CHINA NIGHTS kicks off new film series at Japan Society tonight
Globus Film Series 2015Stories from the War Series The Most Beautiful: The War Films of Shirley Yamaguchi & Setsuko HaraChina Nights© Courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd.China NightsDirected by Osamu...
View ArticleFirst-ever HELLO KITTY box set coming September 2015
© 1976, 2014 SANRIO CO. LTD. Used under license. HELLO KITTY® ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVELS COLLECTED INTOAN UPCOMING COLORFUL BOX SET FROM PERFECT SQUAREJoin Hello Kitty And Her Friends In A Fun New Box...
View ArticleCommemorating Akira Kurosawa's 105th birthday
Akira KurosawaMarch 23, 1910 - September 6, 1998Akira Kurasawa was born 105 years ago in Tokyo. Unquestionably the most famous Japanese film director in the West, he is revered not only for so many...
View ArticleSentai Filmworks announces acquisiton of WINDY TALES
Sentai Filmworks has announcd its latest acquisition, Windy Tales. An original series concept by Minami Otori with animation production by Production I.G., this stylized slice of life collection of...
View ArticleVIZ & ComiXology announce addition of numerous new digital manga titles
Vampire Knight © Matsuri Hino 2004/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. VIZ MEDIA AND COMIXOLOGY ANNOUNCESUBSTANTIAL UPDATE OF NEW DIGITAL MANGATITLES FROM JAPANESE PUBLISHER HAKUSENSHAComiXology, The Revolutionary...
View ArticleSentai Filmworks has acquired ATELIER ESCHA & LOGY ~ALCHEMISTS OF THE DUSK SKY~
Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sky~. Adapted from the popular Japanese RPG “Atelier” video games series of the same name, this...
View ArticleDeluxe omnibus edition of Junji Ito's horror manga GYO coming April 21
GYO © 2002 Junji ITO/SHOGAKUKAN VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OFDELUXE OMNIBUS EDITION OFJUNJI ITO’S HORROR SERIES GYODeath From The Sea Ravages Japan In The Definitive NewHardcover Edition Of Horror...
View ArticleFree screening of GUARDIAN next Tuesday at Asia Society NY
Korean Cultural Service NYandAsia Society NYco-presentKorean Movie Night New YorkSeries One: Fathers on Screen Guardian / Bo-ho-jaDirected by YOO Won-sangStarring: KIM Su-hyeon, KO Seo-heeSouth Korea,...
View ArticleManga author Aya Kanno to be featured guest at TCAF 2015
REQUIEM OF THE ROSE KING:© 2014 AYA KANNO / AKITASHOTEN The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) has announced that international manga superstar Aya Kanno will attend the 2015 Festival as a Featured...
View ArticleThree events at Japan Society NY today, Saturday, March 29th
Japan Society NY's Globus Film Series The Most Beautiful: The War Films of Shirley Yamaguchi & Setsuko Hara continues today with three events. Japan Society is located at 333 East 47th Streeet,...
View ArticleGUARDIAN reviewed; free screening tomorrow night in New York City
Korean Cultural Service NYandAsia Society NYco-presentKorean Movie Night New YorkSeries One: Fathers on Screen Guardian / Bo-ho-jaWritten and directed by YOO Won-sangStarring: KIM Su-hyeon, KO...
View ArticleSectio23 Films announces July slate
NO GAME, NO LIFE Available July 28th Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its July slate of releases; including Sentai Filmworks’ highly anticipated fantasy adventure series NO GAME, NO...
View ArticleRemembering Toshiro Mifune on the anniversary of his birth
Mifune as Kikuchiyo in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954)Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune was born on April 1, 1920 in Tsingtao (a.k.a. Qingdao), Shandong, China, where his father was a commercial...
View ArticleSentai FIlmworks acquires THE LAYRINTH OF GRISAIA and THE EDEN OF GRISAIA
Sentai Filmworks has announced its latest acquisitions, The Labyrinth of Grisaia and The Eden of Grisaia, as part of their Spring 2015 anime season acquisitions. Both adapted from the popular Grisaia...
View ArticleMystery thriller RED GIRLS to debut April 21 from VIZ's Haikasoru label
Akakuchibake no DensetsuCopyright © 2006 by Kazuki SakurabaCover design by Fawn LauVIZ MEDIA’S HAIKASORU IMPRINT DEBUTSA RIVETING MYSTERY THRILLER INRED GIRLS: THE LEGEND OF THE AKAKUCHIBASAn Aimless...
View ArticleVIZ announces new anime content on NEON ALLEY streaming platform
VIZ MEDIA SPRINGS INTO APRILWITH NEW ANIME CONTENT ON THENEON ALLEY MEDIA STREAMING PLATFORMCatch New SAILOR MOON And SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Episodes,The Sci-Fi Adventure GARGANTIA ON THE VERDUROUS...
View ArticleKILLERS streets Tuesday, April 7th
Killers Directed by the "Mo Brothers" (Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto)Indonesia/Japan, 2014, 138 minutesLanguages: Japanese, Indonesian, & English Killers, a horror-thriller from the Mo Brothers...
View ArticleEMERGING TALENT will be focus of next Korean Movie Night NY series
Korean Cultural Service NY and Asia SocietypresentKorean Movie Night New York's April-May 2015 Series:Emerging TalentL to R: "Alive,""Gangnam Blues,""The King of Jogku."Screenings at Asia Society725...
View ArticleSouth Korean coming-of-age comedy TWENTY coming to North American theaters on...
Fresh off a successful opening weekend in South Korea, Twenty, a coming-of-age comedy, released by CJ Entertainment in the U.S., will premiere in North American theaters on April 17, 2015. This highly...
View ArticleSentai Filmworks has acquired UTANO☆PRINCESAMA REVOLUTIONS
Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of Utano☆Princesama Revolutions. The third entry in the Uta no Prince Sama story, this musical romantic comedy series is directed by Makoto Hoshino, with...
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