I got the following press release from New York - Tokyo, about "Happy Flight" showing at Japan Society New York. "Happy Flight" is a work-place comedy by Shinobu Yaguchi, and is at 2nd place in box office over the 3rd weekend in November in Japan. I love both "Water Boys" and "Swing Girls" by Yaguchi, so I wanted to see it while I was in Japan last week, but did not have time.
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East Coast Premiere of
HAPPY FLIGHT
with Special Guest Appearances by
Director Shinobu Yaguchi, Actor Seiichi Tanabe, and Actress Haruka Ayase
Wed.,Dec.03, 2008 (1) Door 1:15pm, Film 2:00pm (2) Door 6:00pm, Film 6:45pm
Japan Society: 333 East 47th Street, NYC
Admission Free. Need RSVP to http://www.newyork-tokyo.com/
Director Shinobu Yaguchi brought feelings of laughter, tears, and exhilaration to audiences with his films about boys' synchronized swimming (Waterboys) and girls' high school big band jazz (Swing Girls). The theme of his latest film, HAPPY FLIGHT, is "airplanes" - of all things!
Yaguchi's intent was to create a realistic, completely new film that
oversees all corners of the aviation industry. Having ANA (All Nippon
Airways)
lend their Boeing 747 for filming and 500 staff members’ involvement,
he created a wonderfully entertaining film chock-full of Yaguchi's
love and fascination of airplanes.
· Director & Screenplay: Shinobu Yaguchi
· Cast: Seiichi Tanabe (Memories of Tomorrow, Honey and Clover), Haruka Ayase (Cyborg She, ICHI, The Magic Hour)
· Production Company: Altamira Pictures (Shall We Dance)
· Executive Producer: Shoji Masui (Shall We Dance)
· Official Website: www.happyflight.jp
· ©2008 Fuji Television Network, Altamira Pictures, Toho, Dentsu
· Japan/2008/103 min./color/Japanese with English subtitles
For both screenings, Director Yaguchi, actor Seiichi Tanabe and actress Haruka Ayase, will make special appearances.
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Michi Kaifu
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