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    Godzilla and Mothra were among the Toho props displayed at the DNA Exhibition in Tokyo. Photo by Edward L. Holland. © TOHO CO., LTD. © DNA Tokusatsu. All Rights Reserved.

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    Author: Edward L. Holland Special Thanks to Takao Sasai A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The DNA Tokusatsu Exhibition held December 19, 2018 to January 27, 2019 in Kamata, Tokyo has come and gone, but plans are already in motion to bring another fantastic showcase of Toho Studios’ prized artifacts from Godzilla films and hero television series to tokusatsu enthusiasts in the not so distant future. The 8 Zone exhibition, which covered 64 years of special effects filmmaking, showcased one of the largest collection of props, models, art and displays in honor of the treasured past and current masters in the genre like directors and designers Eiji Tsuburaya, Teruyoshi Nakano, Koichi Kawakita, and Shinichi Wakasa, with highlights on SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016), directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. Lesser known characters like Varan by designer Keizo Murase also basked in the

    Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 2018 STUDIO CHIZU

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    Source: GKIDS Inc. press release Official Site: mirai-no-mirai.jp (Japan), MiraiMovie.com (US) Watch the Academy Award-nominated MIRAI (??????, Mirai no Mirai, 2018) in select theaters nationwide during a last chance screening on February 18. The Japanese animated film from Mamoru Hosoda, the celebrated director behind THE BOY AND THE BEAST, WOLF CHILDREN, SUMMER WARS, and THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, and Japan’s Studio Chizu, is an Academy Awards Nominee for Best Animated Feature. It was also a Golden Globe Awards Nominee for Best Animated Feature, the Annie Awards Winner for Best Animated Independent Feature, and a Cannes 2018 Official Selection, Director`s Fortnight. MIRAI is a daringly original story of love passed down through generations. When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning “future”), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun’s entire family. As his mother returns

    English key art. Image courtesy of Netflix. © 2018 TOHO CO., LTD. © 2018 “GODZILLA” Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Post Haste Digital Official Site: godzilla-anime.com (Japan), netflix.com/godzilla-anime-3 (US) Twitter: @GODZILLA_ANIME Special Thanks to Kristine de los Santos and Mary Kay De Guzman A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE On January 9th, Toho and Polygon Pictures` anime film GODZILLA: THE PLANET EATER (GODZILLA ?????, Gojira Hoshi wo Kuu Mono, 2018) debuted worldwide on Netflix. THE PLANET EATER concluded the three-part, 3DCG movie series, GODZILLA (aka “Anigoji,” a portmanteau of “anime” and “gojira”), and followed GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS (GODZILLA ????, Gojira Kaij? Wakusei, 2017) and GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE (GODZILLA ????????, Gojira Kessen Kid? Z?shoku Toshi, 2018), which were both released on Netflix in 2018. Netflix offered all three films in multiple languages, including English. The English dubbed versions were created by Post Haste Digital, a Los Angeles-based audio and video post production facility. Post Haste Digital has provided SciFi Japan with

    The legendary Oxygen Destroyer is just one of the amazing Toho props on display at the DNA Exhibition in Tokyo. Photo by Edward L. Holland. © TOHO CO., LTD. © DNA Tokusatsu. All Rights Reserved.

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    Author: Edward L. Holland Godzilla, together with his friends and enemies, continues to entertain in theaters and on television screens around the world. The latest film, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, will debut in the U.S. in May 2019. But, back in Japan, a committee of artisans, producers, and archivists have brought their collection of film props, models, art, and displays to the DNA Exhibition at the Japan Kogakuin University College in Kamata, Tokyo. At the exhibition, 64 years of Godzilla special effects illustrate the rich sense of Japan’s tokusatsu (special effects) filmmaking history in eight different zones, which include 200 artifacts in tribute to an industry that has slowly given way to CGI laden effects driven entertainment. After previous engagements, the Tokyo edition is located near where scenes were filmed in the blockbuster SHIN GODZILLA (2016). Tickets for the exhibit, which runs

