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    The New Feature Film from Cult Favorite Director Comes to U.S. Cinemas on February 19 Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release Official Site: kimi-nami.com (Japan), RideYourWaveMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Jessica Nelson, Katherine Schwappach, Erik Stein and Lucy Rubin GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, and Fathom Events will continue their partnership with a special showing of visionary director Masaaki Yuasa’s new film RIDE YOUR WAVE (??????????, Kimi to Nami ni Noretara, 2019) on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. (local time, English subtitled). With RIDE YOUR WAVE, Yuasa (THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL,DEVILMAN Crybaby, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF EIZOUKEN applies his trademark visual ingenuity to a deeply emotional tale of romance, grief and self-discovery. In addition to the full feature, audiences will view an exclusive interview with RIDE YOUR WAVE producer and

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    Source: Home Box Office, Inc. Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com Following the theatrical run; 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital release; and Video on Demand screenings; Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) will make its pay cable debut this Saturday, January 18th. The film will premiere 8:00 PM on Time Warner`s HBO, with additional screenings scheduled on the various HBO channels over the next several weeks. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS will also be available from HBO on Demand starting January 19th. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS will likely follow the pay cable pattern for Warner Bros` movies, with the film airing on their Cinemax block later in 2020. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS Rated: PG13 for Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence Run Time: 2hr 12min Genre: Action, Horror/Science Fiction 5.1|HD SUMMARY Following the global success of GODZILLA and KONG: SKULL

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Pony Canyon Official Site: confidenceman-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Lies are always more interesting than the truth... Toho Co., Ltd. and Pony Canyon have provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP - THE MOVIE (?????????JP the movie, Konfidensuman JP the movie). The film is based on THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP (2018), an original TV drama written by Ryota Kosawa of MIXED DOUBLES (?????, Mikkusu, 2017), the ALWAYS- SUNSET ON 3RD STREET series (2005-12) and LEGAL HIGH (???????, Rigaru Hai, 2012). The theme is “money” and “desire.” Professional scammers Dako played by Masami Nagasawa, Boku-chan played by Masahiro Higashide and Richard played by Fumiyo Kohinata devise outrageous scams in the glamorous worlds of tourism, real estate, medicine and sports to swindle fortunes from their greedy victims. This entertaining TV series attained

    A university Mystery Club must solve a real-life crime in MURDER AT SHIJINSO. Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: yokoso-shijinsou.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from MURDER AT SHIJINSO (??????, Shijinso no Satsujin), the feature film adaptation of the award-winning mystery novel by Masahiro Imamura. The movie is directed by Hisashi Kimura, who worked on the popular TRICK movie series and the television drama 99.9-CRIMINAL LAWYER- (99.9-???????-, 99.9 -Keiji Senmon Bengoshi-, 2016-18). MURDER AT SHIJINSO stars Ryunosuke Kamiki (THE GREAT YOKAI WAR, BIG MAN JAPAN, 20TH CENTURY BOYS 3: REDEMPTION, THE KIRISHIMA THING), a talented actor who, at the age of 26, already has a career spanning over 20 years. The heroine, a college student detective, is played by the popular actress Minami Hamabe (YO-KAI WATCH THE MOVIE 2016, MY LITTLE MONSTER, THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES). STORY A college student who

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Pony Canyon Official Site: matinee-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. and Pony Canyon have provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from AFTER THE MATINEE (????????, Machine no Owari ni). Set in Tokyo, Paris, and New York, the film details six years in the lives of a musician and a journalist brought together by fate who fall in love and struggle with their feelings. At the End of the Matinee is a tour de force by novelist Keiichiro Hirano, the youngest recipient of the Akutagawa Prize. After its publication in 2016, it won the support of readers of all age groups and sold over 300,000 copies, an unprecedented feat in the genre of “pure” literature. While it is a love story, it addresses themes such as pain, suffering, social division and conflict,

    GKIDS and Fathom Events bring WEATHERING WITH YOU, the new film from YOUR NAME director Makoto Shinkai, to U.S. theaters in January. Image courtesy of GKIDS and Fathom Events. ©2019 “Weathering With You” Film Partners

