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Published on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 8:04pm |
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AICN-Japan: Club Shinchugun; The Lakeside Murders; Alive; Cutie Honey; Kamen Rider 555; Steam Boy; Battle Royal 2
Father Geek here with pigmon and the latest from Japan...
Fathergeek-san...
We are in the middle of the rainy season, here in Tokyo. It is sooooo damn humid.
Best way to escape from this weather, of course, is to go to the movie theaters.
Here is this week's report...
NEWS
* Most disappointing news of this week in Japan comes from Bandai Visual
president, Kazumi Kawashiro who announces that Katsuhiro Otomo's "Steam Boy" will not be
completed by its original October release
date. It will be postponed until next year. The reason why this project is delayed is that
the ending sequence required more complex work. Toho co. which is the distribution
company for "Steam Boy" is giving it more time to complete the needed sequences. Now "Steam Boy" will release
early next year.
* The remake of "Cutie Honey" which is popular TV Anime series in 1973 to 1974
will be directed by "Evangelion"'s Hideaki Anno. Cutie Honey will be played by
sexy Eriko Sato. This movie will be for the first time in 4 years for the
director, Mr.Anno(his last film,"Shikijitu" was
my best Japanese movie in 2000). Film stars shooting next month and is
produced by Warner Japan.
* Ryuhei Kitamura("Versus"&"Azumi")appears at Tokyo Shinjuku Cinema Square
Tokyu for openig day of his new film, "Alive". He promises to the audience that he
will difinetaly make a film in Hollywood next year. One of the possiblities is
the remake of "Versus".
* On June 22nd, "Battle Royale II" appears for the first time in public in
Tokyo. Before showing the film, a 70 piece orchestra performs 3 songs and then
director, Kenta Fukasaku and rest of cast will come to the stage in front of the 2000 audience members.
* Climax scene of upcoming "Kamen Rider 555" has been shot with 11,000 extras
at Saitama Super Arena. About 90,000 people came to appy as extras for this sequence.
* Director Shinji Aoyama("Eureka") is shooting his new film,"Lakeside Murders"
now. Koji Yakusho("Tampopo") and Etsuji Toyokawa are playing major roles. This
film will be completed this fall.
* One of hottest Japanese director,Junji Sakamoto("KT"&"Face") is also
shooting his new film, "Club Shinchugun ,Out Of This World".It is story about young
jazz musicians at a US military camp ,just after WWII. This film will be at
Japanese theaters early next year.
NO SHORT REVIEWS for this week(Next week:"Battle Royale II",Boku No
Songoku(remake of
samu Tezuka's"Songoku',and "Robokon")
BOXOFFICE
And the winners this week are:
1 (1) The Matrix Reloaded
2 (2) The Core
3 (New ) The Italian Job
4 (4) Spy Sorge
5 (5) $B#C#o#l#l#a#g#e!!#o#f!!#O#u#r!!#L#i#f#e
6 (3) $B#8#M#i#l#e(J
7 (New ) Solaris
8 (7) Niju Spy
9 (6)Two Weeks Notice
10 (9) The Hour
See ya at the movies!
Coolpigmon@aol.com
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Reader Talkback
I especially like the movie
that is a bit hard to
pronounce by Affentod | Jun 28th, 2003 08:19:24 PM | Hideaki Anno Cutey
Honey/Evangelion news by AndrewWiggin | Jun 28th, 2003 09:34:08 PM | NOOOOOOOO Steam Boy delayed! by Jon E Cin | Jun 28th, 2003 10:50:43 PM | Its an encoding issue. by Hellstrom | Jun 28th, 2003 11:34:09 PM | What's up with the Hulk?
Somebody please tell me what I
saw was by TheGinger Twit | Jun 29th, 2003 12:17:49 AM | Ignoring other tokusatsu
developments by japanhero.com | Jun 29th, 2003 11:53:15 AM | A remake of Versus?...Why not
release it as is, in american
thea by iamarayya | Jun 29th, 2003 12:05:04 PM | Live action Cutey Honey? by McCormic | Jun 29th, 2003 12:46:22 PM | Solaris is number seven? by yuriy | Jun 29th, 2003 01:03:01 PM | Battle Royale II by themikejonas | Jun 29th, 2003 02:59:31 PM | Will Cutey Honey fight
warewolves & vampires? by mbaker | Jun 29th, 2003 05:01:49 PM | Katherine Hepburn dead tonight by dudemanguy | Jun 29th, 2003 06:47:44 PM | Whale Meat by DeadRapedDeer | Jun 30th, 2003 07:25:13 AM | does anyone know voltus V or
gaban? by Gasoline rainbow | Jul 1st, 2003 03:20:59 AM | this bitch better rock!! by sanford and gun | Jul 1st, 2003 09:54:29 AM | this better be better... by sanford and gun | Jul 1st, 2003 01:31:49 PM |
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