Within the Japanese independent film scene, there are certain titles which stand out, not necessarily for their quality, but for the impact they had on future generations of filmmakers and other projects. While some of these features are still buried in some obscure locations, tapes and other places, Akira Ogata’s highly influential “Tokyo Cabbageman K” is out there and has already been screened at a few festivals in the last couple of years. Ogata, who also wrote the script, had been directing commercial features previously, but this story, heavily inspired by the works of author Franz Kafka, will perhaps be known for its importance for the works of directors such as Shinya Tsukamoto and Sion Sono.
Toyko Cabbageman K is screening at Hachimiri Madness: Japanese Indies from the Punk Years
One morning, as he is visited by one of his friends, who originally wanted to take him gambling, K...
Toyko Cabbageman K is screening at Hachimiri Madness: Japanese Indies from the Punk Years
One morning, as he is visited by one of his friends, who originally wanted to take him gambling, K...
- 12/16/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Buyer plans to release all films this year.
Los Angeles-based sales company Level 33 Entertainment has licensed at EFM three films to Japanese distributor Zazie Films.
The titles are sci-fi action Agent Revelation (pictured) starring Michael Dorn (Star Trek), pandemic thriller Corona, and sci-fi thriller Flashburn starring Sean Patrick Flanery and Cameron Richardson.
Zazie Films plans to release all the films this year.
Jay Joyce of Level 33 Entertainment brokered the deals with Akira Ogata on behalf of Zazie Films
Level 33 CEO Andreas Olavarria said, “We are thrilled to be working with Zazie Films and excited to see the launch of...
Los Angeles-based sales company Level 33 Entertainment has licensed at EFM three films to Japanese distributor Zazie Films.
The titles are sci-fi action Agent Revelation (pictured) starring Michael Dorn (Star Trek), pandemic thriller Corona, and sci-fi thriller Flashburn starring Sean Patrick Flanery and Cameron Richardson.
Zazie Films plans to release all the films this year.
Jay Joyce of Level 33 Entertainment brokered the deals with Akira Ogata on behalf of Zazie Films
Level 33 CEO Andreas Olavarria said, “We are thrilled to be working with Zazie Films and excited to see the launch of...
- 3/5/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The series includes I Am Sion Sono!!.
The Forum strand of the Berlinale (Feb 11-21) has completed its programme with a series of Special Screenings.
Artist Ulrike Ottinger’s 12-hour film Chamisso’s Shadow (Chamissos Schatten) opens this year’s Forum with a mammoth screening at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele on Feb 12. At the end of the festival, it will be repeated in three separate parts at CineStar at Potsdamer Platz.
Under the title “Hachimiri Madness – Japanese Indies from the Punk Years”, the Forum is showing a series of newly digitised and subtitled Japanese 8-mm films from 1977 to 1990.
Many of the highest profile directors Japan has to offer today made their debut features in this format but very few of them have ever been shown internationally. The series was jointly curated by Keiko Araki (Pia Tokyo), Jacob Wong (Hong Kong Film Festival) and Christoph Terhechte (Berlinale Forum).
The series includes Sion Sono’s I am Sion...
The Forum strand of the Berlinale (Feb 11-21) has completed its programme with a series of Special Screenings.
Artist Ulrike Ottinger’s 12-hour film Chamisso’s Shadow (Chamissos Schatten) opens this year’s Forum with a mammoth screening at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele on Feb 12. At the end of the festival, it will be repeated in three separate parts at CineStar at Potsdamer Platz.
Under the title “Hachimiri Madness – Japanese Indies from the Punk Years”, the Forum is showing a series of newly digitised and subtitled Japanese 8-mm films from 1977 to 1990.
Many of the highest profile directors Japan has to offer today made their debut features in this format but very few of them have ever been shown internationally. The series was jointly curated by Keiko Araki (Pia Tokyo), Jacob Wong (Hong Kong Film Festival) and Christoph Terhechte (Berlinale Forum).
The series includes Sion Sono’s I am Sion...
- 1/26/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
With today's announcement of a series of special screenings, the Berlinale Forum completes its lineup. There's be world premieres of Ulrike Ottinger's 12-hour Chamisso's Shadow, Serpil Turhan's portrait of Rudolf Thome and Dominik Graf and Johannes F. Sievert's Doomed Love - A Journey through German Genre Films. Then the program of "Japanese Indies from the Punk Years" will feature work by Sion Sono, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nobuhiro Suwa, Katsuyuki Hirano, Macoto Tezka, Sogo Ishii, Shinobu Yaguchi, Masashi Yamamoto and Akira Ogata. » - David Hudson...
