Keanu Reeves “has his eyes set on a live-action, big-screen version of the popular anime Cowboy Bebop.” The plot line for the live action film will probably be based on the “red eyes” storyline that opened the original anime television series.
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Keanu Reeves wants to be Spike in live action ‘Cowboy Bebop’
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The Japanese Film Festival - 2008
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now here is my pick of the bunch - Monster X Strikes Back / Attack the G8 Summit!.." The world is in chaos under the attack of an invading monster from outer space, Guilala. While world leaders gather together for the G8 Summit in Hokkaido, environmental issues soon turn to plans of destroying the unwelcome intruder.
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Taiwan says China "blocking" blockbuster movie
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"The film follows two Taiwan people who fall in love with Japanese, one of whom was involved in Taiwan's colonisation between 1895 and 1945. Their stories reflect the tight bonds, both then and now, between Taiwan and Japan." - Blocking Blockbuster doesnt sound quite right to me,there has to some other word to use....
Read more »The Oppai (breast) Song
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It's a popular children's song in Japan, and it's all about breasts. Here's the music video and lyrics with translation.
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Court rules in favor of film critical of the Emperor
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The Yokohama District Court has ruled that withdrawing by the Naka Ward Office in Yokohama of its permission for use of a public facility to show a film critical of the emperor should be rescinded.
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Dragonball Movie Trailer with Sound
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The leaked upcoming Dragonball Live Action movie trailer has surfaced on the Internet.
Read more »Behind the Pink Curtain - The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema
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Behind the Pink Curtain takes the reader on a wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird and wonderful world of the Pink Film and Roman Porno genres.
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‘The Dark Knight’ dives in Japan
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Industry observers believe the picture’s overly lengthy 152-minute running time, the lack of the “Batman” name in the title, and its dark theme are possible explanations for the disinterest by Japanese film fans.
Japanese movie fans,” a critic says, “expect such films to be fun and action packed, for the hero to be attractive, for the villain to be loud and outrageous, and for the movie itself to be easy to understand and light.”
The film currently trails only “Titanic” as most successful of all-time in the U.S.
Read more »Horror manga "Higanjima" to the big screen
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The story follows a boy named Akira Miyamoto whose brother disappeared on an island known as Higanjima. When Akira and his friends head to the island in search of the brother, they find that it is full of vampires and other monsters.
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Japanese film Hula Girls
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Hula Girls is an award winning Japanese film by director Sang-Il Lee based on true events and starring Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yū Aoi, Shizuyo Yamazaki, Ittoku Kishibe, Eri Tokunaga, Yoko Ikezu and Junko Fuji .
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