The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre's 13th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held from June 6th to 20th at the Jccc's Kobayashi Hall. The festival has now grown into one of the largest film events of its kind in the world and is recognized by the Japanese film industry as a vital conduit for bringing Japanese film to the world.
TorontoJFF is programmed to reflect the rich diversity of the world 4th largest film industry and the 2024 edition will feature 24 films including the International Premieres of Kosai Sekine's mystery drama Stay Mum「かくしごと 」starring Anne Watanabe and Eiji Okuda and Toshiyuki Teruya's heartwarming Okinawa-based comedy Kanasando「かなさんどー 」. The festival is also very proud to present the World Premiere of Alice Il Shin's Landscapes Of Home 「故郷の風景」 from producer Eiko Kawabe Brown. The film is an investigation of Japanese Canadian struggle from a new perspective redefining...
TorontoJFF is programmed to reflect the rich diversity of the world 4th largest film industry and the 2024 edition will feature 24 films including the International Premieres of Kosai Sekine's mystery drama Stay Mum「かくしごと 」starring Anne Watanabe and Eiji Okuda and Toshiyuki Teruya's heartwarming Okinawa-based comedy Kanasando「かなさんどー 」. The festival is also very proud to present the World Premiere of Alice Il Shin's Landscapes Of Home 「故郷の風景」 from producer Eiko Kawabe Brown. The film is an investigation of Japanese Canadian struggle from a new perspective redefining...
- 4/26/2024
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
It has been three months since Miu (Tsugumi Arita) disappeared. Her mother Saori (Satomi Ishihara) is worried the public is losing interest in the case and only a local broadcasting station continues to provide some coverage. A rift has also formed between her and her husband Yutaka (Munetaka Aoki), with the two of them fighting endlessly. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Saori was attending her favourite idol's concert at the time of Miu's disappearance. Rumours about Saori intensifies over the internet.
Written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida, who is known for two 2021 movies Blank and Blue, this human drama about a mother's desperate search for her missing daughter will be released in Japan on May 17, 2024.
Written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida, who is known for two 2021 movies Blank and Blue, this human drama about a mother's desperate search for her missing daughter will be released in Japan on May 17, 2024.
- 3/22/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
“Shin Ultraman” wouldn’t be the first time filmmakers Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi reimagined a popular tokusatsu character. A few years prior, they gave audiences “Shin Godzilla,” an alternate title for the feature being “Godzilla Resurgence.” It is a film that is not only an entertaining monster flick but a suspenseful political thriller with clever commentary. Also reinstated are the themes of the original “Godzilla” directed by Ishiro Honda on the horrors of nuclear warfare. In conjunction with that is satire inspired by the Japanese government’s poor handling of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.
Japan is thrust into panic and chaos when a giant creature appears and starts causing destruction. The beast is referred to as Godzilla, and it is constantly evolving. The government works to prevent further catastrophe while overcoming bureaucratic red tape. The story is simple but engaging, balancing humor...
Japan is thrust into panic and chaos when a giant creature appears and starts causing destruction. The beast is referred to as Godzilla, and it is constantly evolving. The government works to prevent further catastrophe while overcoming bureaucratic red tape. The story is simple but engaging, balancing humor...
- 8/13/2022
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
In tearjerker “And So The Baton Is Passed”, an adaptation of the eponymous hit novel by Meiko Seo, director Tetsu Maeda follows the stories of two girls and their stepparents. Yuko (bubbly and very likable Mei Nagano) is a girl who smiles regardless of what the world throws at her. Her doting stepfather Morimiya (Kei Tanaka in a performance that manages to make every scene feel like a J-drama) is an easy-going man who raises the girl after her mother disappeared one day. Miitan (Kurumi Inagaki) is a girl who cries easily, who is told by her new stepmother Rika (Satomi Ishihara in an equally exuberant and ominous performance) to smile whatever happens. One day, the girl’s chocolate-obsessed father Mito (Nao Omori) tells Miitan and Rika that he is moving to Brazil to make the best chocolate in the world. He leaves his daughter and wife to fend for themselves.
- 6/25/2022
- by Martin Lukanov
- AsianMoviePulse
A popular director at the Japan Cuts festival for his offbeat dramas, director Yoshihiro Nakamura instead takes on the jidaigeki epic, based on the novel of the same name by Ryou Wada. Focusing on fictional events that take place surrounding the Tenshō Iga War, “Mumon: The Land of Stealth”, was released in Japan under the title “Shinobi no Kuni” and distributed by Toho Studios.
Set during the Sengoku period among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda (Yuri Chinen) struggling to step into his father’s warlord style as the group expands their rule across the country, Mumon jumps at the chance to satisfy his new bride Okuni (Satomi Ishihara), who demands that he follows through on his promises of wealth. With the help of Daiezen Heki (Yūsuke Iseya), he...
Set during the Sengoku period among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda (Yuri Chinen) struggling to step into his father’s warlord style as the group expands their rule across the country, Mumon jumps at the chance to satisfy his new bride Okuni (Satomi Ishihara), who demands that he follows through on his promises of wealth. With the help of Daiezen Heki (Yūsuke Iseya), he...
- 4/8/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
The third reboot of one of Japan’s most famous and successful franchises, and the 31st installment in the series was meant to be one of the greatest. Allocating a rather large budget (Us$15 million) and tasking Hideaki Ano, director of “Evangelion” and Shinji Higuchi, director of “Sinking in Japan, and special effects director of “Gamera”, and one of the top special effects supervisors in Japan, with the film’s direction, it was evident that Toho was not about to leave anything on chance. The result was hugely successful, since “Shin Godzilla” was the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film of 2016 and is the highest-grossing Japanese-produced Godzilla film. Furthermore, it received 11 Japan Academy Prize nominations and won seven, including Picture of the Year and Director of the Year.
The film follows the regular script of the franchise, as an unknown, gigantic creature appears in Japan from the sea, wreaking...
The film follows the regular script of the franchise, as an unknown, gigantic creature appears in Japan from the sea, wreaking...
- 4/1/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ôsugi, Akira Emoto, Kengo Kôra, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Kunimura, Pierre Taki, Kyûsaku Shimada, Ken Mitsuishi, Shingo Tsurumi, Kimiko Yo | Written by Hideaki Anno | Directed by Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi
Godzilla, officially The King of the Monsters, returns to his Japanese roots following the 2014 Gareth Edwards directed Us film in Shin Godzilla. Set in present-day Japan, the film sees an unexplained seismic event occur off the coast of Shinagawa, causing ripple effects all the way to the capital. Ministers scramble to figure out what’s going on but only cabinet secretary Rando Yaguchi knows what the audience already does. That Godzilla has majestically returned and has his fire-breathing, stomping sights on Tokyo once more…
It’s hard to belive that Godzilla, such a symbol of the nuclear fallout of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and (to a lesser extent) the Daigo...
