Father Geek here with pigmon and another report from the shores of Japan...
Hi Father Geek-san...
Here is this week's report from ol' pigmon, This week is a little bit slow....
but I will see "T3" next Tuesday which is first advance screening of it in Japan.
NEWS
Here is this week's report from ol' pigmon, This week is a little bit slow....
but I will see "T3" next Tuesday which is first advance screening of it in Japan.
NEWS
* Punk rock band, Stancepunks will sing the theme song for the upcoming 'Battle Royale II". Director Kenta Fukasaku says that his father even liked this song. The title of the song is "Mayonaka Totsugegitai".
* Mituki Koga, a former professional kick boxer will be playing an operator of Riyuki(Mecha Godzilla) for the motion picture "Godzilla vs Mothra vs Mecha Godzilla... Tokyo SOS". He is already infamous for his Levis commercials throughout the Asian market. He will also appear in the movie "Last Samurai".
* Another bit of news for "Godzilla vs Mothra vs Mecha Godzilla... Tokyo SOS" fans is that there will be a huge crowd scene to be shot at Shiba Park in Tokyo, July 20th. If you live in Tokyo, or near by, you should check it out for sure. Rub elbows with a real(?) big screen Super Star... Become a part of film (pop culture) history... Go get squashed, or maybe roasted alive by the legendary man-in-suit Monster and his famous co-stars!
* On June 16, beautiful Charlize Theron appears at "The Italian Job" Japan premire in Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo. She comes with 30 mini Couper. Mark Wahlberg was supposed to appear in this premire, but is becoming a father so can not leave U.S. All the media can do is just stare at her beautiful legs......
* Toho Towa co. which is the part of invester and distributor in Japan for " Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines " announces that there will be a big T3 Japan premire in Ariake center, Tokyo with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken and Jonathan Mostow all attending.
* "The Matrix Reloaded" breaks Japanese record again. This time,it breaks first one week of release box office record ,$29.1 million. Old record is marked by "Sprited Away".
* "The Grudge", the remake of Japanese horror masterpiece,"Juon" will start shooting at the Izu resort area(about 80 miles from Tokyo)in September.
SHORT REVIEWS.....
"Ultura Man Cosmos VS Ultra Man Justice:The Final Battle"(Shochiku)
directed byTsugumi Kitaura
For the first time in Ultra Man history, Ultra Man faces Ultra Man. Ultra Man Cosmos protects the earth, but Ultra Man Justice does not like Cosmos' attitude. All Ultra Men are supposed to protect all the universe's peace. Huge UFO(just like "Independence Day") and 2 cool looking robots attack SRC Space Center where two monster delivery rockets are about to launch. Cosmos comes to reascue but Justice stands in front of Cosmos. On first encounter, Justice kills Cosmos. By mystic powers, Cosmos rises again and persuades Justice to fight against the Alien. Now Cosmos and Justice unite and become a new Ultra Man, Ultra Man Legend! This movie is still for kids, but adults can enjoy it because the VFX is great. This movie will be in Japanese theaters on August 2nd. Visit Ultra Man site By just Clicking Right Here.
*"Chain"(Art-Port)directed by Atsushi Sihimizu
Another horror movie from Japan, this time a fortune teller chain mail on cell phone will kill you. Shooting with digital video camera, it just looks like "Blair Witch Project", this image helps to get us scared. A whole bunch of young people all over Japan, start getting fortune teller chain mail on cell phones and those who get these mails, die in mysterious ways. "Chain" focuses on a young brother and sister ,Riyo and Yuri, whose friends start dying. Finally in the middle of the night, Yuri finds that Riyo is reading email on his cell phone (just like "The Ring"). Now will he be dead, or not next? This movie will open next month only in Tokyo(late show only).
