EXCLUSIVE: Japanese major Gaga will launch sales on 3D animated feature Ryoma! The Prince Of Tennis at the upcoming Filmart in Hong Kong (March 15-18).
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Remakes of Japanese movies, particularly horror movies, are nothing new in Hollywood, but it’s rare to see the opposite happen. This is why we are intrigued to see Vincenzo Natali back the upcoming Japanese remake of his cult sci-fi/horror film “Cube” by executive producing it.
EXCLUSIVE: Japanese major Gaga will launch sales on 3D animated feature Ryoma! The Prince Of Tennis at the upcoming Filmart in Hong Kong (March 15-18).
Rebecca Davis editorJapanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi may be known for his deep explorations of women in love, but he never set out to specifically chronicle female intimacy.The filmmaker made his name with 2015’s epic five-hour-long “Happy Hour,” which follows the friendships and lives of four middle-class women in their thirties, followed by the unconventional love story “Asako I & II,” which competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2018.He has returned to similar territory in a new
Pyra has released a fiery new single ‘Yellow Fever’ with Indonesian rapper Ramengvrl and Japanese rapper Yayoi Daimon.Over nu metal-inflected production, the trio blast the racialised fetishisation of Asian women and offensive Asian stereotypes. “I’m not your fetish / Not your trophy / Not your muse / Muay thai on you bad guys, baby I don’t do kungfu,” Pyra raps.“Yellow fever is a nasty fetish towards Asian women.
EXCLUSIVE: New Line is scratching at a start date on Hello Kitty. The studio, which set the rights to make a film based on the global brand in 2019, has set Jennifer Coyle and Leo Matsuda to direct what will be an animated/live-action hybrid effort.
Japanese Breakfast, a.k.a. Michelle Zauner, pays tribute to cult sci-fi show The X-Files in the video for new song "Be Sweet." The track is the first to be taken from Japanese Breakfast's forthcoming album Jubilee, due June 4 via Dead Oceans.
Japanese Breakfast has announced her new album ‘Jubilee’ – you can hear its lead single, ‘Be Sweet’, below.Michelle Zauner is preparing the release of her first Japanese Breakfast album since 2017’s ‘Soft Sounds From Another Planet’, having teased its arrival back in January.‘Jubilee’ will be released on June 4 via Dead Oceans. Speaking about the process behind making the album, Zauner said that she’s “never wanted to rest on any laurels.
Here’s a must-watch Hulu documentary film for all you ‘90s kids out there. Soleil Moon Frye — who gained fame as TV’s Punky Brewster — recorded hundreds of hours of footage while growing up as a teenager in Hollywood and New York City.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Publishing has signed rising British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, whose debut EP received a rave review in Variety last fall, to an exclusive, global publishing agreement. The 21-year-old singer was voted No.
Kayo Washio has worn a lot of hats at Japanese pay TV broadcaster Wowow. Early in her career she was an on-camera interviewer for the company's flagship movie channel, hosting sit-downs with A-list Hollywood stars and directors as they introduced their projects to Japan —from Steven Spielberg to Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and hundreds of others.
Hollywood and New York were able to get dressed up again for the Virtual Golden Globes with some faces appearing we haven’t seen in ages.
Japanese Breakfast is teasing a new single which is set to drop next week.The singer – real name Michelle Zauner – directed followers to her TikTok account, which appeared to show behind the scenes footage from a forthcoming music video with the date March 2. The footage also features Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy.The latest clip comes after Zauner joined TikTok last week and uploaded another clip from the video and the caption: “Less than two weeks from the drop people!!”.
Kim Kardashian stepped out in public for the first time since she filed for divorce from Kanye West on Feb. 19.
It is set to be an eventful week for Nick Jonas as the singer is gearing up for the release of his new single as well as his first appearance as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live. With two big projects, the singer is extremely busy and was also recently snapped post his SNL rehearsals in New York.
EXCLUSIVE: NBC’s sci-fi drama Debris, starring Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele, from Almost Human creator J.H. Wyman, has landed its first international sales.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStudio Chizu is unveiling the first teaser and poster for Mamoru Hosoda’s highly anticipated animated feature “Belle,” the revered Japanese director’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated film “Mirai.”Paris-based sales company Charades is representing the film in international markets and will kick off sales at the virtual European Film Market.
Demon Slayer: Hinokami Kepputan.The footage was showcased during the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba amine second anniversary event for the Japanese streaming service AbemaTV.
Bullet Train.As reported by Deadline, the Oscar-winning actor has joined Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Andrew Koji, Masi Oka and Michael Shannon for the film.The script, written by Zak Olkewicz, is based on Japanese author Kotaro Isaka’s novel Maria Beetle.
Studio Ghibli theme park has been revealed.The much-loved Japanese film studio confirmed last year that its theme park, which was first announced back in 2017, is now slated to open in autumn 2022.Set to be located at the Aichi Expo Memorial Park in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan, the Ghibli theme park is still currently under construction – but two new images made by the team behind the park have emerged this month.One of the concept images shows the Ghibli team’s plans for a replica