trailer, triggering its worldwide launch.
Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, Ghost In The Shell follows Major, a special ops,...
- 11/14/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
During last night's Ghost in the Shell press conference in Japan, the film's first two minutes were shown to those in attendance. IGN was apparently granted special access and allowed to record and upload the exclusive footage. Check it out below. Kenji Kawai, composer of the original '95 anime film, recorded a new drum composition at director Rupert Sanders' request. For comparison purposes, check out the opening from the '95 anime. Ghost In The Shell Movie Development Ghost in the Shell is an upcoming, cyberpunk sci-fi film from Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures. Rupert Sanders directs from a script written by Jamie Moss and Jonathan Herman. Scarlett Johansson stars as Motoko Kusanagi. Pilou Asbæk plays her right-hand man, Batou. Beat Takeshi plays their boss, Lt. Col. Daisuke Aramaki. Michael Pitt will play the villain of the film, The Laughing Man. Ghost in the Shell opens in Us theaters on March...
- 11/13/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Hideo Nakata, having directed both this one and The Ring, established himself as the most commercially successful filmmaker of J-Horror. “Dark Water” won awards in festivals all over the world, including the Jury’s Choice Award at the 2009 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. An American remake with the same name was released in 2005. The book and its manga adaptation were also published in English in the Us.
Someone lingered
Yoshimi is a divorced mother who is seeking sole custody of her little daughter, Ikuko. While searching for an apartment, she chooses a run-down and cheap one. She enrolls Ikuko in a nearby kindergarten and she gets a job as a proofreader. Eventually, she realizes that the flat hides much more than the moisture in the walls. The family who lived upstairs also had a small daughter who disappeared mysteriously a year earlier. The couple moved, but a little girl with...
Someone lingered
Yoshimi is a divorced mother who is seeking sole custody of her little daughter, Ikuko. While searching for an apartment, she chooses a run-down and cheap one. She enrolls Ikuko in a nearby kindergarten and she gets a job as a proofreader. Eventually, she realizes that the flat hides much more than the moisture in the walls. The family who lived upstairs also had a small daughter who disappeared mysteriously a year earlier. The couple moved, but a little girl with...
- 11/9/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, here's a new behind-the-scenes look at Scarlett Johnasson as The Major and Pilou Asbæk as Batou from the set of Ghost in the Shell. While some of the film was shot in Hong Kong, the video features a behind-the-scenes look from the production's time in New Zealand. Of particular interest is the first image below, that shot features, Johansson, surrounded by Rupert Sanders, British trip-hop singer Tricky (who plays a monk in the film, Mamoru Oshii (director of the 1995 Ghost in the Shell film), Kenji Kamiyama (director of the Ghost in the Shell TV anime) and composer Kenji Kawai (who composed music for the two Ghost in the Shell films) . To watch the video, head over to our sister site, AnimeMojo.com.
- 11/8/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
A new behind-the-scene photo from the set of Ghost in the Shell has been released giving us another look at Scarlett Johansson as The Major. She is joined by director Rupert Sanders and actor Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, a.k.a. Tricky hanging out with three anime legends on the set of the film. Those anime legends are Mamoru Oshii, who directed the original 1995 Ghost in the Shell film, Kenji Kamiyama, who directed both seasons of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex anime series, and composer Kenji Kawai, who provided the score for the Ghost in the Shell anime films.
The producer of the film, Steven Paul, recently did an interview in which he talked about the film, explaining that even though the main character in the film is caucasian the film still has a very international reach with its diverse cast and he thinks fans are...
The producer of the film, Steven Paul, recently did an interview in which he talked about the film, explaining that even though the main character in the film is caucasian the film still has a very international reach with its diverse cast and he thinks fans are...
- 7/6/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
With Ghost in the Shell now deep into production, those initial reports of whitewashing are starting to rear their ugly head again. It’s an understandable concern, and one that we’re not totally dismissing, but Scarlett Johansson is a tremendous talent and we’re still excited to see her in the role.
Plus, let’s not judge a book by its cover. From everything we’ve heard so far, the filmmakers understand what’s at stake here and as of right now, it sounds like they’re intent on pleasing fans of the beloved series in any way that they can.
Up until now, all we’ve seen from Ghost in the Shell are set photos, but today brings us a new Bts image of Johansson, director Rupert Sanders, an unknown actor, Mamoru Oshii (who directed the 1995 version of Ghost in the Shell), Kenji Kamiyama (who helmed both seasons...
Plus, let’s not judge a book by its cover. From everything we’ve heard so far, the filmmakers understand what’s at stake here and as of right now, it sounds like they’re intent on pleasing fans of the beloved series in any way that they can.
