Independent Tokusatsu Film "Fight!! Saberlcon 3" Trailer

 

A group of students at Osaka University of Arts had been filming tokusatsu short films featuring their original hero named Saberlcon. As their graduation work, they produced a 4-minute trailer for Tatakae!! Saberlcon 3  (Fight!! Saberlcon 3) later last year. Their efforts were rewarded, it was selected as one of the second best graduation works at the university. And it was also screened at the Kyoto Kaiju Film Festival Night 3 event along with the classic kaiju films such as The War of the Gargantuas (1966), The Return of Daimajin (1966), and Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1966) on December 28, 2013.

Star Wars: Episode VII Release Date Confirmed

 

With pre-production in full-swing, a confirmed release date of December 18, 2015, has been set for Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII.

“We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time needed to deliver a sensational picture," said Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

Toei Plans Big Screen "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiak"

 

 

In addition to promoting the March 2013 Dragon Ball Z anime movie, the big Toei talk out of international TV and entertainment trade show MIPCOM was that a theatrical CG animated Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiak is in the works. Toei Animation chairman Kozo Morishita is promising that movie that is a "top-level budget and will be delivered in S3D and CGI 3D."

Morishita  added that "in Japan, audiences are not yet fond of stereostropic films but it's crucial to provide a 3D version for territories like China."

New Clip Teases Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning

 

Tiger & Bunny and the anime's sponsored superhero cast are gearing up to hit Japanese cinemas on September 22, and Cinema Today posted a new preview that offers a short but sweet tease of the theatrical action to come in Tiger & Bunny - The Beginning.

Checkout the Teaser:

 September is going to be a big month for the heroic duo. A couple days prior to the film's release, Namco Bandai's Tiger & Bunny On Air Jack! game is set to hit PSP in Japan.

"Blood-C: The Last Dark" Extended Anime Film Preview

 

 

With Blood-C: The Last Dark in the middle of its Japanese theatrical run, distributor Shochiku has posted a good, long look at the movie, which sees vampire girl Saya team up with a group of revolutionary hackers to fight a powerful political figure and his oppressive government...

Saya and Anonymous vs Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara. 

Hatsune Miku 5th Anniversary Vocaloid Short Film Contest Announced

 

 The 7th Sapporo International Short Film Festival will be held on September 12-17 in Sapporo-city, Hokkaido. Sapporo is also known as the hometown of the most popular Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku, because Crypton Future Media, the company who created Miku, based in the city. To celebrate her fifth anniversary, the festival will hold a short film contest featuring Vocaloids named "CGM Award presented by SAPPORO Short Fest". "CGM" stands for "Consumer Generated Media". Of course they welcome film creators from all over the world! Please check the guideline if you are interested.

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［Title of the Award］
5th Anniversary of Hatsune Miku
"CGM Award" presented by SAPPORO Short Fest


Hatsune Miku, the symbol of CGM, is celebrating her 5th anniversary soon so we hold "CGM Award
presented by SAPPORO Short Fest" to highlight "DOGA-SHI" (video creators).
 All the submitted videos
and films are previewed by the selection committee and some works will be chosen for an official
Hatsune Miku programme of SAPPORO Short Fest 2012. Those videos and films will be screened
at the main theater and a winner of the CGM Grand Prix and two winners of CGM awards will be selected.

We are delighted to support the new movement and talents from Sapporo.

009 Re:Cyborg Anime Film Live-Action Promo

 

The official website for the 009 Re:Cyborg film has streamed a really cool live-action promotional video.

BLOOD-C The Last Dark Movie Web Trailer

 

The movie was earlier announced during the final episode of the anime series BLOOD-C, and the story will take place in Tokyo one year after the television series. Folks who are not residing in Japan will still get a chance to watch the movie, because it will be streamed with English subtitles via NicoNico Douga after it is released in theatres.

One Piece Film: Z (Teaser)

 

A teaser has been released for the upcoming latest One Piece Movie that is titled “One Piece Film Z” and scheduled to premier in Japanese theatres on 15 Dec 2012.