(Santa Monica, CA & Tokyo, Japan) September 5th, 2012 -Illumination Entertainment, creators of Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me and Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, and Fuji Television, Japan’s leading broadcast television network and film production company, today announced a strategic alliance in Japan. The deal brings together the creative expertise of Chris Meledandri, founder and CEO of Illumination, and Fuji Television’s Senior Executive Managing Director, Chihiro Kameyama. no immediate co-production plans on the table. The partnership will kick off in September 2012, when audiences will see the iconic Minion characters from Illumination’s hit film Despicable Me appear on the Fuji Television logo accompanying their theatrical release of Bayside Shakedown. Kameyama said: “Despicable Me was Illumination’s breakout hit and, for us, the film’s memorable characters represent the Illumination brand. To highlight our new alliance, we wanted to blend the Minion characters with our logo. Audiences will begin to see the...
- 9/5/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
(Santa Monica, CA & Tokyo, Japan) September 5th, 2012 -Illumination Entertainment, creators of Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me and Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, and Fuji Television, Japan’s leading broadcast television network and film production company, today announced a strategic alliance in Japan. The deal brings together the creative expertise of Chris Meledandri, founder and CEO of Illumination, and Fuji Television’s Senior Executive Managing Director, Chihiro Kameyama. no immediate co-production plans on the table. The partnership will kick off in September 2012, when audiences will see the iconic Minion characters from Illumination’s hit film Despicable Me appear on the Fuji Television logo accompanying their theatrical release of Bayside Shakedown. Kameyama said: “Despicable Me was Illumination’s breakout hit and, for us, the film’s memorable characters represent the Illumination brand. To highlight our new alliance, we wanted to blend the Minion characters with our logo. Audiences will begin to see the...
- 9/5/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Bran Nue Dae and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole have been nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in the Best Children’s Film and Best Animated Film categories respectively.
New Zealand’s Boy was also nominated for Best Children’s Film, and Australian actor Tony Barry has been recognised for his performance in that country’s feature Home by Christmas.
The Jury is headed by producer Lord David Puttnam, and winners will be announced on the Gold Coast on December 2.
The nominees are:
Best Feature Film
Tangshan dadizheng (Aftershock)
People’s Republic of China (Mainland China / Hong Kong)
Produced by Guo Yanhong, Han Sanping, Wang Zhonjun, Peter Lam Kin Ngok, Wang Tonguan and Albert Yeung.
Bal (Honey)
Turkey / Germany
Produced by Semih Kaplanoðlu.
Co-Produced by Johannes Rexin, Bettina Brokemper.
Mengjia (Monga)
Taiwan
Produced by Lee Lieh and Doze Niu Chen-zer.
Paju
Republic of Korea
Produced...
New Zealand’s Boy was also nominated for Best Children’s Film, and Australian actor Tony Barry has been recognised for his performance in that country’s feature Home by Christmas.
The Jury is headed by producer Lord David Puttnam, and winners will be announced on the Gold Coast on December 2.
The nominees are:
Best Feature Film
Tangshan dadizheng (Aftershock)
People’s Republic of China (Mainland China / Hong Kong)
Produced by Guo Yanhong, Han Sanping, Wang Zhonjun, Peter Lam Kin Ngok, Wang Tonguan and Albert Yeung.
Bal (Honey)
Turkey / Germany
Produced by Semih Kaplanoðlu.
Co-Produced by Johannes Rexin, Bettina Brokemper.
Mengjia (Monga)
Taiwan
Produced by Lee Lieh and Doze Niu Chen-zer.
Paju
Republic of Korea
Produced...
