by Eldy Muharam
“When the Show Tent Came to My Town” is a coming-of-age story that brings back memories of childhood through its classic tale. The film takes on important issues such as bullying, friendship, and self-acceptance, making the audience reflect on their own experiences during childhood.
Set in the mid-70s during the Showa era, the movie fosters a simple yet emotional story that is told from three different perspectives. This solid storytelling makes the audience experience the adventure and fear through the eyes of children. The story follows Akira, a boy who is constantly bullied and believes in the existence of monsters. That is until one day he encounters Rumiko, a new student at his school who is very popular and mysterious and is trying to help him get revenge on the kids who bullied him. Hideko is a lonely and dirty girl who is always shunned by her friends.
“When the Show Tent Came to My Town” is a coming-of-age story that brings back memories of childhood through its classic tale. The film takes on important issues such as bullying, friendship, and self-acceptance, making the audience reflect on their own experiences during childhood.
Set in the mid-70s during the Showa era, the movie fosters a simple yet emotional story that is told from three different perspectives. This solid storytelling makes the audience experience the adventure and fear through the eyes of children. The story follows Akira, a boy who is constantly bullied and believes in the existence of monsters. That is until one day he encounters Rumiko, a new student at his school who is very popular and mysterious and is trying to help him get revenge on the kids who bullied him. Hideko is a lonely and dirty girl who is always shunned by her friends.
- 2/13/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Photo: ‘Love Like the Falling Petals’ The Current Accessibility of International Cinema One really great thing I’ve come to love about the current age of streaming services is that it allows for more films from all over the world to be easily accessible. With services like Netflix acquiring all sorts of international films and shows, it’s now easier than ever to give a chance to films that otherwise would’ve gone completely unnoticed by the general public. Such is the case with ‘Love Like the Falling Petals’, a Japanese romantic drama film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa that’s just been released on Netflix. Now, my exposure to Japanese Cinema is somewhat hard to describe; I’m pretty big on some of Japan’s mainstream offerings like anime and ‘Godzilla’, and while I’ve seen enough bits and pieces of Japanese films to get an idea of what they’re generally like tonally,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Austin Oguri
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
The official website for Yoshihiro Fukagawa’s In His Chart has been updated with a 34-second teaser trailer.
Based on the debut novel of doctor Sosuke Natsukawa, the film stars Sho Sakurai (Arashi) as a physician named Ichito Kurihara who works at a local clinic in Nagano Prefecture while planning his eventual transfer to a better position at a major hospital. However, he becomes reluctant to move on due to a shortage of doctors and he comes to enjoy the personal connection he shares with each of his patients.
Aoi Miyazaki plays Ichito’s wife, Haruna, a mountain photographer who talks him through his problems every day.
Toho will be releasing “In His Chart” in Japan on August 27, 2011.
Thanks to logboy for the heads up.
Watch »...
Based on the debut novel of doctor Sosuke Natsukawa, the film stars Sho Sakurai (Arashi) as a physician named Ichito Kurihara who works at a local clinic in Nagano Prefecture while planning his eventual transfer to a better position at a major hospital. However, he becomes reluctant to move on due to a shortage of doctors and he comes to enjoy the personal connection he shares with each of his patients.
Aoi Miyazaki plays Ichito’s wife, Haruna, a mountain photographer who talks him through his problems every day.
Toho will be releasing “In His Chart” in Japan on August 27, 2011.
Thanks to logboy for the heads up.
Watch »...
- 4/16/2011
- Nippon Cinema
Sigrid Thornton in Michael Rymer's Face to Face Troubadours Wins Santa Barbara Film Festival Audiece Award Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema: Michael Rymer's Face to Face Best International Film Award: Nathan Collett's Togetherness Supreme Special Jury Mention: Alicia Vikander for Pure The Nueva Vision Award: Nostalgia for the Light, Patricio Guzmán Best East Meets West Cinema Award: Patisserie (Coin de rue) by Yoshihiro Fukagawa Best Eastern Bloc Award: If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle by Florin Serban Best Documentary Film Award: The Boy Mir: Ten Years in Afghanistan by Phil Grabsky Bruce Corwin Award for Best Live Action Short Film: West of the Moon Brent Bonacorso Bruce Corwin Award for Best Animation Short Film:The Lost Thing by Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan The Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award: When I Rise by Mat Hames and Nostalgia for the Light by Patricio Guzmán...