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    Highly-Anticipated New Film From Makoto Shinkai Will Play in U.S. Movie Theaters Prior to GKIDS Theatrical Run Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release Official Site: tenkinoko.com (Japan), WeatheringWithYouMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Jessica Nelson, Katherine Schwappach, Erik Stein and Lucy Rubin GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, and Fathom Events, the leading distributor of event cinema, will continue their partnership into 2020, bringing WEATHERING WITH YOU (????, Tenki no Ko, 2019) to U.S. audiences nationwide for Special Fan Preview screenings over two nights only. WEATHERING WITH YOU is the newest release from director Makoto Shinkai, and producer Genki Kawamura, whose previous film YOUR NAME (?????, Kimi no Na wa., 2016) set box office records in Japan and around the world ($360 million worldwide box office), and is currently receiving a major studio live-action remake from JJ

    YOUR NAME director Makoto Shinkai returns with the highly anticipated anime film WEATHERING WITH YOU. Image courtesy of Toho. ©2019 “Weathering With You” Film Partners

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: tenkinoko.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and dozens of high-res images from WEATHERING WITH YOU (????, Tenki no Ko), the first feature-length animation in three years from Makoto Shinkai, director of the international hit YOUR NAME (?????, Kimi no Na wa., 2016) that topped 25 billion yen in domestic box-office receipts. Set in an era when the weather has gone awry, the lush visuals depict a boy and girl who make their own choices in life amidst the vagaries of fate. Set in a time when the weather has gone awry, the lush colors and beautiful visuals depict a boy and girl who refuse to remain at the mercy of fate and choose to make their own destiny together. STORY First-year high school student Hodaka Morishima (Kotaro Daigo), runs away

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: lupin-3rd-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided high-res images from LUPIN THE THIRD: THE FIRST (??????THE FIRST, Rupan Sansei THE FIRST), the new computer animated feature film that calls back to Lupin III`s grandfather, the master thief Arsene Lupin. Created by Monkey Punch, the Lupin the Third manga debuted in Manga Action in 1967. The adventures of Lupin and his friends and foes have been adapted into several anime series and feature films, including LUPIN THE THIRD: CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (????? ????????, Rupan Sansei Kariosutoro no Shiro, 1979), directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Forty years after Miyazaki`s masterpiece, comes the first movie version of Lupin using 3DCG animation. This was a longtime dream of Monkey Punch, who died this past April. Now that dream is a reality thanks to director Takashi Yamazaki, the acclaimed filmmaker behind

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: archimedes-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES (?????????, Archimedes no Taisen), the live-action adaptation of Norifusa Mita`s popular manga. Set in 1930s Japan, the film depicts a brilliant mathematician`s attempt to stop the construction of the battleship Yamato. The film is directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the ALWAYS- SUNSET ON THIRD STREET trilogy, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (SPACE BATTLESHIP ???, Uchu Senkan Yamato, 2010) and THE ETERNAL ZERO (???0, Eien no Zero, 2013). STORY The headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Navy is eyeing the possibility of starting a war with America. To that end, they have plans to construct the world`s largest battleship, the Yamato. Rear Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (Hiroshi Tachi) is opposed to the plan.

    Ryunosuke Kamiki and Kasumi Arimura star in the fantasy love story FORTUNA`S EYE. Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: fortuna-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from the heartbreaking fantasy love story FORTUNA`S EYE (????????, Fortuna no Hitomi). The film is adapted from best-selling author Naoki Hyakuta`s (The Eternal Zero, The Man Called Pirate) novel about a young man gifted with supernatural sight who fights to defy destiny when confronted with the impending death of the woman he loves. At the helm is Takahiro Miki, recognized as a master of youth films such as MY TOMORROW, YOUR YESTERDAY. (?????????????????, Boku wa Ashita, Kinou no Kimi to Date Suru) and YELL FOR THE BLUE SKY (?????, Aozora Eru, 2016). The main character, Shinichiro Kiyama, is played by Ryunosuke Kamiki (THE GREAT YOKAI WAR, BIG MAN JAPAN, 20TH CENTURY BOYS 3: REDEMPTION, THE KIRISHIMA THING), a talented actor

