Japanese helmer Nagisa Oshima dies
Nagisa Oshima, one of the Young Turks who launched Japanese cinema's New Wave in the 1950s and later became the most internationally prominent Japanese helmer of his generation, helming the erotic…
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'One Piece Film Z' sets Toei B.O. record
"One Piece Film Z," a toonpic about a rambunctious boy pirate captain and his rakish crew, has earned $60 million in three weeks in Japan, a record for distrib Toei.
Warner exits Japan exhib market
Warner Bros. is to exit the Japanese exhibition biz after 20 years in the country, following a deal to sell its stake in pioneering multiplex operator Warner Mycal.
Kanzaburo Nakamura dies at 57
Kabuki star Kanzaburo Nakamura died of acute respiratory distress on Dec. 5 in Tokyo. He was 57 and had been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer.
Miyazaki's 'Kaze Tachinu' to be released next year
Japanese animation helmer Hayao Miyazaki is set to release his first toon feature since 2008 smash "Ponyo."
'Epilogue' wins Grand Prize at Tokyo Filmex
Tokyo -- -- Israeli helmer Amir Manor's "Epilogue" was awarded the Grand Prize at the 13th edition of the Tokyo Filmex International Film Festival, which unspooled at Tokyo's Asahi Hall and other…
Mamoru Oshii sparks 'Garm Wars'
Mamoru Oshii, the helmer of the seminal 1995 sci-fi toon "Ghost in the Shell," as well as other toons and live-action pics with a large following in Japan and abroad, is making a new live-action…
'Evangelion' breaks 2012 B.O. record in Japan
"Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo," the third of four projected pics in the new "Evangelion" sci-fi toon series, has had the biggest opening weekend of any pic this year in Japan.
Japanese helmer eyes breakout
Based on a popular comic and TV toon about a reformed samurai assassin, Keishi Otomo's live-action period swashbuckler "Rurouni Kenshin" has become a smash since its Aug. 25 bow, with Warner…
Moody's cuts Sony's rating
Moody's Investors Service trimmed Sony's credit rating to one grade above junk on Friday.
