From a futuristic existential animation about androids to a culturally rich documentary delving into the art of ramen-making, the Japanese Film Festival: Online returns from 14-27 February 2022 with a free streamed Festival featuring the best in Japanese cinema.
The 2022 Festival presented by The Japan Foundation, Sydney will screen 17 films nation-wide for free, including feature films and documentaries. Jff Online 2022 marks the second time The Japan Foundation, Sydney will screen the festival across Australia to enjoy online.
Japanese Film Festival Director, Yurika Sugie said:
“Jff Online invites Australian audiences to celebrate the richness of Japanese cinema from the comfort of their own homes, with an eclectic virtual program traversing the hottest new international film festival award-winners, past Jff favourites and cult hits.”
Japanese Film Festival Programmer, Susan Bui said:
“Enjoy cutting-edge titles from Japan’s finest auteurs in tandem with Japanophiles from 25 countries world-wide as part of this exciting global initiative.
The 2022 Festival presented by The Japan Foundation, Sydney will screen 17 films nation-wide for free, including feature films and documentaries. Jff Online 2022 marks the second time The Japan Foundation, Sydney will screen the festival across Australia to enjoy online.
Japanese Film Festival Director, Yurika Sugie said:
“Jff Online invites Australian audiences to celebrate the richness of Japanese cinema from the comfort of their own homes, with an eclectic virtual program traversing the hottest new international film festival award-winners, past Jff favourites and cult hits.”
Japanese Film Festival Programmer, Susan Bui said:
“Enjoy cutting-edge titles from Japan’s finest auteurs in tandem with Japanophiles from 25 countries world-wide as part of this exciting global initiative.
- 2/9/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Anew announced that they are moving forward on Ghost Train, an English language remake of the 2006 Japanese horror movie Otoshimono:
“Los Angeles and Tokyo – October 30, 2014 – Adding to its commitment to establish a cultural bridge between a consortium of Japan’s leading creative companies and prominent Hollywood filmmakers and studios, All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) has partnered with the Hollywood feature film production company, Depth of Field and Japan’s legendary movie studio, Shochiku to develop “Ghost Train.”
Based on the 2006 Japanese horror thriller “Otoshimono,” “Ghost Train” is a horror themed tale tracking a mysterious force that invades an underground commuter train and terrifies its passengers,
The announcement of “Ghost Train” follows on the heels of previously announced Anew projects that include “Soul ReVIVER,” in association with Fields Corp., and filmmaker partners Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz of Bedford Falls Prods. and a live action remake of Toei Animation’s robot anime “Gaiking,...
“Los Angeles and Tokyo – October 30, 2014 – Adding to its commitment to establish a cultural bridge between a consortium of Japan’s leading creative companies and prominent Hollywood filmmakers and studios, All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) has partnered with the Hollywood feature film production company, Depth of Field and Japan’s legendary movie studio, Shochiku to develop “Ghost Train.”
Based on the 2006 Japanese horror thriller “Otoshimono,” “Ghost Train” is a horror themed tale tracking a mysterious force that invades an underground commuter train and terrifies its passengers,
The announcement of “Ghost Train” follows on the heels of previously announced Anew projects that include “Soul ReVIVER,” in association with Fields Corp., and filmmaker partners Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz of Bedford Falls Prods. and a live action remake of Toei Animation’s robot anime “Gaiking,...
- 10/31/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Creepy dolls! High school-related murders! Decapitations! Director Takeshi Furusawa’s upcoming horror flick “Another” seems to have just about everything you could possibly want from an Asian horror movie. However, it remains to be seen if the picture does anything original with all of this cinematic craziness. I love creepy dolls, high school-related murders, and decapitations as much as the next shut-in, but if you’re not doing anything cool with it, why bother? Don’t get too creeped out reading this synopsis: In 1972, a very popular honor student named Misaki died partway through the school year in Yomiyama Middle School’s class 3-3. His peers, devastated by the unexpected loss, decided to carry on as if the student were still alive, going so far as to keep the desk in place and bringing it to the graduation ceremony. Yet no one could explain why the dead classmate was present on the graduation photo.
