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    The reportedly final movie in THE GRUDGE franchise will be screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. Photo courtesy of Showgate. © 2015

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    Source: Fantasia International Film Festival, Showgate Official Movie Site: juon-movie.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ted Geoghegan JU-ON -THE FINAL- (??-???????-, Juon -Za Fainaru-, 2015), the 11th film in the long-running THE GRUDGE J-Horror franchise, will have its International Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. The movie is being marketed with the English title, JU-ON: THE FINAL CURSE. Directly following last year`s JU-ON: THE BEGINNING OF THE END, this harrowing conclusion of Director Masayuki Ochiai`s reboot of J-Horror`s most beloved franchise generously brings all the goodies expected from fans. Prepare to squirm, screech and shudder because Toshio and Kayoko are determined to finish business with panache. The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, features three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015. For more

    The members of the girl “geek-idol” group Dempagumi.inc return for the fantasy sequel INNOCENT LILIES: THE END AND THE BEGINNING. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2015 'Innocent Lilies' Student Council

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    Sequel to the 2013 Toei/TV Asahi Fantasy Opens in June Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: shiromajo.jp (Japan) Change the world, white witch or a black witch? Again, those girls descend. Withstand the pain, overcome grief--! In 2013, TV Asahi and Toei partnered for the “Action-Fantasy Heroine Movie”, INNOCENT LILIES (?????, Shiro Majo Gakuen) starring the members of the Japanese idol girl group Dempagumi.inc (Mirin Furukawa, Risa Aizawa, Nemu Yumemi, Eimi Naruse, Ayane Fujisaki and Moga Mogami). Now the story continues with INNOCENT LILIES: THE END AND THE BEGINNING (????? ????????, Shiro Majo gakuen Owaritohajimari), coming to theaters across Japan on June 13th. INNOCENT LILIES director Koichi Sakamoto and screenwriter Reiko Yoshida return for the sequel. Sakamoto worked abroad as an action director director of the POWER RANGERS series before returning to Japan with MEGA MONSTER BATTLE ULTRA GALAXY: THE MOVIE (?????? ????????

    40 girls kill each other at a girl`s only school in TAG, the latest film from internationally renowned director Sion Sono. Photo courtesy of Asmik Ace. © 2015 “Tag” Film Committee?

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    Source: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc., Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Movie Site: realonigokko.com (Japan) No men in sight, only women... and something unthinkable is killing girls! Internationally acclaimed director Sion Sono (LOVE EXPOSURE, COLD FISH, WHY DON`T YOU PLAY IN HELL?, TOKYO TRIBE) is back at his best and craziest with TAG (???????, Real Onigokko). Described as "a film that depicts young women`s fragile and sometimes dangerous emotional turbulence and their fear of being chased by the unknown", the movie is based on the best-selling novel Real Onigokko by Yusuke Yamada with more than two million copies in print. In Yamada`s story the victims all have the family name "Sato". For the movie adaptation, Sono has changed the focus to joshi kokosei -- female high school students -- abbreviated in Japan as "JK". TAG stars Reina Triendl (JU-ON: THE BEGINNING OF THE END), Mariko

    GHOST THEATER, the latest Japanese horror film from director Hideo Nakata, opens this November. Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2015

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd., Nikkatsu Corporation Official Movie Site: gekijourei.jp (Japan) In 1998, director Hideo Nakata drew international attention with his acclaimed J-Horror hit THE RING (???, Ringu). In more recent years he directed DEATH NOTE: L, change the worLd (L??????, L no Hontou no Himitsu, 2008) and THE INCITE MILL ?7 DAY DEATH GAME? (?????????????????, Inshite Miru: 7-Kakan no Desu Gemu, 2010) before returning to the J-Horror genre in 2013 with THE COMPLEX (??????, Kuroyuri Danchi). Nakata`s latest horror film is GHOST THEATER (???, Gekijourei), an update of his legendary 1996 movie, GHOST ACTRESS (???, Joyuurei, aka DON`T LOOK UP). As with THE COMPLEX, GHOST THEATER is a co=production of the Japanese studios Nikkatsu and Shochiku, and stars a member of the girls` group AKB48. GHOST THEATER opens nationwide in Japan on November 21st. Story When the curtain falls, it rises... Sara,