- 10/18/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
- Excuse me while I mop up my brains because my head just went kaboom. Jason Gray of Screen Daily broke word today that Franco-Vietnamese auteur Anh Hung Tran will adapt world-renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood for the big screen. First published in 1987, the novel is a nostalgic rumination told through the eyes of college student Toru, a listless drama major who floats through life and relationships in a haze of melancholy. Set in the turbulent ‘60s, when political and social unrest was the order of the day, Murakami takes a hard view on the period as he juxtaposes Toru’s disengaged nature against largely misguided student movement. 8.7 million copies have been sold in Japan alone and it has been translated in 36 languages. Known for his emotionally complex tales of desire and loss, Murakami, who’s style is heavily influenced by the West, is Japan’s most highly regarded author.
- 7/31/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
TOKYO -- The team that put together the biggest live-action franchise in Japanese movie history is reteaming to make "The Guardian", the movie arm of Fuji Television said Monday.
Ryoichi Kimizuka, screenwriter on the "Bayside Shakedown" series, will direct the film known as "Daremo Mamotte Kurenai" when it hits Japanese screens. Chihiro Kameyama, head of Fuji Television Network's Motion Pictures Department, also returns as producer.
"The Guardian" will star Koichi Sato as a detective who takes on the role of protecting a convict's younger sister from the barbs of Japanese society.
Mirai Shida, 14, will play the young girl, while Yuriko Ishida and Toshiro Yanagiba will also feature.
"The film will be completely different from the 'Bayside Shakedown' titles and will take a hard look at social realities and how cruel society can be," Fuji spokeswoman Minako Mita said. "Particularly in Japan, we see this kind of retaliation by society against people who are not to blame."
"Bayside Shakedown" began as a television series that was turned into a big-screen hit in 1998, where it raked in 10.1 billion yen.
Ryoichi Kimizuka, screenwriter on the "Bayside Shakedown" series, will direct the film known as "Daremo Mamotte Kurenai" when it hits Japanese screens. Chihiro Kameyama, head of Fuji Television Network's Motion Pictures Department, also returns as producer.
"The Guardian" will star Koichi Sato as a detective who takes on the role of protecting a convict's younger sister from the barbs of Japanese society.
Mirai Shida, 14, will play the young girl, while Yuriko Ishida and Toshiro Yanagiba will also feature.
"The film will be completely different from the 'Bayside Shakedown' titles and will take a hard look at social realities and how cruel society can be," Fuji spokeswoman Minako Mita said. "Particularly in Japan, we see this kind of retaliation by society against people who are not to blame."
"Bayside Shakedown" began as a television series that was turned into a big-screen hit in 1998, where it raked in 10.1 billion yen.
- 11/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TOKYO -- Takuya Kimura's latest project has been met with nothing short of hero worship in Japan, and the singer-turned-actor with the floppy hair is assured of a similarly fevered welcome in much of Asia -- starting with the acclaim that is anticipated in Pusan for "Hero".
"Obviously Kimura is very popular in Korea as well as Japan, but we also have local star Lee Byung-Hun in the film," executive producer Chihiro Kameyama said. "Even if this had not been a popular television program before, we believe there would have enough elements to make it a hit."
The signs are very good; "Hero" will be the biggest launch of a Japanese movie in South Korea, with local distributor Keowon Film getting 250 screens to show the title beginning Oct. 25.
Back in Japan, it took in ¥3.76 billion ($32.6 million) in its first 12 days and crossed the 3 million viewers mark in less than two weeks. Kameyama, who also is head of Fuji Television Network's Motion Picture Department, said "Hero" is already well on its way to the ¥10 billion milestone and is likely to exceed the ¥11 billion that Johnny Depp and the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" earned at the boxoffice here.
"It started out as a TV drama back in 2001, with Kimura making his character hugely popular because it was his first chance to act the role of a professional in a program," Kameyama said.
"Obviously Kimura is very popular in Korea as well as Japan, but we also have local star Lee Byung-Hun in the film," executive producer Chihiro Kameyama said. "Even if this had not been a popular television program before, we believe there would have enough elements to make it a hit."
The signs are very good; "Hero" will be the biggest launch of a Japanese movie in South Korea, with local distributor Keowon Film getting 250 screens to show the title beginning Oct. 25.
