Masaki Suda is a remarkably active and popular young Japanese actor with multiple film awards to his credits and for his role in Akira Nagai's “Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” he again won another Best Actor award at the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize in 2018. The two team up again in “Character” in which Suda plays a struggling manga artist desperately looking a career break.
Good-natured assistant manga illustrator Keigo Yamashiro is very good at drawing but he wants to go independent and get into the big league. Recently, he submitted his best work to a publisher but they refuse to publish it due to his lack of a strong villain character which makes his story less appealing. Disappointed, he decides to give up drawing manga altogether even though his girlfriend Natsumi Kawase (Mitsuki Takahata) fully supports him. Regardless, he still accepts an assignment of looking for a resident...
Good-natured assistant manga illustrator Keigo Yamashiro is very good at drawing but he wants to go independent and get into the big league. Recently, he submitted his best work to a publisher but they refuse to publish it due to his lack of a strong villain character which makes his story less appealing. Disappointed, he decides to give up drawing manga altogether even though his girlfriend Natsumi Kawase (Mitsuki Takahata) fully supports him. Regardless, he still accepts an assignment of looking for a resident...
- 4/7/2023
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
By Sophia Ng
A Faustian bargain is often recognised as a deal with the devil where one trades something of moral or spiritual importance such as the soul for the acquisition of worldly or material gains. It’s hardly a new trope in books and films, but is given a little twist in Akira Nagai’s film adaptation of “If Cats Disappeared from this World”. Based on Genki Kawamura’s book of the same name, the 2016 film follows its terminally-ill protagonist as he is offered a chance to prolong his life by a devil wearing his face– erasing one thing from the world in exchange for one more day of life. Compared to the high personal stakes involved in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, where the titular character trades his soul for permanent youth, the deal offered by the devil in this case seems like a pretty good deal when...
A Faustian bargain is often recognised as a deal with the devil where one trades something of moral or spiritual importance such as the soul for the acquisition of worldly or material gains. It’s hardly a new trope in books and films, but is given a little twist in Akira Nagai’s film adaptation of “If Cats Disappeared from this World”. Based on Genki Kawamura’s book of the same name, the 2016 film follows its terminally-ill protagonist as he is offered a chance to prolong his life by a devil wearing his face– erasing one thing from the world in exchange for one more day of life. Compared to the high personal stakes involved in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, where the titular character trades his soul for permanent youth, the deal offered by the devil in this case seems like a pretty good deal when...
- 10/28/2021
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Summer Explorers 2019: Mini season of film based on Manga!
The annual Summer Explorers season is back – this time taking place at the British Library!
From “Inuyashiki” (いぬやしき), to “Seto and Utsumi” (セトウツミ), “Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” (帝一の國), and :Psychic Kusuo” (斉木楠雄のΨ難), Summer Explorers 2019 : Manga Comes To Life showcases the range of plotlines that manga has provided film creatives over the years.Come and see the versatility of the influence that manga has had on Japanese cinema!
Presented and Curated by the Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the British Library.
Date: Saturday, 27 July and Sunday, 28 July 2019
Venue: British Library, Knowledge Centre Theatre, 96 Euston Road, St Pancras, London NW1
Saturday, 27 July
“Inuyashiki” (2018) by Shinsuke Sato
“Seto and Utsumi” (2016) by Tatsushi Ohmori
“Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” (2017) by Akira Nagai
“Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High”
Sunday, 28 July
“Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” (2017) by Akira Nagai
“The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (a.
The annual Summer Explorers season is back – this time taking place at the British Library!
From “Inuyashiki” (いぬやしき), to “Seto and Utsumi” (セトウツミ), “Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” (帝一の國), and :Psychic Kusuo” (斉木楠雄のΨ難), Summer Explorers 2019 : Manga Comes To Life showcases the range of plotlines that manga has provided film creatives over the years.Come and see the versatility of the influence that manga has had on Japanese cinema!
Presented and Curated by the Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the British Library.
Date: Saturday, 27 July and Sunday, 28 July 2019
Venue: British Library, Knowledge Centre Theatre, 96 Euston Road, St Pancras, London NW1
Saturday, 27 July
“Inuyashiki” (2018) by Shinsuke Sato
“Seto and Utsumi” (2016) by Tatsushi Ohmori
“Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” (2017) by Akira Nagai
“Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High”
Sunday, 28 July
“Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” (2017) by Akira Nagai
“The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (a.
- 7/3/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
We are defined by moments, decisions made by us or for us by another. For Teiichi Akaba (Masaki Suda) it was always the choice between love of the piano (his mother’s passion) and a desire to please his father (Kôtarô Yoshida’s Josuke Akaba) by following a path towards political power — something he himself failed to achieve. Teiichi chooses the latter because of something his Dad said during a rant about status and control: that ascension to the height of Japan’s Prime Minister is to position oneself as maker of the country. Only at the top can you dictate true change and/or ensure your passions are protected under law. It’s a lofty goal that proves as much about self-sacrifice as it does about self-centeredness. And the journey begins now.