    Photo courtesy of Showgate. © 2015

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    Source: Showgate Official Site: juon-movie.jp (Japan) Showgate has released additional high-res photos featuring the main cast from JU-ON -THE FINAL- (??-???????-, Juon -Za Fainaru-), the 11th film in the long-running THE GRUDGE J-Horror franchise. The movie opens at the Shinjuku Wald 9 and other Japanese cinemas on June 20th. For more information on JU-ON -THE FINAL- please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: THE GRUDGE Series to End With JU-ON -THE FINAL-

    Advance poster. Image courtesy of Showgate. © 2015

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    Source: Showgate Official Site: juon-movie.jp (Japan) The "Cursed House" of the Saeki family, who met a gruesome end... All who set foot within are cursed and will die. The long-running JU-ON/THE GRUDGE J-Horror franchise will reportedly come to an end with JU-ON -THE FINAL- (??-???????-, Juon -Za Fainaru-). The 11th film in the series will open June 20th at the Shinjuku Wald 9 and other cinemas across Japan from distributor Showgate. Alongside THE RING (???, Ringu, 1998), JU-ON kicked off the Japanese Horror boom of the late 1990s. Created by Takashi Shimizu, the story was introduced in a pair of television shorts in 1998, then expanded in two direct-to-video films in 2000 before being launched as a theatrical series in 2002. In 2004, Shimizu directed the American adaptation THE GRUDGE for Sony Pictures, a box office hit that spawned both a theatrical and video sequel. After

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures UK, Maven Publicity Official Site: kuroshitsuji-movie.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Louise Rivers Warner Bros. UK are pleased to announced the UK cinemas which will be showing Keishi Ohtomo`s epic finale RUROUNI KENSHIN 3: THE LEGEND ENDS (?????? ??????, Rurouni Kenshin Densetsu no Saigo hen, 2014) from Friday 17th April 2015... Cineworld Bolton Cineworld Cardiff Cineworld Crawley Cineworld Enfield Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew St. Cineworld Sheffield Cineworld Stevenage Cineworld West India Quay All good things must come to an end and in Keishi Ohtomo`s live-action final chapter of Nobuhiro Watsuki`s best-selling manga. Following on from the RUROUNI KENSHIN 2: KYOTO INFERNO (????????????, Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Taika Hen, 2014) cliff-hanger; in this final chapter, Shishio (Tatsya Fujiwara) has set sail in his ironclad ship to

    Hayato Ichihara stars in the latest film from AUDITION and ICHI THE KILLER director, Takashi Miike. Photo courtesy of Nikkatsu Corporation. © 2015

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    Press Notes and High-Res Images for Collaboration Between Miike and the Creators of KILLERS Source: Nikkatsu Corporation Official Movie Site: gokudo-movie.com (Japan) Introduction Are you ready for the world`s first yakuza vampire movie? Internationally renowned director Takashi Miike -- the filmmaker behind ICHI THE KILLER, AUDITION, 13 ASSASSINS, HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI 3D, ACE ATTORNEY, FOR LOVE`S SAKE and LESSON OF THE EVIL -- is back with the action fantasy YAKUZA APOCALYPSE (?????, Gokudo Daisenso). The movie opens in Japan on June 20th. Story Wild tales have always abounded in the world of the yakuza, but those surrounding boss Genyo Kamiura are the stuff of legend. He is said to be so powerful that neither knives nor guns can take him down. Little do his rivals suspect that this is because Kamiura is in fact a vampire -- a

    Damaged but still fighting: the Type 98 Ingram takes aim in the live-action movie THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR -TOKYO WAR-. Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2015 HEADGEAR/ 'THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR-' PARTNERS

