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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Contents Introduction 1 Introduction Japan Booth is organized by JETRO/UNIJAPAN with the support from Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan). 2 Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan, LLC 3 Gold View Co., Ltd. 4 Happening Star Project JETRO, or the Japan External Trade Organization, is UNIJAPAN is a non-profit organization established 5 MODE FILMS INC. a government-related organization that works to pro- in 1957 by the Japanese film industry under the mote mutual trade and investment between Japan and auspice of the Government of Japan for the purpose 6 Nikkatsu Co. the rest of the world. of promoting Japanese cinema abroad. Initially named 7 Office Walker Inc. Originally established in 1958 to promote Japanese ex- ‘Association for the Diffusion of Japanese Film Abroad’ 8 Omgact Entertainment LLC ports abroad, JETRO’s core focus in the 21st century (UniJapan Film), in 2005 it joined hands with the has shifted toward promoting foreign direct investment organizer of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), to 9 Open Sesame Co., Ltd. into Japan and helping small to medium-sized Japa- form a combined, new organization. 10 Production I.G nese firms maximize their global business potential. 11 SDP Inc. 12 Sedic International Inc. 13 Showgate Inc. 14 Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. Category Action Drama Comedy Horror / Suspense Documentary Animation Screening schedule Day Starting Time Length of the Film Title Place 1 Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan, LLC Gold View Co., Ltd. The Chasing World: The Origin Belladonna Of Sadness AD 3000. 1 in 20 has the family name "SATO" in Japan. The A story about a young and beautiful woman, who has lived a life 150th king implements a horrific policy to reduce the number of of hardships. She sells her soul to Satan in order to obtain the SATO, which is the real game of tag by SATOs in the nation. If the powers that enable her to lead a rebellion, but it ends tragically as Sato gets coughed by “it”, he is going to be executed. Can SATO she is burned at stake. The narrative style is daring and ambitious Tsubasa and his friends survive the game!? even today. Director : Hiroshi SOEJIMA Director : Eiichi YAMAMOTO Cast : Kanata HONGO, Fumika SHIMIZU Voice Cast : Tatsuya NAKADAI, Aiko NAGAYAMA 2013 , 24min x 12story category 1973 , 89min category Action Horror / Suspense Animation © 2013 “The Chasing World: The Origin” Production Committee. © Mushi Production Enoshima Prism Night On The Galactic Railroad One day Shuta suddenly slipped back in time and saw Saku, who Giovanni is a boy from a poor family and is bullied by his was his best friends and supposed to have died 2 years ago. It classmates, feeling all alone at school. Campanella is the only turned out that if Shuta changed the past, his destiny would be classmate whom Giovanni likes. And togher with Campanella, changed as well. However Shuta made up his mind to save Saku Giovanni goes on a fantastic journey to Milky Way at the night of at any cost… Star Festival. Director : Yasuhiro YOSHIDA Director : Gisaburo SUGII Cast : Sota FUKUSHI, Tsubasa HONDA Voice Cast : Mayumi TANAKA, Chinatsu SAKAMOTO 2013 , 90min category 1985 , 110min category Animation Drama © 2013 “Enoshima Prism” Production Committee. © Asahi Shinbun-sha/TV Asahi/Kadokawa Pictures Lineup Lineup See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2012) 120min / Director : Yoshihiro NAKAMURA (Drama) Animation Maestro Gisaburo (2012) Director : Masato ISHIOKA Black Angels 2&3 (2012) 70, 71min / Director : Masashi OMINO (Action, Suspense) KOTOKO (2011) Director : Shinya TSUKAMOTO with COCCO Miss Boys! (2011) 78, 79min / Director : Sakichi SATO (Drama) Just Pretended To Hear (2012) Director : Kaori IMAIZUMI with Hana NONAKA Zombie Ass (2011) 84min / Director : Noboru IGUCHI (Horror, Action) The Tale of Genji and other animations by Gisaburo SUGII Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan, LLC Gold View Co., Ltd. We market and distribute all Universal Pictures’ content on DVD in Japan, Established in 1996, Gold View has brought to international market some as well as developing an expanded slate of local content such as "Zombie edgey and director driven films from Japan. Gold View has picked animation Ass" and "See You Tomorrow, Everyone" for the Japanese and international features that are considered to be masterpieces in the Japanese film history market. We also distribute a variety of animation series. but not known outside of Japan. Shoko OTANI Mika UMEHASHI 3-50-5 suite 1201 Asagaya-minami Suginami-ku, [email protected] [email protected] Tokyo 166-0004 JAPAN Akasaka Park Bldg., 5-2-20 Minatoku Akasaka, Tel. +81-80-4007-3386 Tel. +81-3-5347-2501 Tokyo 107-6110 JAPAN Fax. +81-3-5347-2160 Tel. +81-3-6866-8770 http://www.goldview.co.jp Kiyo JOO www.geneonuniversal.jp [email protected] 2 3 Happening Star Project MODE FILMS INC. Happening Star Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl Thanks to the high quality of the planning process, story, The Portrait Studio character design, CG, and direction, all handled by