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    A selection of pre-production art and sculpts from various stages of TriStar Pictures` initial, unrealized version of their American GODZILLA movie. © 1993-1995 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Interviews, Never-Before-Seen Photos, Storyboards, and Production Art from Sony Pictures` Abandoned First Attempt Author: Keith Aiken Special Thanks to: Please See ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Below A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE On May 16, 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures released GODZILLA, a $160 million American adaptation of the long-running Toho Co. franchise. Co-produced by Legendary Pictures and directed by Gareth Edwards, the film finally gave many fans what they had long hoped to see... a big-budget, Hollywood take on the King of the Monsters with state-of-the-art visual effects. Well-received by critics and audiences, the new GODZILLA was a box office success, with a sequel announced for 2018. The generally positive reviews for the 2014 film were a sharp contrast to the reception given the first Godzilla movie made by an American studio. In October 1992, TriStar Pictures (a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment) announced that they

    Image courtesy of GKIDS. ©TRIGGER, Kazuki Nakashima/XFLAG

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    Source: GKIDS Inc. press release Official Site: promare-movie.com (Japan), PromareMovie.com (US) #Promare GKIDS is hosting a watch party today for the anime feature film PROMARE (????, Puromea, 2019)... About GKIDS GKIDS is a producer and distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding nine Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations -- including THE SECRET OF KELLS, A CAT IN PARIS, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA and BOY AND THE WORLD. GKIDS also handles North American theatrical distribution for Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki`s famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world`s most coveted animation collections with titles SPIRITED AWAY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, PRINCESS MONONOKE and others. GKIDS founder and CEO Eric Beckman is also co-founder of New York International Children’s Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying event and North America’s largest film festival

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    ???????????????????????? Animation eiga Omoi omoware furi furare Release Date May 29, 2020 Running Time TBD Genre Animation Color Color Screening Format - [ Directed by ] KUROYANAGI Toshimasa [ Produced by ] [ Cast ] SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga SAITO Soma HAN Megumi SUZUKI Marika [ Staff ] SAKISAKA Io ?? Original Story YOSHIDA Erika ?? Screenplay NOMI Yuji ?? Music [ Production Company ] [ Distributor (Japan) ] TOHO [ Story ] Yuna, a wide-eyed dreamer who is nervous about romance, Akari, who, typical of the modern generation, approaches romance realistically, Rio, who is Akari`syounger brother and is popular with girls, and Kazuomi, a "good guy" who is Yuna`schildhood friend, are all classmates at the same high school. Yuna, who is in love with a handsome prince in a picture book, meets Rio, who is the spitting image of the prince, and falls in love with him. However, unbeknown to the

    Haru and Ryo Narita star in Toho`s new romantic drama, ALL ABOUT MARCH. Photo courtesy of Toho. ©'All About March' Film Partners

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: yayoi-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from their new romance film, ALL ABOUT MARCH (????? -????????-, Yayoi, Sangatsu: Kimi o Ai Shita Sanjunen). Kazuhiko Yukawa, director of A LOVING HUSBAND (?????, Koisaika Miyamoto, 2017) and screenwriter for the popular television dramas I`M MITA, YOUR HOUSEKEEPER (??????, Kaseifu no Mita, 2011), OVERPROTECTED KAHOKO (???????, Kahogo no Kahoko, 2017) and OUR DEAREST SAKURA (??????, Doki no Sakura, 2019), makes the month of March the focus of this love story spanning 30 years in the lives of a man and woman bound by fate. Haru (CAFE FUNICULI FUNICULA) and Ryo Narita (THE ANTIQUE, STOLEN IDENTITY, TALKING THE PICTURES) portray the star-crossed lovers. ALL ABOUT MARCH is scheduled to open in Japanese cinemas this Friday. STORY March

