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Shochiku adds animation

By CJ • August 5, 2008

TOKYO – Readying more robots for battle.
Japanese film giants Toei and Toho probably cast nervous looks over their backs in September, when film-distribution and …

Stake house: Telcos place their bets

By CJ • July 31, 2008

TOKYO – The pot has been raised in Japan’s telecommunications poker game.
Very recently, Japan’s largest mobile phone company, NTT DoCoMo, took a 3% stake …

‘The Sky Crawlers’ to compete at Venice

By CJ • July 31, 2008

TOKYO – Japanese animation studio Production I.G announced this week that its animated feature “The Sky Crawlers” will compete for the Golden Lion Award …

Three premieres, sci-fi classics to mark Tokyo festival

By CJ • July 18, 2008

TOKYO – Three world premieres, including Yu Nakai’s “Bloody Snake Under the Sun” and “Dangerous Parking” by Peter Howitt, will highlight the competition lineup …

CoFesta unites film, TV, gadgets, and games

By CJ • July 16, 2008

TOKYO – Japanese pop culture exports – from Gundam robots to “Godzilla” pics to Sony PlayStations – have never been promoted as a single …

Fads fuel cosplay boom

By CJ • July 3, 2008

TOKYO – This shop is the stuff of dreams.
Resting on a wall rack are two different kinds of medieval-era swords; one is of plastic, …