A menagerie of Japanese monsters and heroes are on display at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens’ new KAIJU! MONSTER INVASION Exhibit.
Photo by James Bonney.

Japanese Monster Vinyl Figures on Display at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Author: James Bonney
Official Site: Kaiju! Monster Invasion!

Fans of the kaiju tokusatsu, or rather, their plastic counterparts in South Florida are in for a treat. The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is hosting a brand new exhibit showcasing the various figures from the world of Japanese kaiju film and television entitled KAIJU! MONSTER INVASION!
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Josh Brolin stars as the disfigured western hero in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure JONAH HEX, a Warner Bros.
Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © DC Comics.

Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Official Website: Jonah-Hex.com

After a disappointing opening weekend box office take of $5.4 million, the Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ comic book adaptation JONAH HEX plummeted 70% this past weekend to $1.6 million in ticket sales. The film is already being labeled one of the biggest failures of 2010 and has further cemented actress Megan Fox’s growing reputation as box office poison. The one bright spot so far has been lead actor Josh Brolin, whose performance as the DC Comics western hero has drawn positive notices.

Warner Bros. recently sent us photos and detailed production notes for JONAH HEX so we thought we’d show the film a little love and share the material with any SciFi Japan readers who have seen JONAH HEX and/or enjoyed the comic book series…

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details for a new movie.
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Nikkatsu, Japan’s oldest film studio, has launched a new genre film label, The Sushi Typhoon. © 2010 Sushi Typhoon

FUNimation and Nikkatsu to Bring Films from the Sushi Typhoon Label to North America
Source: FUNimation Entertainment, Subway Cinema press releases
Official Site: The Sushi Typhoon
Special Thanks to Marc Walkow, Jackie Smith, Manny Alcala, and Grady Hendrix

Sushi Typhoon’s first movie, ALIEN VS NINJA, will premiere
this weekend at the New York Asian Film Festival. Photo
courtesy of Japan Society. © 2010 Sushi Typhoon & “Alien
vs. Ninja” Production Committee　

Nikkatsu Corporation, Japan’s oldest film studio, and FUNimation Entertainment, the leading distributor of Japanese animation in North America, have announced an agreement that gives FUNimation Entertainment an exclusive first look option on the home entertainment distribution of titles premiering from Nikkatsu Corporation’s new genre film label, The Sushi Typhoon. The first two films slated for release on DVD and Blu-ray through the partnership are the action gore comedy film ALIEN VS. NINJA and the splatter action comedy MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD in early 2011.

“The Nikkatsu Corporation is delighted to bring The Sushi Typhoon brand to this side of the Pacific,” said Akifumi Sugihara, Executive Producer of The Sushi Typhoon. “We believe FUNimation Entertainment’s experience with the Japanese entertainment industry is a great asset to helping our films succeed in the North American market.”

To celebrate the launch of The Sushi Typhoon in North America, The New York Asian Film Festival will present the world premiere of ALIEN VS. NINJA and the international premiere of MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD with directors Yoshihiro Nishimura and Noboru Iguchi, followed by launch party for The Sushi Typhoon on July 3rd at New York’s Japan Society.
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Friend comforts Friend (!?) after learning that they did not win VIZ Pictures’ 20TH CENTURY BOYS 3: REDEMPTION Gift Pack.
Photo courtesy of VIZ Pictures. © 1999, 2006 Naoki Urasawa, Studio Nuts/ Shogakukan. © 2009 “20th Century Boys” Film Partners

Source: VIZ Pictures
Official Movie Site: 20thboysfilms.com (US), 20th Boys (Japanese)
Special Thanks to Rieko Fuji

Thank you to everyone who entered VIZ Pictures and SciFi Japan’s contest for a free 20TH CENTURY BOYS 3: REDEMPTION Gift Pack. The winning entry is:

Nathan Bishop

More contests are planned for 2010 so keep checking back with SciFi Japan for more chances to win some cool stuff!
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