- 5/14/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
The official website for Takeshi Furusawa’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Yukito Ayatsuji’s horror novel Another has been updated with a new full trailer.
Kento Yamazaki plays a 15-year-old boy named Koichi Sakakibara who moves to the suburban mountain town of Yomiyama to live with his grandparents in the spring of 1998. One day, he suffers a seizure caused by a chronic lung condition and collapses. While in the hospital recovering, he sees a beautiful girl wearing an eye patch (Ai Hashimoto) who makes a strange comment about about the morgue on the second floor and suddenly vanishes.
He meets up with her again when he attends middle school. Her name is Mei Misaki and Koichi can’t help but notice how oddly the other students and teachers seem to act around her. He makes several attempts to get to know her better, but fails repeatedly. However, when their classmates...
Kento Yamazaki plays a 15-year-old boy named Koichi Sakakibara who moves to the suburban mountain town of Yomiyama to live with his grandparents in the spring of 1998. One day, he suffers a seizure caused by a chronic lung condition and collapses. While in the hospital recovering, he sees a beautiful girl wearing an eye patch (Ai Hashimoto) who makes a strange comment about about the morgue on the second floor and suddenly vanishes.
He meets up with her again when he attends middle school. Her name is Mei Misaki and Koichi can’t help but notice how oddly the other students and teachers seem to act around her. He makes several attempts to get to know her better, but fails repeatedly. However, when their classmates...
- 5/11/2012
- Nippon Cinema
A new teaser has been released for Takeshi Furusawa’s Kyo, Koi o Hajimemasu, a live-action adaptation of Kanan Minami’s shojo manga series of the same name (2007-2011).
Emi Takei stars as Tsubaki Hibino, an excessively studious high school girl who clings to old customs like chastity before marriage and is referred to as a “stupid showa era girl” by other students for her old fashioned appearance. The story depicts her relationship with a “modern” boy named Kyouta Tsubaki (Tori Matsuzaka) who claims her first kiss.
“Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu” will be released by Toho in Japan this December.
Sources: Official website, YouTube...
Emi Takei stars as Tsubaki Hibino, an excessively studious high school girl who clings to old customs like chastity before marriage and is referred to as a “stupid showa era girl” by other students for her old fashioned appearance. The story depicts her relationship with a “modern” boy named Kyouta Tsubaki (Tori Matsuzaka) who claims her first kiss.
“Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu” will be released by Toho in Japan this December.
Sources: Official website, YouTube...
- 4/21/2012
- Nippon Cinema
Another adaptation is on its way for another horror novel from Japan which has been turned into another movie that will no doubt be remade here in the States by another movie company, thereby turning it into another piece of crap that we end up hating.
Check out the trailer and artwork for Takeshi Furusawa's big screen take on the novel Another by Yukito Ayatsuji after the monster-sized plot crunch below.
Synopsis
In 1972, a very popular honor student named Misaki died partway through the school year in Yomiyama Middle School’s class 3-3. His peers, devastated by the unexpected loss, decided to carry on as if the student were still alive, going so far as to keep his desk in place and bringing it to the graduation ceremony. Yet, no one could explain why the dead classmate was present in the graduation photo.
In spring 1998, 15-year-old student Kōichi Sakakibara...
Check out the trailer and artwork for Takeshi Furusawa's big screen take on the novel Another by Yukito Ayatsuji after the monster-sized plot crunch below.
Synopsis
In 1972, a very popular honor student named Misaki died partway through the school year in Yomiyama Middle School’s class 3-3. His peers, devastated by the unexpected loss, decided to carry on as if the student were still alive, going so far as to keep his desk in place and bringing it to the graduation ceremony. Yet, no one could explain why the dead classmate was present in the graduation photo.
In spring 1998, 15-year-old student Kōichi Sakakibara...
- 3/5/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A teaser site has been launched for Takeshi Furusawa‘s upcoming live-action adaptation of Yukito Ayatsuji’s horror novel Another. With the site comes a cryptic teaser trailer and a cast list which adds Ai Kato and Yoshihiko Hakamada to the previously announced leads, Ai Hashimoto and Kento Yamazaki.