- 1/26/2016
- Keyframe
With today's announcement of a series of special screenings, the Berlinale Forum completes its lineup. There's be world premieres of Ulrike Ottinger's 12-hour Chamisso's Shadow, Serpil Turhan's portrait of Rudolf Thome and Dominik Graf and Johannes F. Sievert's Doomed Love - A Journey through German Genre Films. Then the program of "Japanese Indies from the Punk Years" will feature work by Sion Sono, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nobuhiro Suwa, Katsuyuki Hirano, Macoto Tezka, Sogo Ishii, Shinobu Yaguchi, Masashi Yamamoto and Akira Ogata. » - David Hudson...
- 1/26/2016
- Fandor: Keyframe
Plot72% Acting70% Directing65%Interesting story with some fun elementsHas a lot more potentialHiroshi Abe is a bit on automatic pilot mode 69%Overall Score Reader Rating: (1 Vote)55%
Elevator to the gallows, original title Shikeidai no erebêtâ, is a remake of the noirish French film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud from 1958. As with most remakes, it is almost inevitable to compare it with the original film. The original is a pretty well known classic from 3-time Oscar nominated director Louis Malle. 52 years later, it was up to Japanese director Akira Ogata to take on the assignment to direct this Japanese remake.
Hiroshi Abe is Takahiko Tokito, a doctor at a big medical corporation. He has decided to run away with his lover, Meiko (played by Michiko Kichise), the wife of the president of his company. But before he is able to leave the country with Meiko, she has one request: he has to...
Elevator to the gallows, original title Shikeidai no erebêtâ, is a remake of the noirish French film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud from 1958. As with most remakes, it is almost inevitable to compare it with the original film. The original is a pretty well known classic from 3-time Oscar nominated director Louis Malle. 52 years later, it was up to Japanese director Akira Ogata to take on the assignment to direct this Japanese remake.
Hiroshi Abe is Takahiko Tokito, a doctor at a big medical corporation. He has decided to run away with his lover, Meiko (played by Michiko Kichise), the wife of the president of his company. But before he is able to leave the country with Meiko, she has one request: he has to...
- 11/24/2013
- by Thor
- AsianMoviePulse
Part 1: Where Did We Go Wrong?
As the number of art house theaters and distributors diminishes year after year, what remains of Tokyo’s once vibrant and vital international film scene?
One of the most eccentric film releases this Fall in Tokyo has been Shikedai no Elevator, directed by Akira Ogata. The film is a remake of Louis Malle’s 1958 film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), and is produced by Kadokawa Eiga with approval from the director’s son, Manuel Malle. Akira Ogata, former assistant-director to Sogo Ishii, fared better with earlier leaner and more personal titles, including The Milkwoman(2005) and Boy’s Choir (2000). It’s likely this was his ticket to a wider audience, as the film is cluttered with a cast mostly coming from TV dramas and commercials, including insufferable leads Michiko Kichise and Hiroshi Abe, standing in for Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet, which...
As the number of art house theaters and distributors diminishes year after year, what remains of Tokyo’s once vibrant and vital international film scene?
One of the most eccentric film releases this Fall in Tokyo has been Shikedai no Elevator, directed by Akira Ogata. The film is a remake of Louis Malle’s 1958 film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), and is produced by Kadokawa Eiga with approval from the director’s son, Manuel Malle. Akira Ogata, former assistant-director to Sogo Ishii, fared better with earlier leaner and more personal titles, including The Milkwoman(2005) and Boy’s Choir (2000). It’s likely this was his ticket to a wider audience, as the film is cluttered with a cast mostly coming from TV dramas and commercials, including insufferable leads Michiko Kichise and Hiroshi Abe, standing in for Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet, which...
- 12/11/2010
- MUBI
The Japanese movie site Cinema Today has posted the new full trailer for Akira Ogata‘s Shikeidai no Elevator, which is a remake of Louis Malle’s 1957 French film “Ascenseur pour l’échafaud” (Elevator to the Gallows). It was made with the blessing of the late director’s son, Manuel Cuotemoc Malle.