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    Information and High-Res Images from the Live-Action Movie Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd., Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Official Site: patlabor-nextgeneration.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Mai Kato and Kentaro Yoshida A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The live-action theatrical series THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR- (? ???? ???????? -??????-, Za Nekusuto Jenereeshon – Patoreibaa -, 2014-2015) concludes with a feature length film opening during the Golden Week holiday. Japanese theatrical distributor, Shochiku Co., Ltd., has provided information and high-res images from the movie, which has been tentatively titled THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR -TOKYO WAR- (THE NEXT GENERATION ?????? ????, Za Nekusuto Jenereeshon Patoreibaa Shuto Kessen) by production company and international sales agent, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. In recent years, Hollywood studios have brought giant robots to the big screen in PACIFIC RIM and the TRANSFORMERS movies. But the genre started in Japan, and now Japanese-style Super Robot action will

    Subaru (Masaki Okada, left) leads a group of youths with superhuman powers in STRAYER`S CHRONICLE. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © Takayoshi Honda / SHUEISHA ©

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Nippon Television Network Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/strayers-chronicle (Japan) Warner Bros. Pictures Japan and Nippon Television Network have provided information and high-res photos for their new science fiction adventure, STRAYER`S CHRONICLE (?????????????, Sutoreiyaazu Kuronikuru). The film will open in Japan on Saturday, June 27, 2015. INTRODUCTION Two groups with superhuman powers are destined to collide. Who will prevail? Hope or despair? The production team for DEATH NOTE (Desu Noto, 2006) and GANTZ (??, Gantsu, 2011) brings mystery writer Takayoshi Honda`s bestselling novel Strayer`s Chronicle to the big screen. The film adaptation is directed by Takahisa Zeze, world renowned director of HEAVEN`S STORY (???? ?????, Hevunzu Sutorii) which won the International Federation of Film Critics Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The ultimate production crew, including Cinematographer Ryuto Kondo, Action Director Yuji Shimomura (GANTZ, LIBRARY WARS), and Light Director Isamu

    Image courtesy of courtesy of Warner Bros. UK. © Watsuki Nobuhiro/Shueisha. © 2014

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    Epic Finale Opens in the United Kingdom on Friday, April 17th Source: Warner Bros. Pictures UK, Maven Publicity Official Site: kuroshitsuji-movie.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Louise Rivers Warner Bros. UK celebrates the April 17th UK release of RUROUNI KENSHIN 3: THE LEGEND ENDS (?????? ??????, Rurouni Kenshin Densetsu no Saigo hen, 2014) with six new character posters. All good things must come to an end and in Keishi Ohtomo`s live-action final chapter of Nobuhiro Watsuki`s best-selling manga. Following on from the RUROUNI KENSHIN 2: KYOTO INFERNO (????????????, Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Taika Hen, 2014) cliff-hanger; in this final chapter, Shishio (Tatsya Fujiwara) has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru (Emi Takei) with him. After jumping overboard into the sea,

    SciFi Japan presents a guide to THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR- live-action theatrical series with information and images from Tohokushinsha and Shochiku. Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2014 HEADGEAR/

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    Information and High-Res Images from the Live-Action Theatrical Series Source: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: patlabor-nextgeneration.com Japanese Material Translations: John Paul Cassidy Special Thanks to Mai Kato and Kentaro Yoshida A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR- (? ???? ???????? -??????-, Za Nekusuto Jenereeshon – Patoreibaa -), the live-action series based on the MOBILE POLICE PATLABOR (??????????, Kidoo Keisatsu Patoreibaa) manga and anime, released its final episode on January 10, 2015. THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR- is an original story set in the timeline of the anime movies. Supervised by director Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL, THE SKY CRAWLERS), the series ran for thirteen episodes (numbered 0-12) which were released in seven chapters. In Japan, each chapter received a two week run in theaters -- where limited edition Blu-rays were also sold -- followed by a regular Blu-ray

    New York`s Japan Society will screen 35mm prints of war films starring two of the most powerful actresses in Japanese cinema, Shirley Yamaguchi and Setsuko Hara. Photos courtesy of Japan Society. Setsuko Hara portrait © The Pacific War Photos of Pfc Glenn W. Eve.

