Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Impact Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha With POWER RANGERS SAMURAI: THE SIXTH RANGER Volume 4 arriving on DVD and Digital Download on May 14, Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released the preview clip "Unexpected Arrival", highlighting the Gold Ranger. About Saban Brands Formed in 2010 as a subsidiary of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company’s experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing consumer brands. SB applies a strategic transmedia management approach to enhancing and extending its brands in markets worldwide and to consumers of all ages. The company provides full-service management, marketing, promotion and strategic business development for its intellectual properties including comprehensive strategies unique to each brand, trademark and copyright management and enforcement, creative design, retail development, direct-to-consumer initiatives
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Author: Kim Song-ho and Keith Aiken Special Thanks to Juwon Lee A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE In 2006, writer/director Bong Joon-ho`s monster movie THE HOST (??, Gwoemul) became the highest-grossing film in Korean box office history. The movie also drew a considerable amount of international attention, playing to enthusiastic audiences at the Cannes International Film Festival and AFI Fest. THE HOST`s critical and commercial success quickly launched talk of myriad spinoffs. Even before the film had played in the United States, Universal Studios had acquired rights to do an American remake. In 2007 Chungeorahm Film, the production studio behind the original movie, announced plans for the Korean sequel THE HOST 2 and television series. In 2008 came word that Chungeorahm was partnering with Stoneman Films to make a Chinese version of THE HOST 2, separate from the Korean sequel. None of these projects have yet to
Keiko Kadota (Aki Morita) faces an unknown horror in the low budget short film, HENGE. Photo courtesy of King Record Company. © 2012 OMNI PRODUCTION
Source: King Record Company Ltd. Official Movie Site: hen-ge.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Akiko Uchida and Marc Walkow SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from a Japanese movie not yet released in the United States. The traditions of the J-Horror and daikaiju genres come together in HENGE (???, Metamorphosis, 2011), the story of a doting wife caring for her husband who has been infected with a mysterious disease. A young couple living in a quiet residential area of Tokyo are dealing with bizarre mystery. The husband, Yoshiaki Kadota (Kazunari Aizawa), has been having bizarre seizures that are steadily increasing in intensity. He writhes on the floor and screams like a beast, terrifying his wife, Keiko (Aki Morita). Doctors can find no cause for Yoshiaki`s malady, which he describes as “zillions of bugs trying to take over my consciousness”. Keiko
Source: GKIDS Inc. press release Official Site: gkids.tv/intheaters GKIDS has provided the US trailer for Studio Ghibli`s FROM UP ON POPPY HILL (???????, Kokuriko-Zaka Kara, 2011). Written by legendary studio founder Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Goro Miyazaki, FROM UP ON POPPY HILL marks the first feature film collaboration between father and son. The English language version features the voices of Sarah Bolger (ONCE UPON A TIME), Anton Yelchin (STAR TREK), Gillian Anderson (THE X-FILES), Christina Hendricks (MAD MEN), Jamie Lee Curtis (TRUE LIES), Beau Bridges (THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS), Ron Howard (AMERICAN GRAFFITI), Aubrey Plaza (PARKS AND RECREATION) and Bruce Dern (BIG LOVE). About Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli was founded in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and is one of the most successful and well-respected animation studios in the world. Cultivating a creative force of talented directors, animators,
Terracotta Film Club will screen LADY SNOWBLOOD this month. Photo courtesy of Terracotta Distribution. © 1973 Toho Co., Ltd.
Samurai Masterpiece at the Prince Charles Cinema in London Source: Terracotta Distribution press release Special Thanks to Claire Marty `Terracotta Film Club` will present LADY SNOWBLOOD (????, Shurayukihime, 1973), a Japanese classic from legendary director Toshiya Fujita, for its 4th edition. This blood-splattered Samurai masterpiece from the golden age of Japanese cult cinema is credited as the main inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL series. LADY SNOWBLOOD’s theme song, "Shura No Hana", sung by Meiko Kaji (translated by Tarantino as "The Flower of Carnage") is also used in KILL BILL VOL. 1. Set in 17th century Japan, LADY SNOWBLOOD is based on a manga called Shurayukihime by Kazuo Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub) and Kazuo Kamimura. Meiko Kaji (FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION, BLIND WOMAN`S CURSE) is Yuki, a woman raised from birth for one terrible, blood splattered purpose... to take vengeance against those who
Pang Ho-Cheung’s VULGARIA will screen next week at the Prince Charles Cinema in London. Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2012 Making Film Productions.
Outrageous HK Comedy to Screen in London Source: Terracotta Distribution press release Official Movie Site: thirdwindowfilms.com/vulgaria (UK) Special Thanks to Claire Marty Terracotta Distribution launched in January 2013 the “Terracotta Film Club”, a monthly film residency at the legendary, cult Prince Charles Cinema will offer the chance to enjoy Asian films regularly on the big screen, right in the heart of London. “Terracotta Film Club” aims to keep Asian films in cinemas, via showing a mix of both classics and new releases, and to introduce the next generation of film fans to Asian cinema. Following the sell out of Jackie Chan’s POLICE STORY last month, this February edition of “Terracotta Film Club” presents the first UK screening of Pang Ho-Cheung’s VULGARIA (????, 2012) outside of the festival circuit. Terracotta promises an experience you won`t forget. Pang Ho-Cheung (DREAM HOME, YOU SHOOT I SHOOT,
One SciFi Japan reader has won a chirashi poster from 'The Path of Haruo Nakajima, The Man Who Became Godzilla', signed by Mr. Nakajima
A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our thanks to everyone who entered SciFi Japan TV`s "Nakajima Poster Contest". We`ve received hundreds of entries, and the randomly chosen winner is: James Yance Congratulations to the winner! You will receive a "chirashi" promotional poster for "The Path of Haruo Nakajima, The Man Who Became Godzilla" event, personally signed by by original Godzilla suit actor, Haruo Nakajima. Your prize will ship soon. SciFi JAPAN TV Episode #05: INDEPENDENT KAIJU MOVIE MAKER, featuring director Kiyotaka Taguchi, will premiere on Wednesday, October 17th.
Chirashi poster from the photo exhibit 'The Path of Haruo Nakajima, The Man Who Became Godzilla', signed by Mr. Nakajima
A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Last month, SciFi Japan visited Sakata city, Yamagata prefecture to attend a special hometown celebration for Haruo Nakajima, the first suit actor to play Godzilla. In this small city in northern Japan, a special photo exhibition was being held honoring Mr. Nakajima`s life and career, entitled "The Path of Haruo Nakajima, The Man Who Became Godzilla" (Gojira-ni natta Nakajima Haruo-no Kiseki), with Mr. Nakajima himself in attendance discussing his years as Godzilla to his fans in the town where he grew up. This special event ran for just two weeks, and was the subject of episode 3 of SciFi JAPAN TV, our new web documentary series. While we were there filming, Mr. Nakajima very kindly signed for us one of the small "chirashi" promotional posters (a B5 sheet, approximately 7"x10") from this special event, and we`re offering one lucky reader the chance