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You are wrong, if were in Tokyo....<br>Just rewatched the original last weekend, and it reminded me the Japanese had done a remake. I'm sure they've really fouled up the original, but I am still curious to see it.<br><br>Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<br>www.midnighteye.com<br><br>More details about me on http://jaspersharp.com/<br><br><br><br><br>> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:53:49 +0200<br>> From: jmhall@uci.edu<br>> To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>> Subject: Tokyo Screening: Sideways (Japanese version) 1 October 2009<br>> <br>> I don't think KineJapanners will be rushing to see the Japanese <br>> Sideways, but just in case there are some interested parties, I'm <br>> posting this other upcoming event at the FCCJ.<br>> <br>> Special Preview Screening<br>> Time: 2009 Oct 01 19:00 - 21:30<br>> Place: Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, 20F Yurakucho Denki <br>> Biru North, Tokyo<br>> for directions: http://www.fccj.or.jp/aboutus/map<br>> <br>> As FCCJ events are private, you will need to RSVP to Karen Severns if <br>> you wish to attend: kjs30@gol.com<br>> <br>> Respectfully submitted,<br>> Jonathan M Hall<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> For full details, see the url below:<br>> http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/4853<br>> <br>> <br>> Sneak Preview Screening: "Sideways "<br>> <br>> Time: 2009 Oct 01 18:00 - 21:10<br>> Summary:<br>> SIDEWAYS Japan, 2009. 123 minutes.<br>> <br>> Directed by Cellin Gluck<br>> Produced by Chihiro Kameyama<br>> Starring Kyoka Suzuki, Rinko Kikuchi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Katsuhisa Namase<br>> <br>> Film courtesy of 20th Century Fox Japan.<br>> <br>> Language:<br>> In Japanese, with English subtitles<br>> <br>> Description:<br>> Join us for this extraordinary event to mark the upcoming release of <br>> SIDEWAYS-the Japanese “reimagining” of the Oscar-winning American <br>> film-with the film’s director, producer and star.<br>> <br>> THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009. 20th floor<br>> 6:00 - 7:00 Wine tasting with appetizers<br>> 7:05 - 9:10 Sneak preview screening of Sideways<br>> 9:15 - 10:00 Q&A with Cellin Gluck (director), Chihiro Kameyama <br>> (producer),<br>> Fumiyo Kohinata (star)<br>> <br>> SIDEWAYS Japan, 2009. 123 minutes.<br>> In Japanese, with English subtitles<br>> Q&A in Japanese and English, with English interpretation<br>> <br>> Directed by Cellin Gluck<br>> Produced by Chihiro Kameyama<br>> Starring Kyoka Suzuki, Rinko Kikuchi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Katsuhisa Namase<br>> <br>> Film courtesy of 20th Century Fox Japan.<br>> <br>> The New York Times called this film “an intriguing cross-cultural <br>> experiment,”and the FCCJ is honored to provide this sneak preview so <br>> that our members can be among the first in Japan to see just how <br>> intriguing it is.<br>> <br>> Filmed entirely on location in California with an all-American crew, <br>> Sideways is the Japanese “reimagining” of the 2005 Academy Award- <br>> winning film of the same title. It is directed by Cellin Gluck, an <br>> American born and raised in Japan, and features a soundtrack composed <br>> and supervised by Hawaiian-born ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro, <br>> featuring such 1980’s hits as Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.”<br>> <br>> A coming-of-age movie for those past the point of no return, Sideways <br>> is the heartwarming tale of two old friends, on a journey to <br>> rediscover their friendship.<br>> <br>> Michio (Fumiyo Kohinata) is a struggling scriptwriter. His best <br>> friend, Daisuke (Katsuhisa Namase), is about to get married and has <br>> planned one last fling as a bachelor. Together, they venture out on a <br>> weeklong road trip through Napa Valley, where they serendipitously <br>> meet up with Mayuko (Kyoka Suzuki), whom Michio had tutored-and <br>> fallen in love with-20 years earlier as an exchange student. Also <br>> along for the ride is Mayuko’s free-spirited friend Mina (Oscar <br>> nominee Rinko Kikuchi), who runs a local eatery.<br>> <br>> Sideways was coproduced by Fuji TV, purveyor of Bayside Shakedown 2, <br>> Japan’s highest grossing live action film ever, and 20th Century Fox, <br>> producer of the all-time box office champion Titanic.<br>> <br>> Sideways star Fumiyo Kohinata began his career as a member of On <br>> Theatre Jiyugekijo before moving into movies and TV. His first <br>> starring role was in Angel in the Box (2004). His recent films <br>> include Hero (2007), I Just Didn’t Do It (2008), The Magic Hour <br>> (2008), 20th Century Boys (2008) and A Pierrot (2009).<br><br /><hr />New! Receive and respond to mail from other email accounts from within Hotmail <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/' target='_new'>Find out how.</a></body>
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