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ULTRAMAN LEO Nov 12, 2014 Ultraman Leo comes from Nebula L77. He comes to Earth as a second home after his native land has been destroyed by Alien Magma. On Earth, Ultraman Leo takes the human form of Gen Otori, a gym coach at a local sports club. After witnessing the fight between Ultra Seven and Alien Magma where Seven hurt his leg and lost his power to transform into the giant fighter, Leo accepts the mission to defend the Earth on Seven’s behalf. He joins MAC (Monster Attack Crew) with Seven as the captain, receives rigorous training and transforms into the gigantic Ultraman Leo when things get out of control. Episode 1 – The Death of Seven! Tokyo Is Sinking! Episode 2 – The Great Sinking! Twilight of the Japanese Archipelago Episode 3 – Farewell to Tears...
Source: Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Edelman, JAKKS Pacific, NECA, Insight Editions, Running Press, Rogue Play, Hallmark, Trends International, Red Robin, Silver Buffalo, Bakery Crafts, Rubie’s Costume Company, Zazzle Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com Special Thanks to Laura Reeve, Summer Mullins, Victoria Venturi, Kristi Ernsting, Michelle Kesler, Nate Adams, Natalie Nicolson, Seta Zink, Gabriel Vicuna, Ellen A. Portantino, Stacey Matzkin, Bridget Busemeyer, Gabriel Vicuna, Ellen A. Portantino, Wes Shadrix, Diana Adair A wide range of tie-in merchandise and promotions were produced for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA. With the assistance of Warner Bros. Consumer Products and many of the licensing companies, SciFi Japan presents a guide to more than 250 different products from the new film. This guide will be updated as new items and information become available. TOYS AND
Source: Japan Society Official Site: japansociety.org/japan-cuts-2014 Special Thanks to Shannon Jowett JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema July 10-20, 2014 at Japan Society Running July 10-20 and now screening 28 features with 8 special guests, the 2014 edition of JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema encompasses a thrilling cross section of cinephilic genre oddities, sword-swinging period action, profound documentaries, cathartic melodramas, warped comedies and cutting-edge arthouse cinema made in and around Japan. Guests include superstar performers and independent auteurs opening up in rare Q&As and dynamic parties rocking Japan Society’s historic theater and waterfall atrium. As in past years, the festival dovetails with the 13th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), co-presenting 13 titles in the JAPAN CUTS lineup July
Source: Subway Cinema Special Thanks to Ted Geoghegan and Goran Topalovic NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014 Film Society of Lincoln Center (June 27 – July 10) Japan Society (July 10-13) Asia Society (July 11-14) The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema in association with Japan Society announce the full lineup for the 2014 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which will take place June 27 – July 14. The festival of popular Asian cinema will showcase 60 feature films, including 1 major international premiere, 20 North American premieres, 6 U.S. premieres, and 11 more films making their New York City debuts. The festival will be attended by over 20 star filmmakers and celebrity guests traveling from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Author: Tab Murphy In 1999, writer/director Tab Murphy (LAST OF THE DOGMEN, Disney’s TARZAN) was hired by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin`s Centropolis Entertainment to write a story treatment for a proposed sequel to GODZILLA (1998). Murphy completed his outline on October 19, 1999, but the film was never produced. PROLOGUE Godzilla is dead. Much of Manhattan lays in ruins. Teams of soldiers continue to scour the creature`s underground burrows, searching for any remaining eggs or BabyZillas. Life in New York is slowly returning to normal… NICK TATOPOULOS is invited to a warehouse where scientists from all over the world are examining Godzilla`s dissected body parts. The scientists` excitement is lost on Nick who feels increasingly distraught over the part he played in helping to destroy such a unique and intelligent lifeform. He`s haunted by memories
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
Source: Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Edelman Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com Special Thanks to Laura Reeve Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla, based on the famed Toho character, tells the story of one of the most recognized “monsters” on the planet. With a career spanning 60 years in film and television and a copyrighted roar that can be identified by young and old alike, he is the undisputed “King of the Monsters.” TOYS AND FIGURES COSTUMES, APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES BOOKS MUSIC GAMES COLLECTIBLES POSTERS PARTY SUPPLIES PROMOTIONAL ITEMS MEDIA EXCLUSIVES TOYS AND FIGURES Ultimate Large Scale Godzilla Figure Bring Godzilla to life
Rialto`s Bruce Goldstein Discusses the 50th Anniversary Theatrical Release of GODZILLA Author: Keith Aiken Source: Rialto Pictures Special Thanks to Bruce Goldstein and Michael Schlesinger Originally published March 29, 2004. 1954 was a milestone year for Toho Co., Ltd. At a time when the average Japanese movie was made in 4-6 weeks at a budget of approximately $75,000 US, the studio decided to produce not one, but three films that would require much more time and money. The first (and most expensive) of these was Akira Kurosawa`s SEVEN SAMURAI (Shichinin no Samurai). Nearly a year of production, much of it on location, had pushed costs up to $560,000, nearly 8 times higher than usual. Hiroshi Inagaki`s SAMURAI: THE LEGEND OF MUSASHI (Miyamoto Mushashi), the epic life story of the
In Seventh Year, Full-Lineup of America’s Largest Annual Festival of New Films from Japan are Premieres Source: Japan Society Official Site: japansociety.org/japan-cuts-2013 Special Thanks to Shannon Jowett JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema July 11-21, 2013, at Japan Society The JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema returns for its seventh season, with 10 days of screenings and over 20 titles. JAPAN CUTS 2013 presents the roughest, sharpest, and smoothest of today’s cutting-edge Japanese film scene, encompassing bigger-than-life blockbusters, high-concept art house titles, moving and provoking documentaries, delirious rom-coms, refined melodramas and a handful of UFOs -- unidentified film objects. Featuring appearances by several special guest filmmakers, JAPAN CUTS 2013 kicks off July 11 with a blowout opening night party and runs through July 21,
Source: Subway Cinema press releases Special Thanks to Grady Hendrix and Ted Geoghegan NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center (June 28 – July 11) Japan Society (July 11-14) The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema in association with Japan Society present the 2013 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) which will screen June 28 – July 15. The popular film festival will showcase over 60 feature films with filmmakers and celebrity guests travelling from Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan to attend the festival. Also announced were special focuses for this year’s edition of NYAFF including a celebration of the career of Korean star Ryoo Seung-Beom and new works from the Philippines (joining the previously announced focuses on Hong Kong cinema, Taiwan pulp and a salute to Well Go
SciFi Japan is now press approved by most of the Japanese film studios and production companies. The great news is that this gives us unique access (for an English language news outlet) to a steady stream of Japanese press releases, high-res images, videos and production notes. The downside is we`re receiving these materials at a faster rate than our team can translate them. So we`re putting out a call for Japanese-to-English translators. SciFi Japan is a volunteer operation -- everyone involved with the site donates their time and work -- so this is not a paying position, but there are some perks involved... • SFJ is press registered with most of the major studios, production companies and video labels in the US and Japan including Warner Bros., Kadokawa, NTV, Walt Disney, Shochiku, TBS, Sony Pictures, Nikkatsu, VIZ Media, Universal, FUNimation, 20th Century Fox and