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    12 Months of Exclusive Content Direct From Studios and Distributors! Author: Keith Aiken SciFi Japan is proud to remain the one and ONLY English language website devoted to Japanese fantasy films and TV that is officially press registered with all five major Japanese studios (Toho, Toei, Shochiku, Nikkatsu and Kadokawa), several Japanese production companies, plus their distributors and licensees. While other sites will run information and images taken from Japanese news sources and publications, SciFi Japan regularly posts content provided directly to us by the companies and people making and releasing Japanese movies, programs and merchandise. This allows us to present our readers with accurate, verified information rather than rumors and speculation, and also run larger and higher quality photos and artwork than can be found elsewhere. Thanks to all our writers, contributors, sources and readers for your support! Be sure to check

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: okuotoko-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from MILLION DOLLAR MAN (??, Okuotoko), a drama based on the novel by Kawamura Genki, producer of YOUR NAME (?????, Kimi no Na wa., 2016) and FIREWORKS (?????????????????????, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita Kara Miru ka? Yoko Kara Miru ka?, 2017). The film reunites directer Keishi Otomo and star Takeru Satoh for the first time since the RUROUNI KENSHIN (??????, 2012-14) series. STORY Kazuo (Takeru Sato) works nonstop each day to pay off his missing brother`s debts. Abandoned also by his wife and child, Kazuo unbelievably obtains 300 million yen through the lottery. For the time being he pays a visit to his entrepreneur friend Tsukumo (Issey Takahashi), but after a night of drinking he wakes to find Tsukumo and the 300 million

    A coffee shop holds a incredible secret in CAFE FUNICULI FUNICULA. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: coffee-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from CAFE FUNICULI FUNICULA (????????????, K?h? ga Samenai Uchi Ni), the feature film adaptation of the 2015 novel Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. STORY Café Funiculi Funicula is a coffee shop where Kazu Tokita (Kasumi Arimura) works. There is a mysterious urban legend about this shop. When you sit at a certain table here, you can go back in time to any point you choose in the past. But there are also some uncompromising rules... 1) No matter what you do in the past, it won`t change the present or future. 2) If a customer is seated at the table, you must wait until they leave before sitting at the table. 3) You can only go back in

    Yo Oizumi and Nana Komatsu star in the manga adaptation AFTER THE RAIN. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 “After the Rain” Film Partners All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: koiame-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from the live action manga adaptation, AFTER THE RAIN (??????????, Koi wa Ameagari no You ni). The movie opens in Japan on May 25. INTRODUCTION A girl, who had to give up her dreams due to an injury, falls in love with the gentle spirit of a 45 year-old divorced single father, with nothing going on... Playing Akira, the protagonist high school student, is Nana Komatsu, who appeared in major films such as BAKUMAN (?????, 2015), DROWNING LOVE (??????, Oboreru Naifu, 2016), and MY TOMORROW, YOUR YESTERDAY. (?????????????????, Boku wa Ashita, Kinou no Kimi to Date Suru, 2016). Her performance has caught the attention of Martin Scorsese, and was cast in his film SILENCE, marking the global debut of the

    Chihaya Ayase (Suzu Hirose) competes in her final karuta card game tournament in CHIHAYAFURU Part.3. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 “Chihayafuru” Film Partners © Yuki Suetsugu / KODANSHA LTD.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: chihayafuru-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from CHIHAYAFURU Part.3 (????? -??-, Chihayafuru -Musubi-), the conclusion of the CHIHAYAFURU film series. The movies are based on the award-winning manga Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu, which has sold more than 21 million copies. The final chapter follows a group of high school students competing in their final karuta card game tournament. STORY Two years have gone by since the Mizusawa Karuta Club founded by Chihaya Ayase: Suzu Hirose reached the national championships in its first year. Chihaya`s childhood friend Arata Wataya (Mackenyu) had stopped playing karuta, but he resolves to create a Karuta Club in his own high school and face off with Chihaya and her team. Meanwhile, Mizusawa`s club leader Taichi Mashima (Shuhei Nomura), who was childhood friends with both Chihaya and

