Yasu hails from Tokyo, Japan and had resided in Los Angeles for more than 20 years. He studied at California State University at Northridge (88 ~ 93) and holds a degree in Film/TV from Columbia College in Hollywood (96 ~ 98), USA. His early independent films, such as “Embolism,” “Kellene”, “Petra” had won various awards like 1st Place, 24th CA Media Film Festival (92), Gold Medal,20th Japanese Media Film Festival (92), etc.
In 2010, Yasu started the Film/TV production company, 42nd Pictures Sdn. Bhd. with Bea Tanaka, his Malaysian wife, in Kuala Lumpur to make TV/ Feature films for domestic and international market. As they are passionate about education, 42nd Academy has been active to curry out the series of Yasu’s classes, Visual Storytelling in Malaysia and Japan.
Bea Tanaka has 18 years of experience as a Tesl (Teaching English as a Second Language) teacher and Special Education Teacher for the Deaf. She has a Degree in...
In 2010, Yasu started the Film/TV production company, 42nd Pictures Sdn. Bhd. with Bea Tanaka, his Malaysian wife, in Kuala Lumpur to make TV/ Feature films for domestic and international market. As they are passionate about education, 42nd Academy has been active to curry out the series of Yasu’s classes, Visual Storytelling in Malaysia and Japan.
Bea Tanaka has 18 years of experience as a Tesl (Teaching English as a Second Language) teacher and Special Education Teacher for the Deaf. She has a Degree in...
- 11/12/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Mostly shot in the exquisite Bako National Park in Sarawak, “Nota” is a rather unusual film that begins as a social drama about a failing couple and ends as a surrealistic thriller. Let us take things from the beginning, though.
Kamal and Erin face a marital crisis, particularly due to their failure to have a child, something that has driven them quite apart, particularly from Kamal’s side. While the happy memories of the past do exist, the melancholy and the sadness of the present have taken over. Eventually, Erin discovers a note written by her spouse that states his intentions of ending their marriage. Seemingly to reinvigorate their relationship, she asks him to travel again to the Bako National Park, where they have spent some of their happiest moments. Their trip however, proves rather eventful, as their path to the park is interrupted when their taxi...
Kamal and Erin face a marital crisis, particularly due to their failure to have a child, something that has driven them quite apart, particularly from Kamal’s side. While the happy memories of the past do exist, the melancholy and the sadness of the present have taken over. Eventually, Erin discovers a note written by her spouse that states his intentions of ending their marriage. Seemingly to reinvigorate their relationship, she asks him to travel again to the Bako National Park, where they have spent some of their happiest moments. Their trip however, proves rather eventful, as their path to the park is interrupted when their taxi...
- 11/5/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
This year’s event features an unprecedented increase in women directors and a new work-in-progress lab.
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Mar 13-15), which has its 15th edition this year, has revealed its lineup of 25 projects.
Unprecedentedly, nearly half of the projects are from female directors, about a third are by first-time directors and two rarely seen genres at Haf are included - science fiction and gothic thriller.
As with previous editions, Hong Kong has a strong presence with five projects, including Derek Chiu’s No.1 Chung Ying Street, a drama about the 1967 riots in Hong Kong; Sobel Chan’s The Goddess, a tribute to classic 1930s Chinese films; new director Sunny Chan’s Man On The Dragon, a comedy-drama about five middle-aged men who take part in a dragon boat competition; new director Tom Chung-sing’s Impossible Split, about a bowling athlete who becomes a world champion despite a fatal disease, produced by She...
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Mar 13-15), which has its 15th edition this year, has revealed its lineup of 25 projects.
Unprecedentedly, nearly half of the projects are from female directors, about a third are by first-time directors and two rarely seen genres at Haf are included - science fiction and gothic thriller.
As with previous editions, Hong Kong has a strong presence with five projects, including Derek Chiu’s No.1 Chung Ying Street, a drama about the 1967 riots in Hong Kong; Sobel Chan’s The Goddess, a tribute to classic 1930s Chinese films; new director Sunny Chan’s Man On The Dragon, a comedy-drama about five middle-aged men who take part in a dragon boat competition; new director Tom Chung-sing’s Impossible Split, about a bowling athlete who becomes a world champion despite a fatal disease, produced by She...
- 1/18/2017
- by screenasia@yahoo.com (Silvia Wong)
- ScreenDaily
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