Up until now, all we’ve seen from Ghost in the Shell are set photos, but today brings us a new Bts image of Johansson, director Rupert Sanders, an unknown actor, Mamoru Oshii (who directed the 1995 version of Ghost in the Shell), Kenji Kamiyama (who helmed both seasons...
- 7/6/2016
- by Mark Cassidy
- We Got This Covered
Thanks to the Gits cast&crew for having M.Oshii, K.Kawai, K.Kamiyama on set & for their respect towards their work. pic.twitter.com/HYpq7pKb1Z — Production I.G (@ProductionIGinc) June 27, 2016 The image above features Rupert Sanders and Scarlett Johansson (plus an unknown actor) greeting three anime legends on the set of Ghost in the Shell. Mamoru Oshii directed the origianl 1995 Ghost in the Shell film, Kenji Kamiyama directed both seasons of the Stand Alone Complex anime series and composer Kenji Kawai provided the score for both of the Ghost in the Shell films. All three have greatly contributed to the advancement of anime, outside of their work within the Ghost in the Shell franchise. In related a Japanese actress has joined the cast which reveals significant Spoilers concerning the origin of Scarlett Johansson's Major. For that info, head over to our sister site, AnimeMojo.com where...
- 7/6/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Resident Evil: Vendetta has officially been announced as the title for Marza Animation Planet’s new CGI movie featuring Leon S. Kennedy. In addition to the title reveal, Marza also set the film for a 2017 debut and unveiled a look at Kennedy and his sleek two-wheeled ride.
According to Marza, Takanori Tsujimoto is directing Resident Evil: Vendetta from a screenplay by Makoto Fukami. Takashi Shimizu executive produces the project, which features music by Kenji Kawai.
At the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, it was revealed that Kennedy will ride Ducati’s XDiavel motorcycle (shown with Kennedy in the teaser image below) in the new movie. Further plot information and the film’s voice cast have yet to be unveiled, although Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers are expected to appear in Vendetta.
Previous CG-animated Resident Evil movies include 2008’s Degeneration and 2012’s Damnation, both of which also featured the highly skilled Kennedy.
According to Marza, Takanori Tsujimoto is directing Resident Evil: Vendetta from a screenplay by Makoto Fukami. Takashi Shimizu executive produces the project, which features music by Kenji Kawai.
At the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, it was revealed that Kennedy will ride Ducati’s XDiavel motorcycle (shown with Kennedy in the teaser image below) in the new movie. Further plot information and the film’s voice cast have yet to be unveiled, although Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers are expected to appear in Vendetta.
Previous CG-animated Resident Evil movies include 2008’s Degeneration and 2012’s Damnation, both of which also featured the highly skilled Kennedy.
- 3/25/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Gantz (2010) Movie ReviewStory70%Special Effects81%Cinematography 65%2016-01-2572%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (4 Votes)87%
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Written by: Hiroya Oku (manga), Yusuke Watanabe (screenplay)
Cast: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kenichi Matsuyama, Natsuna Watanabe, Kanata Hongo, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Your lives have ended. What you do with your new lives is entirely up to me. That’s the law.
Now go and kill this guy.
(Gantz)
Based on the manga by Hiroya Oku, Gantz proves that a good story cannot be killed by a poor adaptation. The Plot
Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato are hit by a subway train when they were trying to save a drunkard who fell from the platform. The next moment they find themselves in a strange room, empty except for a mysterious black sphere.
There are other people in the room, most of them convinced that, like Kurono and Kato, they have died today.
The people are wondering...
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Written by: Hiroya Oku (manga), Yusuke Watanabe (screenplay)
Cast: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kenichi Matsuyama, Natsuna Watanabe, Kanata Hongo, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Your lives have ended. What you do with your new lives is entirely up to me. That’s the law.
Now go and kill this guy.
(Gantz)
Based on the manga by Hiroya Oku, Gantz proves that a good story cannot be killed by a poor adaptation. The Plot
Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato are hit by a subway train when they were trying to save a drunkard who fell from the platform. The next moment they find themselves in a strange room, empty except for a mysterious black sphere.
There are other people in the room, most of them convinced that, like Kurono and Kato, they have died today.
The people are wondering...
- 1/25/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
#Horror will be released theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles and on VOD on November 20th. Also in this morning's round-up: vinyl soundtrack information for the Elijah Wood / Rainn Wilson vehicle, Cooties, and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, as well as Highway to Hell Blu-ray details.