    Image courtesy of Netflix. © 2018 TOHO CO., LTD. © 2018 “GODZILLA” Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Netflix, Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: godzilla-anime.com (Japan), netflix.com/godzilla-anime-3 (US) Twitter: @GODZILLA_ANIME Special Thanks to Ami Yamaguchi Toho and Polygon Pictures` anime film GODZILLA: THE PLANET EATER (GODZILLA ?????, Gojira Hoshi wo Kuu Mono, 2018) will launch worldwide (excluding Japan) on Netflix on January 9, 2019. Netflix will be offering the movie with Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian audio tracks and optional English, Spanish, French, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese subtitles just two months after it opened in Japanese cinemas. THE PLANET EATER is the final chapter in the three-part, fully animated movie series, GODZILLA (aka “Anigoji,” a portmanteau of “anime” and “gojira”). Chapter 1, GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS (GODZILLA ????, Gojira Kaij? Wakusei), was the first-ever 3DCG animation in Godzilla franchise history, released theatrically in Japan on November 3, 2017 and worldwide by Netflix on January 18,

    Robico`s romance manga comes to the big screen in MY LITTLE MONSTER. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 “MY LITTLE MONSTER” Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: tona-kai.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Masaki Suda & Tao Tsuchiya The two rising stars break new ground with their first co-appearance in a film! A new milestone in coming-to-age love stories!! Toho Co., Ltd. has provided press notes and high-res photos from MY LITTLE MONSTER (????????, Tonari no Kaibutsukun), the live-action movie based on the romance manga of the same name by Robico. My Little Monster was serialized in Kodansha’s Dessert magazine from 2008 to 2014, and the 13 collected volumes have over 5.9 million copies in print. The story begins when a cold, friendless schoolgirl -- whose only interest is academics and who has never had a boyfriend -- becomes the object of the affection of a troublemaker who sits next to her in class. First friend, first love, first kiss, first fight, first

    Through failure, doubt and persistence, a young piano tuner forges his own path in THE FOREST OF WOOL AND STEEL. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 “The Forest of Wool and Steel” Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: hitsuji-hagane-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided press notes and high-res photos from their new movie, THE FOREST OF WOOL AND STEEL (?????, Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori), based on the novel of the same name by Natsu Miyashita. Winner of the National Booksellers Award in 2016, The Forest of Wool and Steel is a novel that captured the hearts of Japanese readers, selling half a million copies on its way to masterpiece status. And now, efforts are underway to turn it into a high-quality, live action feature film capable of earning film awards on its own merits, thanks to an all-star cast and crew and a breathtakingly beautiful score. While staying true to the world view that made the original work so popular, the movie seeks to tell an honest coming-of-age

    A group of female friends look back on their high school days in SUNNY - OUR HEARTS BEAT TOGETHER. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: sunny-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from SUNNY - OUR HEARTS BEAT TOGETHER (SUNNY ?????????, Sunny Tsuyoi Kimochi Tsuyoi Ai), a remake the 2011 Korean film SUNNY (??, Sseoni). Directed by Hitoshi One (LOVE STRIKES, BAKUMAN, SCOOP!), the movie depicts the friendships of high school girls in the late 90s who were known as `kogals,` and features J-POP tunes from the era. STORY In the 1990s, six Japanese high school girls -- Nami (Suzu Hirose), Serika (Maika Yamamoto), Kokoro (Momoko Tanabe), Yuko (Mio Noda), Ume (Miu Tomita) and Nana (Elaiza Ikeda) -- who were caught up in the kogal boom formed their own tight-knit group called "Sunny". 22 years later, Nami (Ryoko Shinohara) is a 40-year-old homemaker with the typical adult problems. One day, she has a

    Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Yoshito Usui/Futabasha ? Shin-Ei ? TV Asahi ? ADK 2018