Godzilla, officially The King of the Monsters, returns to his Japanese roots following the 2014 Gareth Edwards directed Us film in Shin Godzilla. Set in present-day Japan, the film sees an unexplained seismic event occur off the coast of Shinagawa, causing ripple effects all the way to the capital. Ministers scramble to figure out what’s going on but only cabinet secretary Rando Yaguchi knows what the audience already does. That Godzilla has majestically returned and has his fire-breathing, stomping sights on Tokyo once more…
It’s hard to belive that Godzilla, such a symbol of the nuclear fallout of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and (to a lesser extent) the Daigo...
- 12/8/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
MaryAnn’s quick take… Toho’s reboot of its most famous kaiju is, amidst intense monster action, a bitter satire on bureaucracy and a cautionary tale about humanity’s collective folly. I’m “biast” (pro): love a good monster movie
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
This is unprecedented!” a government functionary announces as a hideous giant sea monster is crawling through Tokyo and wreaking unspeakable damage. But is it? Well, yes: with Shin Godzilla — aka Shin Gojira, aka Godzilla Resurgence — legendary Japanese studio Toho fully reboots its most famous monster. In the world of this movie, Tokyo has never before seen a kaiju attack. (Nor, it would seem, has anywhere else on the planet.) In the world of kaiju movies, we’ve never seen anything quite like this: there are no subplots, no romance, no distraction of any kind from the disaster at hand.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
This is unprecedented!” a government functionary announces as a hideous giant sea monster is crawling through Tokyo and wreaking unspeakable damage. But is it? Well, yes: with Shin Godzilla — aka Shin Gojira, aka Godzilla Resurgence — legendary Japanese studio Toho fully reboots its most famous monster. In the world of this movie, Tokyo has never before seen a kaiju attack. (Nor, it would seem, has anywhere else on the planet.) In the world of kaiju movies, we’ve never seen anything quite like this: there are no subplots, no romance, no distraction of any kind from the disaster at hand.
- 8/10/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Often forgotten in the six decades since the release of the original Godzilla (1954) and its 1956 American recut is the somber, even funerary tone which pervades those scenes not showcasing its titular monster. Released not even a full decade after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which concluded World War II, the film was stunningly blunt with its nuclear metaphor in ways that penetrated the veil of genre pulp: scenes of radiation victims and refugee shelters overcrowded with legions of the dead and dying still have the power to rattle contemporary audiences, never mind those for whom the real thing exists in living memory. Certain scenes likewise exude melancholy beauty that belies the film’s reputation as monster-movie camp: a mournful schoolchildren’s choir undercuts a montage of urban ruins and a major character’s fateful decision; Godzilla’s ultimate defeat is more elegiac than triumphant, as the beast gracefully...
- 8/10/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Hey all you Og Godzilla fans, we have some pretty awesome news for you all… Well all you UK guys that is. Today we got some fantastic news from the folks at Manga UK and felt like we just had to share it with you!
That’s right Shin Godzilla, the 29th installment of the long running franchise, Finally is making its way to the UK shores and guess what… It’s even hitting the cinemas! Now it is only going to be a short lived run, so if your a true fan you will need to book tickets as soon as you have read all this awesome newsy goodness.
From the press release:
Godzilla makes land fall in the UK this August with the theatrical release of Shin Godzilla from Toho Company, Ltd. Today, Manga Entertainment revealed that Shin Godzilla will roar into cinemas for a limited engagement on Thursday 10th August.
That’s right Shin Godzilla, the 29th installment of the long running franchise, Finally is making its way to the UK shores and guess what… It’s even hitting the cinemas! Now it is only going to be a short lived run, so if your a true fan you will need to book tickets as soon as you have read all this awesome newsy goodness.
From the press release:
Godzilla makes land fall in the UK this August with the theatrical release of Shin Godzilla from Toho Company, Ltd. Today, Manga Entertainment revealed that Shin Godzilla will roar into cinemas for a limited engagement on Thursday 10th August.
- 7/13/2017
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
After stomping into theaters across the world last year, Shin Godzilla is going to make house calls in the Us this summer when FUNimation Entertainment releases the movie on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD on August 1st.
You can view the cover art and special features for the Us home media release of Shin Godzilla below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead and Funimation for more updates.
Directed by Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno, Shin Godzilla stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara.
Synopsis and Special Features (via Blu-ray.com): Make way for the ultimate homage to one of the most enduring legends of the big screen—Godzilla! The King of the Monsters is back in Tokyo for a city-crushing crusade that speaks to the very roots of the world-renowned franchise.
It's a peaceful day in Japan when a strange fountain of water erupts in the bay, causing...
You can view the cover art and special features for the Us home media release of Shin Godzilla below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead and Funimation for more updates.
Directed by Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno, Shin Godzilla stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara.
Synopsis and Special Features (via Blu-ray.com): Make way for the ultimate homage to one of the most enduring legends of the big screen—Godzilla! The King of the Monsters is back in Tokyo for a city-crushing crusade that speaks to the very roots of the world-renowned franchise.
It's a peaceful day in Japan when a strange fountain of water erupts in the bay, causing...
- 5/17/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ôsugi, Akira Emoto, Kengo Kôra, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Kunimura, Pierre Taki, Kyûsaku Shimada, Ken Mitsuishi, Shingo Tsurumi, Kimiko Yo | Written by Hideaki Anno | Directed by Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi
Godzilla, officially The King of the Monsters, returns to his Japanese roots following the 2014 Gareth Edwards directed Us film in Shin Godzilla. Set in present-day Japan, the film sees an unexplained seismic event occur off the coast of Shinagawa, causing ripple effects all the way to the capital. Ministers scramble to figure out what’s going on but only cabinet secretary Rando Yaguchi knows what the audience already does. That Godzilla has majestically returned and has his fire-breathing, stomping sights on Tokyo once more…
It’s hard to belive that Godzilla, such a symbol of the nuclear fallout of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and (to a lesser extent) the Daigo...
Godzilla, officially The King of the Monsters, returns to his Japanese roots following the 2014 Gareth Edwards directed Us film in Shin Godzilla. Set in present-day Japan, the film sees an unexplained seismic event occur off the coast of Shinagawa, causing ripple effects all the way to the capital. Ministers scramble to figure out what’s going on but only cabinet secretary Rando Yaguchi knows what the audience already does. That Godzilla has majestically returned and has his fire-breathing, stomping sights on Tokyo once more…
It’s hard to belive that Godzilla, such a symbol of the nuclear fallout of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and (to a lesser extent) the Daigo...
