A film studio since 1920, Japan’s Shochiku has a back catalogue filled with works by master directors including Ozu Yasujiro and Kinoshita Keisuke as well as 1960s New Wave leaders Oshima Nagisa and ...

The production team behind the 2004 big-screen version of "Appleseed" has reunited to create "Vexille," which Japan's Shochiku will release in the summer. By Julian Ryall, The Associated Press TOKYO — ...

TOKYO -- Shochiku Co. is hoping to make a big splash at Cannes with the screening of market premieres and promos of more new titles that are to be released in the next few months. By Julian Ryall, The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Canadian production that premiered at Toronto, the original film became a cult hit in Japan following its September 1998 local ...

pics, since foreign auds have long been familiar with ninja in contrast to more trendy fare. Japanese audiences love films based on hit manga, TV shows or other domestic content, but these have ...

After a production slowdown lasting 18 months, Japanese publicly-quoted movie powerhouse Shochiku is back in business, bringing to the AFM a new slate that includes a brace of high-profile Samurai ...

Japanese major Shochiku will handle international sales of martial arts action film Ichi, directed by Fumihiko Sori and starring Haruka Ayase (Hero) as a female incarnation of the legendary blind ...

EXCLUSIVE: Shochiku has acquired Pan Nalin’s Last Film Show (Chhello Show) for Japan and has set a theatrical release on January 20. Last Film Show is among the 15 films shortlisted for International ...