MATSUMOTO. Hiroyasu ISHIDA’s “Fumiko’s Confession” is a YouTube sensation It took seven years in conception and two in production to create with 2.5 million views. Fast-rising talent ISHIDA makes his the movie MATSUMOTO had always dreamed of. theatrical debut with “Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl”. Takashi This film will stimulate those who had given up on their dream of NAKAMURA, an animation director of “AKIRA”, directs “The directing a movie. Portrait Studio”, rendered in a unique hand drawn style. The story and world-building have been painstakingly thought through, and the appeal of this movie is not limited to those in the Director : Hiroyasu ISHIDA, Takashi NAKAMURA business or anime and movie fans. 2013 , 40min Parents can bring their children safely, with the added bonus of a © Hiroyasu Ishida / Takashi Nakamura / Colorid Mode Platform 2013 chance to learn about space and the universe. Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship Director : Chihiro MATSUMOTO Three city girls, Sue, Mai and Sawako find their minds swirling Voice Cast : Romi PARK (Fullmetal Alchemist - Edward Elric), with questions about life choices, relationships and a desire Ichiro NAGAI (Sazae-san - namihei, Mobile Suit Gundam - to "right ship" while they still have time. Humorous, poignant narration) and reflective, “Sue, Mai & Sawa” gives promises a pat of 2012 , 50min category Animation encouragement to the back of today's woman. Director : Osamu MINORIKAWA © Happening Star Project Cast : Ko SHIBASAKI, Yoko MAKI © 2012 "Sue, Mai & Sawa" Production Committee 2012 , 106min category Drama Lineup Lineup Happening Star Screenplay and Director : Chihiro MATSUMOTO Before the Vigil (2013) Director : Isao YUKISADA / Cast : Hiroshi ABE, Kyoko KOIZUMI, Yoko MAKI, Shinobu OTAKE (2012) Music : Makoto SHOZU The Storyteller’s Apprentice (2013) Director : Yuji KANDA, Seiji NOZOE, Nao MINAMIZAWA, Yumi ADACHI, Masao KOMATSU Voice Cast : Romi PARK (Fullmetal Alchemist), Aki TOYOSAKI. (K-ON!), Ichiro NAGAI (Space Cruiser SCATTERED REFLECTION (2011) Director : Masaaki TANIGUCHI / Cast : Mirei KIRITANI, Takahiro MIURA, Reiko TAKASHIMA Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam), Haruko MOMOI SNOWFLAKE (2011) Director : Masaaki TANIGUCHI / Cast : Mirei KIRITANI, Haru AOYAMA, Shunya SHIRAISHI Sakurada Gate Incident (2010) Director : Junya SATO / Cast : Takao OSAWA, Kyoko HASEGAWA, Kinya KITAOJI Happening Star Project MODE FILMS INC. We are the Production Committee of the movie “Happening Star” set up in Launched in 2011, MODE FILMS INC. is an international sales/distribution 2012. Impressed by the high quality of this singlehandedly produced movie, and production company of Japanese films. we are working to share our impressions with the public. Chihiro MATSUMOTO Sagamiya Honsha Bldg. 7F, 6, Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Nikkatsu [email protected] OfficeTokyo 102-0082 Walker JAPAN Inc. #101 MarumatsuHouse, 5-7-26 Nishikawaguchi, Tel. +81-90-3434-0090 Tel. +81-3-4334-3470 Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken, JAPAN Makoto SHOZU http://www.modefilms.co.jp Yasushi MIYAMAE Tel. +81-90-3434-0090 [email protected] info@modefilms.co.jp http://happening-star.net/ Tel. +81-80-3315-6509 Tel. +81-3-4334-3470 My Man (working title) DEAD SUSHI 4 Award winning project at the 2011 Asian Project Market is finally Keiko is the daughter of legendary sushi chef. Unable to bear his 5 sat in production. Based on the 2008 Naoki Prize-winning novel kung fu like training, she runs away from home and find work at "Watashi no Otoko" written by Kazuki SAKURABA, the film will tell rural inn. There she confronts something extraordinary. Attack of the story of an incestuous relationship between a daughter and the killer sushi! her adopted father. Director : Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI Director : Noboru IGUCHI Cast : Tadanobu ASANO, Fumi NIKAIDO Cast : Rina TAKEDA, Shigeru MATSUZAKI TBD , 120min category 2012 , 91min category Drama Action Comedy © 2014 Watashino Otoko Film Partners (tentative) The Devil’s Path Based on a true story, the thriller from renowned arthouse director, Kazuya SHIRAISHI, plumbs the depths of human depravity. Two men form a serial murder partnership that comes to an end when one betrays the other, Junji SUDO who is only arrested recruits a journalist to help him take revenge. Director : Kazuya SSHIRAISHI Cast : Takayuki YAMADA, Pierre TAKI 2013 , 128min category Drama Horror / Suspense © OFFICE WALKER © 2013 The Devil's Path Film Partners Lineup The Complex (2013) Director : Hideo NAKATA / Cast : Atsuko MAEDA, Hiroki NARIMIYA A Story of Yonosuke (2013) Director : Shuichi OKITA / Cast : Kengo KORA, Yuriko YOSHITAKA A Road Stained Crimson (2012) Director : Tetsuhiko NONO / Cast : Hirofumi ARAI, Jun MURAKAMI Nikkatsu Corporation Nikkatsu Corporation is one of the oldest Japanese production and distribution companies, and it celebrates its 100th year anniversary in 2012. Nikkatsu's library holds more than 3,000 titles including the films by Office Walker Inc. internationally acclaimed directors such as Shohei IMAMURA and Seijun Talent agency founded in 1989 which has authentic musicians, singers and SUZUKI. talents.