- 2/24/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Horror Channel FrightFest celebrates 12th year at Glasgow Film Festival with record-breaking fourteen titles – including Ten premieres and a screening of the 4K restoration of Phantasm!
FrightFest Passes are £70 and available from noon on Mon January 16th 2016. Passes cover all films on Fri 24 and Sat 25 Feb Only. Tickets for A Cure for Wellness and Phantasm: Remastered. Individual tickets for the Fri/Sat films are on sale Mon January 23rd from 10am.
To book tickets: +44 (0)141 332 6535 / boxoffice@glasgowfilm.org / www.glasgowfilm.org/festival
From the press release:
Monstrous stories, unspeakable urban legends, brutal acts and fearsome folktales dominate as the UK’s favourite horror fantasy event returns to the Glasgow Film Festival with a record fourteen films, including ten UK premieres, screening from Thurs 23 Feb to Sat 25 Feb 2017 at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre.
Kicking off with a special screening of A Cure For Wellness, an intense psychological ride from Gore Verbinski,...
FrightFest Passes are £70 and available from noon on Mon January 16th 2016. Passes cover all films on Fri 24 and Sat 25 Feb Only. Tickets for A Cure for Wellness and Phantasm: Remastered. Individual tickets for the Fri/Sat films are on sale Mon January 23rd from 10am.
To book tickets: +44 (0)141 332 6535 / boxoffice@glasgowfilm.org / www.glasgowfilm.org/festival
From the press release:
Monstrous stories, unspeakable urban legends, brutal acts and fearsome folktales dominate as the UK’s favourite horror fantasy event returns to the Glasgow Film Festival with a record fourteen films, including ten UK premieres, screening from Thurs 23 Feb to Sat 25 Feb 2017 at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre.
Kicking off with a special screening of A Cure For Wellness, an intense psychological ride from Gore Verbinski,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Godzilla, as both a film franchise and a prehistoric fire-breathing sea monster, has always been defined by its ability to evolve. Originally conceived for the 1954 Ishirō Honda classic that bore his name and first introduced him to the world, Godzilla is the king of the kaiju and the most durable of all movie monsters because — by feeding on nuclear energy — it essentially feeds on human folly, itself. If there’s a more renewable resource, scientists have yet to discover it.
It would be 300-foot-tall understatement to say that some of the Godzilla movies have failed to capitalize on their star’s unique allegorical power (or was Mechagodzilla a poignant metaphor for the perils of worshipping false idols?), but the roaring reptile has never lost its power as a symbol of divine retribution, ready to be reborn for whatever new crisis we’ve managed to engineer for ourselves. It’s been...
It would be 300-foot-tall understatement to say that some of the Godzilla movies have failed to capitalize on their star’s unique allegorical power (or was Mechagodzilla a poignant metaphor for the perils of worshipping false idols?), but the roaring reptile has never lost its power as a symbol of divine retribution, ready to be reborn for whatever new crisis we’ve managed to engineer for ourselves. It’s been...
- 10/12/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
MoreHorror.com
Godzilla is back and badder than ever. “Shin Godzilla” will be hitting the big screen on October 8 in the U.S. and Canada.
Check out all the details below.
From The Press Release
The iconic science-fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd—and you can score your tickets now! Fans have been clamoring for news of the film’s theatrical dates ever since Funimation® Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. The company revealed that “Shin Godzilla” will roar into theaters for a limited engagement October 11 – 18, screening in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for “Shin Godzilla” are now available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning today, September 9. You can also use the theater locator on...
Godzilla is back and badder than ever. “Shin Godzilla” will be hitting the big screen on October 8 in the U.S. and Canada.
Check out all the details below.
From The Press Release
The iconic science-fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd—and you can score your tickets now! Fans have been clamoring for news of the film’s theatrical dates ever since Funimation® Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. The company revealed that “Shin Godzilla” will roar into theaters for a limited engagement October 11 – 18, screening in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for “Shin Godzilla” are now available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning today, September 9. You can also use the theater locator on...
- 9/10/2016
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Starting today, fans can purchase tickets for the North American limited theatrical release of Toho's Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla: Resurgence), and to celebrate, Funimation has released a new trailer featuring the radioactive reptile before it comes stateside in October.
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – September 9, 2016. The iconic science-fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd—and you can score your tickets now! Fans have been clamoring for news of the film’s theatrical dates ever since Funimation® Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. The company revealed that “Shin Godzilla” will roar into theaters for a limited engagement October 11 – 18, screening in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for “Shin Godzilla” are now available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning today,...
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – September 9, 2016. The iconic science-fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd—and you can score your tickets now! Fans have been clamoring for news of the film’s theatrical dates ever since Funimation® Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. The company revealed that “Shin Godzilla” will roar into theaters for a limited engagement October 11 – 18, screening in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for “Shin Godzilla” are now available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning today,...
- 9/10/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The iconic science fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of Shin Godzilla from Toho Company, Ltd. Fans have been clamoring for news of the film's theatrical dates ever since Funimation Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. And today, the company revealed that Shin Godzilla will roar into theaters for a limited engagement on October 11 – 18. The movie will screen in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for Shin Godzilla will be available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning on September 9.
Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation said:
"We are thrilled to bring 'Shin Godzilla' to theaters across North America this October. Toho established Godzilla as one of the most iconic monsters in science fiction history and we're honored to now be a part...
Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation said:
"We are thrilled to bring 'Shin Godzilla' to theaters across North America this October. Toho established Godzilla as one of the most iconic monsters in science fiction history and we're honored to now be a part...
- 9/2/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
If you've seen the trailers for Toho's Godzilla: Resurgence, a.k.a. Shin Godzilla, you know the movie looks completely awesome. Not long ago we learned that Funimation Films picked up the North American distribution rights, and today they've announced that Godzilla: Resurgence will roar into theaters for a limited run from October 11th to the 18th.
According to the press release, the movie will screen in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets are available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning on September 9th. Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation had this to say in a statement:
“We are thrilled to bring ‘Shin Godzilla’ to theaters across North America this October. Toho established Godzilla as one of the most iconic monsters in science fiction history and we’re honored to now be a part of that history with the theatrical release of this new movie.
According to the press release, the movie will screen in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets are available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning on September 9th. Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation had this to say in a statement:
“We are thrilled to bring ‘Shin Godzilla’ to theaters across North America this October. Toho established Godzilla as one of the most iconic monsters in science fiction history and we’re honored to now be a part of that history with the theatrical release of this new movie.
- 9/2/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The King of the Monsters will be crashing early Halloween celebrations in North America this fall, as Funimation has officially announced a limited theatrical release of Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence) for the Us and Canada on October 11th–18th.
