Tokyo -- After two months on top of the Japanese box office, Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises has been knocked from the top spot by Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill, the big-screen version of a hit TV drama from Tokyo Broadcasting Systems (TBS). The Wind Rises became the first Japanese movie to break the 10 billion yen ($101 million) barrier since Miyazaki’s own Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea in 2008, grossing $107 million so far. Ataru, with Masahiro Nakai reprising the title role from the TV drama about an autistic savant who helps the police
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- 9/17/2013
- by Gavin J. Blair
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tokyo — Leaving San Francisco, singer Chris Hart has made himself at home in "J-pop."
His album of cover versions of Japanese pop tunes is rising on the charts. And the crooner is scoring on this nation's equivalent of "American Idol," being billed as a genius who understands the musical soul of Japan.
His success highlights a music industry that's still booming, and increasingly eager to internationalize. It's even ready to eclipse the U.S. music world, where CD sales have plunged with the arrival of digital technology.
Hart, 29, says he is living his dream. And he doesn't mind a bit that his fame has come so far from home.
"I am a part of the J-pop world now," he said in a recent interview, using the term for pop music in the world's third-biggest economy.
Hart has won over Japan by focusing on adaptations of local hits such as "Home,...
His album of cover versions of Japanese pop tunes is rising on the charts. And the crooner is scoring on this nation's equivalent of "American Idol," being billed as a genius who understands the musical soul of Japan.
His success highlights a music industry that's still booming, and increasingly eager to internationalize. It's even ready to eclipse the U.S. music world, where CD sales have plunged with the arrival of digital technology.
Hart, 29, says he is living his dream. And he doesn't mind a bit that his fame has come so far from home.
"I am a part of the J-pop world now," he said in a recent interview, using the term for pop music in the world's third-biggest economy.
Hart has won over Japan by focusing on adaptations of local hits such as "Home,...
- 9/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Haven’t heard much from Leonardo DiCaprio’s live-action version of “Ninja Scroll” in a while, so here’s (kinda) something: according to a Japanese newspaper, DiCaprio is considering casting the film’s leads with the five members of a popular Japanese band called Smap. This, we’re told, is in keeping with DiCaprio’s intention to fill out the cast with Japanese actors, thus keeping the film true to its roots. I suppose it would be kind of difficult to cast, say, Keanu Reeves when your story is supposed to take place in Feudal Japan. Writes the Nikkan Sports (via Anime News Network): In addition to performing a string of hit singles, the five members of Smap — Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki and Shingo Katori — have acted in many films based on manga and anime. However, they have not acted together in the same film since 1994’s Shoot.
- 4/7/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Oh boy, I really hope that this is just some kind of late April Fool’s joke. Ann reports in reference to Nikkan Sports (must be a great source for movie related news) that the members of the five-headed J-Pop boygroup Smap (Sports Music Assemble People) are considered to be casted as the main leads in the live-action adaptation of Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s anime classic Ninja Scroll. Leonardo DiCaprio, whose production company Appian Way has acquainted the rights last autumn has outed himself as a big fans of Japanese animation promised “not to make the movie until the script is in the right shape”. What noble words…
Smap is one of the biggest Japanese boygroups and was founded in 1991. All members, Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki and Shingo Katori have already acted in several tv series and (mostly manga and anime related) films, but I don’t...
Smap is one of the biggest Japanese boygroups and was founded in 1991. All members, Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki and Shingo Katori have already acted in several tv series and (mostly manga and anime related) films, but I don’t...
- 4/6/2009
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
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