| MIPCOM 2007 (October 8-12,2007) |
| Shochiku Booth at MIPCOM 2007 |
stand number : 12.11
stand's direct telephone number : +33 (0) 4 92 99 8304 |
| Representative: |
Shion KOMATSU (cell) +33 61 62 10 710
Yuri ISOBE (cell) +33 61 28 73 865 |
| Email: ibd@shochiku.co.jp |
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VEXILLE
(original title: Vexille 2007 Nihon Sakoku)
Directed by SORI |
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Director: SORI (Ping Pong, producer for APPLESEED)
A full CG animation film from the creators of APPLESEED. 2077. 10 years has passed since Japan had left the United Nations to go into isolation. They have completely blocked the islands with an ultra magnetic field. This was a result to opposing to a treaty which UN has passed, preventing the development of all bio and robot technology which has evolved drastically to become a threat to the human beings. The US government sends in a special force team SWORD, lead by a female commander Vexille, to investigate what is happening inside Japan. |
Genre: ACTION / SCI-FI / CGI Animation
Running time: 109min |
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SKETCHBOOK - Blooming Colors
(original title: SKETCHBOOK - Full Colors)
Directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike
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Director: Yoshimasa Hiraike(Solty Rei, Kaleido star)
From the creators of "Rosen Maiden", "Basilisk","HAMTARO" and "Kyo Kara Maoh!" A popular comic strip is now a TV animation series! The story is about a high school girl, Sora Kajiwara, who enters high school and joins the art club. Sora always carries around a sketchbook to draw pictures of beautiful sceneries outside. She also loves to play with cats especially Mike who wanders around the campus. This animation beautifully captures the every day life of Sora and her interesting friends in the high school art club. Viewers will bring back memories of their own high school years! |
Genre: ANIMATION
Running time: 30mins x 13 episodes |
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SUMMER DAYS WITH COO
(original title: Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi)
Directed by Keiichi Hara |
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Director: Keiichi Hara ("Crayon Shin-chan" series)
A successful feature film by the director of "Crayon Shin-chan" series. Koichi is a 4th grade student living in Tokyo. One day, he finds a large stone which turns out to be a fossil of a baby "Kappa"(=A Japanese mythical water creature), and names it "Coo". Koichi and Coo become good friends, but Coo could not adjust to the modern life style and starts to miss his family. Koichi and Coo decide to go on a road trip to find his peers. |
Genre: ANIMATION / FAMILY
Running time: 138min |
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THE SUICIDE SONG
(Original title: Densen-Uta)
Directed by Masato Harada |
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Director: Masato Harada (Kamikaze Taxi, Bounce ko GALS)
Starring: Ryuhei Matsuda (Gohatto, NANA, Big Bang Love, Juvenile A), Yusuke Iseya (Casshern, Sea Without Exit, Sukiyaki Western Django, Blindness)
From the creator of "One Missed Call" comes the terrifying story of a suicide song based on a true story! "The Suicide Song" follows the motif of "Gloomy Sunday," which was known as the 'Hungarian suicide song' in the 1930s. Kana, a high-school girl, suddenly commits suicide at her school. Her friend Anzu witnesses this disastrous scene, as she hears Kana humming a strange song. Meanwhile, Riku, editor of a sensationalist magazine, hears a rumor about a 'suicide song'. Riku and Anzu encounter each other and try to stop the vicious cycle of continuous suicides. Suicides occur one after another, and just when it seems the mystery has become hopelessly complex, Anzu becomes aware of what the song means. Does that song convey despair or hope?
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Genre: HORROR / THRILLER
Running time: 128min |
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KITARO
(original title: Gegege no Kitaro)
Directed by Katsuhide Motoki |
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Director: Katsuhide Motoki ("Free & Easy" series, Drugstore Girl)
Starring: Eiji Wentz (Brave Story -voice)
Yo Oizumi (Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away -voice)
A smash box office hit reaching US$25 million domestically. A popular animation adapted into live-action using cutting edge CGI from studios around the world, including Centro Digital Pictures ("Kill Bill"). Kitaro is a half human, half creature who keeps an eye on the human society to save them from the evils. He finds that a powerful magical stone had been brought into the human world, and stops it from falling into the wrong hands. |
Genre: ACTION / FAMILY
Running time: 103min |
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Master of Martial Hearts (working title)
(original title: TBC)
Directed by Yoshitaka Fujimoto
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Director: Yoshitaka Fujimoto (Girls High)
A new girls battle action animation is born! A combination of original video game & animation! Beautiful high school girls gracefully fight heated battles in sexy costumes such as flight attendant, doctor, nurse, police officer, maid, secretary, etc... Their goal is to get a legendary treasure called "Platonic Heart" which is known to make all of your wishes come true. The hard core martial arts battle breaks out to fight over the mysterious treasure!!! What are the mysteries of "Platonic Heart" and missing friends? Why do they have to fight? When all the questions are answered, there awaits a devastating ending. This is not just a simple action animation, but it also depicts a complex emotions of characters and mysteries lying before them. |
Genre: ANIMATION
Running time: 30mins x 5 episodes |
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FRANZ KAFKA'S A COUNTRY DOCTOR
(original Title: Kafka Inaka Isha)
Directed by Koji Yamamura |
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Director: Koji Yamamura ("Mt. Head" Oscar Nomination 2003,Annecy 2003 Grand Prix)
Based on famed Jewish-Czech writer Franz Kafka's short prose, "A Country Doctor" from 1919.
A hapless country doctor describes with breathless urgency a night-time summons to attend a young patient. Events soon take on a surreal aspect as "unearthly horses" transport him instantaneously to the bedside. The doctor, preoccupied with personal distractions and grievances against those he is employed to care for, fails to find what is revealed to be a vile, fatal wound. He is humiliated by the villagers who are "always expecting the impossible from the doctor, " and doomed to an endless return trip, losing everything. |
Genre: DRAMA
Running time: 21min |
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GENGHIS KHAN
To the Ends of the Earth and Sea
(original title: Aoki Okami - Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made)
Directed by Shinichiro Sawai |
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Director: Shinichiro Sawai (YAMATO,W's Tragedy)
Starring: Takashi Sorimachi (YAMATO)
Japan-Mongolia co-production with a production budget of US$30million, 4 months on location in Mongolia. Genghis Khan - the man who built history's greatest Empire. People called him "The Blue Wolf". Conflict and betrayal by his sworn friend, and his mixed feeling of love and hatred for the son who bears the same burden... The mystery behind his life is now revealed. |
Genre: DRAMA / EPIC
Running time: 136min |
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| SHOCHIKU LIBRARY PACKAGES |
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ANIMAL Package
"QUILL", "TO DANCE WITH THE WHITE DOG", "HARASU NO ITA HIBI", "HACHI-KO", "SHIRO & MARILYN", "HELEN THE BABY FOX" |
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HORROR Package #1
"HORROR THEATER", "PRAYER BEADS", "GHOST TRAIN" |
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Yasujiro Ozu Package #1
"TOKYO STORY", "EQUINOX FLOWER", "GOOD MORNING", "LATE AUTUMN", "AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON" |
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| ...AND MORE!! |
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