#China Box Office: Japanese Anime ‘Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle’ Tops Weekend, Guan Hu’s Cannes Winner ‘Black Dog’ Opens Quietly

#China Box Office: Japanese Anime ‘Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle’ Tops Weekend, Guan Hu’s Cannes Winner ‘Black Dog’ Opens Quietly

Japanese anime was back on top at China’s box office over the weekend as volleyball movie Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle dominated ticket sales during a downbeat period for moviegoing in the country. Released on Saturday, the imported film won the Friday-to-Sunday frame with a $9.8 million debut, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Holdover local…

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#Shanghai Film Festival: 5 Chinese Movies Not to Miss

#Shanghai Film Festival: 5 Chinese Movies Not to Miss

Less than a decade ago, the Shanghai International Film Festival was the preeminent annual hotspot for Hollywood and European dealmakers determined to forge alliances and carve out a foothold in China’s then-booming commercial film sector. In the post-pandemic era, however, as the Chinese industry continues to mature and the Hollywood hype over the country’s market…

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#Shanghai Film Festival Unveils 2024 Competition Lineup

#Shanghai Film Festival Unveils 2024 Competition Lineup

The Shanghai International Film Festival unveiled the competition selection for its upcoming 26th edition Wednesday, featuring a lineup characteristically heavy on Chinese titles. As in recent years, the lineup also includes a bevy of European, Japanese and Central Asian movies, but not a single film from the U.S. or South Korea. The most anticipated film…

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#‘Shogun’ Star Tadanobu Asano Joins Thai Director Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s Culinary Thriller ‘Morte Cucina’ (Exclusive)

#‘Shogun’ Star Tadanobu Asano Joins Thai Director Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s Culinary Thriller ‘Morte Cucina’ (Exclusive)

The ever-busy Japanese character actor Tadanobu Asano — currently having a moment as one of the stars of Disney’s hit samurai series Shōgun — has joined the cast of Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang‘s upcoming culinary thriller Morte Cucina. The actor and director last collaborated two decades ago on the romantic crime film Last Life in the Universe (2003),…

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