London-based sales agent Sc Films International has boarded “December,” a Japanese courtroom thriller from India’s Anshul Chauhan whose cast is led by Shogen, star of Brillante Mendoza’s “Gensan Punch.”
Sc Films International will handle international sales outside of Japan on “December,” Chauhan’s follow-up to notable family drama drama “Kontora” which scooped the Grand Prix Prize at the Tallin Black Nights Film Festival. The sales agent plans to launch “December” at May’s Cannes Marché du Film before submitting it to fall festivals, said Sc Films co-founder Simon Crowe.
The sales pact was clinched by Sc Films’ Fumie Suzuki Lancaster and “December” producer Yamashita Takahiro, also behind “Gensan Punch.” It builds on the companies’ partnership on “Gensan Punch” which sold to HBO for the world and scored the top Asian plaudit, the Kim Jiseok Award, at 2021’s Busan Intl. Film Festival.
“Kontora” proved a singular coming of age...
Sc Films International will handle international sales outside of Japan on “December,” Chauhan’s follow-up to notable family drama drama “Kontora” which scooped the Grand Prix Prize at the Tallin Black Nights Film Festival. The sales agent plans to launch “December” at May’s Cannes Marché du Film before submitting it to fall festivals, said Sc Films co-founder Simon Crowe.
The sales pact was clinched by Sc Films’ Fumie Suzuki Lancaster and “December” producer Yamashita Takahiro, also behind “Gensan Punch.” It builds on the companies’ partnership on “Gensan Punch” which sold to HBO for the world and scored the top Asian plaudit, the Kim Jiseok Award, at 2021’s Busan Intl. Film Festival.
“Kontora” proved a singular coming of age...
- 4/28/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Photo: ‘Gensan Punch’ Boxing and the Art of Overcoming Adversity A bit of a tangent, but for all of HBO Max’s virtues (and there are many), it’s not well-equipped for original programming that’s also subtitled. I watched Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’ a few weeks ago on HBO Max, and not only were the subtitles not turned on by default, but the subtitles themselves were — suboptimal. The movie itself was great, but the experience was hampered slightly, and the same can be said for ‘Gensan Punch’, a Filipino production. I’m not familiar with Brillante Mendoza, director of ‘Gensan Punch’, but apparently he’s one of the more prominent Filipino directors to hit the international circuit, being the first to win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. As such, Mendoza’s talent is not without precedent, and indeed, the strongest aspect of ‘Gensan Punch’ is its direction,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Brian Collins
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Following a recipe that looks much more like “Alpha: The Right to Kill” than “Mindanao”, Brillante Mendoza got inspiration from the biography of Naozumi Tsuchiyama, a Japanese boxer with a prosthetic leg who went to the Philippines to train in Gensan, a famous boxing quarter which has spawned worldwide stars such as the legendary Manny Pacquiao.
Gensan Punch is streaming on HBO Asia
The story starts with the aforementioned Nao failing to get a permit to become a professional boxer, since the Japanese Boxing Committee considers his prosthetic leg a safety hazard. Frustrated but resolved, Nao decides to leave for General Santos City in the Philippines, in order to train in the Gensan Punch gym and acquire the permit from a country that seems to be a bit more lenient towards his situation. While the gym looks like a dystopian setting, and the communication is somewhat difficult from the beginning,...
Gensan Punch is streaming on HBO Asia
The story starts with the aforementioned Nao failing to get a permit to become a professional boxer, since the Japanese Boxing Committee considers his prosthetic leg a safety hazard. Frustrated but resolved, Nao decides to leave for General Santos City in the Philippines, in order to train in the Gensan Punch gym and acquire the permit from a country that seems to be a bit more lenient towards his situation. While the gym looks like a dystopian setting, and the communication is somewhat difficult from the beginning,...
- 12/23/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Korean director Im Kwon-taek received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award from Bong Joon Ho.
In South Korea, the 26th Busan International Film Festival (Bff) opened tonight with a star-studded red carpet and veteran Korean director Im Kwon-taek receiving the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
Song Joong Ki, perhaps best known for his starring role in Netflix series Vincenzo, and Park So Dam, known for hers as ‘Jessica’ in Parasite, hosted the ceremony. They announced that director Bong Joon Ho was on hand to present Im with the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award “on behalf of all...
In South Korea, the 26th Busan International Film Festival (Bff) opened tonight with a star-studded red carpet and veteran Korean director Im Kwon-taek receiving the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
Song Joong Ki, perhaps best known for his starring role in Netflix series Vincenzo, and Park So Dam, known for hers as ‘Jessica’ in Parasite, hosted the ceremony. They announced that director Bong Joon Ho was on hand to present Im with the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award “on behalf of all...
- 10/6/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
From award-winning Cannes / Venice / Toronto selected director Brillante Mendoza, “Gensan Punch” is based on a true story and follows Nao Tsuyama, a disabled athlete who refuses to let his artificial leg hinder his dream to become a professional boxer. His remarkable journey takes him from Japan to the Philippines, and specifically the celebrated ‘Gensan’ quarter which has spawned worldwide stars such as the legendary Manny Pacquiao.
- 10/5/2021
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
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