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: nanakai-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res images from WHISTLEBLOWER (?????, Nanatsu no Kaigi), based on the acclaimed novel The Seven Conferences by Jun Ikeido, author of Rikuoh, Downtown Rocket and the Naoki Hanzawa series. The movie is directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa (I`D RATHER BE A SHELLFISH, THE CRIMES THAT BIND). WHISTLEBLOWER looks at the tendency of Japanese corporations to sacrifice those employees at the bottom. A seemingly lazy businessman takes a stand to reveal the corruption running rampant throughout his corporation. STORY Sakado (Ainosuke Kataoka), #1 sales section chief for the manufacturer Tokyo Kenden, is asked to step down due to his harassment of a slacker employee named Yasumi (Mansai Nomura). Harashima (Mitsuhiro Oikawa), the #2 section chief who has come to terms

    THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL and DEVILMAN Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa returns with the coming-of-age love story RIDE YOUR WAVE. Image courtesy of Toho. © Ride Your Wave Film Partners

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: kimi-nami.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res images from the original feature animation RIDE YOUR WAVE (??????????, Kimi to Nami ni Noretara) from acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa. In 2017, Yuasa won the Annecy International Animated Film Festival Crystal Prize for LU OVER THE WALL (???????????, Yoake Tsugeru Ruu no Uta, 2017). He then directed the Japan Academy Award Best Animation Award winning film THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL (?????????, Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome, 2017). Last year he directed the Netflix anime series DEVILMAN Crybaby. He now returns with a coming-of-age love story depicting the romance between a young firefighter and a female university student. STORY Upon entering university, Hinako moves to a coastal town. She loves surfing, and when she`s

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: kimitsuki.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from YOU SHINE IN THE MOONLIGHT (?????????, Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikarikagayaku). Based on the Dengeki Award-winning novel by Tetsuya Sano, the film is a touching romance between a high school girl suffering from an incurable illness and her classmate. YOU SHINE IN THE MOONLIGHT reunites director Sho Tsukikawa and actor Takumi Kitamura from LET ME EAT YOUR PANCREAS. STORY Takuya (Kitamura) meets Mamizu (Mei Nagano), who is hospitalized with an incurable `luminescene disease` that illuminates her body as she approaches death. Since Mamizu can`t leave the hospital, Takumi fills her bucket list and tells her about his experiences. Gradually he falls for Mamizu, but she is near the end of her life. CREDITS Japanese Release

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: kaijunokodomo.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res images from the fantasy adventure CHILDREN OF THE SEA (?????, Kaiju no Kodomo), the new anime film from STUDIO4?. The movie is based on Daisuke Igarashi`s acclaimed manga of the same name. CHILDREN OF THE SEA will open nationwide in Japan on June 7th through Toho`s ODS (Other Digital Stuff) distribution division, Toho Visual Entertainment. INTRODUCTION Manga artist Daisuke Igarashi continues to enchant readers with his unique line work and artistic expressions. His first long-form work, Children of the Sea (published by Shogakukan IKKICOMIX) tells the story of a summer encounter between a 14-year-old girl and two brothers raised by dugongs. With a theme of respect for nature, this masterpiece transforms into pure entertainment through mysterious story

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: shinkalion.com/movie (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res images from SHINKALION THE MOVIE (??????????? ?????? ?????????????-??, Gekij?-ban Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkarion Mirai kara Kita Shinsoku no ALFA-X), the first theatrical film from the popular television series SHINKANSEN HENKEI ROBO SHINKALION: THE ANIMATION (??????? ??????, 2018-19). In the SHINKALION anime series, the Ultra Evolution Institute has developed the superhero robot, the Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion, in an effort to save Japan from a threatening and monstrous entity. The Shinkalion transformer can only be piloted by children with a high degree of compatibility, but they are able to vanquish their giant enemy. The movie picks up from the end of the TV series, as an unidentified enemy appears in Hokkaido and a new battle begins for Team Shinkalion. It features JR

