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The 9th edition of the Udine Far East Film

The 9th edition of ' Udine Far East Film Festival, scheduled from 20 to 28 April, will offer the public some sixty titles. Japanese film festival opens with a preview of the Western fantasy Dororo , directed by Akihiko Shiota. Adapted from the manga by Osamu Tezuka, considered the father of Japanese comics, the film soon became home to the largest and most resounding commercial success of 2007. Dororo tells the legend of a samurai warrior forced to fight 48 demons to regain as many sections of the body. Spectacular and visionary, and at the same time funny and lighthearted, the film contains all of the surrealism of the comic from which it springs. The action sequences are signed by Ching Siu-tung, the Hong Kong master of arms, choreographer and director, in turn, known for his work, among others, on the sets of Shaolin Soccer by Stephen Chow and Hero by Zhang Yimou. Japan will be represented too, for the titles already announced, the sequel to Nana from catastrophic Sinking of Japan and "Titanic Japanese, Umizaru 2. > The official website of the Festival.

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2006: good year for Japanese film at the box office

The market share of local films in Japan will reach for the first time since 1985, 50% and the number of titles produced will be higher than 400 for the first time since 1973.

Leading the market is the Toho, the largest distribution company in Japan, with $ 482 million from January to November. The most important title for the Toho is the cartoon of the Ghibli " Tales from Earthsea " followed by " Umizaru 2" and the comedy by Koki Mitani " Suite Dreams." The funds for the production of titles come mainly from TV networks and other media giants. Among the Fuji TV network stands in the first half of the year with "Umizaru 2" and "Suite Dreams", while rival TBS gaining ground in the second half of "The Sinking of Japan " and " Nada Sou Sou- Tears for You " drama of love between brother and sister (poster above) that exceeds $ 30 million (these become blockbusters in Japan surpassing the $ 25 million). The ambition to beat the Fuji for the whole year will probably fail, given the weak start in December last great film of 2006, "Nana 2". As far as Hollywood pride of place in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" with an income of $ 89 million, to the disappointment "Memoirs of a Geisha" that despite the setting did not convince the Japanese public (13 million dollars) . Excellent deals on Warner with the distribution of the two "Death Note", a thriller based on a successful anime. The first "Death Note " has reached $ 25 million, passed on the second "Death Note: the last name " with its $ 40 million. The success of "Death Note" will increase the trend of the Hollywood majors on the production and distribution of local films, while the crash of Korean films - no one has achieved significant revenue - has highlighted the difficulties of Hanryu (Korean wave). What the next boom? Standing the romantic drama, crowded with too many players are in the advanced fighters of different eras, reflecting the revival of Japanese nationalism and the fascination of what is a military ...
In March comes "The Blue Wolf", the producer Haruki Kadokawa (Yamato). Starring Takashi Sorimachi Role Genghis Khan. The film will triumph at the box office? [Source: VarietyAsia]

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Love and Honor leads the nominations of the Japan Academy Awards

"Love and Honor" by Yoji Yamada guide, with 12 entries and nominations, published Dec. 20, the 30th Japan Academy Awards . Takuya Kimura, the protagonist of the film in the role of the blind samurai, he refused the nomination. The talent agency Johnny & Associates, a hothouse of young male stars, which follows the interests of Kimura, has a long tradition of rejection of musical awards and competitions, but this is the first rejection of a nomination for Academy of Japan. Kimura is a member of pop group SMAP and is a star of TV drama from various years. 11 nominations have come to the comedy "Suite Dreams" and 10 to the comedy-drama "Hula Girls." The nominations come from members of the 4400 Academy and cover 15 different categories, including those for best film, best director, best actor and actress. The awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on 16 February. [Source: VarietyAsia]

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Yoji Yamada's trilogy on the third chapter: Love and Honor Box

Concluded the presence in the halls of Death note: the last name (with an income of over $ 41,000,000), Nada SoSo (Tears For You) ($ 24,000,000) and Kisarazu Cat's Eye World Series ($ 14,000,000) what happened in Japanese box office until mid-December? Tegami (The Letter) is now up to $ 8,200,000, Tada, kimi wo aishiteru (Heavenly Forest) to $ 5,300,000 and 7 Gatsu 24 ka dori no Kurisumasu share to $ 4,000,000. And the news? It seems that after a year of rebirth of J-movies things are a little stops ... There 's been good enough for the new film by Yoji Yamada, Bushi no ichibun ( Love and Honor), with a partial collection of $ 14 million. Third chapter of the Samurai Trilogy, after the success of "The Twilight Samurai" and "The Hidden Blade " is another solid tale of a samurai who fights for his faith. The film portrays the deep love between a young samurai, Shinnojo Mimura, who lost his sight for a poisoning, and his wife, ready to sacrifice themselves to save the honor of her husband. Main Performer is Takuya Kimura, a young star of the small screen, flanked in the role of wife, Rei Dan, actress debut. The film, according to critics, keeps the traditional style of directing Yamada, simple, realistic and never over the top, and is satisfactory as (and perhaps more) of the two previous works. > go to the official website. In the next post will talk about the other films released ...