Well, that’s a lie. As Akira Nagai’s Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High — adapted by Yoshihiro Izumi...
Well, that’s a lie. As Akira Nagai’s Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High — adapted by Yoshihiro Izumi...
- 8/7/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Japan’s Toho Company is launching sales on If Cats Disappeared From The World at Hong Kong Filmart.
Directed by Akira Nagai (Judge!), the film stars Takeru Sato (Ruroni Kenshin) and Aoi Miyazaki (The Great Passage, The Chart of Love).
Screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada (Be With You) is adapting the story from the bestselling novel by Genki Kawamura, producer of films such as Trainman, Parasyte and Confessions.
If Cats Disappeared From The World follows a postman with a cat who finds out he has a brain tumor and is told by a devil that he needs to eliminate a variety of things from the world if he wants to live longer.
Currently in production, the film is produced by Kei Haruna (Crying Out Love In The Center Of The World).
Directed by Akira Nagai (Judge!), the film stars Takeru Sato (Ruroni Kenshin) and Aoi Miyazaki (The Great Passage, The Chart of Love).
Screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada (Be With You) is adapting the story from the bestselling novel by Genki Kawamura, producer of films such as Trainman, Parasyte and Confessions.
If Cats Disappeared From The World follows a postman with a cat who finds out he has a brain tumor and is told by a devil that he needs to eliminate a variety of things from the world if he wants to live longer.
Currently in production, the film is produced by Kei Haruna (Crying Out Love In The Center Of The World).
- 3/23/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The sixth Terracotta Far East Film Festival has announced its full line-up and my my there’s a lot to see. Deep breathe, there’s a lot to go through, so here we go......It will be held in two central London venues over ten days from Friday 23 May to Sunday 1 June, showing 23 films including International and European premieres. The festival is one of the UK’s biggest showcases for contemporary Asian cinema, boasting an electrifying mix of movies from emerging and established artists across a range of genres. The 2014 edition will open on Friday 23 May with the UK premiere of On The Job, the latest ground-breaking work from Erik Matti which premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2013 in the ‘Directors’ Fortnight’. The closing film of the festival, screened on Sunday 1 June, will be the International premiere of Judge! with special guest appearance from director Akira Nagai. This year, the festival...
- 4/25/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
The sixth Terracotta Far East Film Festival (Tfeff) will be held in two central London venues over ten days from Friday 23 May to Sunday 1 June, showing 23 films including International and European premieres. The festival is one of the UK’s biggest showcases for contemporary Asian cinema, boasting an electrifying mix of movies from emerging and established artists across a range of genres. The 2014 edition will open on Friday 23 May with the UK premiere of On The Job, the latest ground-breaking work from Erik Matti which premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2013 in the ‘Directors’ Fortnight’. The closing film of the festival, screened on Sunday 1 June, will be the International premiere of Judge! with special guest appearance from director Akira Nagai. This year, the festival will kick off with the ‘Spotlight On’ section at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Ica) between Friday 23 and Tuesday 27 May. This section will focus on the Philippines...
- 4/25/2014
- by BeyondHollywood Staff
- Beyond Hollywood
London-based Asian film festival to open with the UK premiere of Erik Matti’s On the Job and features a focus on the Philippines.
The sixth Terracotta Far East Film Festival (Tfeff), one of the UK’s biggest showcases for contemporary Asian cinema, is to open with the UK premiere of Erik Matti’s On the Job, which debuted at Directors Fortnight during the Cannes Film Festival 2013.
The festival, which will be held in two central London venues from May 23 to June 1, will comprise 24 films. It will close with the international premiere of Judge!, attended by director Akira Nagai.
Tfeff’s Spotlight On section will focus on the Philippines and director Matti will attend the opening ceremony of the strand with his film, On the Job.
The spotlight strand will be hosted by the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Ica) from May 23-27, which will also feature a double bill dedicated to award-winning Filipino actor Felix Roco. He will...
The sixth Terracotta Far East Film Festival (Tfeff), one of the UK’s biggest showcases for contemporary Asian cinema, is to open with the UK premiere of Erik Matti’s On the Job, which debuted at Directors Fortnight during the Cannes Film Festival 2013.
The festival, which will be held in two central London venues from May 23 to June 1, will comprise 24 films. It will close with the international premiere of Judge!, attended by director Akira Nagai.
Tfeff’s Spotlight On section will focus on the Philippines and director Matti will attend the opening ceremony of the strand with his film, On the Job.
The spotlight strand will be hosted by the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Ica) from May 23-27, which will also feature a double bill dedicated to award-winning Filipino actor Felix Roco. He will...
- 4/24/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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