Press Release: The iconic science fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd. Fans have been clamoring for news of the film’s theatrical dates ever since Funimation® Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. And today, the company revealed that “Shin Godzilla” will roar into theaters for a limited engagement on October 11 – 18. The movie will screen in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for “Shin Godzilla” will be available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning on September 9.
“We...
Press Release: The iconic science fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd. Fans have been clamoring for news of the film’s theatrical dates ever since Funimation® Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. And today, the company revealed that “Shin Godzilla” will roar into theaters for a limited engagement on October 11 – 18. The movie will screen in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for “Shin Godzilla” will be available for pre-purchase on the official film website beginning on September 9.
“We...
- 9/2/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"What are we up against?" Wow! Want to get a glimpse at just how epic and gnarly the new Godzilla from Japan is? A new international trailer from the Philippines has arrived online featuring tons of extra footage of the giant lizard monster attacking and destroying cities in Godzilla Resurgence, or Shin Godzilla. We posted the full Japanese trailer for this a few months ago and it finally showed Godzilla in all his glory, but this trailer shows off even more of his deadly abilities, including some crazy destructive lasers coming out of his back. Starring Jun Kunimura, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Satomi Ishihara and Hiroki Hasegawa. This definitely has a cheesy side to it, but I feel like it's going to be so much fun to watch. Maybe? We'll see. Here's the new international trailer (from the Philippines) for Toho's Godzilla Resurgence, on YouTube: You can still see the first two...
- 8/15/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Great news for Godzilla fans in the Americas. Last night at Comic-Con, Funimation announced that they have acquired distribution rights for Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla: Resurgence) for North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean:
San Diego, July 22, 2016 — Last night in a surprise announcement to fans at San Diego Comic Con 2016, Funimation® Films announced its acquisition of the live action film “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd. The agreement includes theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast rights for the upcoming Japanese live action feature film and covers all of the Americas (North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean). Funimation is currently planning to release “Shin Godzilla” in theaters in late 2016.
“Funimation is extremely pleased to be working with Toho to bring ‘Shin Godzilla’ to audiences across the Americas,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation.
“Shin Godzilla” (“Shin Gojira”) is a Japanese tokusatsu kaiju...
San Diego, July 22, 2016 — Last night in a surprise announcement to fans at San Diego Comic Con 2016, Funimation® Films announced its acquisition of the live action film “Shin Godzilla” from Toho Company, Ltd. The agreement includes theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast rights for the upcoming Japanese live action feature film and covers all of the Americas (North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean). Funimation is currently planning to release “Shin Godzilla” in theaters in late 2016.
“Funimation is extremely pleased to be working with Toho to bring ‘Shin Godzilla’ to audiences across the Americas,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation.
“Shin Godzilla” (“Shin Gojira”) is a Japanese tokusatsu kaiju...
- 7/22/2016
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
San Diego Comic-Con brings news that Godzilla: Resurgence, Toho’s creature feature that is a mere week away from its debut in Japan, will be released across the Americas before the year’s end.
Bearing the title Shin Godzilla in its native home, the studio considers Resurgence to be a “new chapter” in Gojira’s long-running history, and one that stands as a decidedly old-school tonic to Legendary and Gareth Edwards’ Hollywood blockbuster that stomped onto the scene in 2014. See the most recent trailer for evidence of that.
In anticipation of the international release, Funimation CEO and President Gen Fukunaga noted, “Shin Godzilla [Godzilla: Resurgence] represents a brand new chapter in the 62-year history of this iconic science-fiction monster. We’re excited to bring audiences this new vision of Godzilla from Toho as reimagined by directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi.” Helmed by Attack on Titan stalwarts Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi,...
Bearing the title Shin Godzilla in its native home, the studio considers Resurgence to be a “new chapter” in Gojira’s long-running history, and one that stands as a decidedly old-school tonic to Legendary and Gareth Edwards’ Hollywood blockbuster that stomped onto the scene in 2014. See the most recent trailer for evidence of that.
In anticipation of the international release, Funimation CEO and President Gen Fukunaga noted, “Shin Godzilla [Godzilla: Resurgence] represents a brand new chapter in the 62-year history of this iconic science-fiction monster. We’re excited to bring audiences this new vision of Godzilla from Toho as reimagined by directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi.” Helmed by Attack on Titan stalwarts Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi,...
- 7/22/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The King of the Monsters will stomp back into Japan’s theaters on July 29th with the release of Toho’s Godzilla: Resurgence, but before moviegoers hear his roar, a new trailer shows how much firepower the radioactive reptile can withstand.
Directed by Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno, Godzilla: Resurgence stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara.
Godzilla: Resurgence marks the first Japanese film to feature the rage-filled reptile since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars. Encouraged by the international success of Warner Bros. and Legendary’s 2014 Godzilla movie, Toho brings the iconic creature back to its home turf for Resurgence, which will be released in Japan on July 29th.
Co-directors Anno and Higuchi have worked together before, having collaborated on the 2012 animated short, Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. Additionally, Higuchi is no stranger to the King of the Monsters. He worked behind-the-scenes...
Directed by Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno, Godzilla: Resurgence stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara.
Godzilla: Resurgence marks the first Japanese film to feature the rage-filled reptile since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars. Encouraged by the international success of Warner Bros. and Legendary’s 2014 Godzilla movie, Toho brings the iconic creature back to its home turf for Resurgence, which will be released in Japan on July 29th.
Co-directors Anno and Higuchi have worked together before, having collaborated on the 2012 animated short, Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. Additionally, Higuchi is no stranger to the King of the Monsters. He worked behind-the-scenes...
- 7/20/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Two years ago, Legendary Pictures and director Gareth Edwards unleashed the King of Monsters onto these shores, effectively reigniting interest on Gojira across the four corners of the world. Case in point: Toho Pictures, having collaborated with Legendary and Edwards on the 2014 creature feature, have circled back to the well in order to create their own, decidedly old-school film. And so, we arrive at the barnstorming new trailer for Godzilla: Resurgence.
Due to open in the Land of the Rising Sun later this month, Resurgence represents the first Godzilla-related feature to come out of the legendary film studio in more than a decade – you’d have to cast your mind all the way back to 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars for the alpha predator’s most recent outing.
Godzilla: Resurgence stomps into Japanese theaters on July 29. There’s currently no mention of a Us release, but we...
Due to open in the Land of the Rising Sun later this month, Resurgence represents the first Godzilla-related feature to come out of the legendary film studio in more than a decade – you’d have to cast your mind all the way back to 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars for the alpha predator’s most recent outing.
Godzilla: Resurgence stomps into Japanese theaters on July 29. There’s currently no mention of a Us release, but we...
