Sentences with phrase «japanese hit film»

This loose remake of the Japanese hit film is disappointing in many respects, including the acting.

Not exact matches

Remaking hit Japanese horror movies (a la «The Ring») is Hollywood's latest plan to rake in big bucks without actually having to be creative or original — and while «The Grudge» is nothing more than a cultural twist on the standard - issue haunted house movie, I will give credit to director Takashi Shimizu (remaking his own film «Ju - On») for giving me goosebumps.

The Japanese - language version of «The Wind Rises» was released in July and has been a major hit in Japan, where it has grossed $ 120 million and is the highest - grossing film of the year so far.

The Pokémon Company is going all out promoting the next franchise film to hit Japanese theaters.

With «The Hunger Games» hitting cinemas lots have people have been talking about the origins of the idea for a teen death match with many citing the influences of a cult Japanese film «Battle Royale».

But other than those films my knowledge of Japanese cinema, and in particular Japanese genre films, hits a roadblock in regards to anything after the 1970s.

For the 84 project: have either of you guys seen The Hit (i'm sure i heard Kurt has) or a japanese film called The Funeral?

Wake Island: Based on a true story, this hard - hitting film follows a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land...

It's almost a miracle that despite numerous problems — a cultural context that's implausible, characters that are too old, a cast - against - type Richard Gere, a wooden Jennifer Lopez, clumsy direction — that Shall We Dance the American remake of the 1996 Japanese hit, is an enjoyable film.

While the film centered around Korean resistance fighters looking to overthrow Japanese forces successfully plays out as a period piece — the stylization of the entire era from costumes to scenery hits the mark a million times over — the film is quite safe among the other releases of 2016.

However, it was recently revealed that a South Korean film company is interested to remake Leslie's hit film, «Moonlight Express ``, which also starred Japanese actress, Tokiwa Takako.

Global Road Entertainment has announced plans for a film reboot of the hit Japanese anime TV series «Tiger & Bunny» which airs on Netflix in a number of international territories.

The film hits Japanese theaters July 29, and was recently licensed by Funimation for a Stateside release.

The title is inspired by the Japanese classic horror movie, JU - ON, on which the American release of the hit horror film «The Grudge» was based upon.

JU - ON: The Grudge for Wii is a Haunted House Simulator where accessibility and instant scares are given priority over all other game aspects, The title is inspired by the Japanese classic horror movie, JU - ON, on which the American release of the hit horror film «The Grudge» was based upon.

The live - action film is being produced by Nippon Television Network and distributed by Toho Co. Limited, and could be hitting Japanese theaters as early as Spring 2012.

The hold of the series is so strong that by the time Dragon Quest IV hit in 1991, Slime - based adult films accounted for 87 % of the Japanese market.