Hiroshi (Tsubasa Imai) is the younger brother of the late music icon Hide (Juon) and also worked as Hide’s manager. Hide’s music and the music for another band featuring Hide called Spread Beaver was co-produced by I.N.A. (Takashi Tsukamoto). After Hide’s passing, both Hiroshi and I.N.A. work together to release more of Hide’s music. [Source: Panap Media]
Hide was the former lead guitarist of rock band X Japan from 1987 to 1997, and a solo artist with his backing band which became his primary project, Hide with Spread Beaver. He passed away on May 2, 1998.
Tell Me is directed by Renpei Tsukamoto (Boku to Kanojo to Rally to), based on Hiroshi Matsumoto’s non-fiction novel “Kyodai Tsuioku no hide” published by Kadokawa Shoten in 2004 and re-released by Kōdansha Bunko in 2010.
Theatrical release in Japan: July 8, 2022...
Hide was the former lead guitarist of rock band X Japan from 1987 to 1997, and a solo artist with his backing band which became his primary project, Hide with Spread Beaver. He passed away on May 2, 1998.
Tell Me is directed by Renpei Tsukamoto (Boku to Kanojo to Rally to), based on Hiroshi Matsumoto’s non-fiction novel “Kyodai Tsuioku no hide” published by Kadokawa Shoten in 2004 and re-released by Kōdansha Bunko in 2010.
Theatrical release in Japan: July 8, 2022...
- 5/17/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Following in the footsteps of “Bento Harassment”, Renpei Tsukamoto deals with another dysfunctional family and the ways they could potentially resolve their issues, retaining the tour guide of the rural area element, while switching the concept of Bento with rally.
“My Father’s Tracks” is screening at Asian Pop-up Cinema
The protagonist of the story is Taiga Kitamura, a 29-year-old whose efforts to become an actor in Tokyo have hit a wall, as his manager claims that his performances lack soul. At the same time, the young man has already lost his mother when he was young, essentially blaming his father, whose career in rally has taken up most of his time, neglecting him, his brother, and their mother. Neither of the two siblings talk to him anymore, and his pleas for Taiga to visit the rural area where he runs a car repair shop are met with denial, even dismissal on occasion.
“My Father’s Tracks” is screening at Asian Pop-up Cinema
The protagonist of the story is Taiga Kitamura, a 29-year-old whose efforts to become an actor in Tokyo have hit a wall, as his manager claims that his performances lack soul. At the same time, the young man has already lost his mother when he was young, essentially blaming his father, whose career in rally has taken up most of his time, neglecting him, his brother, and their mother. Neither of the two siblings talk to him anymore, and his pleas for Taiga to visit the rural area where he runs a car repair shop are met with denial, even dismissal on occasion.
- 4/1/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
translation by Lukasz Mankowski
Born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan in 1963, Renpei Tsukamoto’s illustrious directorial career includes works such as “One Missed Call 2” (2004), “700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police” (2008), and “Reon” (2018), among many others. Renpei Tsukamoto also has extensive experience in television. Just a few of his credits include “Dragon Zakura”, “Teinen joshi”, “Juuyou sankounin tantei”, among others. In addition to TV dramas “At Home Dad” and “Mother & Lover” His latest work “Bento Harassment” is his third collaboration with star actress Ryoko Shinohara.
On the occasion of “Bento Harassment” screening on Five Flavours Asian Film Festival, we speak with him about adapting a blog essay into the movie, the concept of bento and how it was implemented in the movie, the relationship of teenagers with their parents and many other topics.
Why did you decide to adapt a blog essay into a movie? Which was the most difficult aspect...
Born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan in 1963, Renpei Tsukamoto’s illustrious directorial career includes works such as “One Missed Call 2” (2004), “700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police” (2008), and “Reon” (2018), among many others. Renpei Tsukamoto also has extensive experience in television. Just a few of his credits include “Dragon Zakura”, “Teinen joshi”, “Juuyou sankounin tantei”, among others. In addition to TV dramas “At Home Dad” and “Mother & Lover” His latest work “Bento Harassment” is his third collaboration with star actress Ryoko Shinohara.
On the occasion of “Bento Harassment” screening on Five Flavours Asian Film Festival, we speak with him about adapting a blog essay into the movie, the concept of bento and how it was implemented in the movie, the relationship of teenagers with their parents and many other topics.
Why did you decide to adapt a blog essay into a movie? Which was the most difficult aspect...
- 12/15/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s unprecedented 9th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held online from Saturday, October 3 to Thursday, October 22 and features 22 films using the SHIFT72 festival platform. For the first time, Tjff is expanding its reach beyond Toronto to audiences across all of Canada, maintaining the festival’s sense of community while promoting friendship, understanding, and exchange between the Japanese and broader Canadian community. The festival has 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 international audiences.
Tjff 2020 also presents major award winners for their Canadian premieres: Mitsuhito Fujii’s The Journalist which won the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Actor (Tori Matsuzaka) and Best Actress (Eun-kyung Shim); Hirohiko Arai’s intense erotic odyssey It Feels So Good (Kinema Junpo Awards...
Tjff 2020 also presents major award winners for their Canadian premieres: Mitsuhito Fujii’s The Journalist which won the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Actor (Tori Matsuzaka) and Best Actress (Eun-kyung Shim); Hirohiko Arai’s intense erotic odyssey It Feels So Good (Kinema Junpo Awards...