In the original version, Maurice Ronet played an ex-Foreign Legion parachutist named Julien and Jeanne Moreau plays his lover, Florence. Together they hatch a plan for Julien to murder Florence’s husband in his office and then execute the perfect getaway by rappelling out the window. Instead, a simple mistake leads to him getting trapped in an elevator over night as a young couple steals his car and Florence mistakenly believes he’s taken off with another woman.
The new version seems to remain pretty faithful to the original. Michiko Yoshise plays Meiko, the wife of a wealthy...
In the original version, Maurice Ronet played an ex-Foreign Legion parachutist named Julien and Jeanne Moreau plays his lover, Florence. Together they hatch a plan for Julien to murder Florence’s husband in his office and then execute the perfect getaway by rappelling out the window. Instead, a simple mistake leads to him getting trapped in an elevator over night as a young couple steals his car and Florence mistakenly believes he’s taken off with another woman.
The new version seems to remain pretty faithful to the original. Michiko Yoshise plays Meiko, the wife of a wealthy...
- 7/1/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Kadokawa Pictures has released a new trailer for Akira Ogata‘s Shikeidai no Elevator.
The film is a Japanese remake of Louis Malle’s 1957 French film “Ascenseur pour l’échafaud” (Elevator to the Gallows) and was made with the blessing of the late director’s son, Manuel Cuotemoc Malle.
In the original version, Maurice Ronet played an ex-Foreign Legion parachutist named Julien and Jeanne Moreau plays his lover, Florence. Together they hatch a plan for Julien to murder Florence’s husband in his office and then execute the perfect getaway by rappelling out the window. Instead, a simple mistake leads to him getting trapped in an elevator over night as a young couple steals his car and Florence mistakenly believes he’s taken off with another woman.
The new version seems to remain pretty faithful to the original. Michiko Yoshise plays Meiko, the wife of a wealthy medical company president...
The film is a Japanese remake of Louis Malle’s 1957 French film “Ascenseur pour l’échafaud” (Elevator to the Gallows) and was made with the blessing of the late director’s son, Manuel Cuotemoc Malle.
In the original version, Maurice Ronet played an ex-Foreign Legion parachutist named Julien and Jeanne Moreau plays his lover, Florence. Together they hatch a plan for Julien to murder Florence’s husband in his office and then execute the perfect getaway by rappelling out the window. Instead, a simple mistake leads to him getting trapped in an elevator over night as a young couple steals his car and Florence mistakenly believes he’s taken off with another woman.
The new version seems to remain pretty faithful to the original. Michiko Yoshise plays Meiko, the wife of a wealthy medical company president...
- 4/15/2010
- Nippon Cinema
- In a certain town of hills, Ohba Minako (Tanaka Yuko) begins her day running up and down its steep slopes delivering milk, after which she goes to her job as a supermarket cashier. She is 50, single. In one of the houses to which she delivers milk lives a man with whom she has secretly been in love since high school. That man, Takanashi Keita (Kishibe Ittoku) lives with his wife Yoko (Nishina Akiko), who is terminally ill. Caring for her at home, he works in the Children's Affairs Section of the local municipal office. Insisting that he wants nothing more than an 'ordinary' existence, his life is one of constant turmoil. Amid all of this his thoughts, too, are on Minako. Eventually great change comes to their 'ordinary' lives. The loves of Minako and Keita, and those of the people living around them, rise and fall with the hills of the town.
- 10/6/2005
- IONCINEMA.com
MONTREAL -- Off Screen, a co-production between the Netherlands and Belgium directed by Pieter Kuijpers, picked up the top Grand Prix of Americas prize Monday at the 29th Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), while Quebec director Claude Gagnon was a five-time winner. Gagnon won best director for his Canada-Japan co-production, Kamataki, along with the Air Canada's People Choice Award or audience award, Most Popular Canadian Film prize, the Prix de la Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique (the international critics' FIPRESCI prize) and the fete's Ecumenical Prize. Other prizes handed out Monday night at the close of the festival included the Special Jury Prize that was shared by Japanese director Akira Ogata's The Milkwoman and German director Hans W. Geissenderfer's Snowland, while the best screenplay went to Jose Corbacho and Juan Cruz, the co-writers of the Spanish film Tapas.
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