When in 2001 the inaugural season of D1 Grand Prix (D1GP), subtitled Professional Drift, started, it was, on the one hand, a major event for those fans who had witnessed the contests in the two previous years, but also the foundation of a way of racing which would slowly but surely take the world by storm. Considering its anniversary last year, there was enough reason to celebrate, but also to attract younger audiences, which is perhaps one of the factors that went into the idea of “Alive Hoon”, the first feature in which D1GP would be the backdrop about a story about personal growth. In other words, director Ten Shimoyama would direct a project which essentially wants to do the same thing Tony Scott’s “Days of Thunder” has done for NASCAR racing.
Alive Hoon is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
Even tough he has been a major talent at e-sports,...
Alive Hoon is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
Even tough he has been a major talent at e-sports,...
- 9/18/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Comedian Yuichi Kimura (48) is done filming his third project as a movie director, a comedy called Omurice (omelette rice). The film also marks Kimura’s first lead role as an actor, playing a man who finds himself experiencing a series of bizarre delusions.
Kimura’s previous directorial efforts include “Nisesatsu” in 2009 and “Wararaifu!!” in 2010, both of which premiered at the Yoshimoto Kogyo-organized Okinawa International Movie Festival.
“Omurice” will feature a cast of roughly 100 people, including about 70 comedians from Yoshimoto Kogyo. However, it also includes experienced actors such as Takanori Jinnai (52) and Yoko Minamino (43).
In the film, Kimura’s character goes out to buy ingredients to make omurice, but becomes involved in various bizarre scenes along the way. During these “delusion scenes”, he comes across many characters played by popular comedians in rapid succession, including Sanma Akashiya as a manga artist, Koji Higashino as a company president, Takashi Okamura as a part-time worker,...
Kimura’s previous directorial efforts include “Nisesatsu” in 2009 and “Wararaifu!!” in 2010, both of which premiered at the Yoshimoto Kogyo-organized Okinawa International Movie Festival.
“Omurice” will feature a cast of roughly 100 people, including about 70 comedians from Yoshimoto Kogyo. However, it also includes experienced actors such as Takanori Jinnai (52) and Yoko Minamino (43).
In the film, Kimura’s character goes out to buy ingredients to make omurice, but becomes involved in various bizarre scenes along the way. During these “delusion scenes”, he comes across many characters played by popular comedians in rapid succession, including Sanma Akashiya as a manga artist, Koji Higashino as a company president, Takashi Okamura as a part-time worker,...
- 2/21/2011
- Nippon Cinema
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