Yamazaki plays a 15-year-old boy named Koichi Sakakibara who’s forced to move to a suburban town in the mountains called Yomiyama to live with his grandparents in the spring of 1998. One day he suffers a seizure brought on by a chronic lung condition and collapses, but luckily he’s taken to the hospital in time to save his life. While in recovery at the hospital, he sees a beautiful girl wearing an eye patch (Hashimoto) and becomes fixated on her before she makes an odd remark about the morgue on the second floor and leaves suddenly.
He meets up with...
Yamazaki plays a 15-year-old boy named Koichi Sakakibara who’s forced to move to a suburban town in the mountains called Yomiyama to live with his grandparents in the spring of 1998. One day he suffers a seizure brought on by a chronic lung condition and collapses, but luckily he’s taken to the hospital in time to save his life. While in recovery at the hospital, he sees a beautiful girl wearing an eye patch (Hashimoto) and becomes fixated on her before she makes an odd remark about the morgue on the second floor and leaves suddenly.
He meets up with...
- 3/4/2012
- Nippon Cinema
J-horror Another gets a trailerMovies based on Anime have a tendency to be shall we say hit-n-miss, but the first teaser trail for director Takeshi Furusawa’s horror thriller Another at least looks the part. High end productions values and a decent sounding storyline (based on the novel by Yukito Ayatsuji) are a good start point, and Furusawa holds a (if perhaps more minor) place in the hearts of Japanese horror fans, for his fairly decent 2006 scare flick ‘Otoshimono’. Whether the film follows the original story closely, is hard to tell, but here a summary of the plotline via Wiki....In 1972, a very popular honor student named Misaki died partway through the school year in Yomiyama Middle School’s class 3-3. His peers, devastated by the unexpected loss, decided to carry on as if the student were still alive, going so far as to keep the desk in place and...
- 3/3/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
MADRID -- Spanish distribution house Notro Films said Monday it has picked up Spanish rights to eight movies, including Julian Jarrold's Becoming Jane, Sarah Polley's Away from Her and the final episode in the Japanese terror saga One Missed Call: Final.
The hefty shopping bag, which Notro takes home following this year's American Film Market, shows the ambition for the Barcelona-based distributor, which presently has Copying Beethoven in Spanish theaters.
"It coincided that Notro is growing and that we found a lot of films at AFM that were in keeping with the very clearly defined line of films that Notro handles," said Notro acquisitions' chief Raquel Luque. "If we're growing, it's clear we need to add to our slate."
Other titles picked up include Bruce Beresford's A Woman of No Importance, starring Pierce Brosnan, Annette Bening and Lindsay Lohan, Terry Gilliam's Tideland, and the odd comedy Special, in which Michael Rapaport plays a man who acquires new powers after taking medication.
Also from Japan, Notro bought Yoji Yamada's Love and Honor and Takeshi Furusawa Ghost Train.
The hefty shopping bag, which Notro takes home following this year's American Film Market, shows the ambition for the Barcelona-based distributor, which presently has Copying Beethoven in Spanish theaters.
"It coincided that Notro is growing and that we found a lot of films at AFM that were in keeping with the very clearly defined line of films that Notro handles," said Notro acquisitions' chief Raquel Luque. "If we're growing, it's clear we need to add to our slate."
Other titles picked up include Bruce Beresford's A Woman of No Importance, starring Pierce Brosnan, Annette Bening and Lindsay Lohan, Terry Gilliam's Tideland, and the odd comedy Special, in which Michael Rapaport plays a man who acquires new powers after taking medication.
Also from Japan, Notro bought Yoji Yamada's Love and Honor and Takeshi Furusawa Ghost Train.
- 11/27/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TOKYO -- A Japanese horror film has broken new ground by being released in South Korea prior to its first domestic screening. Ghost Train, distributed in Korea by CJ Entertainment, opened on about 120 screens when it opened in Japan on July 27. Since then, it has taken in an estimated $900,000 at the boxoffice. The Shochiku film, directed by Takeshi Furusawa, will not appear at Japanese theaters until Sept. 30.
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