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GKIDS Acquires Japan’s Oscar Submission ‘Kokuho’

©Courtesy of GKIDS GKIDS has announced plans to bring “Kokuho” to North America. The live-action movie, which was first introduced at Cannes and will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month, will be Japan’s official submission in the Best International Feature category at the 98th Academy Awards. GKIDS has…

Toho Plans Sequels to ‘Shin Godzilla’ and ‘Godzilla Minus One’

Godzilla lives! Toho plans to produce sequels to Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One, two acclaimed films from the franchise’s so-called Reiwa era. According to a report by Bloomberg, the Godzilla Minus One sequel is already being filmed in Japan under the direction of Takashi Yamazaki, who will also write the screenplay and supervise visual…

EXIT 8 (2025) Official Trailer (HD) BASED ON GAME : Starring Kazunari Ninomiya

©Courtesy of Toho Toho has unveiled the official trailer for “Exit 8“, which will be a Japanese movie that is based on the recent cult hit indie video game. The film depicts a man who is trapped in a sterile subway passageway that is endless. He sets out to find ‘Exit 8’ – the sole…

Japan Studio Toho Acquires Animation Distributor GKIDS

Japanese media giant Toho Co. has secured a deal to acquire celebrated North American indie producer and distributor GKIDS, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. As part of the deal, Toho is picking up a 100 percent equity share in GKIDS. But the latter will still…

Golden Kamuy Live Action Film : What We know So Far…

(C) Satoru Noda/Shueisha (C) 2024 “Golden Kamui” Film Partners A highly anticipated live action film of ‘Golden Kamuy‘ starring Kento Yamazaki was released on January 19th in Japan. Just like the studio’s Kingdom live-action films, Golden Kamuy’s live-action movie topped the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. The latest film has yet to announce…

Godzilla Minus One Reflects the Intentions of 1954’s Version

@Courtesy of Toho Co., LTD. A month after I saw the film, “Godzilla Minus One” at the Japan Society, I really wanted to see how this film did at the U.S box office, which is more than most people have anticipated. So, I decided to take some time to write about this remarkable film which was special…

Japan’s Toho Acquires 25 Percent Stake in Fifth Season

@Toho Co. Ltd Japanese studio Toho will pay $225 million to acquire a 25% stake in the U.S.-based indie film and television producer-distributor, Fifth Season. The investment from the producer of the current hit box office kaiju movie, Godzilla Minus One, is being made through Toho’s U.S. subsidiary, Toho International, Deadline is reporting. In the…

‘The Boy and the Heron’ and ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Break American Box Office Records

Two of Japan’s most critically acclaimed films from this year – The Boy and the Heron and Godzilla Minus One, which were both released by Toho – broke American box office records this weekend. The Boy and the Heron took the top spot at the domestic box office with ticket sales of $12.8 million, while…

GODZILLA MINUS ONE Official Trailer 2 : Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Directed by Takashi Yamazaki

Toho International has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming king of the monsters film, “Godzilla Minus One” is out now, previewing more of the return of Godzilla in the first new Toho film “Shin Godzilla” since 2016. The latest trailer shows off the incredible scale of the iconic kaiju that’s wreaking havoc in post-war…

GODZILLA MINUS ONE Official Trailer : Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe

Toho has unleashed the king of monsters in “Godzilla Minus One.” This marks the 30th live-action Godzilla produced in Japan.  Japan has already been devastated by the impact of World War II and the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but Godzilla’s arrival makes things much, much worse. Director Takashi Yamazaki is going to take…

GODZILLA MINUS ONE Official Teaser

A Japanese film production company, Toho made the big announcement late last year that a brand new installment in their most popular film franchise, “Godzilla.”  Now, Toho has unveiled a new title, and trailer for original king of monster called, “Godzilla Minus One” which will land his giant step on Dec 1 in U.S  In its…