Japanese Cinema

Erika Dumped by Stardust?

Budi Putra — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:57:22 +0000

It’s not a good news about Erika Sawajiri. I really hope this is not true!

Rumor has it that Erika is being dumped by Stardust. An authorized person has been quoted as saying “Erika has been causing so much trouble for us lately. We simply cannot take the chance of having her cause even more chaos.” When asked about this rumor, Stardust had no comment. Could this be the end of Erika?

Erika Sawajiri (born April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo) is currently affiliated with Stardust Promotion. (more…)

Takeshi Kaneshiro comes back!

Budi Putra — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:04:11 +0000

More than 1,500 fans packed the auditorium, where Tokyo International Forum being held, Sunday, the end of last month.

They enthusiasly greeted the Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, 34-year-old, who just returned to a Japanese-language movie.

Yes, he comes back! (more…)

Coming soon: Tekkon Kinkreet’ anime film

Elvi Susanti — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:40:38 +0000

Coming soon in DVD version. Tekkon Kinkreet is an award-winning anime production based on the gritty manga of the same name by Taiyo Matsumoto and produced by Studio 4C. Studio 4C’s previous works include Mind Game, Tekkon Kinkreet and some episodes in The Animatrix .

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Find Japanece movies and dramas here

Elvi Susanti — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:23:21 +0000

Ah, yes. This is a heaven for Japanese movie fans. You can find the latest Japanese DVDs here: http://us.yesasia.com/en/Japanese/Videos.aspx.

Has anyone purchase DVDs here? Please share your experience about that service.

Cinema of Japan in Wikipedia

Elvi Susanti — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:20:34 +0000

A relatively complete explanation and information about Japanese movie in Wikipedia. Worthed to read by Japanese movie fans…

The first films produced in Japan were Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook) and Shinin no sosei (Resurrection of a Corpse), both from 1898. The short Geisha no teodori was the first documentary, made in June 1899.

Shaberedomo: Talk, Talk, Talk!

Elvi Susanti — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:08:02 +0000

I was really waited for the DVD version of this movie.

Mark Schilling of Japan Times wrote about Hideyuki Hirayama’s Shaberedomo, Shaberedomo (Talk, Talk, Talk) –which is showing now in Japan.

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Japan’s Hotelier: Remade drama beats replayed life

Budi Putra — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:54:33 +0000

The Japanese version of 2001 South Korean hit, Hotelier:

Hotelier (Thursdays, 9 p.m., TV Asahi network), the Japanese version of the 2001 South Korean hit, looks like the best place to rest your TV dial this quarter. Yes, it has come to this. The Japanese drama scene has deteriorated to such a point that remaking South Korean dramas with local actors has become a very viable alternative. Read

Japanese Live Action Series, Anyone?

Budi Putra — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:05:43 +0000

An interesting piece of MAC BRYAN N. BAUTISTA about Japanese Live Action series as well as Asianovelas phenomena over the Philippines movie fans.

Filipino fans around the country are now going crazy over Asianovelas – a local colloquial term used to describe drama series imported from Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and other parts of Asia. However, among the countries mentioned, the ones that come from Japan are quite in demand lately. Read

Doraemon the Movie opens in China in July

Budi Putra — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:54 +0000

Do you like the futuristic cat Doraemon? Me, too. The Beijing News reports that Doraemon the Movie 2006 is expected to screen in Chinese cinemas this July, the month of China’s school summer vacation. Read

Welcome to the Japanese Cinema Blog!

Budi Putra — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:57:41 +0000

Welcome to the Japanese Cinema Blog!