Tokyo Screening: Sideways (Japanese version) 1 October 2009

[Jasper Sharp]

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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