The next stop for Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April manga is live-action film, with the feature set to open in Japan on September 23 after a premiere screening event on August 3. Takehiko Shinjo ( Paradise Kiss , Kiyoku Yawaku ) directs the film, …Read more »
Godzilla Resurgence , the first Japanese Godzilla film in over a decade, stomps its way into theaters July 29, and in anticipation, the Big G has taken to the skies in collaboration with airline Star Flyer. The plane, which is called the “Shin Gojira Jet,” …Read more »
We’ve got Gantz in the pants and we’re doing a dance. And by “in the pants,” we mean “on YouTube,” and by “doing a dance,” we mean “watching a new clip from the upcoming CG-animated film Gantz:O .” Apologies for the confusion. Anyway, alongside the …Read more »
Okay, let’s get things straight from the beginning: there are currently two live-action Death Note films in various stages of production: the Netflix-produced American version and the Japanese Death Note Light up the NEW world , due out in theaters October 29. It’s the latter …Read more »
Funimation announced plans to bring the live-action trilogy of Rurouni Kenshin films to home video, starting with the first entry—localized for North American release as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins —this fall. The Takeru Satoh-lead trilogy will continue after that with home video releases of Rurouni Kenshin: …Read more »
With lots of Ghost in the Shell fans upset that a live-action version is even being created, let alone starring a non-Asian as main character Motoko Kusanagi, two guys who appear to be down with the project – at least enough to go visit the …Read more »
Well, folks, it looks like this thing really exists. In a bit of a cosmic coincidence, today the internet at large got not just the first look at the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film, but the first on-set photos of the Scarlett Johansson Ghost in the …Read more »
We still have a decent wait ahead of us before the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie adaptation hits theaters in Japan, but it's currently shooting in Volterra, Italy. That means Italian newspaper La Nazione had an opportunity to snap a few photos on location, including one …Read more »
All things considered, living in Japan is pretty cool: there’s great food, the public transportation is efficient and on time, it’s safe, and that’s not to mention all the anime and manga stuff. If I’ve got one complaint, it’s that movies take forever to come …Read more »
Hiroya Oku, writer and illustrator of sci-fi manga Gantz , took to Twitter yesterday to vent his frustrations about recent live-action adaptations of manga and anime. Here's what Oku had to say: Why do these live-action manga movies continue to get made? Even if you …Read more »
James Cameron has been dreaming up a live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga for a long time, and plans recently started heating up more and more. Following earlier news that put Robert Rodriguez ( Sin City , Once Upon a Time in …Read more »
At yesterday’s Japanese Movie Critics Awards, which for the first time included a special anime category, Girls und Panzer ’s Mai Fuchigami walked away with the Best New Voice Actor Award – but not before making a very personal confession. Fuchigami, who played Miho Nishizumi …Read more »
The Red Turtle , the new animated film co-produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit is headed to America courtesy Sony Pictures Classics, reports Deadline. The Red Turtle , which screened at Cannes, marks a new direction for legendary …Read more »
This ain’t no game: it’s a live-action thrill ride! So read the tagline for Super Mario Bros. The Movie , the less-than-spectacularly-received 1993 film adaptation of the Nintendo franchise. It’s been a while since then, but now Nintendo is looking to get back into the …Read more »
There’s an interesting new piece up at Variety for anyone interested in why, in the minds of many critics, Japan’s theatrical output in recent years has lacked a certain spark. Variety writer Brett Bull tackles the quandary of the “production committee” system, in which many …Read more »
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