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CG Overkill Samurai Action made in Ireland: First Trailer for The Cup of Tears

25 October 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »

Directors Kazuaki Kiriya and Gary Shore are sitting in a tree…K I S S I…but seriously, the first trailer for Shore’s The Cup of Tears could as well be a preview for a new film from the director of Casshern and Goemon. There’s little known about the film currently under production at the Irish One Punch Films studio, but if the full the full film will bring more overstylized samurai action and swordfights in outer space, I’m on board!

Update: Synopsis via Quiet Earth:

The narrative follows a scorned geisha who creates a magical cup made of tears that causes any man who drinks from it to fall under a stasis of permanent sleep. One night the cup is stolen, setting off a chain of events that threatens civil war amongst the clans. Taro, a once gifted samurai, and his companion Jin set out to »

- Ulrik

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Finally, Goemon with English subtitles?

9 October 2009 2:16 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

For some time we’ve been waiting for some bright spark of a film buyer (in an English speaking country) to pick up the rights to “Casshern” director Kazuaki Kiriya’s latest eye candy of an opus, the martial arts, Ninja filled Goemon. So far….a big fat nothing. The movie has just aired at this years Sitges film festival so that could offer another opportunity for sales, but in the mean time we’ve been looking further afield for English subbed options, and Taiwan could just be the ticket. Goemon opens there on October 16th and fingers crossed we should be seeing a reasonably priced/quality DVD release to tide us over, until an English subtitled Blu-ray finally arrives. Synopsis: Goemon is a legendary master thief who roams at will throughout the chaotic world of the “Sengoku - Warring States” period. A hero to the populous, he steals from »

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Finally, Goemon with English subtitles?

9 October 2009 2:16 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

For some time we’ve been waiting for some bright spark of a film buyer (in an English speaking country) to pick up the rights to “Casshern” director Kazuaki Kiriya’s latest eye candy of an opus, the martial arts, Ninja filled Goemon. So far….a big fat nothing. The movie has just aired at this years Sitges film festival so that could offer another opportunity for sales, but in the mean time we’ve been looking further afield for English subbed options, and Taiwan could just be the ticket. Goemon opens there on October 16th and fingers crossed we should be seeing a reasonably priced/quality DVD release to tide us over, until an English subtitled Blu-ray finally arrives. Synopsis: Goemon is a legendary master thief who roams at will throughout the chaotic world of the “Sengoku - Warring States” period. A hero to the populous, he steals from »

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Finally, Goemon with English subtitles?

9 October 2009 2:14 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

For some time we’ve been waiting for some bright spark of a film buyer (in an English speaking country) to pick up the rights to “Casshern” director Kazuaki Kiriya’s latest eye candy of an opus, the martial arts, Ninja filled Goemon. So far….a big fat nothing. The movie has just aired at this years Sitges film festival so that could offer another opportunity for sales, but in the mean time we’ve been looking further afield for English subbed options, and Taiwan could just be the ticket. Goemon opens there on October 16th and fingers crossed we should be seeing a reasonably priced/quality DVD release to tide us over, until an English subtitled Blu-ray finally arrives. Synopsis: Goemon is a legendary master thief who roams at will throughout the chaotic world of the “Sengoku - Warring States” period. A hero to the populous, he steals from »

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L'etrange 09: Review of Casshern 1.1, er, I mean Goemon

12 September 2009 4:24 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Year: 2009

Directors: Kazuaki Kiriya

Writers: Kazuaki Kiriya & Tetsurô Takita

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: The Crystal Ferret

Rating: 4 out of 10

It is here, it is now, it’s at l’Etrange Festival, it’s the latest Kazuaki Kiriya movie.

Let’s weave a tale of succession, honor, valor, courteous love, and chivalry in the good old European terms. Let’s hear an epic tale, one where Robin Hood would avenge Arthur in a journey of high adventures while managing to catch a glimpse of Marian’s ankle while doing so. Let’s get that particular feeling of righteousness and good clearly in mind. Got it? You have that picture in your mind? Yes? Now add Ninjas to it.

The whole idea, associated with Kiriya's previous movie Casshern, left us panting and in dire need of sitting in the dark watching such incredible an tale while our retinas slowly get »

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20th Century Boys (2008) Movie Review

14 April 2009 7:18 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

“20th Century Boys” has been one of the most eagerly anticipated events in Japanese cinema for some time. The adaptation of the best selling 24 volume manga by Naoki Urasawa is to be made into a trilogy of films, with a massive total budget of 6 billion yen, setting a new record for the industry. Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi (who boasts a eclectic CV, including the likes of “Sushi King Goes to New York”, “Forbidden Siren” and “2Ldk”), the first part ranked as one of the biggest box office hits in Japan in 2008, leaving fans desperately awaiting the next instalment. The film has now been released on region 2 DVD by 4Digital Asia in a two disc version with a whole host of extras including several documentaries and a book on the film’s production. The film stars Toshiaki Karasawa (also in “Casshern”) as Kenji Endo, who back in 1973 along with a group »

- James Mudge

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Must Watch: Full Trailer for Kazuaki Kiriya's Goemon

22 March 2009 2:05 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Late last year, we featured a crazy teaser trailer for a Japanese film called Goemon from visionary director Kazuaki Kiriya, of only a film called Casshern previously. Thanks again to Twitch, we've got the newest full-length Japanese trailer to feature today. I said previously that the first 30-second teaser was mind blowing, so you can imagine what my reaction will be to the full 138-second trailer. Unfortunately this is in Japanese, but you should still be able to enjoy the incredible visuals without understanding the dialogue. This just looks phenomenal in so many ways, and I really am anxious to see it as soon as possible! Watch the full Japanese trailer for Kazuaki Kiriya's Goemon: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/goemon-full-trailer-japanese-hq.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/goemon-full-trailer-japanese-hq.jpg 598 232] For more info, head to the official website for the film: goemonmovie.com Goemon is both written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Kazuaki Kiriya, of only Casshern previously. The screenplay was co-written by »

- Alex Billington

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2009 | 2008

7 articles from 2009

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