You read that right, Mamoru Hosoda’s Summer Wars anime film turns 15 years old this year. To celebrate, Studio Chizu will be holding a multi-installment 15th-anniversary project for the flick, starting with a film concert in June. A new visual by Oz avatar designer Takashi Okazaki was released to go along with the announcement. The Summer Wars film concert also got its own visual released, which is an updated version of the visual used for the 10th-anniversary concert in 2020 that was canceled due to Covid-19. Akihiko Matsumoto, who composed the music for Summer Wars , will be in attendance at the event alongside Kazuki Wada conducting the New Japan Philharmonic. The Summer Wars film will be played in full alongside a full orchestral rendition of the soundtrack. The first event will be held at the Tokyo International Forum with tickets on sale now through lottery. Those who purchase an “S” class...
- 4/3/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
Takashi Yamazaki’s first feature, “Juvenile,” while nothing groundbreaking, was a charming directorial debut that teased the potential of the director’s talents moving forward. Sadly, the same cannot be said for his second movie, “Returner,” a visually ugly mess that fails to entertain with its action or engage with its sci-fi storytelling. Much of the production team returns, including visual effects companies Shirogumi and Robot Communications, as do some actors, notably Anne Suzuki, in a more prominent starring role. Starring alongside her is Takeshi Kaneshiro, who cinephiles may best recognize for his collaborations with acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. While “Returner” would be a box-office hit, it was met with generally negative reception.
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In 2084, a young soldier named Milly travels back in time to try and prevent an alien race known as the “Daggra” from raging war against humanity.
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In 2084, a young soldier named Milly travels back in time to try and prevent an alien race known as the “Daggra” from raging war against humanity.
- 10/16/2023
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
Japan’s Dean Fujioka and the U.K.’s Callum Woodhouse are set to star in “Orang Ikan,” a WWII-set creature horror film. The picture is scripted by Singapore and Indonesia-based Mike Wiluan who will also direct the picture from next month.
International rights to “Orang Ikan” have been picked up by London-based Sc Films International, which will give the project its sales launch at the Busan festival and accompanying market next month.
Set in the Pacific, 1942, a Japanese ship transports prisoners of war to occupied territories as slave labor. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British Pow are stranded on a deserted island, but soon discover they are not alone. They are being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan, a human-fish hybrid. Unable to communicate in each other’s language, the two mortal enemies must come together to survive the unknown.
International rights to “Orang Ikan” have been picked up by London-based Sc Films International, which will give the project its sales launch at the Busan festival and accompanying market next month.
Set in the Pacific, 1942, a Japanese ship transports prisoners of war to occupied territories as slave labor. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British Pow are stranded on a deserted island, but soon discover they are not alone. They are being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan, a human-fish hybrid. Unable to communicate in each other’s language, the two mortal enemies must come together to survive the unknown.
- 9/19/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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