Masaya Ozaki is a well-rounded scriptwriter. His first writing credit dates back to 1995. However, it is in 2010 that he added director to his skillset. His first work as a writer/director was “Randebû!”. “Her Sketchbook” is his second feature. His impressive background is perhaps why the film is well-written and has a nice pace.
“Her Sketchbook” is screening as part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Mami Konuma, twenty-something, works in a factory, is clumsy, seems to live in her own world, and – greatest sign of social inadequacy- she really likes mangas. After leaving her job at the factory, her worried father finds her a job as a video game tester. One day, as she is eating in the staircase, she overhears Yabe, who is part of the production team and needs a drawing to be revised. Without thinking too much, she becomes a Secret Revision Savior for the young man.
“Her Sketchbook” is screening as part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Mami Konuma, twenty-something, works in a factory, is clumsy, seems to live in her own world, and – greatest sign of social inadequacy- she really likes mangas. After leaving her job at the factory, her worried father finds her a job as a video game tester. One day, as she is eating in the staircase, she overhears Yabe, who is part of the production team and needs a drawing to be revised. Without thinking too much, she becomes a Secret Revision Savior for the young man.
- 2/9/2020
- by Oriana Virone
- AsianMoviePulse
Earlier today it was announced that Hiroshi Abe will be playing the lead role in a new movie titled “Tengoku Kara no Yell”, which was inspired by the late Okinawan altruist and mentor, Hikaru Nakasone. The film will be directed by former A.D. Chikato Kumazawa with a script by Masaya Ozaki (Kekkon Dekinai Otoko, Shiroi Haru).
Abe will play a man named Hikaru Oshiro who builds a music studio in the basement of his business in Motobu-cho, Okinawa to give local teens a place to practice for free—provided they’re respectful, empathetic to others, and do well in school. The real-life Nakasone continued mentoring youths right up until his death from cancer in November of 2009.
Abe’s co-stars include Mimura as Oshiro’s wife Michiko and 18-year-old Nanami Sakuraba as an aspiring singer and guitarist.
“Tengoku Kara no Yell” will be released in Japan sometime in 2011.
Source: Tokyograph...
Abe will play a man named Hikaru Oshiro who builds a music studio in the basement of his business in Motobu-cho, Okinawa to give local teens a place to practice for free—provided they’re respectful, empathetic to others, and do well in school. The real-life Nakasone continued mentoring youths right up until his death from cancer in November of 2009.
Abe’s co-stars include Mimura as Oshiro’s wife Michiko and 18-year-old Nanami Sakuraba as an aspiring singer and guitarist.
“Tengoku Kara no Yell” will be released in Japan sometime in 2011.
Source: Tokyograph...
- 10/20/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Cinema Today has posted a trailer for the upcoming film “Rendezvous!”, which marks the directorial debut of TV drama screenwriter Masaya Ozaki (Kekkon Dekinai Otoko, Shiroi Haru).
The film stars Misako Uno, female lead of the J-pop group Aaa, as an aspiring actress named Meguru who’s recently been losing self-confience. On her way to an audition, she picks up a stray cell phone that begins ringing nearby. The phone is owned by a young man named Yajima (played by Dustz drummer Naoki Kawano) who’s involved in some shady business dealings in Shibuya. Through Meguru’s conversations with Yajima, she gets drawn into a bizarre adventure as she learns more about him.
“Rendezvous!” will be released by Jolly Roger in Japan on May 15, 2010.
Source: YouTube...
The film stars Misako Uno, female lead of the J-pop group Aaa, as an aspiring actress named Meguru who’s recently been losing self-confience. On her way to an audition, she picks up a stray cell phone that begins ringing nearby. The phone is owned by a young man named Yajima (played by Dustz drummer Naoki Kawano) who’s involved in some shady business dealings in Shibuya. Through Meguru’s conversations with Yajima, she gets drawn into a bizarre adventure as she learns more about him.
“Rendezvous!” will be released by Jolly Roger in Japan on May 15, 2010.
Source: YouTube...
- 4/7/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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