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(The leads in both the manga and anime versions of Akira are Japanese high - schoolers.)

Sammy launches the official site for its loose action - game adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's classic film.

The live - action version of classic manga and anime Akira is one of those white whales that Hollywood — primarily Warner Bros. — has been hunting for years, burning through writers, casting choices and potential directors but never quite made it into production.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening April 10, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Dragonball Evolution (PG for intense action and brief adult language) Sci - fi martial arts adventure, based on the Akira Toriyama novel about a young warrior (Justin Chatwin) who, with a handful of friends, sets out on a quest to save the planet from an evil king (James Marsters) bent on world domination.

In its long, painful development history, Akira has attracted the likes of Steve Kloves, Keanu Reeves, Albert Hughes, Jaume Collet - Serra, Dane DeHaan, Michael Pitt and Ruairi Robinson.

Johnson references Notorious in this scene, just as he references the likes of Black Narcissus and Akira Kurosawa throughout — but always with a purpose.

The tolerable new remake of that American standard (which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's superior 1954 classic «The Seven Samurai») stresses multiculturalism more than machismo.

In an interview with Mark Olsen, Coppola reveals that both her father Francis Ford Coppola and Akira Kurosawa have done Suntory comercials (p. 15).

Will those who got all worked up about the live action Akira feel the same about this one?

The CGI was good especially for the Vamps, the weapon and vehicle design was nice (There is a 10 min featurette on the DVD for these, the bikes looking a cross between Tron / Akira styles and Darth Maul's speeder!)

It was the first theatrical distribution company dedicated to bringing international art - house films to U.S. audiences, including the work of Michelangelo Antonioni, Sergei Eisenstein, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, François Truffaut, and Yasujiro Ozu.

From the leader in animé Katsuhiro Otomo (Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis, Memories), comes his first feature - length directorial project since his breakthrough film (Akira).

But the epic battle, on Wakanda, is another Marvel hash, as far removed from Game of Thrones» spectacular Battle of the Bastards as Battle of the Bastards is from the thunderous clash in the rain and mud in Akira Kurosawa's great Seven Samurai.

Directed by: Wes Anderson Screenplay by: Wes Anderson Produced by: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Bob Balaban, Bryan Cranston, Greta Gerwig, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Akira Ito, Harvey Keitel, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Mari Natsuki, Yojiro Noda, Kunichi Nomura, Ken Watanabe, Edward Norton, Yoko Ono, Koyu Rankin, Live Schreiber, Fisher Stevens, Tilda Swinton, Akira Takayama, Courtney B. Vance, Frank Wood

Akira Yamaoka has definitely outdone himself this time with the music.

Exclusive Interview with THIS COUNTRY»S SKY Director Haruhiko Arai and Producer Akira Morishige

Here's everyone revealed so far: Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine from Resident Evil: Revelations; from Resident Evil 6, Leon Kennedy; from Yakuza: Dead Souls, Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima; Dante (old - school version) and Vergil from Devil May Cry; from Sakura Wars, Erica Fontaine and Ichiro Ogami; Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima from Tekken; X and Zero from Mega Man X; Akira Yuki and Kage Maru from Virtua Fighter; Kite from.

An actual Japanese person might be cast in Akira.

In an hour - long Masterclass with ARTE Cinema, Anderson cited two influencers who couldn't seem more different: filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, and the stop - motion Christmas TV specials created by Rankin - Bass.

The set spotlights three movies: «Tokyo Mighty Guy,» starring Akira Kobayashi as a chef who opens a restaurant in the busy Ginza district that brings him women and trouble; «Danger Pays» stars Jo Shishido in a feature about the heist of one billion yen and the various people trying to get the stash; and «Murder Unincorporated» with Shishido in a wild tale about an assassination agency that highlights some rather peculiar killing tactics.

The voice cast includes Kanon Tani, Shôta Shimoda, Shin «ichi Shinohara, and Akira Emoto.

It seems impossible that Coppola could keep this up for the duration of the picture, could see to fruition the kind of viable update / continuation of Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari that the Akira Kurosawa film he helped produce, Kagemusha, with its sanguineous, medieval battlegrounds painted with heavy brushes, aspired to be.

Wade's chief rival in the treasure hunt — at least until they join forces to combat the meanies from IOI (Innovative Online Industries) and its scurvy head of operations, Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn)-- is Samantha, also known as Art3mis (Olivia Cooke), a sprite named after the Greek goddess of the hunt who zooms around on her Kaneda bike from the movie «Akira.»

Though Warners is likely hoping that the big problems of getting classic anime Akira converted to a live - action version and up on screen are now behind it, the issues bringing the film to life haven't quite gone away.

SEGA cameos are also included by way of Akira Yuki from Virtua Fighter and Selvaria Bles from Valkyria Chronicles.

With Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, Victor Rasuk and Akira Takarada among the cast, Godzilla will menace our cinemas on May 16.

As Akira only appears as a boss character he is not playable in the arcade game.

Here's an official trailer for that new fighting game from Akira Co., the company behind the Street Fighter EX series.

Michael Bassett's storyline required that I combine Akira Yamaoka's otherworldly textures and sound designs with music that was more emotionally driven and conventionally harmonic.

Vincent and Heather Open the Box — Jeff Danna & Akira Yamaoka 05.

Game creator Akira Sakuma, for example, issued a statement that his popular train - themed series Momotaro Dentetsu was «officially finished» and named one Konami employee in particular for allegedly destroying the franchise.

Akira Yamaoka, in case you don't know, is the most important person in Silent Hill history, having produced the series during its glory days and composed every soundtrack right up to 2009's Silent Hill: Homecoming.

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Modeled after Toshiro Mifune's towering performance in Akira Kurosawa's «High and Low» (the first of the film's many nods to Japan's most famous director), the villainous bureaucrat suggests relocating every single one of the dogs in Uni Prefecture to a place called Trash Island, starting with his own Short - Haired Oceanic Speckle - Eared Sport Hound, Spots.

6 a.m. (3 a.m.): «Drunken Angel» (Japan, 1948, Akira Kurosawa) Kurosawa's first critical / audience hit, is almost pure noir: the story of the edgy relationship, in a poor section of the city, between a drunken but idealistic doctor (Takashi Shimura) and a mortally ill gangster (Mifune).

A dazzling mix of folklore, myth, and the director's own nighttime visions, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams represents a late - career burst of creativity from one of the masters of Japanese cinema.

The cast (which is packed to the brim, as shown at the end of the trailer) includes the voices of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Golblum, Bob Balaban, Kunichi Nomura, Koyu Rankin, Scarlet Johansson, Live Schreiber, Greta Gerwig, Courtney B. Vance, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, F. Murray Abraham, Harvey Keitel, Yoko Ono, Fisher Stevens, Akira Takayam, Akira Ito, and Frank Wood.

The directorial debut of Ruairi Robinson, the young Oscar - nominated Irish filmmaker who at one time was set to helm the «Akira» remake, it might seem to have a generic set - up, but if Robinson's shorts are anything to go by, we should expect to see something visually spectacular.

Akira follows bike gang leader Kaneda (Garrett Hedlund) as he deals with what happens when his best friend Tetsuo is used in a government experiment to exploit his powerful latent psychic abilities.

Interspersed with reflections on the redemptive power of creation, including a richly textured tribute to Vincent van Gogh (who is played by Martin Scorsese), Akira Kurosawa's Dreams is both a showcase for its maker's artistry at its most unbridled and a deeply personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance.

Originally developed under the working title Maru Island, it was meant to be a launch title for Nintendo's CD - ROM add - on to the Super NES, and perhaps more intriguingly, it was a collaboration with famed artist Akira Toriyama, of Dragon Quest [$ 2.99] and Dragon Ball fame.

And maybe that's part of the synthesis, too, given the role that cross-genre remakes — including Leone's A Fistful Of Dollars, John Sturges» The Magnificent Seven, and Martin Ritt's Outrage, all inspired by Akira Kurosawa movies — played in the era that Valley is going off of.

They're joined on their adventure by a lone hero, a loyal castle guard, and eventually a full cast of lively and lovable characters designed by legendary artist Akira Toriyama.

Akira Yamaoka's work on the games» soundtracks is iconic, so pulling a selection of tracks from the early games was smart.

Blow Out, Brian De Palma (USA, 1981) Ran, Akira Kurosawa (Japan, France, 1985) A Touch of Zen, King Hu (Hong Kong, 1971/75) Visit, or Memories and Confessions, Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal, 1982) Black Girl, Ousmane Sembene (France, Senegal, 1965) The Boys from Fengkuei, Hou Hsiao - hsien (Taiwan, 1983) Heaven Can Wait, Ernst Lubitsch (USA, 1943) Insiang, Lino Brocka (Philippines, 1976) The Long Voyage Home, John Ford (USA, 1940) The Memory of Justice, Marcel Ophuls (UK, USA, France, Germany, 1976) Rocco and His Brothers, Luchino Visconti (Italy, France, 1960)

Akira Toriyama, of Dragon Ball Z fame, breathes his signature charming artstyle and character design into the game.

Another name is being floated for the Akira remake.

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IGNPS2 was lucky enough to sit down with three of the leading staff on Silent Hill and Silent Hill 2 today, to talk about what they've done and what they're going to do - sound director Akira Yamaoka, CG and character artist Takayoshi Sato, and Team Silent producer Akihiro Imamura.

Akira isn't the greatest anime film, just the most well - known, and it's worth speculating how its notoriety may have retarded the maturation of American animation.