Allegations by several actresses were published by a Japanese magazine.
Japanese drama Confession has been pulled from release following allegations of sexual abuse against director Hideo Sakaki.
Accusations from several actresses were published yesterday (March 9) in weekly magazine Shukan Bunsham. No legal charges have been filed against Sakaki.
However, the release of Confession – scheduled for March 25 by distributor Ark Entertainment – has been postponed indefinitely and a statement on the film’s official website said: “As a result of discussions with related parties regarding this work directed by Hideo Sakaki, the release of the movie Mitsugetsu [Confession’s Japanese title] is temporarily suspended. The future is undecided.
Japanese drama Confession has been pulled from release following allegations of sexual abuse against director Hideo Sakaki.
Accusations from several actresses were published yesterday (March 9) in weekly magazine Shukan Bunsham. No legal charges have been filed against Sakaki.
However, the release of Confession – scheduled for March 25 by distributor Ark Entertainment – has been postponed indefinitely and a statement on the film’s official website said: “As a result of discussions with related parties regarding this work directed by Hideo Sakaki, the release of the movie Mitsugetsu [Confession’s Japanese title] is temporarily suspended. The future is undecided.
- 3/10/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Under the motto „Me wa kokoro no kagami – “The eyes are the mirror of the soul” Nihon Media e. V. presents over 80 exciting current Japanese cinema productions online at the Jffh for two weeks. Also this year, our audience can vote for the best film of the festival.
From 18.08. to 01.09.2021, all films of the festival can be watched via the video platform Leihkarte.de, from colourful anime to ambitious short films and artful arthouse to wild genre bangers. For a whole two weeks, our viewers will have the opportunity to enjoy the exciting variety of Japanese cinema from the comfort of their own living room. The presentation is being made in close cooperation with Universal Pictures Germany. Please note: For legal reasons, individual films are only available from Germany or other European countries! Tickets can be purchased via our homepage (jffh.de/en/tickets.html) using PayPal. Single tickets (6€) and...
From 18.08. to 01.09.2021, all films of the festival can be watched via the video platform Leihkarte.de, from colourful anime to ambitious short films and artful arthouse to wild genre bangers. For a whole two weeks, our viewers will have the opportunity to enjoy the exciting variety of Japanese cinema from the comfort of their own living room. The presentation is being made in close cooperation with Universal Pictures Germany. Please note: For legal reasons, individual films are only available from Germany or other European countries! Tickets can be purchased via our homepage (jffh.de/en/tickets.html) using PayPal. Single tickets (6€) and...
- 8/26/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
As one of the more popular genres of action movies in the 1980s, the ninja movie was a massive cultural smash offering numerous entries and imitators throughout the decade only to see diminishing returns in the time since. Now, with the help of co-writer Sion Sono, director Takahiro Ishihara is attempting a comeback with this new period-piece screening at Japan Film Fest Hamburg.
Red Blade is screening at Japan Film Fest Hamburg
Living a troubled home-life, teenager Mako (Yûka Ogura) becomes so stressed out with everything around her that she disappears into a series of fantasy-related books. While trying to escape her situation, she soon finds herself living in feudal Japan with boss Saizo (Tak Sakaguchi) and his students Hiro (Himena Tsukimiya) and Yu (Kanon Hanakage) who informs her that she’s in a separate dimension from her regular life and are to train together in the way of the ninja.
Red Blade is screening at Japan Film Fest Hamburg
Living a troubled home-life, teenager Mako (Yûka Ogura) becomes so stressed out with everything around her that she disappears into a series of fantasy-related books. While trying to escape her situation, she soon finds herself living in feudal Japan with boss Saizo (Tak Sakaguchi) and his students Hiro (Himena Tsukimiya) and Yu (Kanon Hanakage) who informs her that she’s in a separate dimension from her regular life and are to train together in the way of the ninja.
- 5/25/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Takahiro Ishihara, writer-director-cinematographer-editor of this year's Yubari Grand Prix winner Osaka Violence builds effectively on the critical acclaim that was awarded him last year with his feature debut, Violence Pm. His sophomore effort follows a young adolescent, who moves in with a local gangster after his father is injured at work, only for their small community to be brutally disrupted by the arrival of a murderous thug fresh out of prison. Ishihara employs a cast of unknown, largely non-professional actors in his film, recruited as much for their unique looks as their acting abilities, with understandably mixed results. There are strong lead performances from the principle gangsters, but some of the younger cast lack the experience to bring to the screen the degree of realism for...
- 2/28/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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