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: doraeiga.com/2020 (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res images from DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA`S NEW DINOSAUR (??????? ???????, Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Shin Ky?ry?), the 50th anniversary anime feature film based on the manga created by Fujiko Fujio (Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko). The fortieth entry in the series reunites the creative team of screenwriter Genki Kawamura and director Kazuaki Imai from DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA’S TREASURE ISLAND (??????? ??????, Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Takarajima, 2018), which earned the highest Japanese box office receipts in the series to date. NOBITA`S NEW DINOSAUR is an original story Featuring the adorable twin dinosaurs Kyu and Myu, bringing back the "dinosaur" theme from the 1st and 26th films in the series. Both Nobita and Doraemon mature through their new adventures with these dinosaurs.

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    2020?4?24? ?? ??????????? ??????????????????? ????? ? ??????????? ??????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????? ??????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ??????? ??????????? ??????????????????????????????? ?????? ? (C)????????????????????ADK 2020?????(C)U/F?S?A?A 2020 ??? ? 2020?4?24? ???? ? ????????????? ????? ? http://www.shinchan-movie.com/ ???? ? ??????? ?????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????…? ????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????… ????“?????????”????????? ??????????????????“???????”???????????

    Image courtesy of GKIDS. ©?2019 Daisuke Igarashi, Shogakukan/”Children of the Sea” Committee

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    GKIDS and Fathom Events Continue Partnership to Bring New Animated Feature Film From STUDIO4°C to Big Screens Nationwide Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release Official Site: kaijunokodomo.com (Japan), ChildrenOfTheSeaMovie.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 have announced that the latest feature from Japan’s STUDIO4°C (known for TEKKONKINKREET, MFKZ, MIND GAME, ANIMATRIX, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT and others), CHILDREN OF THE SEA (?????, Kaiju no Kodomo, 2019) is coming to select U.S. cinemas this spring. Directed by Ayumu Watanabe (SPACE BROTHERS), featuring a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi (SPIRITED AWAY, HOWL`S MOVING CASTLE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO). The gorgeously-animated CHILDREN OF THE SEA is adapted from Daisuke Igarashi’s manga of the same name, which won the Excellence

    Anime of the year winner, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

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    Source: Crunchyroll Special Thanks to Amanda Geraldo Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, has announced the winners from the fourth annual Anime Awards, a celebration of the best and brightest in Japanese animation from last year. Anime’s popularity has continued to soar over the last year with the industry valued at more than $10 billion. Fans also have more ways to enjoy anime than ever before, through streaming, fan events, theatrical screenings, celebrity and athlete endorsements, and video games, just to name a few. This year, over 11 million global votes were cast across 18 categories from fans celebrating their favorite characters, series, and creators, eclipsing the 5 million votes cast in 2019. The top five countries that voted this year were the United States, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Winners of the Anime Awards were announced during a live event at the Crunchyroll

    The two legendary movie monsters fight in a black and white still from KING KONG VS GODZILLA, screening in 35mm at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD.

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    Source: Hollywood Theatre Special Thanks to Michael Calhoun The Grindhouse Film Festival presents a rare 35mm print of the Kaiju classic KING KONG VS GODZILLA (American version, 1963) at the Hollywood Theatre, showing February 25 at 7:30PM! Godzilla breaks free from an iceberg and heads straight to Tokyo to start tearing the city apart. Meanwhile, a pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan. It`s only a matter of time before he breaks free, and we see a colossal collision between the two mightiest monsters of all time!!! Directed by the great Ishiro Honda. 35mm Kaiju trailers will be screened before the movie. Tuesday, February 25 at 7:30PM General Admission: $9.00 Senior/Student/Child: $7.00 Hollywood Theatre 4122 NE Sandy Blvd Portland Oregon 97212 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 503-281-4215

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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

    Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 “Confidenceman JP” Production Committee

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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

    Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Fuji Television, Amuse, Toho

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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

    Image courtesy of Toho. ©Monkey Punch/2019 “Lupin the Third” Movie Production Committee

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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

    Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019

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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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