#Horror: "Inspired by actual events, a group of 12-year-old girls face a night of Horror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of a cyber bullying to a night of insanity. Tara Subkoff explores the rarefied world of the east coast privileged through the eyes of a group of 12-year-old girls left alone and pursued by a killer. The film examines a world of escalating cruelty and alienation through an online game where scoring likes comes at the cost of human lives.
Release Date: Friday, November 20th (NY and La / VOD)
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Director: Tara Subkoff...
#Horror: "Inspired by actual events, a group of 12-year-old girls face a night of Horror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of a cyber bullying to a night of insanity. Tara Subkoff explores the rarefied world of the east coast privileged through the eyes of a group of 12-year-old girls left alone and pursued by a killer. The film examines a world of escalating cruelty and alienation through an online game where scoring likes comes at the cost of human lives.
Release Date: Friday, November 20th (NY and La / VOD)
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Director: Tara Subkoff...
- 11/10/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Two new clips have been revealed for a favorite of SXSW, Turbo Kid. Also in this morning's round-up: U.S. distribution for Garm Wars: The Last Druid, release details for Unnatural, and the Rebound premiere at The Downtown Independent.
Turbo Kid: Released by Epic Pictures Group, Turbo Kid will have its official theatrical and VOD release next Friday on August 28th.
"In a post-apocalyptic future a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl. From horror masterminds Ant Timpson (The ABCs Of Death 1 & 2, Housebound) and Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun)."
Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell, Turbo Kid stars Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Aaron Jeffery, and Michael Ironside.
To read Heather's review of Turbo Kid and her interview with directors François Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell, and Anouk Whissell, visit the following:
Review...
Turbo Kid: Released by Epic Pictures Group, Turbo Kid will have its official theatrical and VOD release next Friday on August 28th.
"In a post-apocalyptic future a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl. From horror masterminds Ant Timpson (The ABCs Of Death 1 & 2, Housebound) and Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun)."
Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell, Turbo Kid stars Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Aaron Jeffery, and Michael Ironside.
To read Heather's review of Turbo Kid and her interview with directors François Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell, and Anouk Whissell, visit the following:
Review...
- 8/21/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards is expected to be a hell of a show with some great films going head to head. Leading the way with nominations is The Grand Master with 14, followed by Unbeatable (Dante Lam).
There were complaints last year, that the show didn’t live up to expectations, mainly due to the fact the movie Cold Wars, won nearly every award. Best actor award see the likes of these guys going head to head, Tony Leung (The Grandmaster), Louis Koo (The White Storm) and also Anthony Wong (Ip Man: The Final Fight).
Take a look at the list and comment who you think will win. The winners will be announced on April 13.
Best Film:
- The Grandmaster
- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
- The Way We Dance
- The White Storm
- Unbeatable
Best Director:
- Wong Kar Wai (The Grandmaster)
- Johnnie To...
There were complaints last year, that the show didn’t live up to expectations, mainly due to the fact the movie Cold Wars, won nearly every award. Best actor award see the likes of these guys going head to head, Tony Leung (The Grandmaster), Louis Koo (The White Storm) and also Anthony Wong (Ip Man: The Final Fight).
Take a look at the list and comment who you think will win. The winners will be announced on April 13.
Best Film:
- The Grandmaster
- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
- The Way We Dance
- The White Storm
- Unbeatable
Best Director:
- Wong Kar Wai (The Grandmaster)
- Johnnie To...
- 2/7/2014
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
009 Re: Cyborg
Written and Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
Japan, 2012
Cyborg 009 is one of those anime/manga properties that keeps cropping up now and again, but never seems to catch on as anything other than a fond nostalgic distraction among anime fans.
Originally conceived of in the 60s by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, it tells the story of nine cyborgs with a Captain Planet-eque (to be fair, 009 came first, so it should really be 009-esque) level of cultural diversity and boasting super powers of various levels of usefulness. There’s the titular Cyborg 009, alias Joe Shimamura, a Japanese youth who can freeze time, Jet Link, the flying American cyborg, the super strong Native American Geronimo Jr, and Pyunma, the African cyborg who can….breathe underwater. It was written in the 60s, it was probably a more impressive power then.
After numerous attempts at revival including a various anime series...
Written and Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
Japan, 2012
Cyborg 009 is one of those anime/manga properties that keeps cropping up now and again, but never seems to catch on as anything other than a fond nostalgic distraction among anime fans.
