Japan's legendary anime franchise Evangelion series made into big screens again in 2007, and the first chapter of the 4-part series is starting in San Francisco's Sundance Cinemas on September 4, 2009.
I, for one, did not quite "get it" when I watched it, as I am SO not the target audience, but my son LOVED it. Anyway, I know enough that it is a MUST-SEE film for Japan anime otakus.
Toei Kyoto and local institutions is holding "Kyoto Filmmakers Lab" from September 27 till October 1 this year. The event is to open Toei Kyoto studio's rich Jidaigeki (period/samurai film) assets for young filmmakers from all over the world for the new style Jidaigeki production. 20 filmmakers, 10 from Japan and 10 from other countries, will be selected. The application deadline is August 23.
They will select a few winners at the end of the event and send them to Berlin Film Festival next year. The entrants also are scheduled to participate in discussion with Japanese film directors including Takashi Miike and Mamoru Oshii, as a part of the concurrent Kyoto CMEX event.
Sorry for the short notice, but if you are interested in making a film based on Japanese period/samurai drama, please take a look!
"New People", J-POP center in Japan Town area San Francisco with a theater dedicated to Japanese movies and anime, is holding a grand opening event today on 8/15.
A bunch of events are going on during the day. The movie event features "20th Century Boys 1" based on Naoki Urasawa's manga and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, starring Toshiaki Karasawa, will be held on 4pm, with the main actress Takako Tokiwa (who also is in popular NHK's historical drama "Tenchijin") appearing on site (I heard...).
"20th Century Boys" trilogy will be shown sequencially in the same venue through September 3. They are also showing "Bleach The Movie" (animation) and "L change the worLd" (spin-off of popular manga-based "Death Note" series, starring - my big fav - Kenichi Matsuyama!) for special events in late August.
My favorite actor Kenichi Matsuyama's "Detroit Metal City" will be shown in New York next week!!
PRESENTS NIPPON EIGA SERIES PART 19
NY PREMIERE OF DETROITMETALCITY DIRECTED BY TOSHIO LEE STARING KENICHI MATSUYAMA, GENE SIMMONS, and others
Japan | 2008 | 103 min. | 35mm film | Japanese with English Subtitles
Thurs., Aug. 20 - Doors open 6:15pm - Film starts 7:00pm The ImaginAsian, 239 East 59th Street (Bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave.), NYC For RSVP, www.newyork-tokyo.com/wp/dmc
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