Neon pictures
"Neon Pictures" is one of the most popular sections of the Shanghai International Film Festival, covering a number of new Japanese films. This year, the unit is more informative, with both unpopular masterpieces and big hits that are bound to be hard to find, which is the focus of attention of fans and fans. Previously, I have introduced the first half of the ten works of this year's "Neon Picture" unit, and today I introduce the ten works of the second half, namely:
The super popular series "Gambling Apocalypse" live-action theatrical version of the finale of "Gambling Apocalypse 3", the highlight film "Angel Mark" in which manga master Hojoji was the first director, "On the Street" by "Japan's Hong Tsukihide" Imazumi Liya showed the coolest neighborhood style in Tokyo, Takayuki Yamada's transformation into a super daddy's "Footsteps", the popular Yokohama Meteor and the beautiful girl Iiyota Wanrie's interpretation of the cruel story of youth, "Disappear, Ultramarine", the kind gangster doing good deeds "Renxia Gakuen" starring Toshiyuki Nishida, Saito's latest social criticism masterpiece", "Deference", "Deference", "30 Minutes Before the Farewell" starring Makoto Saito Nitta and Kitamura, "30 Minutes Before the Farewell", "Theater" starring the popular Koobi Yamazaki Kento, and the directorial debut of mixed-race beauty Ikeda Iraisa, "When Summer Comes".
Here's a closer look at them:
Gambling Apocalypse 3
Kaiji: Final Game
-2020-
Highlights: The finale of the live-action theatrical version of the super popular series "Gambling Apocalypse"
"Gambling Apocalypse", which depicts the protagonist Kaiji Ito surviving various extreme gambling games, is a well-known manga work in Japan, with a cumulative sales volume of more than 21 million copies in the series, and has been serialized since 1996 and is still popular. The work has been adapted into TV animation and live-action theatrical versions of the film, and has even been remade domestically ("Animal World"). This film is the final chapter of the Japanese live-action film version of the trilogy, by the original author Nobuyuki Fukumoto personally created a new original plot, Kaiji will challenge the "Tower of Babel", "The Final Judgment", "Dream Jump" and "Golden Guessing Fist", this time can he still turn the danger into a victory? In addition to the return of the protagonist Fujiwara Ryuya and other old faces of the series, Fukushi Akiki, Nitta Makoto, Yoshida Kotaro and other new franchises, star-studded.
Angelic Seal
Angel Sign
-2019-
Highlights: Manga master Hojoji challenged film directors for the first time
The Silent Manga Contest is an international manga award in Japan that aims to discover manga talent from around the world in the form of unspoken manga. Japanese manga master Ji Hojo was one of the judges of the competition, and this film is the film he selected from 6888 entries from around the world and served as the general director. With love as the common theme, the film invited five directors from different countries to direct five short films, HojoJi personally directed the overture and final chapter, and the actors also joined the cast by Nao Matsushita, Fujioka Indigo, Sato Jiro and other stars. The whole film is presented only in images and music, without any lines, trying to allow the audience to break through the barriers of language and reach the emotional core of the story.
On the street
Over The Town
What to see: The unique atmosphere of Tokyo's coolest neighborhoods
Arakawa works at a second-hand clothing store in Shimo kitazawa. He likes to be alone, occasionally watch concerts, drink drinks and read books, and live a life without shock. One day, a female director suddenly invited him to star in an independent film, will he agree? Director Ritsuya Imaizumi, known as the "Japanese Hong Chang Show", last year, two films "Serenade" and "What is Love" participated in the Shanghai International Film Festival, and this year brought two new works to the exhibition, this film is one of them. The film is starred by the powerful actor Ryu Wakaba, and Narita Ling friendship cameo, with a filmmaking experience, accurately showing the delicate and delicate complex relationship between a group of young men and women, which is amazing.
footsteps
STEP
Highlights: Takayuki Yamada transforms into a super daddy
Kenichi's wife died when he was 30 years old, and his parents were willing to take care of their young granddaughter, but Kenichi decided to raise her daughter alone. In the ten years from the nursery school to the end of elementary school, Kenichi took care of both work and childcare, overcoming many difficulties and walking hand in hand with his daughter with the thought of his deceased wife. Adapted from the novel of the same name by well-known writer Kiyoshi Shigematsu, directed by veteran director Ken Iizuka ("Rainbow Time"), the always maverick personality actor Takayuki Yamada challenged the role of a single father for the first time in the film, integrating his own experience as a father, contributing a wonderful performance of delicacy, introversion and simplicity. Well-known singer-songwriter Qin Jibo also created a theme song for this film.