Originally conceived of in the 60s by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, it tells the story of nine cyborgs with a Captain Planet-eque (to be fair, 009 came first, so it should really be 009-esque) level of cultural diversity and boasting super powers of various levels of usefulness. There’s the titular Cyborg 009, alias Joe Shimamura, a Japanese youth who can freeze time, Jet Link, the flying American cyborg, the super strong Native American Geronimo Jr, and Pyunma, the African cyborg who can….breathe underwater. It was written in the 60s, it was probably a more impressive power then.
After numerous attempts at revival including a various anime series...
- 8/4/2013
- by Thomas O'Connor
- SoundOnSight
009 Re: Cyborg Trailer. Kenji Kamiyama‘s 009 Re: Cyborg (2012) movie trailer plot synopsis: features “a team of people, kidnapped from across the globe for human experimentation, who escape and turn their new super powers against their former captors.”
This looks really good. I’m impressed, especially with everyone individual power. Love the 3D animation. This is one to look out for.
More on anime, specifically substance and style:
For all the complaints that detractors may have about Japanese anime as a storytelling medium, its command of both style and kinetic energy is undeniable. Such invaluable assets go a long way in smoothing over the ambiguities and cultural barriers that seem to be inherent to the form. While style is never truly an adequate stand in for substance, it’s hard to tell your brain that when your eyes are taking in a visual feast. During such moments, the viewer is compelled...
This looks really good. I’m impressed, especially with everyone individual power. Love the 3D animation. This is one to look out for.
More on anime, specifically substance and style:
For all the complaints that detractors may have about Japanese anime as a storytelling medium, its command of both style and kinetic energy is undeniable. Such invaluable assets go a long way in smoothing over the ambiguities and cultural barriers that seem to be inherent to the form. While style is never truly an adequate stand in for substance, it’s hard to tell your brain that when your eyes are taking in a visual feast. During such moments, the viewer is compelled...
- 11/27/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Director: Hideo Nakata.
Writer: Enda Walsh.
Chatroom is a British shot film from the Japanese director Hideo Nakata (Ring) and Irish playwright Enda Walsh (Hunger). This is another recent film from the UK which deals with cyber bulling, Panic Button being the other. In this film, the production is much less claustrophobic and the visuals, in true Nakata style, are more elaborate than Panic Button. Released on DVD earlier this year (June 14th), Chatroom plays with genre while showing the harm of predatory behaviour on the internet?
That question mark is intentional because the characters in the film do not have strong identities and neither does the film. William (Aaron Johnson) appears as a charismatic friend welcoming in the local "Chelsea Teens!" But, appearances can be deceiving on the internet. Soon, Eva (Imogen Poots), Jim (Matthew Beard), Mo (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emily (Hannah Murray) are falling for his smooth talking ways.
Writer: Enda Walsh.
Chatroom is a British shot film from the Japanese director Hideo Nakata (Ring) and Irish playwright Enda Walsh (Hunger). This is another recent film from the UK which deals with cyber bulling, Panic Button being the other. In this film, the production is much less claustrophobic and the visuals, in true Nakata style, are more elaborate than Panic Button. Released on DVD earlier this year (June 14th), Chatroom plays with genre while showing the harm of predatory behaviour on the internet?
That question mark is intentional because the characters in the film do not have strong identities and neither does the film. William (Aaron Johnson) appears as a charismatic friend welcoming in the local "Chelsea Teens!" But, appearances can be deceiving on the internet. Soon, Eva (Imogen Poots), Jim (Matthew Beard), Mo (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emily (Hannah Murray) are falling for his smooth talking ways.
- 11/13/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Directed by: Shinsuke Sato
Written by: Hiroya Oku, Yûsuke Watanabe
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Music by: Kenji Kawai
What is it about live action film adaptations that are just so inferior to their original counterpart?
Without even including anything directed by Uwe Boll, I bet you can easily name five bad live action films that were adapted from either a video game, a book, an anime, or the like. It’s not difficult, is it? I can personally name five films simply from the last few years: Hitman, Dragonball: Evolution, The Last Airbender, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and A Series of Unfortunate Events. Now, I bet you can’t do the same for good live action film adaptations, can you? Off the top of my head now, I can give small kudos to films like Harry Potter, the original Resident Evil, and the original Spiderman. The point...
Written by: Hiroya Oku, Yûsuke Watanabe
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Music by: Kenji Kawai
What is it about live action film adaptations that are just so inferior to their original counterpart?
Without even including anything directed by Uwe Boll, I bet you can easily name five bad live action films that were adapted from either a video game, a book, an anime, or the like. It’s not difficult, is it? I can personally name five films simply from the last few years: Hitman, Dragonball: Evolution, The Last Airbender, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and A Series of Unfortunate Events. Now, I bet you can’t do the same for good live action film adaptations, can you? Off the top of my head now, I can give small kudos to films like Harry Potter, the original Resident Evil, and the original Spiderman. The point...
