Source: ADV Films Special Thanks to Shochiku Co., Ltd. ADV Films of Houston, TX and Shochiku Co., Ltd. of Tokyo have announced an agreement for several recent properties from the Japanese studio. Under terms of the deal, ADV has North American theatrical, video and TV rights to the feature films GHOST TRAIN and SYNESTHESIA, as well as North American, British, and Australian video, TV and Video On Demand rights to the hit animated series LE CHEVALIER D’EON. These titles are planned for release before the summer of 2007. Founded in 1895, Shochiku is involved in movie and television production, theatrical distribution of Japanese and foreign motion pictures, worldwide sales, exhibition, DVD and home video distribution, and the Kabuki Theater. The company has produced a number of critically and financially successful films, including Yoji Yamada’s THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (Tasogare Seibei, 2003), the 2004 Academy Award nominee for best
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