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Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn’t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.
Tatami : The first feature film co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir, TATAMI follows Leila (Arienne Mandi), an Iranian judo athlete who is put in political danger when her government tells her to fake an injury and withdraw from the world championships rather than face an Israeli rival in the final. Leila finds herself facing a life-or-death decision that could put the lives of her, her coach — an ex-competitor herself — and her family in danger. In a fight for freedom and dignity, what is she willing to give up.
Director : Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv
Producer : Adi Ezroni, Guy Nattiv, Jaime Ray Newman, Mandy Tagger Brockey
Screenwriter : Guy Nattiv, Elham Erfani
Distributor : XYZ Films
Production Co : Keshet Studios
Genre : Mystery & Thriller, Sports
Original Language : English
Release Date (Theaters) : Jun 13, 2025, Limited
Runtime : 1h 45m
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