Disappear, ultramarines
Go Away, Ultramarine
Highlights: Handsome men and beautiful women with Izu beautiful scenery
Nanakusa came to the mysterious "Ladder Island", and the islanders were all abandoned people who didn't even know why they came here. The seven herbs who have no desires and no desires live peacefully here, but the appearance of Fa Xiao Zhen Bian Yu yu has disturbed all this. What secrets are buried on the island? Can they get out of here? Directed by up-and-coming female director Akira Yoo, the film is adapted from the fantasy novel of the same name by writer Hiroshi Kono, who won the "University Reader Award", and the ace music producer Takeshi Kobayashi created the theme song. The recently popular Yokohama Meteor ("Miracle, That Day Is So Important") co-starred with the beautiful girl Iifeng Wanlijiang, staging a cruel story of youth in a mysterious world.
Renxia Academy
Ninkyo Gakuen
Highlights: A hilarious "all good people" gangster movie
The word "Renxia" in Japanese has the meaning of "chivalry, righteousness", almost has become synonymous with gangsters, Chinese audiences familiar with the favorite star Takakura Ken was once one of the representatives of Renxia gangster films. Although the film is called "Renxia Academy", it is not an institution that cultivates the underworld, but depicts the heart-warming and interesting things that happen in the process of a humane gang boss helping to rebuild a poorly run high school. The film is directed by Miike Takashi, who once studied under gangster filmmaker Takashi Miike, while toshiyuki Nishida, an old drama bone who has always been known for his image of the fierce god and evil black boss, changes the way of play, and the various contrasts are cute and cute.
COMPLY+-ANCE
What to watch: The latest social criticism masterpiece by the fan figure Saito Koshi
The well-known actor Saito Gong, who won the Best Director of the Asian Newcomer Award at the 2017 Shanghai International Film Festival with "13 Years of The Blank", enjoys a high reputation in the film industry for his reading volume and rich film knowledge, and is an uncompromising "fan film" master. In this film, he has worked in planning, recording, photography, screenwriting, general director and other positions, and has joined hands with a number of cutting-edge directors and artists to create this collection of short films with a clear attitude under the theme of "compliance". There are both puppet animations reminiscent of "American Squad: World Police" and an interview that has been disfigured due to various reporting restrictions, and the absurd expression is actually a sharp reflection on the current social trend in Japan.
30 minutes before goodbye
Our 30-Minute Sessions
Highlights: A super playlist created by many musicians
The band "ECHOLL" was disbanded due to the death of lead singer Miyata. A year later, a college student, Wakuda stumbled upon a tape that Miyata could borrow for 30 minutes each time it was played. So Miyata wanted to use this method to meet his former lovers and band members and fulfill his unfulfilled dreams. The film is directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, the director of Tokyo Ghoul, and co-starred Makoto Nitta and Kitamura, two popular small fresh meats. Nitta shows his singing voice in the film, which is no less than Kitamura, who is the lead singer of the band. The various songs in the film are provided by many well-known bands or musicians such as "Parade of Rain", "odol", "Ghost like girlfriend", "mol-74", etc., so that the audience can feast their ears while pleasing their eyes.
theater
Gekijo
Highlights: Ryunosuke Wasagawa Award winner Naoki Yoshiyoshi has made another adaptation
Nagata's avant-garde style, the choreographer of the troupe, was always criticized and ignored, which eventually led to the dissolution of the troupe. Between the harsh reality and the ideal of drama, the lonely Nagata is always troubled. Until one day, he met Shashi, who dreamed of becoming an actor, and his life began to change. Adapted from the second work of Naoki Akayoshi, a funny entertainer who won the Ryunosuke Wasagawa Award for his debut novel "Spark", the film is directed by the 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival Asian Newcomer Award jury and well-known director Yu Dingxun, starring the new generation of popular stars Yamazaki Kento and Matsuoka Mosuke, which depicts the sweetness and contradictions of the young man and woman in love. Affected by the epidemic, this film is also the first live-action film in Japanese history to be released simultaneously in theaters and online.
When summer comes
Town without Sea
Highlights: Super popular beauty Ikeda Iraisa directorial debut
The super popular mixed-race beauty Ikeda Iraisa, who came from a model, grew up quite quickly in the film and television circle, and after starring in a large number of film and television works, she finally took the lead and launched her directorial debut. The second in a series of delicious youth film production projects that links local cuisine to high school life, the film is set in Tagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and tells the story of two teenage friends and an incredible teenage girl who meet in the summer. The beauty of summer, the taiko drum of festivals, the throbbing of youth... Various elements form a colorful movement on the screen, showing Ikeda's good talent as a director. In addition to young actors, stars such as Sugino Yoshihito, Kengo Takara, and Masaya Nakagawa also made cameos in the film.
Welcome to continue to pay attention to us and grasp the blockbuster list of the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival in 2020 for the first time.
Note: In case of change in the film schedule, the actual schedule shall prevail.