- 9/14/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The sequel to one of the most well-known J-horror franchises saw some major changes. Takashi Miike gave his stead to Renpei Tsukamoto, while the Taiwanese “flavour” of the new story also brought a change in the cast, with Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi and Goro Kishitani giving their place to Rie Mimura, Asaka Seto and Peter Ho, with the only one retaining his place being Renji Ishibashi as officer Motomiya. Let us see how the new group fared.
Kindergarten teacher Kyoko and her friend Madoka visit the former’s boyfriend, Naoto, in the Chinese restaurant he works at. At the same time, Mr Wang, the owner, picks up his daughter’s phone and the “missed call curse” begins once again, ending up almost immediately to his death. Journalist Takako Nozoe, who has been following the story since the previous deaths, also gets involved in the case soon after the murder occurs,...
Kindergarten teacher Kyoko and her friend Madoka visit the former’s boyfriend, Naoto, in the Chinese restaurant he works at. At the same time, Mr Wang, the owner, picks up his daughter’s phone and the “missed call curse” begins once again, ending up almost immediately to his death. Journalist Takako Nozoe, who has been following the story since the previous deaths, also gets involved in the case soon after the murder occurs,...
- 2/8/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
In February, Arrow Video send a wonderful Valentine to genre film fans, with a bells and whistles release of a classic J-horror trilogy.
The One Missed Call Trilogy- An iconic trilogy of J-horror films comes to Blu-ray for the first time! Tapping into the same brand of terror as the Ring and Grudge movies, visionary director Takashi Miike presents a modern, high-tech twist on that mainstay of Japanese folklore, the yurei or vengeful spirit, in the form of its own iconic antihero – the terrifying Mimiko.
In the first instalment in the trilogy, 2003’s One Missed Call, student Yoko receives a phone message from her future self, ending with her own death scream. Two days later, she dies in a horrific rail collision. As the mysterious phone curse spreads, claiming more young lives, Yoko’s friend Yumi joins forces with detective Hiroshi, whose sister met the same gruesome fate.
The One Missed Call Trilogy- An iconic trilogy of J-horror films comes to Blu-ray for the first time! Tapping into the same brand of terror as the Ring and Grudge movies, visionary director Takashi Miike presents a modern, high-tech twist on that mainstay of Japanese folklore, the yurei or vengeful spirit, in the form of its own iconic antihero – the terrifying Mimiko.
In the first instalment in the trilogy, 2003’s One Missed Call, student Yoko receives a phone message from her future self, ending with her own death scream. Two days later, she dies in a horrific rail collision. As the mysterious phone curse spreads, claiming more young lives, Yoko’s friend Yumi joins forces with detective Hiroshi, whose sister met the same gruesome fate.
- 12/1/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Festival and new school form part of strategy to grow entertainment industry in Okinawa.
Japanese comedy Reon and China’s In Pursuit Of The General were presented with the audience awards at the close of the 10th Okinawa International Movie Festival on Sunday night.
Directed by Renpei Tsukamoto, Reon follows a female office worker and an autocratic male CEO whose bodies are switched after a car accident. Teng Junjie’s In Pursuit Of The General, a film version of a popular Peking Opera, won the audience award for a foreign-language film.
Reon played as part of Oimf’s Special Screenings section,...
Japanese comedy Reon and China’s In Pursuit Of The General were presented with the audience awards at the close of the 10th Okinawa International Movie Festival on Sunday night.
Directed by Renpei Tsukamoto, Reon follows a female office worker and an autocratic male CEO whose bodies are switched after a car accident. Teng Junjie’s In Pursuit Of The General, a film version of a popular Peking Opera, won the audience award for a foreign-language film.
Reon played as part of Oimf’s Special Screenings section,...
- 4/23/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Reon Takanashi (Kang Ji-Young) is dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her job. Reo Asahina (Naoto Takenaka) is a CEO and a playboy. The two get involved in a traffic accident. Reon and Reo discover that they have changed bodies.
‘Reon’ is directed by Renpei Tsukamoto, whose filmography mostly consists of tv dramas, such as ‘Godhand Teru’ (2009) and ‘Omukae Death’ (2016). His latest film, ‘Wig’, was released in 2010.
The film is based on manga series ‘Reon’ by Kaori Ookura (writer & illustrator) and Tomohide Kiyoshi (writer) and marks the first leading role for Jiyoung, ex-member of popular South-Korean girl group Kara.
‘Reon’ is directed by Renpei Tsukamoto, whose filmography mostly consists of tv dramas, such as ‘Godhand Teru’ (2009) and ‘Omukae Death’ (2016). His latest film, ‘Wig’, was released in 2010.
The film is based on manga series ‘Reon’ by Kaori Ookura (writer & illustrator) and Tomohide Kiyoshi (writer) and marks the first leading role for Jiyoung, ex-member of popular South-Korean girl group Kara.
- 2/16/2018
- by Patrick Hofmeister
- AsianMoviePulse
The team of Nippon Connection has announced the full program for the 11th edition of the Japanese film festival. Despite the current events in Japan, the festival will take place in Frankfurt from April 27th to Mai 1st.
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
The team of Nippon Connection has announced the full program for the 11th edition of the Japanese film festival. Despite the current events in Japan, the festival will take place in Frankfurt from April 27th to Mai 1st.
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
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