Sara Ogawa (born 1996) – a student at Waseda University whose new film ‘She’s Gone’ has just been presented at Pia Film Festival. Among many diverse topics, Ms. Ogawa tells about her main inspirations: Her own experience of losing her classmate when she was a high school student. Apart from being a young and prolific film director, she is also making career as an actress .
You’re studying movies at Waseda University under Hirokazu Kore’eda. What is the most memorable thing you remember from Hirokazu Kore’eda’s classes or perhaps an advice that engraved in your memory?
He often points out to pay attention to what is going on the film set and to how important is to read the atmosphere. I have actually been on his set and I must admit he knows how to control the situation and how to lead the actors depending on different circumstances.
You’re studying movies at Waseda University under Hirokazu Kore’eda. What is the most memorable thing you remember from Hirokazu Kore’eda’s classes or perhaps an advice that engraved in your memory?
He often points out to pay attention to what is going on the film set and to how important is to read the atmosphere. I have actually been on his set and I must admit he knows how to control the situation and how to lead the actors depending on different circumstances.
- 10/21/2018
- by Nikodem Karolak
- AsianMoviePulse
The 40th Pia Film Festival lived up to its mascot’s image – a joyful and replete Vamos, designed by Rie Suzuki, which does not simply enjoy cinema but also seems to know all its angles.
Launched in 1977, Pia Film Festival was originally programmed in order to introduce and nurture young, promising film directors and create a gateway to higher stages of their upcoming careers. Pff distributes and actively promotes selected titles throughout Japan, which are then being screened at various theaters, on television, as well as sent international festivals or released on DVD/Bd, so that they may reach wider audience. The filmmaker who possesses the best future potential is selected from among current year’s Pff Award winners and receives the honorary Pff Award (Grand Prize), which apart from the financial remuneration provides a chance to make history at Tokyo International Film Festival. The total entries number starting from...
Launched in 1977, Pia Film Festival was originally programmed in order to introduce and nurture young, promising film directors and create a gateway to higher stages of their upcoming careers. Pff distributes and actively promotes selected titles throughout Japan, which are then being screened at various theaters, on television, as well as sent international festivals or released on DVD/Bd, so that they may reach wider audience. The filmmaker who possesses the best future potential is selected from among current year’s Pff Award winners and receives the honorary Pff Award (Grand Prize), which apart from the financial remuneration provides a chance to make history at Tokyo International Film Festival. The total entries number starting from...
- 10/5/2018
- by Nikodem Karolak
- AsianMoviePulse
Giovanni’s Island
Written by Shigemichi Sugita and Yoshiki Sakurai
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
Japan, 2014
In its frequently sorrowful tale of young Japanese siblings struggling through the tail end or immediate aftermath of World War II, anime Giovanni’s Island faces seemingly inevitable comparisons to both Grave of the Fireflies and the Barefoot Gen features. Mizuho Nishikubo’s film, however, has a spirit all of its own, even if you can trace in it bits of those other films’ DNA, as well as notorious British anti-war animation When the Wind Blows, whose art style it resembles more than the likes of Studio Ghibli. It stands apart in offering a look at an aspect of Japanese history rarely explored in any art form to date, that of the Russian occupation of the island of Shikotan after Japan’s defeat in 1945, as seen through the eyes of two Japanese children among the...
Written by Shigemichi Sugita and Yoshiki Sakurai
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
Japan, 2014
In its frequently sorrowful tale of young Japanese siblings struggling through the tail end or immediate aftermath of World War II, anime Giovanni’s Island faces seemingly inevitable comparisons to both Grave of the Fireflies and the Barefoot Gen features. Mizuho Nishikubo’s film, however, has a spirit all of its own, even if you can trace in it bits of those other films’ DNA, as well as notorious British anti-war animation When the Wind Blows, whose art style it resembles more than the likes of Studio Ghibli. It stands apart in offering a look at an aspect of Japanese history rarely explored in any art form to date, that of the Russian occupation of the island of Shikotan after Japan’s defeat in 1945, as seen through the eyes of two Japanese children among the...
- 10/18/2014
- by Josh Slater-Williams
- SoundOnSight
The 42nd edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma will be held in Montreal from October 9 to the 20th, showcasing the best new films and filmmakers from around the world. The festival which has often been described as ‘ baby-tiff’ – picks up the best from Berlinale, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto and more. This new edition demonstrates the vibrancy of filmmaking in all its forms and for all audiences with an incredible 273 films (146 feature films and 124 shorts) from 47 countries – including (count them) 39 world premieres, 33 North American premieres and 47 Canadian premieres. Of the various sections of the film festival, my favourite program is Time Ø. If you are not familiar with the festival, think of this section of films as the equivalent of Tiff’s Midnight Madness program, only sexier. Here is a break down of what you can see this year.
