Japanese Nuclear Drama ‘Gift of Fire’ Heads for U.S Theaters (EXCLUSIVE)

Lost Judgment demo is on the way after information about a demo leaked via the Japanese PlayStation Network.On August 26, the Twitter account ‘psnrelease2’ was able to find a reference to the upcoming RPG called ‘Lost Judgment: Unjudged Memory Trial Version‘ on the Japanese PSN – as spotted by GamesRadar, suggesting that a demo is on the way.If the leak is reliable, this could mean that the demo will be exclusive to Japan/Asia since it was discovered on the Japanese PSN.

After a two-month blackout period in China for Hollywood movies, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy is looking to lead all pics in the country at the weekend B.O. with a $18M+, possibly $20M take. That’s a promising start for one of the first big movies from Hollywood after a long-hiatus, besting the $15M opening weekend of A Quiet Place Part II, and the $7.8M first weekend of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. 

Japanese Breakfast shared a dreamy new song yesterday (August 26) Calle ‘Glider’ – listen to it below.The musician, real name Michelle Zauner, has written the song for her upcoming video game soundtrack, Sable.In a statement, Zauner said film score legends Alan Menken and Joe Hisaishi were two of her biggest inspirations when creating the soundtrack.Zauner added: “I was so lucky Daniel Fineberg and Gregorios Kythreotis from Shedworks invited me onto this game so early on.“I was immediately

Richard Kuipers A cavalcade of creatures from Japanese folklore come alive in “The Great Yokai War: Guardian,” a hugely enjoyable fantasy-adventure directed by the famously prolific and supremely versatile Takashi Miike (“Audition”, “13 Assassins”).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFilming has begun on multinational, multi-lingual TV series “Drops of God,” which is adapted from the best-selling Japanese manga series “Kami, no Shizuku.” Set in the worlds of wine and gastronomy, the series is backed by Legendary Television, Dynamic Television and the Nippon Television-owned Hulu Japan and produced with Adline EntertainmentThe story involves a woman who discovers that her estranged father has left her the world’s greatest wine collection in

Guy Lodge Film CriticIt’s an awfully long way from Louisiana to the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, but for Richie Adams, it was a journey worth taking.

Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday.Japanese media said had been hospitalized near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called “anti-heroes” trying to survive in a violent world.

Japanese Breakfast has delivered a cover of Sufjan Stevens’ track ‘Romulus’, taken from his 2003 album ‘Michigan’.Recorded for SiriusXMU, the acoustic cover stays loyal to Stevens’ folksy original, with Michelle Zauner’s vocals equally as floaty above the light guitar and piano.Listen to the cover below:Zauner’s cover of ‘Romulus’ follows on from a recent live rendition of Dolly Parton’s ‘Here You Come Again’, performed while on tour.

noted on Twitter. It’s unclear what motivated Morris to apologize or if he will face any consequences for his remarks.

Japanese Breakfast (aka Michelle Zauner) has had a cloakroom at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia named in her honour, hot on the heels of her five-night run headlining the venue.A Philly native herself, Zauner sold out all five of her shows at the 1,200-capacity venue.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Directors’ Guild of Japan has called on authorities in Myanmar to release filmmaker Maung Thein Dan. He has been detained and jailed pending a trial.Myanmar was wracked by a military coup on Feb.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBreak out the culottes and crack open a can of plain Pringles: “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” the wacky vacation comedy, starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, is finally coming to movie theaters.Beloved cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse has announced plans to play “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” beginning in September, marking the first time the film is screening in theaters.Lionsgate had intended to open “Barb and Star” theatrically but opted to put

JD Linville In “Dreams on Fire” writer-director Phillipe McKie marks his feature debut with a heady vision of the Japanese urban dance scene and one woman’s journey to find her place in it.Equipped with little more than her passion for dance, Yume (Bambi Naka) leaves an unsupportive home life to make her way in the Tokyo underground. McKie paints a spacious and vivid portrait of the artist’s journey, allowing moments of silence to balance the chaos.“Dreams on Fire” plays out on the one hand as

Duran Duran have shared the second single from their forthcoming album, entitled ‘MORE JOY’.The single, released today (August 5), follows the release of ‘INVISIBLE’ in May 2021. While that song was a collaboration with Blur‘s Graham Coxon, ‘MORE JOY’ sees the band work with Japanese rock band CHAI.