- 2/8/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” a documentary about the Los Angeles music scene from the late 1960s to the early ‘70s, was audience favorite when the 26th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival handed out its awards over the weekend at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort.
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
- 2/7/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” a documentary about the Los Angeles music scene from the late 1960s to the early ‘70s, was audience favorite when the 26th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival handed out its awards over the weekend at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort.
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
- 2/7/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced its 2011 prize winners earlier today.
The highly-coveted Audience Award went to Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” an engaging doc about the rise of singer-songwriters — most notably Carole King and James Taylor, who feature prominently in the film alongside other headliners of the period — in Los Angeles, generally, and at the Troubadour Club, specifically, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (The film premiered at last month’s Sundance Film Festival and will air nationally on PBS on March 2 at 8pm Est.)
The other top honors were determined by a jury that included actor Billy Baldwin (“Gossip Girl”), writer/director Paul Brickman (“Risky Business”), director Andy Davis (“The Fugitive”), producer Frank Donner (“Deliver Us from Evil”), actor Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future”), and actor Anthony Zerbe (“The Matrix”), among others, and went to the following films…
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema (given...
The highly-coveted Audience Award went to Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” an engaging doc about the rise of singer-songwriters — most notably Carole King and James Taylor, who feature prominently in the film alongside other headliners of the period — in Los Angeles, generally, and at the Troubadour Club, specifically, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (The film premiered at last month’s Sundance Film Festival and will air nationally on PBS on March 2 at 8pm Est.)
The other top honors were determined by a jury that included actor Billy Baldwin (“Gossip Girl”), writer/director Paul Brickman (“Risky Business”), director Andy Davis (“The Fugitive”), producer Frank Donner (“Deliver Us from Evil”), actor Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future”), and actor Anthony Zerbe (“The Matrix”), among others, and went to the following films…
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema (given...
- 2/7/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
The official website for Yoshihiro Fukagawa’s upcoming film adaptation of Byakuyako has been updated with a full trailer.
The film is based on a crime story by Keigo Higashino which was originally serialized in the Shueisha literary magazine Shousetsu Subaru for two years from 1997. It was previously adapted to an 2006 TBS drama which starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Horikita Maki) and Ryoji (Kengo Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
Gaga Communications will be releasing “Byakuyako” in Japan on January 29, 2011.
Thanks to logboy for the heads up.
The film is based on a crime story by Keigo Higashino which was originally serialized in the Shueisha literary magazine Shousetsu Subaru for two years from 1997. It was previously adapted to an 2006 TBS drama which starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Horikita Maki) and Ryoji (Kengo Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
Gaga Communications will be releasing “Byakuyako” in Japan on January 29, 2011.
Thanks to logboy for the heads up.
- 11/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
The official website for Yoshihiro Fukagawa’s upcoming film adaptation of Byakuyako has been updated with a second teaser. The new teaser is actually a bit shorter than the first, but the footage is more substantial and trailer-like than the previous version’s montage of dramatic facial expressions.
The film is based on a crime story by Keigo Higashino which was originally serialized in the Shueisha literary magazine Shousetsu Subaru for two years from 1997. It was previously adapted to an 2006 TBS drama which starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Horikita Maki) and Ryoji (Kengo Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the...
The film is based on a crime story by Keigo Higashino which was originally serialized in the Shueisha literary magazine Shousetsu Subaru for two years from 1997. It was previously adapted to an 2006 TBS drama which starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Horikita Maki) and Ryoji (Kengo Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the...
- 11/1/2010
- Nippon Cinema
A trailer has been released for Yoshihiro Fukagawa‘s upcoming film Patisserie Coin de rue starring Yosuke Eguchi and Yu Aoi.