Back in Japan, it took in ¥3.76 billion ($32.6 million) in its first 12 days and crossed the 3 million viewers mark in less than two weeks. Kameyama, who also is head of Fuji Television Network's Motion Picture Department, said "Hero" is already well on its way to the ¥10 billion milestone and is likely to exceed the ¥11 billion that Johnny Depp and the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" earned at the boxoffice here.
"It started out as a TV drama back in 2001, with Kimura making his character hugely popular because it was his first chance to act the role of a professional in a program," Kameyama said.
- 10/4/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TOKYO -- Monkey and his sidekicks defied a devastating typhoon and two major earthquakes in Japan to rake in a respectable $6.5 million during the opening three-day holiday weekend for Monkey Magic.
The big-screen adaptation of Fuji Television Network's hugely popular TV series -- an interpretation of a folk tale first published in the 1590s in China -- opened on a record 461 screens across Japan, despite the elements.
"'Monkey Magic' has started remarkably, despite the odds this weekend," said Chihiro Kameyama, head of Fuji's Motion Picture Department. "The summer boxoffice season has just begun, so we have every confidence that 'Monkey' fans will be lining up in front of theaters in the coming weeks."
"We will work our own Monkey Magic against any typhoon that comes our way," he added.
At least 10 people have been reported killed in the typhoon and earthquakes over the weekend, with thousands more evacuated from their homes.
Fuji has sky-high expectations for the movie, which features Shingo Katori, star of the boy-band SMAP, after one in four Japanese TV viewers tuned in weekly to the 11-part series, which first screened in January 2006.
The big-screen adaptation of Fuji Television Network's hugely popular TV series -- an interpretation of a folk tale first published in the 1590s in China -- opened on a record 461 screens across Japan, despite the elements.
"'Monkey Magic' has started remarkably, despite the odds this weekend," said Chihiro Kameyama, head of Fuji's Motion Picture Department. "The summer boxoffice season has just begun, so we have every confidence that 'Monkey' fans will be lining up in front of theaters in the coming weeks."
"We will work our own Monkey Magic against any typhoon that comes our way," he added.
At least 10 people have been reported killed in the typhoon and earthquakes over the weekend, with thousands more evacuated from their homes.
Fuji has sky-high expectations for the movie, which features Shingo Katori, star of the boy-band SMAP, after one in four Japanese TV viewers tuned in weekly to the 11-part series, which first screened in January 2006.
- 7/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to star in and co-produce Afrosamurai, a live-action feature film adaptation of Takashi Okazaki's manga property. Gonzo, Fuji Television Network and Los Angeles-based Mosaic Media Group's Charles Roven and Alex Gartner will produce. Shinichiro Ishikawa and Chihiro Kameyama will co-produce. The Firm's Eli Selden and Julie Yorn will executive produce. Gloria Fan is shepherding the project for Mosaic. "Afrosamurai is an enormously exciting concept that we think will translate strongly into a feature film," Roven and Gartner said. "We look forward to working with Samuel as well as with Gonzo and Fuji Television Network as we embark on this new venture together."...
Buena Vista International will invest in its first Japanese animated feature, Brave Story, based on the novel by best-selling author Miyuki Miyabe about the adventures of a young boy who delves into a fantasy world to save his ailing mother. The deal is part of a initiative announced Monday by Fuji Television Network, Japan's leading broadcaster and the largest film-production studio, to develop and produce full-length feature animation together with Gonzo Digimation, one of Japan's premiere digital animation houses. Chihiro Kameyama, head of Fuji Television's motion picture department, said that the Fuji-Gonzo venture will spend $30 million for three animated features for the world market over six years. The big screen-adaptation of Brave Story will be a combination of animation and 3D CG. In addition to its co-investment, BVI will also distribute the film worldwide. Fuji Television announced in May that it invested $3.2 million dollars in Gonzo Digimation.
- 6/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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