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We recently posted our review of the first live-action Parasyte film , which opens wide in Japan on November 29. With its premiere nearly upon us, four new TV commercials are here to promote the theatrical release of the first film as well as its …Read more »
Back in November we reported on Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte manga being adapted into a pair of live-action films, which are being directed by Takashi Yamazaki ( Returner , Space Battleship Yamato ). Now it looks like we also know when to look forward to the …Read more »
Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte manga—which ran in the pages of monthly magazine Gekkan Afternoon from 1990 to 1995 and remains popular in Japan—is getting not one, but two films. Now that New Line no longer holds the rights, Toho has stepped in to produce a two-part …Read more »
Lovable robot cat Doraemon is dipping his toes in something new for the 80th anniversary of his creator. Stand by Me Doraemon will be the first 3D CG-animated film in the franchise, and it's currently scheduled to be released in Japan next summer. Takashi Yamazaki …Read more »
Far be it from us to sleep on something as staggering as a live-action Space Battleship Yamato teaser. Takashi Yamazaki—remember his earlier works like Returner and Juvenile ? It's okay if you don't, I hardly do myself—is directing the VFX-heavy flick, with boy band SMAP's …Read more »
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki recently appeared on Fuji TV’s Bokura no Jidai talk show, and the subject of a potential live-action Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind came up during the discussion. While there are some high profile professionals who would love to …Read more »
The Japanese amusement park Seibu-en is going to be reopening May 19, and it will have a few changes. You’ll be able to stroll down a street designed to look like a bunch of stores from the Showa Era (1926-1989). And at the end of …Read more »
Deadline has published an interview with Takashi Yamazaki, the writer and director of the new Lupin movie, Lupin III: The First. “At first, I was just a consultant for the studio, which is Marza,” Yamazaki explained when asked how he first got involved. “Because I’m …Read more »
It’s here! Lupin the 3rd: THE FIRST premiered in Japan in December 2019, and fans overseas can now see the Takashi Yamazaki CG film in all its glory. But will long-time fans of the anime thief like it? Without a doubt! Yamazaki already proved he can …Read more »
If you’ve been paying any attention at all to anime news, you know Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is on fire. It’s slaying at the Japanese box office. Currently it’s the second highest grossing anime film in Japan, and the third highest grossing worldwide. At the time …Read more »
This year’s Oscars may have snubbed anime and excluded any potential titles from an official nomination, but at least the Japan Academy Awards got it right. The Japan Academy Film Prize Association announced its nominees for this year’s 43rd Japan Academy Prize, including five anime …Read more »
If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be this excited for a CG-animated Lupin the 3rd movie, I’d have thought you were outta your mind. Here we are, though, in 2019, getting pumped for the December 6 Japanese debut of Lupin the 3rd: The …Read more »
In case you forgot, there’s a CG-animated Lupin III film on the way. We learned with the initial announcement that the four main characters would be played by their regular voice actors. But now we’ve learned about some of the voices behind the film’s new characters. The biggest …Read more »
Dragon Quest: Your Story, the upcoming CG-animated adaptation of Dragon Quest V, now has a trailer. The trailer for the film, which hits Japanese theaters August 2, was released alongside a cast list, which includes: Takeru Sato (Rurouni Kenshin) Kasumi Arimura Haru Kentaro Sakaguchi Takayuki Yamada …Read more »
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