Japanese Films Strong at Venice

[Jason Gray]

The official lineup for this year's Venice Film Festival
was released today, and Japan has done very well, with 2
films in competition, two out of competition and two in
the "horizons" section. Here are the films:


IN COMPETITION

- Paprika, Kon Satoshi, 90?, animation

- Mushi-shi, Otomo Katsuhiro, 131'


OUT OF COMPETITION

- Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea), Miyazaki Goro, 115',
animation


OUT OF COMPETITION (MIDNIGHT)

- Sakebi, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, 96'


HORIZONS

- Koorogi (double 'o' being a long vowel), Aoyama Shinji,
102'


HORIZONS (DOCUMENTARY)

- Tachiguishi retsuden, Oshii Mamoru, 104'


I've posted an entry on my blog with extra links and the
Japanese titles:

http://jasongray.blogspot.com/2006/07/forza-giappone-japan-strong-at-venice.html

jg