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NEWYORK– TOKYO presents 1st annual NEWYORK– TOKYO FILM FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE: THE ANIMATRIX SCREENING
New York, N.Y. – Once again, NEW YORK–TOKYO sets the pace by presenting their first annual Film Festival premiering the cutting edge Japanese cinema. We're proud to announce the screening of a film that truly exemplifies the essence of Japanese and American collaboration that is NEWYORK-TOKYO with the Larry and Andy Wachowski's animated exploration of the Matrix universe, "The Animatrix". Including Sogo Ishii's long-anticipated "Electric Dragon 80,000 V" (DTS screening), the Festival will premiere various films from J-Horror to Manga/Anime-based films. Our director series includes works from seminal independents such as Hideaki Anno (of Anime "Evangelion" fame), Hiroyuki Nakano (a Japanese Spike Jonze) and Takashi Miike (a non-stop film machine). Among our esteemed guests, we warmly welcome Andy Jones, a director from the "Animatrix" and Dai Miyazaki, producer of Manga-based films such as "Uzumaki". PROPOSED SCHEDULE (Time Schedule may slightly change) 6/13 Friday 6:00 pm -> Session 1: FRIDAY THE 13TH J-HORROR Discussion Screening : 7:00 pm 2LDK (YukihikoTsutsumi) NY Premiere 9:20 pm Wild Zero (Tetsuo Takeuchi) US Premiere 6/14 Saturday: 12:00 pm -> Session 2: ANIME AND MANGA IN FILM Discussion with : Andy Jones Screening : 1:00 pm Animatrix (Larry and Andy Wachowski) Discussion with : Dai Miyazaki Screening : 3:00 pm blue (Hiroshi Ando) US Premiere 6/14 Saturday / 6:00 pm -> Session 3: TOKYO DIRECTOR SERIES I - NAKANO / ISHII Discussion Screening : 7:00 pm Sonic Four + Samurai Fiction (Hiroyuki Nakano) East coast Premier 9:45 pm Master of Shiatsu+ Electric Dragon 80,000 V (Sogo Ishii) East coast Premiere 6/15 Sunday / 12:00 pm -> Session 4: SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE 12:00 pm The Voice of Distant Star (Makoto Shinkai) International Premiere 12:30 pm Junkers Come Here (Junichi Sato) East Coast Premiere 2:20 pm Love & Pop (Hideaki Anno) North American Premiere 6/15 Sunday 5:00 pm -> Session 5: TOKYO DIRECTOR SERIES II - ANNO / MIIKE Discussion Screening : 6:00 pm Ritual ("Shikijitsu") (Hideaki Anno) North American Premiere 8:15 pm Shangri-La (Takashi Miike) US Premiere VENUE Tribeca Grand Hotel : 2 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10003 P: 212.519.6600 TICKETS $25/session (including session multiple screening + discussion + PR kits + Snacks) $100/ all session last minute special offer : for the individual screening ticket info, visit our site. http://www.newyork-tokyo.com Ticket Sales : online: www.ticketweb.com Phone : 866.468.7619 (toll free) GUESTS BIOS Andy Jones Director of "Final Flight Of The Osiris" from the Animatrix, Andy Jones, began his career at Digital Domain working as an animation supervisor on Titanic, Godzilla the onto Square as Animation Director for "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within". Dai Miyazaki Mr. Miyazaki is a producer of many Manga based live-action films such as "Ichi the Killer", "Uzumaki" and "Blue Spring". At his discussion, he will show clips from several of his works including his latest, "Revolver", "1/Ichii", and introduce an exclusive screening of "Blue". DIRECTOR SERIES BIOS Hideaki Anno: Born in 1960 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Anno started his career making various live action and animated films with friends. Later, he went on to work as a key animator on Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (by Hayao Miyazaki, 1984), Macross (by Noboru Ishiguro & Shoji Kawamori, 1984), and Grave of the Fireflies (by Isao Takahata, 1988). He later teamed up with his school mates as a supervising animator for Wings of Honneamise (1987). He’s also credited in the original video animation for Gunbuster (1988). In 1995, Anno directed the legendary television anime series, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Anno made his live action film director debut with Love & Pop (1998), based on a novel by Ryu Murakami. Effectively using a digital video, its unique visual _expression received much critical acclaim. And Ritual is his second live action film. Takashi Miike: Born in 1960 in Osaka, Miike worked under directors Shohei Imamura and Hideo Onchi. He made his feature-film debut in 1995 with Shinjuku Kuroshakai-China Mafia War. His next film, Fudo: The New Generation, released in 1996, was chosen as one of the Best Ten Movies of the year by TIME Magazine. Other works include Gokudo Kuroshaki-Rainy Dog (1997), Blues Harp, The Bird People in China, Andromedia Nihon Kuroshaki-Ley Lines (1998), Dead or