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    The live action feature film FUJIYAMA ICHIBAN: THE MOVIE premieres June 8th in Torrance, California. Photo courtesy of Samurai Action Studio. © Samurai Action Studio

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    Author: Mark Jaramillo Official Site: fujiyamaichiban.com This weekend on Sunday, June 8 sees the premiere of FUJIYAMA ICHIBAN: THE MOVIE at the Miyako Hybrid Hotel in Torrance, California. This special event will screen the first FUJIYAMA ICHIBAN movie which spotlights the origin of the title character and his battle against the Dark Matter Empire. The event to be held at the Miyako Hybrid Hotel will feature game and craft booths as well as merchandise for sale. The heroes of the film will appear in full costume for a meet and greet and photo opportunities. FUJIYAMA ICHIBAN: THE MOVIE will screen at 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, and 5:30pm. Tickets are available in advance at fujiyamaichiban.com. FUJIYAMA ICHIBAN is an authentic Japanese tokusatsu hero created by Michi Yamato, a martial arts instructor and veteran of Ono Kenyoukai Action Studio, the prestigious group responsible for the

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: dragonball2013.com (Japan), dragonballz.com/battleofgods (US) Do not miss the theatrical event for DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS (???????Z ???, Doragon Booru Zetto: Kami to Kami, 2013) on August 5, 6, 7 & 9! Only a limited amount of theaters in select cities will be showing DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS. Sign up for email updates to be the first to know when tickets go on sale in your area. Until then be sure to tell all your friends and start getting excited for a DRAGON BALL Z event not before seen in North America! Be there when Earth`s greatest hero takes his place among the gods! Stunning animation and epic new villains highlight the first new DRAGON BALL Z feature film in seventeen years! Beerus, the God of Destruction, travels to Earth in search of

    The new GODZILLA has earned more than $315 million worldwide. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of May 25, 2014 Source: Rentrak Corporation Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Last weekend, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA opened in 65 territories, topping the global box office with $196.2 million in ticket sales. While the debuting X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST took the number 1 spot this weekend, GODZILLA continued strong with a worldwide take of $65.9 million. To date, the film has earned $315.4 million. Weekend box office (USD) estimates, per data collected as of Sunday, May 25, 2014 (3-Day)... Weekend BO Estimate Worldwide: $65,925,000 International: $34,500,000 Domestic: $31,425,000 Weekend Release Cume Worldwide: $315,373,367 International: $166,600,000 Domestic: $148,773,367 About Rentrak Corporation Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is the entertainment and marketing industries` premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, precisely measuring actual viewing behavior of movies and TV everywhere. Using our proprietary

    Photo courtesy of Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. © Takashi Murakami/ Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Kaikai Kiki Co., Blum & Poe, Strategy PR Official Site: mememe.gaga.ne.jp (Japan), jellyfisheyesthemovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Rachel Allen The Creators Project, a partnership between Intel and VICE, has premiered the exclusive animated music video for "Last Night, Good Night (Re:Dialed)" the theme song for Takashi Murakami`s debut film JELLYFISH EYES (???????, Mememe no Kurage, 2013). Pharrell Williams, Murakami`s frequent collaborator, remixed the song by livetune, which also features Hatsune Miku, a "virtual idol" developed from vocaloid software who has a huge cult following in Japan. Murakami then animated the song in his signature style. Describing the inspiration for the video, Murakami said: "Somewhere in the eternity of outer space, Pharrell, Miku, and the composer of the song, livetune, are describing my film JELLYFISH EYES to a seemingly heartless robot audience. Somehow the film`s message manages to reach the robots emotionally and cross the boundaries of

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com SciFi Japan has updated our selection of television spots released by Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures in the weeks leading up to and following GODZILLA`s opening in theaters across North America. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Now playing in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres, GODZILLA is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For more information on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: GODZILLA RETURNS! Legendary Pictures Previews GODZILLA and

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures has updated their Electronic Press Kit for the new GODZILLA with six additional video interviews featuring the lead cast and filmmakers. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film will be presented in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For more information on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA, please see

    Japanese poster. © Takashi Murakami/ Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.

