Tokyo: ‘Wushu Orphan’ Strikes First Sales (Exclusive)

Newly-launched sales outfit, Autumn Sun Company has closed sales on “Wushu Orphan” ahead of the film’s world premier this week at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

It will play in the festival’s Asian Future section.The film is a high school martial arts drama directed by Huang Huang, and produced by China’s Alibaba Pictures and Dadi Century.

It was licensed to MovieCloud for Taiwan and to Viswass films for India.Autumn Sun, which is headed by veteran seller and producer Elliot Tong, also closed a sale on India’s “The Man Who Feels No Pain” to Japan’s Hakuhodo Dy Music and Pictures, ahead of the film’s India release.

The film was directed by Vasan Bala and recently won the People’s Choice Award at Toronto’s Midnight Madness strand.

It was produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s Indian outfit RSVP.“There is a huge buzz now for Indian films in Asia,

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