Plot: Tomura (Eguchi), a legendary patissier who suddenly disappeared from the world of sweets eight years ago, repeatedly declines invitations to show off his skills at a renowned pastry shop in Tokyo where he is a regular. Meanwhile, an unexpected coincidence leads Natsumi (Aoi), the daughter of a Kagoshima bakery owner, to begin working at that same pastry shop after following her boyfriend to Tokyo. With the mystery behind Tomura’s sudden exit from pastry circles still lingering and Natsume still preoccupied with the idea of reuniting with her boyfriend, the unlikely pair both experience personal growth through their interactions with one another.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Patisserie Coin de rue” in Japan on February 11, 2011.
Source: Yahoo! Japan...
Plot: Tomura (Eguchi), a legendary patissier who suddenly disappeared from the world of sweets eight years ago, repeatedly declines invitations to show off his skills at a renowned pastry shop in Tokyo where he is a regular. Meanwhile, an unexpected coincidence leads Natsumi (Aoi), the daughter of a Kagoshima bakery owner, to begin working at that same pastry shop after following her boyfriend to Tokyo. With the mystery behind Tomura’s sudden exit from pastry circles still lingering and Natsume still preoccupied with the idea of reuniting with her boyfriend, the unlikely pair both experience personal growth through their interactions with one another.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Patisserie Coin de rue” in Japan on February 11, 2011.
Source: Yahoo! Japan...
- 10/12/2010
- Nippon Cinema
A trailer has been released for Yoshihiro Fukagawa‘s upcoming film Patisserie Coin de rue starring Yosuke Eguchi and Yu Aoi.
Plot: Tomura (Eguchi), a legendary patissier who suddenly disappeared from the world of sweets eight years ago, repeatedly declines invitations to show off his skills at a renowned pastry shop in Tokyo where he is a regular. Meanwhile, an unexpected coincidence leads Natsumi (Aoi), the daughter of a Kagoshima bakery owner, to begin working at that same pastry shop after following her boyfriend to Tokyo. With the mystery behind Tomura’s sudden exit from pastry circles still lingering and Natsume still preoccupied with the idea of reuniting with her boyfriend, the unlikely pair both experience personal growth through their interactions with one another.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Patisserie Coin de rue” in Japan on February 11, 2011.
Source: Yahoo! Japan...
Plot: Tomura (Eguchi), a legendary patissier who suddenly disappeared from the world of sweets eight years ago, repeatedly declines invitations to show off his skills at a renowned pastry shop in Tokyo where he is a regular. Meanwhile, an unexpected coincidence leads Natsumi (Aoi), the daughter of a Kagoshima bakery owner, to begin working at that same pastry shop after following her boyfriend to Tokyo. With the mystery behind Tomura’s sudden exit from pastry circles still lingering and Natsume still preoccupied with the idea of reuniting with her boyfriend, the unlikely pair both experience personal growth through their interactions with one another.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Patisserie Coin de rue” in Japan on February 11, 2011.
Source: Yahoo! Japan...
- 10/12/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Earlier this month, a teaser trailer was released for Yoshihiro Fukagawa‘s upcoming film adaptation of Byakuyako, a crime story by Keigo Higashino which was originally serialized in the Shueisha literary magazine Shousetsu Subaru for two years from 1997.
The story was adapted to an 11-episode TV drama which aired on TBS in 2006. The television version co-starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada, but this version has been recast with Horikita Maki and Kengo Kora in the lead roles.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Maki) and Ryoji (Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
“Byakuyako” will be theatrically released by Gaga Communications...
The story was adapted to an 11-episode TV drama which aired on TBS in 2006. The television version co-starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada, but this version has been recast with Horikita Maki and Kengo Kora in the lead roles.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Maki) and Ryoji (Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
“Byakuyako” will be theatrically released by Gaga Communications...
- 9/25/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Earlier this month, a teaser trailer was released for Yoshihiro Fukagawa‘s upcoming film adaptation of Byakuyako, a crime story by Keigo Higashino which was originally serialized in the Shueisha literary magazine Shousetsu Subaru for two years from 1997.
The story was adapted to an 11-episode TV drama which aired on TBS in 2006. The television version co-starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada, but this version has been recast with Horikita Maki and Kengo Kora in the lead roles.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Maki) and Ryoji (Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
“Byakuyako” will be theatrically released by Gaga Communications...