- 7/20/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Toho has released the full-length trailer and a pair of TV Spots for director Hideaki Anno's "Godzilla: Resurgence," which features some more footage from the film. Check them out below.
This is the first non-Hollywood "Godzilla" movie in 12 years. "Godzilla: Resurgence," is the 31st film in the Godzilla franchise, the 29th Godzilla film produced by Toho, and Toho's third reboot of the franchise. The film is co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi from a screenplay written by Anno and stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara and reimagines Godzilla's origins where he emerges in modern Japan for the first time.
When the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line mysteriously floods and collapses, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Rando Yaguchi is convinced that the incident was caused by a living creature. His claims are shrugged off by the Prime Minister who assumes the accident was caused by a natural disaster. However...
This is the first non-Hollywood "Godzilla" movie in 12 years. "Godzilla: Resurgence," is the 31st film in the Godzilla franchise, the 29th Godzilla film produced by Toho, and Toho's third reboot of the franchise. The film is co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi from a screenplay written by Anno and stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara and reimagines Godzilla's origins where he emerges in modern Japan for the first time.
When the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line mysteriously floods and collapses, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Rando Yaguchi is convinced that the incident was caused by a living creature. His claims are shrugged off by the Prime Minister who assumes the accident was caused by a natural disaster. However...
- 7/20/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
The 31st film in the franchise is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2016. Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Shinji Huguchi (Attack on Titan) will co-direct, with the former also penning the script.
When the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line mysteriously floods and collapses, Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Rando Yaguchi is convinced that the incident was caused by a living creature. His claims are shrugged off by the Prime Minister who assumes the accident was caused by a natural disaster. However when a long massive tail surfaces from the Bay, the possibility of a giant monster becomes a reality
Hiroki Hasegawa (Why Don’t You Play in Hell?), Satomi Ishihara (Attack on Titan) and Yutaka Takenouchi(Best Wishes for Tomorrow) will star, while 328 well known actors will appear in supporting and cameo appearances including Kengo Kora, Ren Osugi, Akira Emoto, Kimiko Yo, Jun Kunimura, Mikako Ichikawa, Pierre Taki, Takumi Saito,...
When the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line mysteriously floods and collapses, Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Rando Yaguchi is convinced that the incident was caused by a living creature. His claims are shrugged off by the Prime Minister who assumes the accident was caused by a natural disaster. However when a long massive tail surfaces from the Bay, the possibility of a giant monster becomes a reality
Hiroki Hasegawa (Why Don’t You Play in Hell?), Satomi Ishihara (Attack on Titan) and Yutaka Takenouchi(Best Wishes for Tomorrow) will star, while 328 well known actors will appear in supporting and cameo appearances including Kengo Kora, Ren Osugi, Akira Emoto, Kimiko Yo, Jun Kunimura, Mikako Ichikawa, Pierre Taki, Takumi Saito,...
- 7/20/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Holy crap this looks awesome! The third official full-length trailer has debuted for Godzilla: Resurgence, the new Godzilla movie from Toho Company in Japan, co-directed by Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi. We've been posting teasers for this before, but with the film opening in Japanese theaters in just a few weeks, they're finally unleashing the full trailer and it's kind of incredible. There are some seriously badass shots in this, and it looks impressive to see Godzilla standing so tall in the middle of the city. I can't tell if it's actually man-in-suit or CGI or a mix of both, and you know what, it doesn't even matter because it just looks freakin' cool as all hell. The cast includes Jun Kunimura, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Satomi Ishihara and Hiroki Hasegawa. Whether you're a Godzilla fan or not, you do not want to miss this! Watch below. Here's the third official trailer for...
- 7/19/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Toho first introduced the world to Godzilla back in 1954 with Ishirō Honda’s landmark monster film “Godzilla.” The popularity and success of that film not only launched a multi-media franchise, but also propelled Godzilla into the pop culture stratosphere. Though Toho has made 28 Godzilla films, it hasn’t released one since 2004, but with the success of Gareth Edwards’ 2014 “Godzilla,” the first film in Legendary Picture’s Godzilla–Kong film series and the 30th Godzilla film in the franchise, Toho has decided to jump back into the franchise. Their new film “Godzilla: Resurgence” will reimagine Godzilla’s origins when he emerges in modern Japan for the first time. The film will be co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, and stars Hiroki Hasegawa (“Why Don’t You Play In Hell?”), Satomi Ishihara (“Attack on Titan”), Yutaka Takenouchi (“USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage”). Watch the trailer for the film below.
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- 7/19/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
The 31st film in the franchise is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2016. Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Shinji Huguchi (Attack on Titan) will co-direct, with the former also penning the script.
Hiroki Hasegawa (Why Don’t You Play in Hell?), Satomi Ishihara (Attack on Titan) and Yutaka Takenouchi(Best Wishes for Tomorrow) will star, while 328 well known actors will appear in supporting and cameo appearances including Kengo Kora, Ren Osugi, Akira Emoto, Kimiko Yo, Jun Kunimura, Mikako Ichikawa, Pierre Taki, Takumi Saito, Keisuke Koide, Arata Furuta, and Atsuko Maeda.
Hiroki Hasegawa (Why Don’t You Play in Hell?), Satomi Ishihara (Attack on Titan) and Yutaka Takenouchi(Best Wishes for Tomorrow) will star, while 328 well known actors will appear in supporting and cameo appearances including Kengo Kora, Ren Osugi, Akira Emoto, Kimiko Yo, Jun Kunimura, Mikako Ichikawa, Pierre Taki, Takumi Saito, Keisuke Koide, Arata Furuta, and Atsuko Maeda.
- 4/15/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Ahead of its July 29th debut, Toho’s Godzilla: Resurgence is teased in two new trailers that feature footage of the radioactive reptile wreaking havoc in Japan.
Directed by Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno, Godzilla: Resurgence stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara.
Godzilla: Resurgence marks the first Japanese film to feature the rage-filled reptile since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars. Encouraged by the international success of Warner Bros. and Legendary’s 2014 Godzilla movie, Toho brings the iconic creature back to its home turf for Resurgence.
This version of Godzilla looks like it will crunch its way into viewers’ nightmares. The King of the Monsters towers above the skyline in the trailer, its flesh glowing red beneath its scaly surface as its tail whips menacingly in its wake. It might take a lot more than an army of helicopters and tanks to take down this Godzilla. Fans can see the...
Directed by Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno, Godzilla: Resurgence stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara.
Godzilla: Resurgence marks the first Japanese film to feature the rage-filled reptile since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars. Encouraged by the international success of Warner Bros. and Legendary’s 2014 Godzilla movie, Toho brings the iconic creature back to its home turf for Resurgence.
