Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com (US), kingkong-dokuro.jp (Japan) Warner Bros. Pictures has provided another round of KONG: SKULL ISLAND promotional videos, including the new trailer and longer "Open End" interviews with the cast and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. For much, much more on KONG: SKULL ISLAND, please see the Production Notes and High-Res Photos here on SciFi Japan. Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS,
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Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts on the set of KONG: SKULL ISLAND. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com (US), kingkong-dokuro.jp (Japan) Warner Bros. Pictures has provided another round of KONG: SKULL ISLAND promotional videos, this time featuring interviews with director Jordan Vogt-Roberts and producers Jon Jashni and Alex Garcia. For much, much more on KONG: SKULL ISLAND, please see the Production Notes and High-Res Photos here on SciFi Japan. Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED About Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures
Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com (US), kingkong-dokuro.jp (Japan) Warner Bros. Pictures has provided more KONG: SKULL ISLAND videos, this time featuring interviews with 13 actors from the film. For much, much more on KONG: SKULL ISLAND, please see the Production Notes and High-Res Photos here on SciFi Japan. Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS
"Monster Battle" clip, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2016 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com (US), kingkong-dokuro.jp (Japan) SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and footage from an upcoming movie. Warner Bros. Pictures has released several clips from their upcoming movie, KONG: SKULL ISLAND. This new take on the classic monster opens nationwide on March 10, 2017. For much, much more on this film, please see the KONG: SKULL ISLAND Production Notes and High-Res Photos here on SciFi Japan. "Is That A Monkey?" clip starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell and Shea Whigham. Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017
The latest Korean SHIN GODZILLA poster. The tagline for this poster reads,
SHIN GODZILLA Korean trailer "Danger", courtesy of MediaCastle. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD. Author: Kim Song-ho Source: MediaCastle Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), shin-godzilla.kr (Korea) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE MediaCastle, the Korean importer of SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016), has provided the latest theatrical poster and two new action-packed videos for the film. SHIN GODZILLA will open in Korea March 9. SHIN GODZILLA Korean trailer "God", courtesy of MediaCastle. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About MediaCastle MediaCastle was found in 2005 and is based in Seoul, Korea. The company has been importing, distributing and producing theatrical and VOD contents, such as 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND (??5???????, Byosoku go senchimetoru, 2007), PIANO NO MORI (?????, Piano no mori, 2007), YOU ARE SO YUMMY (?????????, Omae Umaso da na, 2010), THE LIFE
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Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com (US), kingkong-dokuro.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE A new poster was recently revealed for the Japanese release of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures` KONG: SKULL ISLAND. Now -- direct from Warner Bros. Pictures Japan -- SciFi Japan has the latest design in a much larger size and higher resolution than seen before. KONG: SKULL ISLAND will be released worldwide in 2D, 3D in select theaters, and IMAX beginning March 10, 2017 from Warner Bros. Pictures. The Japanese release date is March 25, 2017. The film`s Japanese title -- ????????????? (Kingukongu: Dokurotou no Kyoshin) -- translates to "King Kong: Giant God of Skull Island". The new KONG: SKULL ISLAND poster is illustrated by Yuji Kaida. A lifelong fan of monster movies and special effects films, Kaida has become one of Japan’s premier monster,
SHIN GODZILLA Korean poster. Image courtesy of MediaCastle. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD.
SHIN GODZILLA Korean trailer, courtesy of MediaCastle. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD. Author: Kim Song-ho Source: MediaCastle Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), shin-godzilla.kr (Korea) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE MediaCastle, the Korean importer of SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016) has recently announced that the film will open in Korea March 9. The company has also revealed the new Korean poster, main trailer and the complete list of 329 cast members of the film in Korean. Similar to the Korean teaser poster and teaser trailer, the new ones were specifically recreated for the local market. Coincidentally, March 9 is also the Korean release date for Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary`s KONG: SKULL ISLAND. It is like KING KONG VS. GODZILLA all over again in the Korean cinemas this spring. Onscreen, the two legendary monsters will match in GODZILLA VS. KONG, which will be released in the
Kimberly the Pink Ranger (Naomi Scott), Billy the Blue Ranger (RJ Cyler), Jason the Red Ranger (Dacre Montgomery), Zack the Black Ranger (Ludi Lin) and Trini the Yellow Ranger (Becky G) in Saban`s POWER RANGERS. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate. © 2017 Lionsgate Entertainment Inc. POWER RANGERS © 2017 SCG Power Rangers LLC.