The story was adapted to an 11-episode TV drama which aired on TBS in 2006. The television version co-starred Haruka Ayase and Takayuki Yamada, but this version has been recast with Horikita Maki and Kengo Kora in the lead roles.
Plot: As children, Yukiho (Maki) and Ryoji (Kora) each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi plays a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
“Byakuyako” will be theatrically released by Gaga Communications...
- 9/25/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Sho Sakurai (28) of Arashi and Aoi Miyazaki (24) will be co-starring in a film adaptation of doctor Sosuke Natsukawa’s best-selling debut novel “Kamisama no Karte” (literally “God’s medical records”). The book was published last year and came in 2nd place for the 2010 Honya Taisho award behind Tow Ubukata’s “Tenchi Meisatsu”.
Sakurai will play a young physician in Nagano Prefecture named Ichito Kurihara who comes in contact with various people, learning the ins and outs of medical care while gradually working his way toward becoming a genuine doctor. In his private life, he’s a devoted husband and a big fan of Meiji Era novelist Natsume Soseki. Kurihara’s wife Haruna (Miyazaki) is a mountain photographer who has a cute personality and is also a person who clings to her beliefs.
The screenplay was written by Noriko Goto (Blackjack ni Yoroshiku, The Glorious Team Batista) and Yoshihiro Fukagawa (Dear My Love) will direct.
Sakurai will play a young physician in Nagano Prefecture named Ichito Kurihara who comes in contact with various people, learning the ins and outs of medical care while gradually working his way toward becoming a genuine doctor. In his private life, he’s a devoted husband and a big fan of Meiji Era novelist Natsume Soseki. Kurihara’s wife Haruna (Miyazaki) is a mountain photographer who has a cute personality and is also a person who clings to her beliefs.
The screenplay was written by Noriko Goto (Blackjack ni Yoroshiku, The Glorious Team Batista) and Yoshihiro Fukagawa (Dear My Love) will direct.
- 6/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Two weeks ago, it was announced that Maki Horikita would star as the villainous Yukiho Karasawa in the upcoming film adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s serialized crime story Byakuyako. At the time, it wasn’t known who would direct or who her co-star would be, but both were revealed earlier today. Kengo Kora (Box!, Solanin) will play Yukiho’s childhood friend and partner in crime, Ryoji. The character was previously portrayed by Takayuki Yamada in the 11-episode TV drama which aired on TBS in 2006.
As children, Yukiho and Ryoji each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi will play a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
The film’s...
As children, Yukiho and Ryoji each murder one of their parents to protect the other. Now young adults, they go to extreme measures to protect their mutual secret, even if it means bringing misery to those around them. Eiichiro Funakoshi will play a detective who was involved in the original case and has been closely monitoring the pair as they’ve grown up.
The film’s...
- 5/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Earlier today, it was announced that Yosuke Eguchi and Yu Aoi will co-star for the first time in Yogashiten Coin de Rue, a new film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa (Dear My Love). The title is a mixture of Japanese and French meaning “Corner Pastry Shop”.
Eguchi will play Tomura, a legendary pastry chef who was renowned for his sweets before suddenly dropping out of industry circles 8 years ago. Since then, he’s been giving lectures to confectionery school students while authoring a guidebook as a pastry critic. However, he’s declined all invitations to showcase his abilities at several prestigious shops.
Aoi will play a cake-maker’s daughter who traveled from Kagoshima to Tokyo to chase after a boyfriend. She gets a job at a popular Tokyo shop called “Pastry Coin de Rue” which is run by Yoriko (Keiko Toda) and her husband Julian (Nathan Berg). While there, she gets...
Eguchi will play Tomura, a legendary pastry chef who was renowned for his sweets before suddenly dropping out of industry circles 8 years ago. Since then, he’s been giving lectures to confectionery school students while authoring a guidebook as a pastry critic. However, he’s declined all invitations to showcase his abilities at several prestigious shops.
Aoi will play a cake-maker’s daughter who traveled from Kagoshima to Tokyo to chase after a boyfriend. She gets a job at a popular Tokyo shop called “Pastry Coin de Rue” which is run by Yoriko (Keiko Toda) and her husband Julian (Nathan Berg). While there, she gets...
- 5/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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