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At the event in Tokyo November 13 that saw the release of the first trailer for the live-action Ghost in the Shell , stars Scarlett Johansson and Takeshi Kitano appeared alongside director Rupert Sanders for a chat about the making of the movie. That was …Read more »
Actor and director Takeshi Kitano, also known as Beat Takeshi, will play Section 9 Chief Daisuke Aramaki in the live-action version of Ghost in the Shell , reports Cinema Today. Kitano joins a cast which includes Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt (Laughing Man) and Pilou Asbæk …Read more »
Well, it's outrageous in the sense that it's outrageously exciting to see Beat Takeshi ( Hana-bi , Sonatine ) returning to his classic hard-boiled style of filmmaking. Outrage looks primed to do just that, and you can see for yourself as the trailer just recently …Read more »
Yes, that's crazy with a K, and this isn't even about Mortal Kombat ! Rather, it's a tale of heroic DVD outfit BCI Eclipse (who have, in the past, released awesome DVDs like the Ultraman collections, among others) grabbing up more films by "Beat" Takeshi …Read more »
My Beautiful Man is a pensive and thoughtful BL manga about a crush that is one-sided, at least for the first volume of the manga. The main character, Hira, has a stutter that leads to other kids bullying him at school. They even call him …Read more »
Actor and comedian Beat Takeshi, whose real name is Takeshi Kitano, was recently at Tokyo’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan to talk about his upcoming historical movie Kubi, which he wrote, directed, and acts in. He also got to talking about the Japanese entertainment business …Read more »
A new Pokétoon made its way online via the official Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel this week, introducing some stylish visuals and the work of overall director Shingo Yamashita (Pokémon: Twilight Wings) and director Yusaku Kitano. Kitano is also credited with character designs, while Fujimoto …Read more »
If the headline sounds like something that would happen in a movie by Beat Takeshi, you’re not far off. It actually happened to the famed director/actor/comedian—also known as Takeshi Kitano—in real life, as he found himself ambushed by a man wielding a pickax, who is …Read more »
With the recent digital release of a bunch of composer Hiroyuki Sawano’s amazing anime soundtracks—including a physical vinyl release for his music that fueled TRIGGER’s unforgettable PROMARE anime film—we got a chance to speak with the artist about what composing for anime is really like. …Read more »
Well, here’s one we didn’t see coming. The infamous NES game Takeshi no Chōsenjō, commonly known in English as Takeshi’s Challenge, is coming to the stage, of all things. The game, which has been driving Japanese players insane since 1986, will be adapted into a play called Takeshi …Read more »
When it comes to adapting a manga like Daisuke Igarashi’s award-winning Children of the Sea, you really need to come up with something special. It looks like Studio 4ºC has that covered, because the first teaser trailer is here with a brief but beautiful look …Read more »
Principal photography has wrapped on the live-action Ghost in the Shell film, and that means the cast are freed up for the inevitable press tour. First stop: Tokyo. That’s the word from Anime Anime, who just announced that the Japanese capital will host a special …Read more »
Following up on an official still and some set photos, it looks like we have a fresh peek at the cast of the live-action Ghost in the Shell adaptation in costume. While the source of the leaked photos is somewhat dubious, the images offer a …Read more »
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