This version of Godzilla looks like it will crunch its way into viewers’ nightmares. The King of the Monsters towers above the skyline in the trailer, its flesh glowing red beneath its scaly surface as its tail whips menacingly in its wake. It might take a lot more than an army of helicopters and tanks to take down this Godzilla. Fans can see the...
- 4/13/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Following up Star Wars: Rogue One, Gareth Edwards will deliver another Godzilla film in two years. For those looking for some more kaiju action much sooner, over on the other side of the world, Toho has been hard at work on the 29th film in their franchise — and their first in over a decade. Godzilla: Resurgence comes from directors Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Shinji Higuchi (known for his visual effects for the Gamera trilogy), and today we have a new trailer.
In stark contrast with Edward’s slow-burn reveal, just this trailer shows virtually it all up front as everyone’s favorite monster towers above the city. Those curious about any issues of translation need not worry as the dialogue-free look gives one all they need to know about the scale and the main players. Starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara, check out the...
In stark contrast with Edward’s slow-burn reveal, just this trailer shows virtually it all up front as everyone’s favorite monster towers above the city. Those curious about any issues of translation need not worry as the dialogue-free look gives one all they need to know about the scale and the main players. Starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara, check out the...
- 4/13/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Get ready for a whole lot more Godzilla. After Gareth Edwards delivered a reboot of the franchise last year, Warner Bros. is set to release the sequel on June 8th, 2018, but before that Kong: Skull Island will arrive on March 10th, 2017, both leading up to Godzilla vs. Kong in 2020. Why the newfound fascination you might ask? “I’m juvenile. I wanted to see them fight,” Legendary CEO Thomas Tull recently said, giving perhaps the best answer a financier ever has for backing a multi-billion dollar franchise.
Before all that Hollywood hoopla however, Toho will release the 29th film in their franchise — and their first in over a decade — Godzilla: Resurgence. Coming from directors Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Shinji Higuchi (known for his visual effects for the Gamera trilogy, and many more projects), the first teaser has arrived today. And what a tease it is, not showing off our lead monster,...
Before all that Hollywood hoopla however, Toho will release the 29th film in their franchise — and their first in over a decade — Godzilla: Resurgence. Coming from directors Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Shinji Higuchi (known for his visual effects for the Gamera trilogy, and many more projects), the first teaser has arrived today. And what a tease it is, not showing off our lead monster,...
- 12/9/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Since its release in 2009, the Japanese manga series Attack on Titan has been adapted to numerous mediums, with light novels and spinoff mangas also being created to tell the story alongside video games. The migration was made to the small screen with an anime series in 2013, and this year will see the story take its first crack at a live action format, with two films set to be released.
In addition to the films, however, the story will return to television in August as well, this time in a live action format. Instead of following up on the events of the anime, this new miniseries will be a prequel, focusing on the research that went into learning more about the Titans and the 3D maneuvering machines. The miniseries will run for three episodes, and is titled Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack, or Shinjeki No Kyojin: Hangeki no Noroshi.
In addition to the films, however, the story will return to television in August as well, this time in a live action format. Instead of following up on the events of the anime, this new miniseries will be a prequel, focusing on the research that went into learning more about the Titans and the 3D maneuvering machines. The miniseries will run for three episodes, and is titled Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack, or Shinjeki No Kyojin: Hangeki no Noroshi.
- 8/4/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Attack on Titan Trailers. Shinji Higuchi‘s Attack on Titan / Shingeki no kyojin: Zenpen (2015) movie trailers star Kanata Hongo, Haruma Miura, Satomi Ishihara, Takahiro Miura, and Kiko Mizuhara. Attack on Titan‘s plot synopsis: “The story of Attack on Titan takes place in a world where the remnants of humanity [...]
Continue reading: Attack On Titan / Shingeki No Kyojin (2015) Movie Trailers: Anime to Live-Action...
Continue reading: Attack On Titan / Shingeki No Kyojin (2015) Movie Trailers: Anime to Live-Action...
- 4/19/2015
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming live-action Attack on Titan movie, and it’s pretty freakin’ spectacular. It seems like some Attack on Titan fans out there are torn on this big screen adaptation, but I think it looks like it’s going to be a hell of a lot of fun! This trailer gives us our best look yet at what's in store for us, and I love what I'm seeing! I have to say, I enjoyed watching the reactions of the characters as they watch in horror as someone gets eat by a Titan.
The story of Attack on Titan takes place in a world where the remnants of humanity live inside a series of connected cities, isolated by enormous walls. These walls exists to keep the Titans out, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans seemingly without reason. These Titans have reduced the world's population to staggeringly low numbers.
The story of Attack on Titan takes place in a world where the remnants of humanity live inside a series of connected cities, isolated by enormous walls. These walls exists to keep the Titans out, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans seemingly without reason. These Titans have reduced the world's population to staggeringly low numbers.
- 4/18/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Kyle Chandler and Linda Cardellini in Bloodline, which was renewed for a second season this week.
On the eve of the premiere of the first Netflix/Marvel tv series, another one has found its showrunner. Cheo Hodari Coker has been formally tapped as the showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage, the third in the series of four tv shows by Marvel that will air on Netflix.
Coker joins the show having worked on a number of series, from Southland to Almost Human to Ray Donovan. He also co-wrote the 2009 Biggie biopic Notorious. The Good Wife‘s Mike Colter has been tapped to play the titular character, who will also be appearing in Marvel’s Aka Jessica Jones. A premiere date for the series has yet to be set, although it has been confirmed for 2016.
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The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced this week. The ABC soap opera General Hospital led the charge with 28 nominations,...
On the eve of the premiere of the first Netflix/Marvel tv series, another one has found its showrunner. Cheo Hodari Coker has been formally tapped as the showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage, the third in the series of four tv shows by Marvel that will air on Netflix.
Coker joins the show having worked on a number of series, from Southland to Almost Human to Ray Donovan. He also co-wrote the 2009 Biggie biopic Notorious. The Good Wife‘s Mike Colter has been tapped to play the titular character, who will also be appearing in Marvel’s Aka Jessica Jones. A premiere date for the series has yet to be set, although it has been confirmed for 2016.
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The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced this week. The ABC soap opera General Hospital led the charge with 28 nominations,...
- 4/4/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
“Attack on the Titan” is coming to the big screen, gracing us with not one but two movies, both to hit the theaters this year. In our previous news article, we were only able to share the set of official posters. However, today, we finally get to see more of this much-awaited though heatedly-debated Japanese live action film!
“Attack on Titan” Teaser: What We Think
The thirty-second teaser breezes through the characters and the plot, so if you are not very familiar with the series, you might have a difficult time making sense out of anything or trying to spot characters. We will break down the teaser’s content below, but be warned! There are some spoilers included. Well, spoilers if you haven’t read a portion of the manga or watched the first few episodes of the anime version.