(Please note: This list is in no particular oder)
****
1- R100
Hitoshi Matsumoto,...
(Please note: This list is in no particular oder)
****
1- R100
Hitoshi Matsumoto,...
- 9/26/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) is an animated feature directed by Gisaburo Sugii, based on a 1930s novel by Kenji Miyazawa which appears to have some of the ethereal creepiness of The Little Prince or The Secret Garden. At any rate, it's a very odd movie, and the filmmaker's choices haven't lessened that.
For one thing, it's all set in Italy, as imagined by the Japanese, and in the 30s, as imagined from the 80s. For another thing, the characters are played by cats, for no reason. We accept this as a cartoon convention (although anime routinely present cute kids as protagonists so what gives?), although talk of hunting otters causes some low-level cognitive dissonance: if cats are people, what are otters?
The pace is wondrously slow, dreamlike and hypnotic, and we get the longest and most dramatically redundant scene of a cat setting type in a printer's workshop that...
For one thing, it's all set in Italy, as imagined by the Japanese, and in the 30s, as imagined from the 80s. For another thing, the characters are played by cats, for no reason. We accept this as a cartoon convention (although anime routinely present cute kids as protagonists so what gives?), although talk of hunting otters causes some low-level cognitive dissonance: if cats are people, what are otters?
The pace is wondrously slow, dreamlike and hypnotic, and we get the longest and most dramatically redundant scene of a cat setting type in a printer's workshop that...
- 10/11/2012
- by David Cairns
- MUBI
Warner Bros. Japan has uploaded the full trailer for Gisaburo Sugii’s upcoming animated film Guskō Budori no Denki to their YouTube channel.
The film is based on a fairy tale by Kenji Miyazawa about a young man who’s driven from his forest home by a natural disaster and begins working with scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Bureau in hopes of preventing similar disasters from occurring in the future. Sugii previously adapted Miyazawa’s most notable work, Night on the Galactic Railroad, in 1985.
Like the 1985 film, this adaptation features anthropomorphic cat characters instead of humans. It also involves Gusko Budori’s sister Neri being kidnapped and is obviously steeped in new fantasy elements added for this version.
Here’s main voice cast:
Shun Oguri as Gusko Budori
Shioli Kutsuna as Neri
Ryuzo Hayashi as Father
Tamiyo Kusakari as Mother
Kuranosuke Sasaki as the kidnapper
Akira Emoto as Dr. Kubo...
The film is based on a fairy tale by Kenji Miyazawa about a young man who’s driven from his forest home by a natural disaster and begins working with scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Bureau in hopes of preventing similar disasters from occurring in the future. Sugii previously adapted Miyazawa’s most notable work, Night on the Galactic Railroad, in 1985.
Like the 1985 film, this adaptation features anthropomorphic cat characters instead of humans. It also involves Gusko Budori’s sister Neri being kidnapped and is obviously steeped in new fantasy elements added for this version.
Here’s main voice cast:
Shun Oguri as Gusko Budori
Shioli Kutsuna as Neri
Ryuzo Hayashi as Father
Tamiyo Kusakari as Mother
Kuranosuke Sasaki as the kidnapper
Akira Emoto as Dr. Kubo...
- 5/2/2012
- Nippon Cinema
On Tuesday, a teaser was released for Gisaburo Sugii’s Gusko Budori no Denki, an animated film adaptation of a story by children’s literature author Kenji Miyazawa. Sugii previously adapted Miyazawa’s most notable work, Night on the Galactic Railroad in 1985.
The story revolves around an anthropomorphic cat character named Budori who loses his parents and sister after a natural disaster. Left all alone, he begins working for a research scientist at the Ihatov Volcano Bureau and dedicates his life to preventing future natural disasters.
Budori is voiced by Shun Oguri. His younger sister Neri is voiced by Shiori Kutsuna.
“Gusko Budori no Denki” will be released by Warner Bros. in Japan on July 7, 2012.
Source: Cinema Today via Ann
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The story revolves around an anthropomorphic cat character named Budori who loses his parents and sister after a natural disaster. Left all alone, he begins working for a research scientist at the Ihatov Volcano Bureau and dedicates his life to preventing future natural disasters.
