Posted by kevin at 7:36pm EDT on Thursday, January 31, 2008
Filed under: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Future releases, Movie announcements
Director Minoru Kawasaki (The World Sinks Except Japan, Executive Koala, The Calamari Wrestler) held a press conference yesterday for his upcoming kaiju parody The Monster X Strikes Back / Attack the G8 Summit (Girara no Gyakushuu / Toyako Summit Kiki Ippatsu). Attendees got an up-close look at the remarkably well-spoken Guilala, a monster who first appeared in the 1967 sci-fi movie Uchu Daikaiju Girara. Also in attendance was Akira Matsushita reprising his famous over-the-top impersonation of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Posted by kevin at 6:54pm EDT on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Filed under: Links
I figured this was worth mentioning since it’s been quite a long time since SaruDama‘s last update, but they now have a new design and new reviews up for Retribution and Exte. It’s always nice to see other Japanese movie sites get back into the fray, and that one was always one of my favorites.
Posted by kevin at 4:30pm EDT on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Filed under: Thriller, Future releases
The official website for Junji Sakamoto’s hardboiled revenge thriller Chameleon: Long Goodbye is now live. There isn’t much content yet but there is a 45 second teaser featuring a really scruffy Tatsuya Fujiwara standing around looking badass. Release is scheduled for this summer.
Links:
Official website
TokyoGraph
Eigapedia
Posted by kevin at 1:58am EDT on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Filed under: Future releases
The official website for Kenji Murakami’s upcoming film ALLDAYS: Nichome no Asahi just got re-shuffled and added a trailer (and i mean just… things are being added to the site as I type this). The movie’s title is a play on the 2005 smash hit Always: San-chome no Yuhi (Always: Sunset on Third Street) and will focus on life in the 1950s in Ni-chome - Shinjuku’s gay ward. Release is scheduled for February 2nd.
Links:
Official website
TokyoGraph
Posted by kevin at 11:40pm EDT on Sunday, January 20, 2008
Filed under: Future releases
The trailer for the live-action movie adaptation of Hinako Ashihara’s shojo manga series Sands’ Chronicle (Sunadokei) is up on its official website. The story revolves around a girl named An who moves to Shimane Prefecture with her mother after her parents divorce and spans 14 years of her life. The cast includes Kaho, Megumi Sato, Nao Matsushita, Shunya Isaka, and Sosuke Ikematsu. Release is scheduled for April 26th.
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