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    From WWII Propaganda to Postwar Reincarnations, Film Series Reveals How Roles of Two of Japan`s Greatest Actresses Transformed with the Nation Source: Japan Society All Film Descriptions Written by Markus Nornes Special Thanks to Shannon Jowett The Most Beautiful: The War Films of Shirley Yamaguchi & Setsuko Hara March 21-April 4, 2015, at Japan Society New York, NY -- Japan Society continues its Stories from the War series, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, with the 2015 Globus Film Series The Most Beautiful: The War Films of Shirley Yamaguchi & Setsuko Hara, Saturday March 21 through Saturday, April 4, at Japan Society. The series title, a reference to an early Kurosawa film of the same name, pays tribute to two of the most powerful actresses in Japanese cinema: Shirley Yamaguchi (aka Pan Shuhua, Ri Koran, Li Hsianglan, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, and

    The director of CHAW returns with a new creature feature in 2015. CHAW © 2009 Polygon Entertainment LLC/Soo Jack Films

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    "Burnt Rodent" Coming from the Director of CHAW Author: Kim Song-ho Source: Taewon Entertainment Jung Woo-sung stars in the new Korean creature feature JAKSEOUI BYEON: MULGOEUI SEUPGYEOK (??? ?: ??? ??). The official English title is not yet available, but can literally be translated into "THE INCIDENT OF BURNT RODENT: ATTACK OF THE STRANGE CREATURE". The film is helmed by Shin Jung-won, who brought us CHAW (??, Chaw, 2009), in which a giant killer boar terrorizes a small mountain town. Shooting begins at the end of February. Taewon Entertainment is producing. JAKSEOUI BYEON is a hybrid of the creature film and the period drama. Set in 1527, the 22nd year since Jungjong, then the king of Joseon Dynasty, began ruling the nation. A strange creature appears in the palace where the king resides, and there are also threats of treason. The film is

    PACIFIC RIM Action Figure Visual Guide, courtesy of NECA, Inc. © 2013 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND LEGENDARY PICTURES FUNDING, LLC. © NECA, Inc.

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    Source: NECA, Inc. Official Site: necaonline.com/licenses/pacific-rim Official Movie Site: pacificrimmovie.warnerbros.com The action figure line for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures` PACIFIC RIM continues to go strong. As a special holiday treat for collectors, NECA has created a brand-new visual guide for the line. Enjoy! About NECA, Inc. NECA Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It now operates in three segments: Consumer Products, Traditional and New Media Entertainment and Online Retailing/Digital Distribution. For more information on PACIFIC RIM, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: Legendary Pictures Previews GODZILLA and PACIFIC RIM at Comic-Con Warner Bros. Previews PACIFIC RIM Japanese Trailer and Images for PACIFIC RIM PACIFIC RIM Production Notes and Images PACIFIC RIM Final Credits PACIFIC RIM: Warner Bros. and Legendary Organize Monster-ous Sized Beach Clean-Up

    Photos courtesy of Bandai Co., Ltd. © 2014 Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei

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    Source: Bandai Co., Ltd. Official Site: summon-ride.bngames.net Bandai Namco`s new KAMEN RIDER SUMMONRIDE! (????????????, Kamen Raidaa Samonraido) for the PlayStation 3 and Wii U uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to link the game with physical Kamen Rider figures and toys. When a NFC-enhanced figure is set upon the (separately sold) Rider Gate, that Kamen Rider is imported into the virtual world of the game. Each figure also represents one of five different elements (light, darkness, wind, water or fire) which impact how that Kamen Riders can be used in the game. A bonus feature are the Ride Chips, which allow a Kamen Rider to either change to a more powerful form or bring in another Kamen Rider character as an ally. This month, Bandai released several sets of Kamen Rider Summonride! Figures and Chips. Most sets include two figures, two chips and

