Tokyo Screening: Sideways (Japanese version) 1 October 2009

Tue Sep 8 08:20:18 EDT 2009

Hmm, Jasper's quick hit puzzles. me.  Maybe KineJapanners will rush  
to see it!  It could be good material for a study in remakes.
Or in trans-Pacific productions.  Foreign directors in the Japanese  
studio system.  So I happily stand corrected.

But, I do want to put my opinion more directly:  I saw the Japanese  
film.  Dross is the best way to translate it into English.
I couldn't care less about the original--and didn't reference it in  
my post.
I care for good films, remakes or not.  There are many far more  
interesting bad films to see.

Jonathan

On 8 Sep 2009, at 14:04, Jasper Sharp wrote:

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