At the very least, this is what we can tell...
“Attack on Titan” Teaser: What We Think
The thirty-second teaser breezes through the characters and the plot, so if you are not very familiar with the series, you might have a difficult time making sense out of anything or trying to spot characters. We will break down the teaser’s content below, but be warned! There are some spoilers included. Well, spoilers if you haven’t read a portion of the manga or watched the first few episodes of the anime version.
At the very least, this is what we can tell...
- 3/26/2015
- by Mary Ann Simuangco
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Japan’s Nippon TV (Ntv) is launching sales on new titles by hot Japanese directors Takashi Miike and Shunji Iwai at the European Film Market (Efm).
Based on Masashi Sada’s novel and song, Miike’s The Lion Standing In The Wind follows a Japanese doctor who travels to Africa and treats a boy soldier. Miike shot the film in Japan and Kenya last year.
Takao Osawa, who starred in Miike’s Shield Of Straw, plays the doctor and the cast also includes Satomi Ishihara and Yoko Maki. Japanese release is scheduled for March 14, 2015.
Shunji Iwai’s animated feature The Case Of Hana And Alice is a follow-up to his live action high school romance Hana And Alice (2004).
The story revolves around how the titular characters first met, while investigating the rumoured murder of a classmate.
Yu Aoi and Anne Suzuki, who played the leads in the live action version, voice the animation...
Based on Masashi Sada’s novel and song, Miike’s The Lion Standing In The Wind follows a Japanese doctor who travels to Africa and treats a boy soldier. Miike shot the film in Japan and Kenya last year.
Takao Osawa, who starred in Miike’s Shield Of Straw, plays the doctor and the cast also includes Satomi Ishihara and Yoko Maki. Japanese release is scheduled for March 14, 2015.
Shunji Iwai’s animated feature The Case Of Hana And Alice is a follow-up to his live action high school romance Hana And Alice (2004).
The story revolves around how the titular characters first met, while investigating the rumoured murder of a classmate.
Yu Aoi and Anne Suzuki, who played the leads in the live action version, voice the animation...
- 2/5/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Here's the official teaser poster for "Attack On Titan", the live-action adaptation of the anime that's now on Netflix. Toho, who also makes the Godzilla films, is behind this two-part live action adventure directed by Shinji Higuchi. Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura, Shû Watanabe, Satoru Matsuo, Rina Takeda and Nana Seino are starring.The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves...
- 12/15/2014
- www.ohmygore.com/
Here's the official teaser poster for "Attack On Titan", the live-action adaptation of the anime that's now on Netflix. Toho, who also makes the Godzilla films, is behind this two-part live action adventure directed by Shinji Higuchi. Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura, Shû Watanabe, Satoru Matsuo, Rina Takeda and Nana Seino are starring.The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves...
- 12/15/2014
- www.ohmygore.com/
When it comes to the world of Anime, Attack On Titan has been somewhat of a rising star in the past year or so. Its popularity in its native Japan, as well as throughout the world, has been on the rise, and its upcoming film adaptation is only a further signal that the Titans are truly among us. This probably explains why one of the cast photos features a girl whose love interest is of a higher caliber than any mere mortal. Short version: this girl looks a little too friendly with her weapon. Tokusatsu Network ran the entire line of Attack On Titan cast posters today, and out of all of the shots of young actors to play the various roles the show has to offer, the one that really stuck out in a crazy anime sort of way is that of cast member Satomi Ishihara, who's playing the...
- 11/21/2014
- cinemablend.com
13 awesome character posters have been released for director Shinji Higuchi's live-action Attack of Titan film. Each one gives us a look at a different character in the film. I've got to say, I love what I'm seeing here. It's definitely exciting to get our first glimpse at what the style and tone of the film will be.
One of the last things we heard about the Japanese feature is that it would be split into two films. Attack on Titan creator, Hajime Isayama, helped in the creation of the movie and even came up with seven additional characters. Of course, the movie will stay true to the spirit of the source material.
The cast for the film includes Haruma Miura as Eren, Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa, Kanata Hongo as Armin, Satomi Ishihara as Hanji, Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha, Takahiro Miura as Jean, Hiroki Hasegawa as Shikishima, Ayame Misaki as Hiana,...
One of the last things we heard about the Japanese feature is that it would be split into two films. Attack on Titan creator, Hajime Isayama, helped in the creation of the movie and even came up with seven additional characters. Of course, the movie will stay true to the spirit of the source material.
The cast for the film includes Haruma Miura as Eren, Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa, Kanata Hongo as Armin, Satomi Ishihara as Hanji, Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha, Takahiro Miura as Jean, Hiroki Hasegawa as Shikishima, Ayame Misaki as Hiana,...
- 11/19/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Shinji Higuchi, the director of the live-action Attack on Titan movie stated that the film will be split into two parts and that Attack on Titan manga creator Hajime Isayama, helped created new characters and enemies will staying true to the spirit of the source material. Yuusuke Watanabe (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods) wrote the script. Haruma Miura plays Eren. Kiko Mizuhara is Mikasa. Kanata Hongo will play Armin. Satomi Ishihara portrays Hanji. Nanami Sakuraba is Sasha. Takahiro Miura is Jean. Click the source link below to see the additional cast. The first live-action Attack on Titan film will premiere next summer. Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The series began in September 2009. The story of Attack on Titan takes place in a world where the remnants of humanity live inside a series of connected cities, isolated by...
- 11/19/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Japan’s Toho is launching sales on Vibrator director Ryuichi Hiroki’s Strobe Edge, a live-action adaptation of the hit manga love story.
Currently in production, the film is set for a spring 2015 local release.
Starring Sota Fukushi and Kasumi Arimura, Strobe Edge is based on a 10-volume manga series that, according to Toho, has sold over 4.4 million copies as of June 2014. It tells the love story of two high school students, their romance and drama and their circle of friends.
Toho also has sci-fi action thriller Attack On Titan, a live-action feature also based on a highly popular manga series, which recently wrapped shooting.
Directed by Shinji Higuchi (The Sinking Of Japan), the film stars Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara and Satomi Ishihara in a story about humans fighting mysterious humanoid creatures that eat people.
Currently in post-production, the film is due out in two parts next summer.
Toho’s autumn slate also includes films such as...
Currently in production, the film is set for a spring 2015 local release.
Starring Sota Fukushi and Kasumi Arimura, Strobe Edge is based on a 10-volume manga series that, according to Toho, has sold over 4.4 million copies as of June 2014. It tells the love story of two high school students, their romance and drama and their circle of friends.
Toho also has sci-fi action thriller Attack On Titan, a live-action feature also based on a highly popular manga series, which recently wrapped shooting.
