Tokyo Screening: Sideways (Japanese version) 1 October 2009

[Jonathan M Hall]

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).