Crunchyroll Continues Kadokawa Tuesdays with the Launch of New Titles-Never Give Up, Sleepless Town, Inugami and St. John's Wort
New Titles from Kadokawa Pictures USA on the Number One Online Destination for Anime and Asian Entertainment
San Francisco, CA (June 9, 2009) — “Kadokawa Tuesdays” continue on
Crunchyroll with tales of mysterdy, drama, action and the supernatural with
the launch of NEVER GIVE UP, SLEEPLESS TOWN, INUGAMI and ST. JOHN'S WORT.
More information can be found at:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Kadokawa_Pictures_Collection
<http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Kadokawa_Pictures_Collection> .
These “Kadokawa Tuesdays” titles are available at 12:00 pm PST today, for FREE, to all fans and members in the U.S., Canada, American Samoa, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Island regions.
NEVER GIVE UP
Director Junya Sato (The Go Masters) and best-selling Japanese author
Seiichi Morimura (Proof of the Man) combine forces to deliver an epic of
drama, mystery, and action. Following the mass murder in rural Japan,
ex-special forces soldier Ajisawa (Ken Takakura, Black Rain) adopts the only
remaining survivor of the massacre, an amnesiac young girl named Yoriko.
Seeking to put the secrets of the past behind them, the pair instead finds
themselves in conflict with the corrupt and powerful leaders of a small
town. As Yoriko's memories begin to reemerge, Ajisawa must call upon his
killer instincts to survive against the odds.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Never_Give_Up?src=nevergiveup
<http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Never_Give_Up?src=nevergiveup>
SLEEPLESS TOWN
Kenichi (Takeshi Kaneshiro) deals in stolen goods in Kabukicho, a
battleground for criminal groups from all over the continent. Half Chinese
and half Japanese, he was once a member of the Taiwan mafia, but he soon
realized that his mixed blood left him no future. He decides to operate
alone, using his wits to keep himself safely balanced among the contending
Taiwan, Shanghai, and Beijing criminal groups.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Sleepless_Town_-_Movie?src=sleeplesstown
<http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Inugami?src=inugami>
ST. JOHN'S WORT
A game designer and his girlfriend Nami drive out to a decrepit mansion she
just inherited, to film backgrounds for a new video game called St. John's
Wort. As they search through the dark halls, a series of chilling paintings
reveal clues to Nami's past, including a picture of twin babies, named Nami
and Naomi. In another room, intrigue turns to terror when they find the
mummified bodies of six young boys. Now, if the couple is to survive the
night, they must discover the horrifying truth behind the paintings, the man
who created them and the twin that Nami never knew existed.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/St_Johns_Wort?src=stjohnswort
<http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/St_Johns_Wort?src=stjohnswort>
About Kadokawa Pictures USA
Kadokawa Pictures USA (KPUSA) is the Los Angeles based arm of entertainment
giant KADOKAWA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC (KGH) in Japan. KGH includes KADOKAWA
GROUP PUBLISHING and KADOKAWA PICTURES. KADOKAWA GROUP PUBLISHING is one of
the oldest and largest publishing groups in Japan and the largest publishers
of Japanese Manga. KADOKAWA PICTURES with its library of over 2,000 titles,
develops, finances, produces and distributes live action and anime films
theatrically and for TV throughout Japan and Asia and boasts a state-of-the
art production facility in Tokyo. Films that have garnered worldwide
attention from these libraries include: THE RING, DARK WATER, PULSE and
SHALL WE DANCE? KGH also includes a major exhibitor in Japan, Kadokawa
Cineplex.
KPUSA distributes, licenses, remakes and adapts library films and books for an international audience in the English language, such as; “One Missed Call,””Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.”
About Crunchyroll
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episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian
entertainment. Crunchyroll's content is provided by Asian media leaders
including TV TOKYO, Shueisha, d-rights, Fuji Creative Corporation, Pony
Canyon, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Toei Animation, Gonzo, Munhwa
Broadcasting Corporation America and many others.
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