- 1/23/2011
- by Geek With Taste
- Planet Fury
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Written by: Kazunori Itō, Masamune Shirow
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, Tamio Ōki, Yutaka Nakano, Shigeru Chiba
Music: Kenji Kawai
A question posed throughout all of human history, one possibly more insightful and more relevant than the meaning of life, deals with that of humanity.
What makes a human being? Is it our body? Our intellect? Our consciousness? What makes man any different from a machine performing functions? Could a machine be more human than a human? The list goes on and on, and there’s still no definitive answer to the question - but it certainly gets us to think, doesn’t it? In 1995, an anime readdressed this question using cyborgs.
Science fiction often asks this question, as well as its other related issues, and much of this discussion began in the popularly writings of Isaac Asimov. Ghost in the Shell, produced by Production I.
Written by: Kazunori Itō, Masamune Shirow
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, Tamio Ōki, Yutaka Nakano, Shigeru Chiba
Music: Kenji Kawai
A question posed throughout all of human history, one possibly more insightful and more relevant than the meaning of life, deals with that of humanity.
What makes a human being? Is it our body? Our intellect? Our consciousness? What makes man any different from a machine performing functions? Could a machine be more human than a human? The list goes on and on, and there’s still no definitive answer to the question - but it certainly gets us to think, doesn’t it? In 1995, an anime readdressed this question using cyborgs.
Science fiction often asks this question, as well as its other related issues, and much of this discussion began in the popularly writings of Isaac Asimov. Ghost in the Shell, produced by Production I.
- 1/13/2011
- by Geek With Taste
- Planet Fury
Most of us can agree that music plays a large part in cinema; it creates an atmosphere, emphasizes emotions to the audience, and, most importantly, invests the audience into the story.
The same holds true for anime; in fact, music probably plays a larger role in this medium, since only so much can be portrayed by animated visuals as far as atmosphere and emotions go. With such an increased expectation for music in anime, the competition must be fierce, and it must surely be a lot harder for the average composer to get noticed.
Likewise, considering Japan’s reputation of traditional gender roles and scanty attempts at gender equality— Japan ranked 54th of 93 countries in 2008 according to the Gender Empowerment Measure, and 106th of 189 countries for the proportion of women in the House of Representatives, according to a 2009 survey— it would be especially hard for women to become successful in a competitive work force.
The same holds true for anime; in fact, music probably plays a larger role in this medium, since only so much can be portrayed by animated visuals as far as atmosphere and emotions go. With such an increased expectation for music in anime, the competition must be fierce, and it must surely be a lot harder for the average composer to get noticed.
Likewise, considering Japan’s reputation of traditional gender roles and scanty attempts at gender equality— Japan ranked 54th of 93 countries in 2008 according to the Gender Empowerment Measure, and 106th of 189 countries for the proportion of women in the House of Representatives, according to a 2009 survey— it would be especially hard for women to become successful in a competitive work force.
- 12/17/2010
- by Geek With Taste
- Planet Fury
[Our thanks to Guillem Rosset for the following review.]
There was a time when Hideo Nakata revolutionized the horror genre with a long-haired spooky girl that crept out of a well. Thanks to The Ring, half the world discovered that there were other ways of dealing with the horror cinema besides Hollywood's way, and soon other Japanese films followed the trend. So as a long time fan of both horror and Asian movies, I was both expectant to see Chatroom, one of the latest works of Nakata, but also a little reluctant because honestly I wasn't very attracted by its premise.
Written by Enda Walsh (an adaptation of a stage play of her own), Chatroom revolves around five teens that use Internet as a way to escape from their real life problems, by the way of a chat room where they share their personal issues. One of them, William, a troubled teenager with a dark past, emerges as a...
There was a time when Hideo Nakata revolutionized the horror genre with a long-haired spooky girl that crept out of a well. Thanks to The Ring, half the world discovered that there were other ways of dealing with the horror cinema besides Hollywood's way, and soon other Japanese films followed the trend. So as a long time fan of both horror and Asian movies, I was both expectant to see Chatroom, one of the latest works of Nakata, but also a little reluctant because honestly I wasn't very attracted by its premise.
Written by Enda Walsh (an adaptation of a stage play of her own), Chatroom revolves around five teens that use Internet as a way to escape from their real life problems, by the way of a chat room where they share their personal issues. One of them, William, a troubled teenager with a dark past, emerges as a...
- 10/8/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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