Alive (1999), The City of Lost Souls, Dead Or Alive 2: Birds , The Guys from Paradise, Visitor Q (2000), Ichi the Killer, Happening of the Katakuri’s (2001), Dead or Alive Final, Agitator (2002). He has worked in a wide variety of genres from adolescent films, to Yakuza movies, to fantasy stories. Sogo Ishii: Born in 1957 in Fukuoka, Ishii is often considered the electro chemical of Japanese cinema. Quentin Tarantino has often cites him as an influence. In the late 70s, he paved the way for many independent film-makers such as Shinya Tsukamoto, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Makoto Shinozaki by making the transition from underground filmmaking into mainstream industry. Panic High School (1977), The Solitude of One Divided by 880,000 (1978), Charge! Hakata Street Gangster (1978), Crazy Thunder Road (1980), Shuffle (1981), Burst City (1982), The Code Name is Asia Strikes Back (1983), Crazy Family (1984), Half Human (1986), The Master of Shiatsu (1989), J-Movie Wars: Tokyo Blood (1993), August in the Water (1995), Labyrinth of Dreams (1997), Gojo (2000), Electric Dragon 80,000 V(2001), Dead End Run (2003) Hiroyuki Nakano: Born in 1958 in Fukuyama, Nakano has been making cutting edge films using advanced digital technology to skillfully blend visuals and music. Nakano established the Tirrel Corporation in 1985, Japan's first music video production company. His stunning music clip "Groove Is In The Heart" performed by Deee-Lite, was nominated in 6 categories at the 1990 MTV Music Awards. His works includes music clips for Paul Weller, Les Rita Mitsouko, Les Negresses Vertes, and many others. Nakano's music clip "Niten-Ichiryu" for Photek in 1996, a forerunner for Samurai Fiction, had been aired worldwide on MTV. Recent films: SF: Samurai Fiction (1998), Pop Beat Killers (2000) (Hong Kong: English title), Red Shadow: Akakage (2001), SF: Stereo Future (2001), SF : Short Film. WHAT IS J-HORROR? The Japanese Horror film movement, often referred to as "J-Horror", has become one of the hottest trends in international film. Pulp Magazine Editor-in-Chief Alvin Lu explains, "J-horror …[updates] the ghost story tradition with visual polish, urban settings, obsessions with media and technology, and shrewd casting of antiseptic teen pop idols." "Many …regard Hideo Nakata's Ring (1998) as the genre's grandfather--an equivalent of The Exorcist during the 1970's American horror film boom. Nakata acknowledges the Ring series, which also includes Ring 2 (1999), Ring Ø (2000) and Ring Virus (1999), as having been strongly influenced by films like Cronenberg's "Videodrome" and De Palma's "Carrie". It follows that these films, and the J-Horror genre they sparked." WHAT IS MANGA and MANGA-BASED FILM? Manga is Japanese for "comic". In Japan, the highly stylized Mangas have a cult-like following attracting many adults. Some Japanese companies do more than $600 million a year in Manga sales. They are become increasingly popular here in the States. As many movies made here have been based on comics (i.e., "The X-men", "Spiderman", "Superman", etc.), likewise Manga has found its way onto the silver screen as with 'Ichi the Killer' (Manga by Hideo Yamamoto, Film directed by Takashi Miike) "Uzumaki" (Junji Ito + Higuchinsky), and "Blue Spring" (Taiyo Matsumoto + Toshiaki Toyoda). "The Matrix" has often been cited to be heavily influenced by Manga. WHAT IS NEWYORK-TOKYO? Started in 2000, its mission is to provide exposure of techno-cool, eye-popping entertainment and production from Japan to the American public. NEWYORK-TOKYO originated an Anime Festival focusing on premier feature Anime films, a Music Festival bringing the Japanese and U.S. music world together, and a Film Festival for the Next Generation. Upcoming events in 2003 include Tokyo Robot Park (July), New York-Tokyo Anime Festival (Oct), Rave & Game (Nov.), and a Post Electronica Music Party (TBA). NEWYORK-TOKYO is a media production and marketing communications company that is uniquely positioned to tap into the vibe between New York and Tokyo, media capitals of the world. NEWYORK-TOKYO would like to thank the following companies and organizations for their support and for making the 1st Annual New York- Tokyo Film Festival possible : Warner Home Video, Tribeca Grand Hotel, Nittsu Express, Sputnik7, Res, Asahi International, OCS News, Continental Airline, Amnet, Orbit Digital, NYC & Company, The Japan Foundation, and Japan Society. Press Contact: Taeko Baba P: 212.966.3430 E: [email protected] Steven Sargent P: 917.673.7123 E: [email protected] NEWYORK-TOKYO 137 Grand Street, No.402, New York, NY 10013 F: 212.925.1719 |
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