Source: Lionsgate Official Site: PowerRangers.Movie (US), power-rangers.jp (Japan) Facebook: facebook.com/PowerRangersMovie Twitter: twitter.com/ThePowerRangers Instagram: instagram.com/PowerRangersMovie Hashtags: #PowerRangersMovie, #TogetherWeAReMore Lionsgate has provided production notes, a trailer, high-res photos and a poster gallery for Saban’s POWER RANGERS, opening in U.S. theaters on March 24, 2017. Based on POWER RANGERS created by Haim Saban and Toei Company Ltd. -- and developed from the Japanese "Super Sentai" franchise -- the film is a production of Lionsgate and Saban Brands. SYNOPSIS Saban`s POWER RANGERS follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove -- and the world -- is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues
Detectives Ukyo Sugishita (Yutaka Mizutani) and Wataru Kaburagi (Takashi Sorimachi) are on the case in PARTNERS: THE MOVIE IV, the latest entry in the enormously popular AIBOU television and film franchise. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2017
Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: aibou-movie.jp (Japan) Toei has provided information and high-res photos from PARTNERS: THE MOVIE IV (??-???IV-??????? ??????????? ?????, Aibo –Gekijoo-ban IV– Shuto Kuraishisu Hitojichi wa 50 Man-ri! Tokumei-gakari Saigo no Ketsudan), opening February 11th in Japan. Counting spin-offs, the film is the sixth theatrical release in the ongoing franchise based on Yasuhiro Koshimizu`s AIBOU: TOKYO DETECTIVE DUO (??, Aibo) -- aka PARTNERS -- the hit crime drama television series which has aired on TV Asahi since 2002. PARTNERS: THE MOVIE IV stars series lead Yutaka Mizutani as Detective Ukyo Sugishita, and Takashi Sorimachi as Wataru Kaburagi, Sugishita`s partner beginning with the show`s 14th season. The two are assisted by Takeru Kanbe (Mitsuhiro Oikawa), Sugishita`s former partner and close friend. This time, these “AIBOU” all-stars go up against their most difficult adversary of all time: a mysterious international crime
Directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. Photo courtesy of Busan International Film Festival. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD.
SHIN GODZILLA Korean teaser trailer, courtesy of MediaCastle. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD. Author: Kim Song-ho Source: MediaCastle Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), shin-godzilla.kr (Korea) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016) will be released in Korea this March. The exact release date has not yet been revealed, but it is estimated to be early in the month. SHIN GODZILLA marks the third Godzilla film to receive a theatrical release in Korea, following GODZILLA 2000 (???2000 ?????, Gojira Ni-sen Mireniamu, 1999) in August 2000 and GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (??? FINAL WARS, Gojira Finaru Uozu, 2004) in December 2011. Several other titles in the series were shown in July 2014, as Godzilla`s 60th anniversary program for The 18th Buchon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN). The Korean premiere of SHIN GODZILLA was held in October 2016 at the 21st Busan
Source: Paramount Pictures Official Site: RingsMovie.com Paramount Pictures has released a quartet of cast interviews from their new horror movie, RINGS. Directed by F. Javier Gutierrez (BEFORE THE FALL), the film is the latest chapter in THE RING franchise based on the novels by Koji Suzuki (Dark Water). RINGS opens in North American theaters this Friday, February 3rd. About Paramount Pictures From visionary epics to heart-wrenching romances to blockbuster franchises, all created by the best talent in the business, Paramount has set the standard in cinema for over a century. Today, as a unit of Viacom, the leading global entertainment content company, we continue to produce and distribute the highest caliber
Contortionist Bonnie Morgan returns as the evil spirit, Samara, in RINGS, the latest entry in THE RING series. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures. © 2017 Paramount Pictures. All Right Reserved.
