{"id":19837,"date":"2023-10-31T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T03:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19837"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:33:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:33:26","slug":"a24-and-happinet-agree-to-jointly-distribute-films-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19837","title":{"rendered":"A24 and Happinet Agree to Jointly Distribute Films in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>A24 and Happinet Phantom Studios will collaborate on the distribution of A24\u2019s films in Japan, including Alex Garland\u2019s <em><strong>Civil War<\/strong><\/em>, which is being released this week.<br \/><br \/>The two firms have already jointly released several titles in Japan, including <em><strong>Moonlight<\/strong> <\/em>and the highly lucrative <em><strong>Midsommar<\/strong><\/em>. 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