‘Along The Sea,’ Rare Japan-Vietnam Coproduction, Heads for San Sebastian

Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a directorial polyglot, no doubt about it, but he’s more fluent in some cinematic languages than others.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe death of Japanese actress Takeuchi Yuko by an apparent suicide on Sunday has prompted an outpouring of grief and reflection from both ordinary fans and industry insiders.Age 40 at the time of her death, Takeuchi had been the top of her profession for two decades, appearing in a steady stream of films, TV dramas and, that all-important barometer of popularity in the local entertainment world, TV commercials.

Queen + Adam Lambert are set to release their upcoming concert album Live Around The World on October 2, but the band served up a treat for fans who can’t wait that long.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The North Star Film Alliance (NSFA), an organization set up by Finland, Estonia and Latvia to promote the countries’ film production opportunities, is opening an office in Japan in a bid to foster connections between the regions.There has been growing cooperation between the Japanese film biz and NSFA countries, following the 2017 Latvian-Japanese co-production Magic Kimono, currently streaming on Netflix, which was helmed by Latvian director

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent“Love Mooning,” a drama by veteran Japanese director Manda Kunitoshi, has been set as the opening film of Tokyo Filmex. The festival announced the line-up for its 21st edition on Thursday.Filmex, which has long specialized in Asian art films and usually starts in late November, will be held Oct.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet handily passed $200M overseas this weekend with a $25M offshore frame to bring the overseas box office to $214M. Including domestic, the global cume is now $250.1M.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet added a handful of markets this weekend after beginning overseas rollout in August. While the domestic performance has been hampered by the coasts being closed, offshore markets have had a bit more leeway, and in some ways been robust even with capacity restrictions.

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondentdirector whose short films have garnered honors in Japan and abroad, Sato Takuma is celebrating a milestone with the selection of his first theatrical feature, “Any Crybabies Around,” by San Sebastian. Sato set the film in his native Akita Prefecture, at the northern tip of Japan’s main island of Honshu.

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In William Olsson’s “Lost Girls & Love Hotels,” Margaret (Alexandra Daddario), is spiraling out of control. An American expat living in Japan, the young woman spends her days fighting off a hangover, barely competent enough to hold a job, and her nights drunkenly talking in bars followed by late-night sexual encounters with strangers.

Japanese gaming giant Bandai Namco Entertainment (BNEE) is acquiring Montreal-based developer Reflector Entertainmentfrom Lune Rouge. The deal, which also includes the subsidiary Reflector Interactive, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year and will see Reflector founderAlexandre Amancio stay on as chief creative officer.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Lee Isaac Chung will rewrite and direct Paramount, Bad Robot and Toho’s live-action adaptation of Your Name, the reimagined adaptation of the 2016 animated romantic fantasy drama film which was an instant classic in Japan. Chung will work off the draft by Emily V.

Chrissy Teigen has debuted the stunning bedroom where she and her husband John Legend are staying at their temporary rental home.

Sony PlayStation 5.The PS5 will be officially released in the US, Japan and a select few other countries from November 12.Sadly, gamers here in the UK and in the rest Europe, the wait will go on for a further week to get their hands on it, with stocks available from November 19.The console will be released with two separate price ranges, with an initial value of £449 for the standard model.

Often, the best decisions aren’t made late at night after a long session of drinking in a Japanese bar. Unfortunately for Alexandra Daddario’s character in “Lost Girls & Love Hotels,” most of her nights end up in a Japanese bar after many, many drinks.

TOKYO -- Netflix is producing and shooting an original series set in Japan about a journalist who challenges authority, hoping to woo this nation that’s hooked on watching good old TV.Good timing.

Sony PlayStation 5.The PS5 will be officially released in the US, Japan and a select few other countries from November 12. Sadly, gamers here in the UK and in the rest Europe, the wait will go on for a further week to get their hands on it, with stocks available from November 19.The console will be released with two separate price ranges, with an initial value of £449 for the standard model.

PlayStation 5 will not support backwards compatibility for games from the PS3 or its predecessors, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan.While it was previously confirmed that the PS5 would support up to “99 per cent” of PS4 games, the same courtesy will not be extended to previous console generations.