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Detroit Metal City (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – More Ken’ichi Matsuyama

blake — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:00:41 +0000

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Wednesday, March 11, 2008

Ken’ichi Matsuyama rocked Midnight Madness last year and is poised to take Frankfurt by storm at the upcoming Nippon Connection 2009 (Nippon Connection 2009 – Full Program Announced).

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

Image Source:
Official stills that were used in the original Japanese release of the film.

Related Links:
::: Official Site
::: IMDb Profile

Detroit Metal City (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Japanese Poster

blake — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:00:36 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

I’m surprised at the popularity of this film here at Cinema is Dope. Previous wallpaper I’ve posted from this film has been in the top 10 for months now (view here) with no signs of letting up. I’m glad now to post this great artwork from its Japanese poster for the surging cult status this film seems to be rolling up.

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

Image Source:
Official artwork that were used in the original Japanese poster for the film.

Related Links:
::: Official Site
::: IMDb Profile

L: Change the World (2008) – Movie Wallpaper – Ken’ichi Matsuyama

blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:00:46 +0000

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I remember talking to Shusuke Kaneko the day news broke that Hideo Nakata would be taking on this film. At the time it seemed hard to exactly fathom how they would approach the material but little doubt that as successful of hits as the Death Note films were that it was inevitable that there would be infinite numbers of knock off related feature films and anime. L: Change the World turned out to be one very strange action movie where it seemed the lifted the character of L into more of a routine save the world studio action film. It felt like a really strange fusion of James Bond and Death Note with a killer and hilarious final airplane sequence (more from Mark Schilling and Rodney Perkins).

I met Hideo Nakata at the recent NIFFF film festival. I mainly talked to him and his wife, as well as compared notes on the Nobuo Nakagawa (Lady Vampire was my favorite of his shown) retrospective going on as well as we all wanted to greatly see Adrift in Tokyo.

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

Image Source:
Official digital that was used in its original international release.

Related Links:
::: Official Site
::: IMDb Profile

Death Note: The Last Name (2006) – Movie Wallpaper – Ken’ichi Matsuyama & Tatsuya Fujiwara

blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:30:30 +0000

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Viz Pictures will be screening this film in the US in October (more info).

This sequel to the great cat and mouse thriller Death Note, was too uneven for my tastes (too much story and too little time to cram it all in nice and near seamlessly meshed), though I definitely dig that last act of the film where a great battle of wits ensue.

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

Image Source:
Official digital that was used in its original international release.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Death Note (2006) – Movie Wallpaper – Ken’ichi Matsuyama & Tatsuya Fujiwara

blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:00:14 +0000

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Viz Pictures will be screening the sequel to this film in the US in October (more info). Images and wallpaper for actor Ken’ichi Matsuyama remain one of the hottest items here at Cinema is Dope. I will be taking out some time today to post the remaining images I have from both Death Note films and L: Change the World. Be sure to also check out the images I posted earlier today of him in Detroit Metal City (view here).

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

Image Source:
Official stills that were used in the original International release of the film.

Related Links:
::: Official US Site
::: IMDb Profile