Budori is voiced by Shun Oguri. His younger sister Neri is voiced by Shiori Kutsuna.
“Gusko Budori no Denki” will be released by Warner Bros. in Japan on July 7, 2012.
Source: Cinema Today via Ann
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- 3/16/2012
- Nippon Cinema
NEC Biglobe Provides English Manga through its Android App, Sugoi Books
Sugoi BOOKS¹ Original Manga Lineup
Tokyo, April 4, 2011 NEC Biglobe, Ltd. (Biglobe), one of Japan¹s leading internet service providers, announced today the launch of its digital bookstore Android app, ³SUGOI Books.²
Sugoi Books launches with a library of more than 100 authentic manga books translated into English. Titles include: ³Cat Eyed Girl,² by Kazuo Umezu, the legendary horror manga creator, and ³Joan,² by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, another renowned manga artist. This month¹s Sugoi Books lineup includes
original manga based on modern Japanese literature and legends such as ³Rashomon,² ³Hachiko,² ³Portrait of Hell² and ³The Setting Sun.² Expanding its manga library to 50,000 books by the end of 2012, Sugoi Books aims to become the largest manga provider for users of smartphones and multimedia devices.
Featured Content:
-Cat Eyed Girl (c)Kazuo Umezu/ Shogakukan Creative
-Joan (c)Yoshikazu Yasuhiko/ Japan Broadcast Publishing Co.
Sugoi BOOKS¹ Original Manga Lineup
Tokyo, April 4, 2011 NEC Biglobe, Ltd. (Biglobe), one of Japan¹s leading internet service providers, announced today the launch of its digital bookstore Android app, ³SUGOI Books.²
Sugoi Books launches with a library of more than 100 authentic manga books translated into English. Titles include: ³Cat Eyed Girl,² by Kazuo Umezu, the legendary horror manga creator, and ³Joan,² by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, another renowned manga artist. This month¹s Sugoi Books lineup includes
original manga based on modern Japanese literature and legends such as ³Rashomon,² ³Hachiko,² ³Portrait of Hell² and ³The Setting Sun.² Expanding its manga library to 50,000 books by the end of 2012, Sugoi Books aims to become the largest manga provider for users of smartphones and multimedia devices.
Featured Content:
-Cat Eyed Girl (c)Kazuo Umezu/ Shogakukan Creative
-Joan (c)Yoshikazu Yasuhiko/ Japan Broadcast Publishing Co.
- 4/4/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Martial arts movie star Jackie Chan headlined a charity concert and telethon for the survivors of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami disaster in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Friday
The Rush Hour star was joined by Andy Lau, actor Donnie Yen and other Asian performers for the three-hour benefit.
Chan opened the show by calling for a moment of silence to honour the thousands who lost their lives in the March tragedy.
He then led the performers in a rendition of peace anthem Succumb Not to Sorrow, based on a poem by Kenji Miyazawa.
Lau enjoyed the event's most poignant moment when he addressed the huge crowd and said, "The more ruthless natural disasters are, the more love there should be in the world. This event tonight gathers performing artists from different places, hoping to deliver the message, 'Don't be defeated by natural forces' to all those in the disaster areas."
Soul star Lionel Richie also made an appearance via a video recording - he offered a rendition of his hit Say You, Say Me from a stage in Australia, where he is on tour.
Richie had a special message for the people of Japan: "We believe you can survive this and you will get stronger."
Chan made a rare singing performance, belting out the tune Believe in Yourself.
Proceeds from Friday's concert will benefit the Salvation Army.
The Rush Hour star was joined by Andy Lau, actor Donnie Yen and other Asian performers for the three-hour benefit.
Chan opened the show by calling for a moment of silence to honour the thousands who lost their lives in the March tragedy.
He then led the performers in a rendition of peace anthem Succumb Not to Sorrow, based on a poem by Kenji Miyazawa.
Lau enjoyed the event's most poignant moment when he addressed the huge crowd and said, "The more ruthless natural disasters are, the more love there should be in the world. This event tonight gathers performing artists from different places, hoping to deliver the message, 'Don't be defeated by natural forces' to all those in the disaster areas."
Soul star Lionel Richie also made an appearance via a video recording - he offered a rendition of his hit Say You, Say Me from a stage in Australia, where he is on tour.
Richie had a special message for the people of Japan: "We believe you can survive this and you will get stronger."
Chan made a rare singing performance, belting out the tune Believe in Yourself.
Proceeds from Friday's concert will benefit the Salvation Army.
- 4/1/2011
- WENN
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