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: shinchan-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho has provided information and high-res images from their new anime film, CRAYON SHIN-CHAN THE MOVIE: DANGEROUS HONEYMOON -THE LOST DADDY- (映画クレヨンしんちゃん 新婚旅行ハリケーン ～失われたひろし～, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Shinkon Ryoko Hurricane Ushinawareta Hiroshi), opening in Japan on April 19th. The movie is the 27th feature film for the popular TV anime and manga series created by Yoshito Usui, and follows the comedic misadventures of Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara, a mischievous five-year-old who often says inappropriate things and cannot resist pretty ladies, regardless of their age. Shin-chan`s family includes his baby sister Himawari, their mother Misae who gets hysterical whenever her two kids are misbehaving in public, dad Hiroshi, an average office worker who has smelly feet, and their pet dog Shiro. In this new film the Nohara family find themselves in all

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    4DX Screenings and Additional Dub Show Date Added Due to Popular Audience Demand Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release Official Site: promare-movie.com (Japan), PromareMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Katherine Schwappach, Erik Stein and Lucy Rubin #Promare In September, GKIDS and Fathom Events continued their collaboration to bring exciting all new animated features to U.S. cinemas with PROMARE (????, Puromea, 2019) premiere events. Due to overwhelming fan demand, the companies announce that PROMARE will return for a special two-night encore showing in December with PROMARE (Redux). The English-subtitled version will screen December 8, and both the English dub version and special 4DX version will screen December 10. PROMARE will screen once more in 4DX on December 11. This marks the first 4DX release from GKIDS and is the first ever event cinema 4DX screening from Fathom Events. PROMARE is the first

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    Prequel Short SIDE: GALO to Play in the U.S. For The First Time Exclusively At Event Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release Official Site: promare-movie.com (Japan), PromareMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Katherine Schwappach, Erik Stein and Lucy Rubin #Promare In September, GKIDS and Fathom Events continued their collaboration to bring exciting all new animated features to U.S. cinemas with PROMARE (????, Puromea, 2019) premiere events. Now, due to overwhelming fan demand, the companies are proud to announce that PROMARE will return for a special encore showing in December. PROMARE is the first feature-length film from the acclaimed Studio TRIGGER, creators of the hit series KILL la KILL and LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA. Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi (GURREN LAGANN, KILL la KILL), PROMARE is the spiritual successor to many of his former works, and uses a bold cel-shaded visual style to tell

    GKIDS and Fathom Events present THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA. Image courtesy of GKIDS and Fathom Events. © 2013 Hatake Jimusho - Studio Ghibli – NDHDMTK

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    Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release Official Site: ghiblifest.com Special Thanks to Jessica Nelson, Katherine Schwappach, Erik Stein and Lucy Rubin Throughout 2019, GKIDS and Fathom Events’ STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2019 presents a series of Studio Ghibli’s celebrated animated masterpieces on cinema screens nationwide, along with some very special surprises. The series concludes with THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (???????, Kaguyahime no Monogatari, 2013). A powerful and soaring epic, based on a legendary Japanese folktale, redefines animated storytelling from director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata. Experience Takahata’s final film that was nominated for an Academy Award and hailed as a masterpiece by critics. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her --

    Adventure Land in Kurihama Flower Park features a 30 foot tall Godzilla slide. Photo by Daisuke Ishizuka. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD.

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    Author: Daisuke Ishizuka In 1958, a playground slide shaped like a dinosaur was built at Tatarahama beach in Kanagawa Prefecture. The original plan for the slide was to use Godzilla design, but Toho did not allow the use Godzilla`s name or likeness. Despite that, people still called it the “Godzilla slide.” The dinosaur slide eventually fell into disrepair and was removed in 1973. Where it once stood, visitors can now see a 1/10th scale Godzilla footprint. Decades later, Toho approved a Godzilla slide. The project to build the new slide was supervised by Mr. Koichi Kawakita, special effects director for the Heisei Godzilla films. On November 3, 1999 (Godzilla`s 55th birthday), the Godzilla slide opened at the Adventure Land zone of Kurihama Flower Park in Kanagawa Prefecture. Attendees are able to enjoy various flowers from the four seasons, but we Tokusatsu fans skip past the flowers and

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