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    KAI-KI World Premiere a Hit in Los Angeles

    KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO premiere coverage on the Japanese news program MEZAMASHI TV. Clip courtesy of Japan Film Society. © 2010 Fuji TV.

    J-Pop Idol Erina Mano Wows Fans at Premiere Screening of Her Feature Film Debut Source: Japan Film Society Additional Material: Kai Saari Official Site: Facebook.com/TalesofTerror (US), shinmimi.net (Japan) Official Twitter Profile: Twitter.com/ShinMimi

    After the screening, Erina Mano serenaded fans with the film`s theme song. Photo courtesy of Japan Film Society. © 2010 BS-i, King Records

    On July 1st, J-Pop’s #1 idol and Hello! Project singing sensation Erina Mano attended the world premiere of her feature film debut, KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO (?????-??), at the world famous Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. KAI-KI is the latest in series of films based on the hit Japanese TV franchise TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO AND ALL OVER JAPAN (?????*, Shin Mimi-Bukuro), which adapts actual urban legends collected from across the country by writer Kihara Hirokatsu. Club Nokia hosted two screenings of KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO. A mini-concert followed each showing in which Erina Mano sang the film`s them song "Returning Home" as well as "Sekai wa Summer Party", a happy pop song that from her first tour album. Both Miss Mano and Tales of Terror creator Kihara Hirokatsu took part in an autograph signing. In addition, there was also a Q&A featuring Erina Mano, J-Idol producer Tamon Andrew Niwa and representatives from the Toyota Creative Lounge who financed the project. Toyota Creative Lounge reps included the prominent designers Agga B., Anna Fong, Melissa Serpico Kamhout (Serpico), and Lidia Wachowska (evil kitty); all of whom designed exclusive outfits for Mano-san to wear during her stay in Los Angeles. Lastly, the event featured the premiere of the US trailer for TALES FROM EARTHSEA, the animated film from Studio Ghibli which will be released theatrically next month in America by Walt Disney.

    The KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO world premiere was a huge success, packing a full house on the lower level of Club Nokia. The event was also well covered in the Japanese press, including a segment on the popular Fuji Television news program MEZAMASHI TV (video at the top of this article). For more information and images from KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO and the premiere screening in Los Angeles, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan.

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