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    Trailer Premieres July 1, 2010 in Los Angeles at Club Nokia Source: BAM! Marketing, Publicity & Promotions press release Official Site: club2themax.com Special Thanks to Chase Wang

    Studio Ghibli`s TALES FROM EARTHSEA will finally be released in the United States. English promotional materials courtesy of Madman Entertainment. ©2006 Nibariki - GNDHDDT

    Club 2 the MAX will present the exclusive trailer of Academy Award winning Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli`s feature TALES FROM EARTHSEA (Gedo Senki) during its activities on July 1, 2010 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles at L.A. Studio Ghibli`s fame reaches worldwide as several of their animation features have won the prestigious Animage Grand Prix Award, including CASTLE IN THE SKY (Tenku no Shiro Rapyuta, 1986), MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (Tonari no Totoro, 1988), and KIKI`S DELIVERY SERVICE (Majo no Takkyubin, 1989). SPIRITED AWAY (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, 2001) won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and remains the only foreign animation film to have done so. Based on the Earthsea novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, TALES FROM EARTHSEA was directed by Goro Miyazaki, the son of Studio Ghibli co-founder and legend Hayao Miyazaki. The film was theatrically released in Japan on July 29, 2006, with most international markets following in 2007. But distribution in the US was delayed for several years because Hallmark Entertainment had previously optioned the Earthsea books for film and television, and produced the mini-series LEGENDS OF EARTHSEA which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2004. With Hallmark`s rights having expired, the Walt Disney Company will finally release TALES FROM EARTHSEA to American theaters on August 13, 2010. The English voice cast includes Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin, Mariska Hargitay, and Jean Smart. Club 2 the MAX attendees will be able to watch the never before seen TALES FROM EARTHSEA trailer at either screening of the highly anticipated Erina Mano J-horror film, KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO, and both AniMaid café events. Tickets and additional information are now available at club2themax.com.

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    Located in Los Angeles, California ­ MAX, established in 2010, is a one day event with no general attendee/badge purchase requirement and with no charge for admission to the general areas including the booth and gathering areas and is aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common interest with the event. Nominal fees are charged for certain activities that attendees choose to participate in. MAX 2010 will be held on July 1, 2010 at the world famous venue-Club Nokia in sunny Los Angeles, California.


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    Welcome to SciFi Japan, your source for news and information on science fiction, horror, fantasy and action movies, TV shows and videos.. from classics and old favorites, to upcoming productions and home video releases, to the odd and obscure titles you may never have heard of!

    The mainstream press has largely ignored Japanese tokusatsu (special effects) films, and when the genre has been covered by American news outlets and television the results were often inaccurate and condescending. On the other hand, there have been some excellent fan publications and websites devoted to these films, but Japanese studios have been extremely reluctant to deal with fan groups due to concerns over copyright infringement issues (some fans advocate and promote activities such as video bootlegging and unlicensed downloading). With no direct access to studio news and photos, fan reporting has often been forced to rely on secondhand info and rumors.

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