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    26th Shin-Chan Anime Film Opens in Japan This Friday Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: shinchan-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho has provided information and high-res images from their new anime film, CRAYON SHIN-CHAN THE MOVIE: BAKUMORI! KUNG FU BOYS -RAMEN PANIC- (??????????? ??????????? ??????, Eiga Kureyon Shinchan Bakumori! Kanfuuboizu ~Raamen Tairan~), opening in Japan this Friday, April 13th. The movie is the 26th feature film based on the manga series created by Yoshito Usui, and follows the comedic misadventures of Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara, a mischievous five-year-old who often says inappropriate things and cannot resist pretty ladies, regardless of their age. Shin-chan`s family includes his baby sister Himawari, their mother Misae who gets hysterical whenever her two kids are misbehaving in public, dad Hiroshi, an average office worker who has smelly feet, and their pet dog Shiro. CRAYON SHIN-CHAN THE MOVIE: BAKUMORI! KUNG FU

    The Toho thriller STOLEN IDENTITY opens tomorrow in Japan. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: sumaho-otoshita.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE What if your friend drops their smartphone? And what if a serial killer finds it? And... what if you become the serial killer`s target? Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from their new thriller, STOLEN IDENTITY (?????????????, Sumaho o Otoshita Dakenanoni). The movie is based on the acclaimed mystery novel He Just Dropped His Smartphone, written by Akira Shiga and published in April 2017. This novel struck a chord with readers as it detailed a horrifying experience that could happen to anybody in this day and age when smartphones are a must-have item. In the story, the man who finds a lost smartphone is a cold-blooded serial killer and a "cracker," a hacker with malicious intent. Asami, the main character, becomes the target of this serial killer,

    Legendary Pictures’ panel at LA Comic-Con. Picture courtesy of Andrew Nguyen.

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    Author Andrew Nguyen From October 26-28, 2018, the Los Angeles Convention Center played host to the annual Stan Lee’s LA Comic-Con. Formerly known as Stan Lee’s Comikaze, it followed the lead of other conventions in adapting the Comic Con name when it rebranded in 2016. Although the focus of the convention is on comic books, it also deals with animation and live-action properties.

    The Godzilla anime film trilogy concludes with GODZILLA: THE PLANET EATER, coming to Netflix January 9th. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 TOHO CO., LTD. © 2018 “GODZILLA” Film Partners. All Rights Reserved

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    Author: Keith Aiken Source: Post Haste Digital, Netflix Official Site: godzilla-anime.com (Japan) Twitter: @GODZILLA_ANIME Special Thanks to Kristine de los Santos, Mary Kay De Guzman and Brian Bartelt A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho and Polygon Pictures’ GODZILLA: THE PLANET EATER (GODZILLA ?????, Gojira Hoshi wo Kuu Mono, 2018) -- the final chapter of the "Anigoji" anime movie trilogy -- will stream worldwide (excluding Japan) on Netflix on January 9, 2019. As with the previous chapters, GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS (GODZILLA ????, Gojira Kaij? Wakusei, 2017) and GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE (GODZILLA ????????, Gojira Kessen Kid? Z?shoku Toshi, 2018), the English language version of THE PLANET EATER was created by Post Haste Digital, a Los Angeles-based audio and video post production facility. Post Haste Digital has provided SciFi Japan with the English dubbing credits for the film. CREDITS GODZILLA A Netflix Film

    Logo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. © 2018 WARNER BROS. ENT. © LEGENDARY 2018

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: godzillamovie.com Official Twitter: #GodzillaMovie Special Thanks to Melanie Klein Warner Bros. Pictures has provided SciFi Japan with new Ghidorah, Mothra and Rodan character posters for GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on May 31 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures) Director: Michael Dougherty Writers: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields Producers: Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Brian Rogers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni Executive Producers: Zach Shields, Barry H. Waldman, Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira Cast: Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, Charles Dance, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Aisha Hinds, Zhang Ziyi Action Adventure. The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a

    Click on the above pic for a giant, high-res look at the new GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS poster. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. © 2018 WARNER BROS. ENT. © LEGENDARY 2018

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: godzillamovie.com Official Twitter: #GodzillaMovie Special Thanks to Melanie Klein Warner Bros. Pictures has provided SciFi Japan with the latest poster for GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on May 31 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures) Director: Michael Dougherty Writers: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields Producers: Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Brian Rogers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni Executive Producers: Zach Shields, Barry H. Waldman, Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira Cast: Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, Charles Dance, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Aisha Hinds, Zhang Ziyi Action Adventure. The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan,

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