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Great Absence Review: Lost Memory and Japanese Excellence

I’ll remember it all. Though I won’t recall it. The words echo in the theater and a man’s androgynous face makes expressive grimaces on a large screen. In front of it, the same man, long haired with sideboards, moves down in fright, like he’s detaching himself. Just before, a police squad has arrived at a house…

Hirokazu Kore-eda Discusses His Upcoming Samurai-Themed Project

Japanese filmmakers Hirokazu Kore-eda was a big winner at last night’s Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. For the second consecutive year, Kore-eda captured the Best Director title, this time for his latest feature, Monster. The prolific director had won the prize a year ago for Broker, a Korean-language film. Discussing his most recent award,…

“Monster” : Exclusive Interview with Writer Yuji Sakamoto

@Photo by Cory Sherwood, Courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment Synopsis : When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of…

MONSTER Official Trailer | Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda | Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama and a Newcomer Soya Kurokawa

Well Go USA Entertainment has released a new trailer and set up the awards-season U. online pharmacy buy phenergan with best prices today in the USA S. release date for a highly anticipated Hirokazu Koreeda film “Monster,” the latest film which won the Best Screenplay prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Rashomon-esque story…

Exclusive Interview with Chiaki Yanagimoto, a Founder of Film Distribution Company, SAKKA

When Chiaki Yanagimoto first discovered films as a kid, she was smitten with the movie making bug. As she explained, “I’m originally from Japan, and I grew up in a very small town where there weren’t many places for entertainment. My mother used to rent movies in VHS regularly from the only video rental store…

The Makanai: Cooking For The Maiko House / TV Review : A Delicious Series That Nourishes The Soul

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs his first Netflix series, adapting for the screen the comic that won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award and is a best-seller with over 2.7 million copies sold. The Japanese filmmaker rewrites the manga series by Aiko Koyama, Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san, published by Shogakukan, shaping it into a tender coming-of-age story. The…

Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to Score Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Monster’

Photo by Kazunali Tajima – © 2014 Kab America Inc The celebrated Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto will be providing the music for director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s forthcoming feature Monster (Kaibutsu). The announcement was made on Thursday by Gaga Corporation, the Tokyo-based entity that is producing the film. The 70-year-old Sakamoto, who won as Oscar for his scoring…

Broker : Exclusive Video Interview with Actor Song Kang-ho

Broker (Korean: 브로커) is a 2022 South Korean drama film written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, and starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, and Lee Joo-young. I had a chance to speak with Kang-ho, who won the best actor at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and engage in a conversation about the…

Broker, Kore-eda Continues His Cinematic Study On Unconventional Families

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, Broker, was in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho. During the French kermesse the film received a standing ovation from the audience for 12 minutes. The story is set in Seoul and it begins with…

Neon Acquires Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes Competition Film ‘Broker’

After the success of winning the Palme d’Or and the Oscar, “Parasite” distributor Neon re-teaming with CJ entertainment to pick up the North American Distribution rights for the film, “Broker” from “Shoplifters” director Hirokazu Koreeda ahead of the international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Kore-eda is no stranger to the Cannes Film Festival, having…

2022 Cannes Film Festival Lineup Unveiled

The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the 75th edition of Line-Up, which selected a mix of stars and veteran Cannes directors, as well as new voices.  With new films from David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Hirokazu Koreeda competing for the Palme d’Or Here is the full official lineup of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which…