    Photos courtesy of Bandai Co., Ltd. © 2014 TV Asahi · Toei AG · Toei Co., Ltd. © 2014 Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei

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    Source: Bandai Co., Ltd. Celebrate the holidays with Chara Deco (Character Decoration) Christmas cakes based on Toei`s hero shows RESSHA SENTAI TOQGER (????????????, Ressha Sentai Tokkyuujaa, 2014-2015) and KAMEN RIDER DRIVE (??????????, Kamen Raidaa Doraibu, 2014-2015). Available in a variety of flavor combinations, the cakes will be sold by Japanese retailers, convenience stores, pastry shops and Bandai`s premium mail order site, Chara Deco SHOP, in late December. Chara Deco Christmas Ressha Sentai ToQger/ ?????????? ???????????? The Chara Deco Christmas Ressha Sentai ToQger set contains an ornament with a removable hyper special grade figure of the team`s red ranger, ToQ 1Gou. Also included is a "Christmas Ver." of the original Red Ressha, which can be connected with other ToQger Ressha toys (sold separately). Contents ? Cake (Diameter Approximately 15cm) ? ToQ 1Gou Figure Ornament ? Ressha Sentai ToQger Side Paper ? Ressha Sentai ToQger

    Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2014 'Drive & Gaim' Production Committee © Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei

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    New Photos from Upcoming Kamen Rider Movie Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: movie-taisen.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SciFi Japan has additional high-res images from Toei for their latest Kamen Rider "Movie War" film, KAMEN RIDER X KAMEN RIDER DRIVE & GAIM: MOVIE WAR FULL THROTTLE (??????×?????? ????&?? MOVIE?????????, Kamen Raidaa × Kamen Raidaa Doraibu & Gaimu Muubii Taisen Furusurottoru). The movie opens in Japan on December 13, 2014. For more information on KAMEN RIDER X KAMEN RIDER DRIVE & GAIM: MOVIE WAR FULL THROTTLE, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: KAMEN RIDER X KAMEN RIDER DRIVE & GAIM: MOVIE WAR FULL THROTTLE

    Photos courtesy of Bluefin.

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    Bandai Figures and Collectibles to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. Bandai Tamashii Nations Official Site: tamashii.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Distributor Bluefin Corp. has provided product specs and high-res photos for figures and collectibles coming from Bandai`s Tamashii Nations in January and February 2015. Fans and collectors can purchase Bandai Tamashii Nations products from authorized Bluefin dealers, including SciFi Japan`s sponsor Anime Jungle. Tamashii Stage Act: Ring Corner/ ?STAGE ACT.??????? Did you ever wonder which of your favorite action figures would come out the champion in the ring? Well, now you can, with the Tamashii Stage Act. Ring Corner! Attach the special support arm (x2) to the ring post to show off spectacular aerial techniques. With this arm, you will never have to worry about botched flying techniques. The two included clip

    LEGENDARY GIANT BEAST WOLFMAN VS GODZILLA. Photo courtesy of Mark Jaramillo. © SFA. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Official Site: kaijugaiden.com Kickstarter Campaign Page: Kaiju Gaiden Special Thanks to Mark Jaramillo A new documentary entitled KAIJU GAIDEN is currently in production and in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign. KAIJU GAIDEN is a documentary film spotlighting independent kaiju films and the filmmakers behind them. Many of these films are relatively unknown, obscure, or exist only as a rumor even among hardcore tokusatsu fans. It is the first time that the public will hear from the filmmakers and actually see footage from their films. KAIJU GAIDEN began as part of the Independent Kaiju Project, an endeavor by producer Mark Jaramillo to track down, catalog, and promote independent and amateur tokusatsu films such as LEGENDARY GIANT BEAST WOLFMAN VS GODZILLA and GAMERA 4: TRUTH. Directors Shizuo Nakajima and Shinpei Hayashiya were brought to events in the United States to meet fans and screen

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