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Action
Digital/87min/Color/Japan/2010
Director:
Hiroki Asai
Starring:
-Ryohei Sakai ("Kingdom Hearts II")
-Yasuaki Kurata ("Blood: The Last Vampire", "Shinjuku Incident", "Fist of Legend")
Who is the winner?
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Animation
35mm/103min/Color/Japan/2008
Director:
Makoto Kobayashi ("Mobile Suit Gandamm ZZ ", "Giant Robo ")
Yesterday, Today, and no future...
The mega-hit neo-futureistic animation that captures the hearts of Japanese audience.
Official Selection:
-Pusan International Film Festival 2008
-Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2008
-Chicago International Film Festival 2008 |
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Animation
35mm/87min/Color/Japan/2009
Director:
Takayuki Hamana
Production Company :
-Production I.G. ("Ghost in the Shell ", "The Sky Crowlers")
-Trans Arts ("Idaten Jump ", "The Price of Tennis")
Based on the English novel "Bootleg" by Alex Shearer
From the production company of "Ghost in the Shell", PRODUCTION I.G. |
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Horror/Action
HD/85min/Color/Japan/2009
Director:
Yoshihiro Nishimura ("Tokyo Gore Police") & Naoyuki Tomomatsu ("Zombie Self-Defense Force")
Starring:
Yukie Kawamura ("A Slit-Mouthed Woman 2")
Eihi Shiina ("Tokyo Gore Police", "Audition")
Here begins a deadly combat between Vampire Girl and Franken Girl in the name of love.
From the director of "Tokyo Gore Police"
Official Selection:
-Fantasia Festival 2009
Winner of Guru Prize for Most Energetic Film
-NY Asian Film Festival 2009
Winner of Audience Award
-Sainte Mazime International Horror Film Festival
Winner of Prix de Bronze
Winner of Meilleur Film
-Toronto After Dark 2009
-Puchon Fantastic Film Festival 2009
-Sitges International Film Festival 2009 |
Review:
"A gleefully deranged Asian splatter version of High School Musical" - Dennis Dermody, PAPER magazine
"You should have a smile on your face peering through that slack jaw" - Dr. Cole Abaius, Fantastic Fest 09
"...something quite new and exciting for horror cinema" - Ben Austwick, FRIGHTFEST 09
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Drama
35mm/120min/Color/Japan, USA, Korea/2009
Director:
Aaron Woolfolk
Starring:
-Ben Guillory ("The Color Purple", "Maid to Order")
-Saki Takaoka ("A Long Walk" / Best Picture - Montreal World Film Festival, 2006)
-Misa Shimizu ("The Eel" / Palm d'Or - Cannes Film Festival, 1997)
-Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon" movies, "Dreamgirls")
After the sudden death of his estranged son in rural Japan, an American man must go there to claim some important family items. While there, he discovers some secrets his son left behind.
Will be released theatricall in US, Spring 2010
Official Selection:
-Hawaii International Film Festival 2009
-San Diego Asian Film Festival 2009
-Cancun International Film Festival 2009
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Review:
"The Harimaya Bridge is an intriguing surprise " - Jason Sanders, Hawaii International Film Festival
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Cobalt Blue
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Drama
35mm/119min/Color/Japan/2009
Director:
Yosuke Nakagawa ("Starlit High Noon", "Blue Fish")
Starring:
-Masami Nagasawa ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World", "Godzilla" series)
-Kuranosuke Sasaki ("Sanjuro", "20th Century Boy")
If I didn't fall in love with him...
If I weren't born on this island...
Official Selection:
-Shanghai International Film Festival 2009
-Hawaii International Film Festival 2009
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