Directed by Shinji Higuchi (The Sinking Of Japan), the film stars Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara and Satomi Ishihara in a story about humans fighting mysterious humanoid creatures that eat people.
Currently in post-production, the film is due out in two parts next summer.
Toho’s autumn slate also includes films such as...
- 10/5/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
I've got some good news for all you Attack on Titan fans out there! Last week director Shinji Higuchi announced that the live-action adaptation he's working on will be split into two feature films! He also revealed that with the help of manga creator Hajime Isayama, they will introduce some new characters and new, more dangerous villains. As a fan of the franchise, I'm completely okay with new characters being added to the story. I'm sure the movie will end up being just as badass as the anime.
23 year-old actor Haruma Miura was previously announced as the film’s star, and he is taking on role of Eren Jaeger. We now have a list of actors who will be Joining Miura in Attack on Titan, and they consist of Hiroki Hasegawa (Jellyfish Princess), Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood), Kanata Hongō (Prince of Tennis), Takahiro Miura (Space Battleship Yamato), Nanami Sakuraba (Twin...
23 year-old actor Haruma Miura was previously announced as the film’s star, and he is taking on role of Eren Jaeger. We now have a list of actors who will be Joining Miura in Attack on Titan, and they consist of Hiroki Hasegawa (Jellyfish Princess), Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood), Kanata Hongō (Prince of Tennis), Takahiro Miura (Space Battleship Yamato), Nanami Sakuraba (Twin...
- 8/4/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Everyone’s favourite television crawling ghoul is back in “Sadako 2”, the second in the new “Ringu” franchise, director Hanabusa Tsutomu following up his 2012 reboot with more of the same. Again shot in 3D, the film draws from rather than being actually based upon Suzuki Kôji’s original novels, taking the cursed video concept in a different direction and attempting to expand the mythology behind its long haired villainess. The film is set five years after the events of its predecessor, with Akane (Ishihara Satomi) now expecting a child with her boyfriend Takenori (Seti Koji). Unfortunately, she dies giving birth, and the task of caring for her daughter Nagi falls to Takenori’s 24-year-old sister Fuko (Takimoto Miori, “Higanjima”) after he finds himself blaming the child for her death. With Nagi now aged four, strange things start to happen and people start dying in mysterious circumstances, leading Fuko to suspect a...
- 5/5/2014
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
A quick trailer for the next terror tale from Korean filmmaker Hwang In-ho, entitled Monster, is here with English subtitles so we can finally get some clues as to what's actually going on! How's that for a change? Check it out along with the international artwork.
Monster premieres March 13 in South Korea
The film stars Fujiwara Tatsuya (Battle Royale), Yamada Takayuki, and Satomi Ishihara.
Synopsis
Bok-Soon (Kim Go-Eun) runs a street stall while taking care of her younger sister. Bok-Soon may not be the brightest girl, but what she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in uncontrollable rage. She’s infamously known as the “psycho bitch” in her neighborhood.
Bok-Soon’s relatively peaceful life with her sister is disrupted when they cross paths with a serial killer named Tae-Soo (Lee Min-Ki). Tae-Soo kills Bok-Soon’s sister because she may have stumbled upon the truth of his murderous lifestyle. Bok-Soon’s rage consumes her completely,...
Monster premieres March 13 in South Korea
The film stars Fujiwara Tatsuya (Battle Royale), Yamada Takayuki, and Satomi Ishihara.
Synopsis
Bok-Soon (Kim Go-Eun) runs a street stall while taking care of her younger sister. Bok-Soon may not be the brightest girl, but what she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in uncontrollable rage. She’s infamously known as the “psycho bitch” in her neighborhood.
Bok-Soon’s relatively peaceful life with her sister is disrupted when they cross paths with a serial killer named Tae-Soo (Lee Min-Ki). Tae-Soo kills Bok-Soon’s sister because she may have stumbled upon the truth of his murderous lifestyle. Bok-Soon’s rage consumes her completely,...
- 3/5/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
After years of having his movies remade, Japanese filmmaker Hideo Nakata (Ring, Dark Water) has just made a remake of his own, entitled Monsterz. If you don't recognize the title, that'd be because it's actually based on a Korean film called Haunters, released in 2010.
Monsterz premieres over in Japan on May 10th, and we've got the full trailer for ya today. Check it out!
The film stars Fujiwara Tatsuya (Battle Royale), Yamada Takayuki, and Satomi Ishihara.
Synopsis
A man possesses a special ability to manipulate others with just his eyes. Because of this special ability, he killed his abusive father and was abandoned by his mother. He now lives a lonely life in the dark side of a city.
Meanwhile, Tanaka Shuichi doesn’t have a family and lives with his friends. Even though he is poor, he has a bright outlook on life. One day these two men meet.
Monsterz premieres over in Japan on May 10th, and we've got the full trailer for ya today. Check it out!
The film stars Fujiwara Tatsuya (Battle Royale), Yamada Takayuki, and Satomi Ishihara.
Synopsis
A man possesses a special ability to manipulate others with just his eyes. Because of this special ability, he killed his abusive father and was abandoned by his mother. He now lives a lonely life in the dark side of a city.
Meanwhile, Tanaka Shuichi doesn’t have a family and lives with his friends. Even though he is poor, he has a bright outlook on life. One day these two men meet.
- 2/27/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Tsutomu Hanabusa's 'Sadako 3D 2', which marks yet anther official installment in the J-horror 'Ringu' series, is set for a Western home release next week. Unfortunately we never got to see the 3D theatrical version on these shores and it doesn't look like it's getting the 3D Blu-ray treatment either but I'm sure we'll be able to watch the new release and pinpoint exactly where the out-of-screen action was meant to be. The English subtitled version of the sequel lands on DVD and Blu-ray from 28 February 2014 and stars Miori Takimoto, Satomi Ishihara, Koji Seto, Yusuke Yamamoto and Kokoro Hirasawa. You can check out the trailer below....
- 2/18/2014
- Horror Asylum
We all know that the makers of Ringu went to the well once too often, but that hasn't stopped the series from making shed loads of money. So here we are, for better or for worse, anticipating the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Sadako 3D 2. After reviving the franchise using 3D technology in 2012, director Hanabusa Tsutomu is back to give audiences another dose of one of Japan's most famous ghosts in 3D! Set five years after the events of Sadako 3D, Sadako 3D 2 offers a new tale of terror involving Sadako, the vengeful ghost that comes with a cursed video. Once again, Hanabusa uses the 3D effects to his advantage, immersing the audience into the world of the film and forcing them to confront the terror face-to-face. We're yet to watch the original 3D entry at 24Fps but we're big fans of the original trilogy, but fans of...
- 2/17/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
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