Trailers and High-Res Pics from New Horror Film Source: Paramount Pictures Official Site: RingsMovie.com Special Thanks to Brandon Nichols After a 12 year hiatus, THE RING is revived in America with the new movie, RINGS. Directed by F. Javier Gutierrez (BEFORE THE FALL), the film stars Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe (THE 5TH WAVE), Johnny Galecki (BIG BANG THEORY), Aimee Teegarden (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, SCREAM 4), Bonnie Morgan (THE RING TWO) and Vincent D’Onofrio (FULL METAL JACKET, JURASSIC WORLD, DAREDEVIL). RINGS is the third feature-length entry in the American series based on the Japanese horror franchise that began with Koji Suzuki’s novel Ring (???, Ringu, 1991) and gained international acclaim with Hideo Nakata`s (DARK WATER, L: change the worLd) film adaptation THE RING (???, Ringu, 1998). The Japanese series also took a long break before returning to cinemas with SADAKO 3D (????) in 2012.
Click the above to see a huge, high-res image of the Japanese poster for KONG: SKULL ISLAND. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND PATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com (US), kingkong-dokuro.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided a new trailer and poster for the Japanese release of KONG: SKULL ISLAND, a reimagining of the mythic King Kong by Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures. The film`s Japanese title -- ????????????? (Kingukongu: Dokurotou no Kyoshin) -- translates to "King Kong: Giant God of Skull Island". KONG: SKULL ISLAND will be released worldwide in 2D, 3D in select theaters, and IMAX beginning March 10, 2017, from Warner Bros. Pictures. The Japanese release date is March 25, 2017. About Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures produces and distributes a wide-ranging slate of some 18-22 films each year, employing a business paradigm that mitigates risk while maximizing productivity and capital. Warner Bros. Pictures either fully finances or co-finances
Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. © 2016 Studio Ghibli - Wild Bunch - Why Not Productions - Arte France Cinéma - CN4 Productions - Belvision - Nippon Television Network - Dentsu - Hakuhodo DYMP - Walt Disney Japan - Mitsubishi – Toho
Source: Sony Pictures Classics Official Movie Site: red-turtle.jp (Japan), sonyclassics.com/theredturtle (US) Distributor Sony Pictures Classics has provided information and images for the American release of Studio Ghibli’s latest film, THE RED TURTLE (LA TORTUE ROUGE), a co-production with Wild Bunch and Why Not Productions. The movie will open in New York and Los Angeles on January 20, 2017, with additional cities to be announced. SYNOPSIS Through the story of a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds, THE RED TURTLE recounts the milestones in the life of a human being. CREDITS THE RED TURTLE US Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Release Date: January 20, 2017 Rated: PG Director: Michael Dudok de Wit Original Story: Michael Dudok de Wit Screenplay: Michael Dudok de Wit Adaptation: Pascale Ferran and Michael Dudok de Wit Design: Michael Dudok de
The cast and director of ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA attend a premiere day commemorative event at Sunshine City. Front row, left to right: Saki Fukuda (Amate), Takaya Aoyagi (Juggrus Juggler), Hideo Ishiguro (Gai Kurenai), Takeshi Tsuruno (Shin Asuka), Taiyo Sugiura (Musashi Haruno) and Ultraman Orb Origin · The First. Back row: Yasuyuki Maekawa (Shinra), Takaaki Enoki (Raigo), Motoya Izumi (Psychi) and Kazuya Konaka. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © Tsuburaya Productions
Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/orb/saga (Japan) In celebration of the premiere of ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA (????????? THE ORIGIN SAGA, Urutoraman Oobu THE ORIGIN SAGA) on Amazon Prime Video (Japan), Tsuburaya Productions held a special commemorative event from 1:00-2:00 PM today at Sunshine City Specialty Store Area, Alpa Basement, 1st Floor Fountain Plaza (3-1-1, Higashi-ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo). The cast and lead director were on hand to discuss the new series. As a tie-in promotion, Amazon.co.jp today launched the "Ultraman Corner" online store. Fans will now have easier access than ever before to a wide variety of Ultraman goods. ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA is a spin off and prequel to the ULTRAMAN ORB (?????????, Urutoraman Oobu, 2016) television series, detailing the early days of hero Gai Kurenai (Hideo Ishiguro) and his arch-enemy, Juggrus Juggler (Takaya Aoyagi), when they were friends and allies fighting together in
Logo for ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA. Image courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © Tsuburaya Productions
Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/orb/saga (Japan) Tsuburaya Productions has provided press notes and images from ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA (????????? THE ORIGIN SAGA, Urutoraman Oobu THE ORIGIN SAGA), streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video (Japan) starting Monday, December 26th. The new show is a spin off of the ULTRAMAN ORB (?????????, Urutoraman Oobu, 2016) television series -- currently broadcast on six TV Tokyo stations in Japan and simulcast by Crunchyroll in America -- and part of a multi-platform cross-promotion that also includes the feature film, ULTRAMAN ORB THE MOVIE (??? ?????????????????????, Gekijoo-ban Urutoraman Oobu Kizuna no Chikara, Okari Shimasu!), coming March 2017. ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA is a prequel to the ULTRAMAN ORB series, detailing the early days of hero Gai Kurenai (Hideo Ishiguro) and his arch-enemy, Juggrus Juggler (Takaya Aoyagi), when they were friends and allies fighting together in
Studio Ghibli`s OCEAN WAVES will finally be released in North America, more than 23 years after its Japanese debut. Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 1993 Saeko Himuro – Studio Ghibli – N
Source: GKIDS Inc. press release Official Site: gkids.com/ocean-waves GKIDS is excited to announce they are finally bringing Studio Ghibli`s OCEAN WAVES (??????, Umi ga Kikoeru, 1993) to North America. The film will play starting on December 28th at IFC Center in New York, and one night only in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre, in a new 4K restoration. Rarely seen outside of Japan, OCEAN WAVES is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year. But they soon find their friendship tested by the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful new transfer student from Tokyo whose attitude vacillates wildly from flirty and flippant to melancholic. When Taku joins Rikako on a trip to Tokyo, the school erupts with rumors, and the three
GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE © 1989 Toho Co., Ltd.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS GODZILLA!!! Source: El Rey Network press release Special Thanks to Katie Lanegran EL REY NETWORK INVADES THE HOLIDAYS WITH THIRD ANNUAL "KAIJU CHRISTMAS" MARATHON FEATURING96 HOURS OF CLASSIC GODZILLA FILMS BEGINNING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23RD AT 6AM ET/PT Join El Rey Network for the third annual "Kaiju Christmas" marathon bringing you over 96 hours of roaring action featuring the one and only Godzilla. The marathon crashes into your home with the original film that started it all, GOJIRA on Friday, December 23rd at 6AM ET/PT and culminates with GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN on Monday, December 26th at 6AM ET/PT. To find El Rey Network in your area please check out the channel finder at ElReyChannelfinder. El Rey Network’s “Kaiju Christmas” Godzilla Marathon Film Schedule FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23RD 6:00 AM ET/PT “GOJIRA” 8:00 AM ET/PT “GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS”
English poster for ULTRAMAN X THE MOVIE. © 2016 UX FILM PARTNERS
Source: William Winckler Productions, Inc., Tsuburaya Productions Special Thanks to William Winckler A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SciFi Japan is pleased to present our second Ultraman exclusive in as many days! Earlier this week, SFJ reported that Tsuburaya Productions and their U.S. distributor, William Winckler Productions, Inc., were bringing their two most recent Ultraman films -- ULTRAMAN X THE MOVIE (??? ??????? ??????????????, Gekijoo-ban Urutoraman X Kita Zo! Ware-ra no Urutoraman, 2016) and ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE (??? ?????????? ??! ????10??!!, Gekijoo-ban Urutoraman Ginga S Kessen! Urutora 10 Yuushi!!, 2015) -- to American theaters beginning January 8, 2017. The two films will be shown as a special “Double Feature” featuring all-new English language dubs. William Winckler Productions has now provided a behind the scenes look at the dubbing process, and English voice cast/crew lists for three Ultraman movies... including the TV film ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY
Ultraman Orb (center) teams up with Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman Victory, Ultraman X and Ultra Seven in ULTRAMAN ORB THE MOVIE. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions and Shochiku. © 2017 “Ultraman Orb The Movie” Film Partners
Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd., Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/orb/movie (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions and distributor Shochiku have provided SciFi Japan with a big update for their upcoming film, ULTRAMAN ORB THE MOVIE. We`ve got the latest voice cast and theme song news, a trailer, high-res poster art (2 designs) and so many new photos we`ve decided to split them into two articles... so be sure to check back with SFJ soon for more pics! On the casting front, top voice actor Koichi Yamadera (GHOST IN THE SHELL, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, COWBOY BEBOP, DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS) will lend his vocal talents to a new villain, Alien Gapiya Sadeath. Also providing their voices (in as-yet unnamed roles) are the self-professed "otaku" Hirohisa Ota, Otake and Shinji Saito of the popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket. Recent Ultra Series