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Japan Cuts : The Legend & Butterfly / Exclusive Interview with “Rurouni Kenshin” Director Keishi Otomo on Working with Takuya Kimura

Synopsis : A sweeping historical romance created to celebrate Toei’s 70th anniversary, The Legend & Butterfly casts megastars Takuya Kimura as Oda Nobunaga and Haruka Ayase as his wife, Nohime. While Oda Nobunaga is one of Japan’s most well-documented historical figures, virtually no information about Nohime remains, and The Legend & Butterfly fills this mystery…

GKIDS Acquires North American Rights to “The First Slam Dunk”

Indie distributor Gkids has acquired North American distribution rights for blockbuster Japanese animation film, “The First Slam Dunk“ from studio Toei Animation, finally has a window for its English theatrical release.  Based on Takehiko Inoue’s best-selling manga Slam Dunk, which was serialized from 1990-1996 in Shonen Jump and spawned several anime movies in the ’90s, “The…

Toei Company President Osamu Tezuka Dies Aged 62

© TOEI COMPANY, LTD. All Rights Reserved. Toei Company Ltd. announced on Tuesday that the passing of Osamu Tezuka—the company’s president and CEO—he was 62. Tezuka was born in March 1960. He joined Toei in April 1983, marking nearly 40 years at the company that oversees Toei Animation among other branches. Then he became a board…