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    Murakami will Appear in Person for Post-Screening Q&As in Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York Source: Kaikai Kiki Co., Blum & Poe, Strategy PR Official Site: mememe.gaga.ne.jp (Japan), jellyfisheyesthemovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Rachel Allen Kaikai Kiki Co. and Blum & Poe have announced that world-renowned visual artist Takashi Murakami`s debut film JELLYFISH EYES (???????, Mememe no Kurage, 2013) is now touring nationwide, screening at cultural institutions in several US cities. JELLYFISH EYES transforms the classic cinematic trope of the new kid on the block into a genre-defying adventure set in a post-Fukushima world. The film follows young Masashi (Takuto Sueoka) who, after his father`s death, moves with his mother to a small city in the Japanese countryside. But when he discovers that their new apartment is already inhabited by a pint-sized, gravity-defying creature, Masashi begins to pull back the curtain

    Kayano, Rumi Hanai, Rina Takeda and Nana Seino are the DANGER DOLLS in director Shusuke Kaneko`s new dimension-hopping sci-fi action film. Photo courtesy of Birch Tree Entertainment. © 2014 Danger Dolls Film Partners

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    First in Slate of Action Titles Co-Produced by Birch Tree Ent. and Japanese Companies Soft on Demand, Torin & Moob Source: Birch Tree Entertainment Official Movie Site: shojo-isekai.com (Japan), danger-dolls.com (US) Special Thanks to Marc Walkow Birch Tree Entertainment, Soft On Demand, Torin and Moob announced today that they have signed an overall deal to finance, produce and distribute a slate of martial arts action films, beginning with the sci-fi actioner DANGER DOLLS (??????????, Shojo wa Isekai de Tatakatta). DANGER DOLLS will debut at this year`s Marche du Film in Cannes, and is directed by Japanese fantasy and sci-fi movie veteran Shusuke Kaneko, creator of the highly-acclaimed 1990s Gamera series, the manga-inspired DEATH NOTE films and GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (?????????????? ??????, Gojira, Mosura, Kingughidora: Daikaiju Soshingeki, 2001), which many consider to be the best contemporary entry in

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures has released an Electronic Press Kit for the new GODZILLA, featuring production videos offering a behind the scenes look at the film. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film will be presented in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For more information on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: GODZILLA RETURNS!

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures has released an Electronic Press Kit for the new GODZILLA, featuring brief video interviews with the director and producers of the film. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film will be presented in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For more information on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:

    Photo courtesy of MPC Moving Picture Company. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd. © 2014 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. © 2014 Mars, Incorporated.

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    An Interview with Godzilla Commercial Suit Actor Douglas Tait Official Site: snickers.com Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com Godzilla is awesome. Except when he`s hungry. You`re Not You When You`re Hungry. SNICKERS Satisfies. The marketing tie-in campaign for the new GODZILLA from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures kicked off early this year with a television commercial for Snickers candy bars. The latest entry in the brand`s popular “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” advertising campaign, the spot was released online on February 28 and made its television debut during the live broadcast of The Academy Awards on March 2, 2014. While the new Godzilla is a computer animated creation, the Snickers commercial brings the monster to life using the classic "suitmation" FX of the Toho films. Performing in the Godzilla suit is Douglas Tait, an actor and stuntman whose credits include the feature films

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures has released an Electronic Press Kit for the new GODZILLA, featuring brief video interviews with the stars of the film. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film will be presented in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For more information on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: GODZILLA RETURNS! Legendary Pictures Previews GODZILLA and PACIFIC RIM at

    GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd. © 2014 Warner bros Entertainment Inc. © 2014 Chrysler Group LLC

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    Social Media Campaign Offer Fans a Chance to Win Exciting Prizes Source: Chrysler Group LLC press release Official Site: fiatusa.com Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com In our newest television commercial, the FIAT 500 experiences firsthand the power and size of Godzilla. Godzilla notices the FIAT 500L, but he`s eying a snack rather than the panoramic, floating roof. And while the 500L does a good job of overcoming the road-level obstacles of the escape, the clutches of Godzilla finally catch up to the speedy Italian. Watch to find out what happens next, and don`t miss Warner Bros. Pictures` and Legendary Pictures` epic action adventure GODZILLA in theaters May 16, 2014. Leading up to the May 16, 2014, release of Warner Bros. Pictures` and Legendary Pictures` hugely anticipated epic action adventure GODZILLA, FIAT Brand North America launched a new commercial across television on Monday, May 5.

