Tag: Your Name
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‘Weathering With You’ Heads for $100 Million Box Office Haul
Makoto Shinkai’s animated romantic drama “Weathering with You” passed the JPY10 billion ($94 million) mark in Japan on Wednesday, according to an announcement by distributor Toho. This makes it the tenth-highest earning Japanese film of all time.Since its release on July 19 on 448 screens in 359 complexes, the film has racked up 7.52 million…
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China and Japan Hatching Co-Production Treaty
Asian neighbors and frequent rivals, Japan and China are expected to sign a film coproduction treaty next month.The news was reported Wednesday by Japan’s Asahi newspaper, citing Foreign Ministry sources.The treaty would be the first of its kind for Japan, whose film production and distribution industries have seen growth stall after pushing back Hollywood in…
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Producer of Animated Hit ‘Your Name’ Launches New Banner
Genki Kawamura, the producer of hit animated film “Your Name,” has founded a new company called Story Co. in partnership with Yoshihiro Furusawa for Japan’s Toho Co. Furusawa has been named president of the new company and Kawamura a producer and board member.Story Co. strives to produce and develop video content. Toho signed a deal…
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Timothee Chalamet to Play Henry V in Drama ‘The King’
Call Me By Your Name star Timothee Chalamet is set to star as a young Henry V in The King, a drama from director David Michod and co-writer Joel Edgerton, the Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.Chalamet has nabbed the lead role in the long-gestating modern-day Shakespearan adaptation from Edgerton and Michod, who earlier worked together on…