Stake
Japan’s biggest film group Toho announced that it has taken a controlling stake in Tia (previously Toho Interactive Animation), a production company behind the “100 Nichikan Ikita Wani,” film and anime series “iii icecrin,” “iii icecrin2” “Ninja Collection” and “That Is the Bottleneck.”
Originally known as I&a, the company was established in 2017 by Ilca and Anima. The name changed to Tia after Toho bought a nearly 35 from the two founders in 2020. Toho has now bought out Anima’s stake, giving it a 67.4 majority holding and cause to rename the company again, this time to Toho Animation Studio. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Keiji Ota, managing executive officer of Toho, in charge of the studio’s video business and digital content division, is to be appointed as president and representative director at Toho Animation Studio.
Toho has been ramping up slowly in animation over the past ten years and...
Japan’s biggest film group Toho announced that it has taken a controlling stake in Tia (previously Toho Interactive Animation), a production company behind the “100 Nichikan Ikita Wani,” film and anime series “iii icecrin,” “iii icecrin2” “Ninja Collection” and “That Is the Bottleneck.”
Originally known as I&a, the company was established in 2017 by Ilca and Anima. The name changed to Tia after Toho bought a nearly 35 from the two founders in 2020. Toho has now bought out Anima’s stake, giving it a 67.4 majority holding and cause to rename the company again, this time to Toho Animation Studio. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Keiji Ota, managing executive officer of Toho, in charge of the studio’s video business and digital content division, is to be appointed as president and representative director at Toho Animation Studio.
Toho has been ramping up slowly in animation over the past ten years and...
- 9/21/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Fasten your seat-belts and train your fast reading abilities to follow up the 8-minute long poetry slam karaoke voiced and acted by Hirai Mako in the visually dazzling short “Tokyo Girl” by Nebiro Hashimoto. The uninterrupted monologue spoken in manic speed, only seemingly flat-out emotionless, stands in strong contrast with the subjective, diary-like chain of thoughts that comment everything from sharp observations of the buzzing Tokyo life to deeply personal experiences avalanching out in a wild medley of socially-critical, self-analytical and apologetic statements.
Tokyo Girl is screening at Japan Cuts
The visual interpretation of the narrative is as bouncy and vertigo-inducing as the monologue itself, mercilessly spewing out images fitting to the words. A discrete sound of the solo performed on the accordion melts with the rhythm, and the editing magically pieces all puzzle bits together. People shown either on the crowded Tokyo streets or squeezed as sardines in the...
Tokyo Girl is screening at Japan Cuts
The visual interpretation of the narrative is as bouncy and vertigo-inducing as the monologue itself, mercilessly spewing out images fitting to the words. A discrete sound of the solo performed on the accordion melts with the rhythm, and the editing magically pieces all puzzle bits together. People shown either on the crowded Tokyo streets or squeezed as sardines in the...
- 7/26/2020
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Japan Cuts 2020, North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema, returns for its unprecedented 14th edition as an entirely online experience.
Featuring a diverse slate of 30 feature films and 12 shorts—including studio blockbusters, independent productions, documentaries, restored classics, animation and avant-garde works—Japan Cuts 2020 offers unique access to the best new films from Japan with filmmaker video introductions, live virtual Q&As and panel discussions.
For the first time ever, Japan Cuts is expanding its reach beyond New York to audiences across the entire United States, maintaining the festival’s sense of community and dedication to intercultural communication.
During the 14-day festival period, you will be able to purchase and view all film selections on demand and on-the-go, with playback available through both the dynamic streaming website and iTunes & Android mobile apps. (The latter will be released with the festival launch in July.) Films will be available to rent...
Featuring a diverse slate of 30 feature films and 12 shorts—including studio blockbusters, independent productions, documentaries, restored classics, animation and avant-garde works—Japan Cuts 2020 offers unique access to the best new films from Japan with filmmaker video introductions, live virtual Q&As and panel discussions.
For the first time ever, Japan Cuts is expanding its reach beyond New York to audiences across the entire United States, maintaining the festival’s sense of community and dedication to intercultural communication.
During the 14-day festival period, you will be able to purchase and view all film selections on demand and on-the-go, with playback available through both the dynamic streaming website and iTunes & Android mobile apps. (The latter will be released with the festival launch in July.) Films will be available to rent...
- 6/25/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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