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures has released an Electronic Press Kit for the new GODZILLA, featuring five video clips from the film. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film will be presented in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For more information on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: GODZILLA RETURNS! Legendary Pictures Previews GODZILLA and PACIFIC RIM at Comic-Con Legendary Pictures Sets GODZILLA Release Date

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have released a new GODZILLA trailer for Asian territories. An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, GODZILLA is a Legendary Pictures production directed by Gareth Edwards. Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film will be presented in 3D, 2D and IMAX in select theatres and distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. For more information on Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures` GODZILLA, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: GODZILLA RETURNS! Legendary Pictures Previews GODZILLA and

    A mysterious woman targets marathon runners in LIVE, Noboru Iguchi`s adaptation of the best-selling novel. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. © 2014

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    Source: Kadokawa Pictures Official Site: live-movie.jp (Japan) Kadokawa Pictures has released high-res photos and a trailer for LIVE (???, Raivu), a new extreme suspense movie directed by Noboru Iguchi (MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD, KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR, DEAD SUSHI). The film is based on the 2005 novel Live by Yusuke Yamada, best-selling author of The Chasing World and Puzzle. One day a man`s mother is abducted, and the kidnappers deliver a copy of the book Live along with instructions that the only way to save her is to run in a televised marathon. The man does as ordered only to discover the other runners were also forced into the race to save kidnapped loved ones... and all are carrying copies of the book. As they run the race, the competitors are killed one by one. Only clues hidden in Live can help them make it to the finish line... LIVE

    Theatrical poster with Tenka Hashimoto as Mitsuki Kanzaki. Image courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. © 2014

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    Source: Kadokawa Pictures Official Site: imocyo.jp (Japan) NOTE: This article contains adult content. A new sister with a chastity belt? Cranky baby sister, rookie big brother and a girl ghost take us to a fetish world we have never seen before... Kadokawa will bring their controversial but popular Recently, My Sister is Unusual. (?????????????????????, Saikin, Imooto no Yoosu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga.) manga and anime series to cinemas with a live-action feature film adaptation, opening May 17th in Japan. The movie is being marketed internationally by Kadokawa with the English title WHAT`S GOING ON WITH MY SISTER? Created by Mari Matsuzawa, Recently, My Sister is Unusual. -- also known by the nickname ImoCho -- debuted in the November 9, 2010 issue of Monthly Dragon Age (?????????, Gekkan Doragon Eiji) from Kadokawa`s Fujimi Shobo publishing division. The story is described as

    The Saint Seiya saga continues in the new CG anime film, SAINT SEIYA: LEGEND OF SANCTUARY. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2014 Masami Kurumada/'Saint Seiya' Production Committee

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    New High-Res Images and Press Release from Toei Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: saintseiya2014.com (Japan) Toei has released new images and poster art for their upcoming computer animated theatrical feature SAINT SEIYA: LEGEND OF SANCTUARY (????? LEGEND of SANCTUARY, Seinto Seiya Legend of Sanctuary). The sixth movie -- but the first CG film -- based on Masami Kurumada`s manga Saint Seiya, LEGEND OF SANCTUARY will open in Japan on Saturday, June 21st. Toei has also issued the following press release regarding the film`s theme song... Global Artist Yoshiki Pens Theme Song for Globally Anticipated SAINT SEIYA Film We are pleased to announce that Yoshiki, leader of globally renowned band X Japan, has written the worldwide theme song for the new movie version of SAINT SEIYA: LEGEND OF SANCTUARY, brought to film to honor the 40th anniversary of Masami Kurumada’s passionate

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