Cold Fish
Watch live or archived Q&As in Tokyo via UStream!
Do you UStream? UStream is a popular live streaming / social networking site in Japan, but not so frequently used in North America. The domestic Japanese Sushi Typhoon promotions team have been hard at work doing live-streaming of onstage Q&As from our “Sushi Typhoon Matsuri” in Tokyo, and have also been conducting wall-to-wall lobby interviews with filmmakers and assorted other people during the shows. All in Japanese, of course, but occasionally with a few exceptions or special foreigner guests. They’re well worth watching, at any rate, simply to experience the crazed, wild enthusiasm of the team on their home turf.
If you want to watch live UStream footage from Ginza’s Cine-Pathos, bookmark this link. For a catalog of archived UStream footage, check here.
The Tokyo portion of the Sushi Typhoon Matsuri lasts until August 19th, so there are only a few remaining events. US schedules are a bit difficult because of the time difference, these will all be archived for more convenient viewing.
Upcoming Tokyo Q&As include…
August 12, approx. 8:15 am Eastern time – YAKUZA WEAPON directors Yudai Yamaguchi and Tak Sakaguchi conduct a dream Q&A with master manga creator Go Nagai!
August 13, approx. 6:30 am Eastern time – after HELLDRIVER, Noboru Iguchi will host a preview of the upcoming omnibus film YAMAGAMI-KUN, directed by Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura and Jun Shiozaki, plus a preview of a song debut by actress Maki Mizui!
August 16, approx. 8:00 am Eastern time – ALIEN VS NINJA director Seiji Chiba discusses the film with action director Kensuke Sonomura & special makeup effects creator Soichiro Umezawa, plus other guests.
August 17, approx. 8:00 am Eastern time – ALIEN VS NINJA director Seiji Chiba joins J-horror director Yumeaki Hirayama for a discussion.
August 19, approx. 8:00 am Eastern time – a big blow-out for the final talk event in Tokyo! It’s an all-Sushi Typhoon assembly, with Seiji Chiba, Yudai Yamaguchi, Tak Sakaguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura, and even Karate-Robo Zaborgar himself!
Past events – archived here – include the following:
July 23 – opening day with all films & tons of guests
July 26 – HELLDRIVER director Yoshihiro Nishimura & actor Takumi Saitoh
July 29 – Zombie Day with HELLDRIVER actor Ken Kishi in full zombie makeup and host Yoshiki Takahashi
August 2 – BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL reunion with star Tak Sakaguchi, director Yudai Yamaguchi, and others
August 5 – DEADBALL director Yudai Yamaguchi, screenwriter Keita Tokaji and band Piano Zombie
August 9 – YAKUZA WEAPON is really going to be made into a game? Find out with director Yudai Yamaguchi
August 10 – YAKUZA WEAPON director Tak Sakaguchi takes on COLD FISH director Sion Sono
Incidentally, the Matsuri moves to Osaka on August 20th, so watch for more events coming soon, from western Japan!
Karate Robo Zaborgar News Noboru Iguchi Sion Sono Yakuza Weapon Yoshihiro Nishimura
COLD FISH opens this Friday!
Fresh off of its screening at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Sion Sono’s critically-acclaimed, Japanese box office smash finally comes to US theatres (courtesy of The Collective / Salient Media) starting this Friday, August 5th! Bloody Disgusting has the full details.
After the theatrical run, COLD FISH will come to DVD and iTunes starting 8/23, and to video-on-demand beginning 9/23.
Full theatrical screening details:
NY: August 5 – 12. 9pm evening shows, 1pm Sat & Sun. $1 sake shots during intermission!
-reRun Gastropub Theater, 147 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
LA: August 6 and 7. 10pm Sat, 6:30pm & 9:50pm on Sun.
-Cinefamily, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, 90036.
Austin: August 15 thru 18. Check local listings for show times.
-Alamo Drafthouse, 1120 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin TX 78704. (512)476-1320
Phoenix: August 19 thru 20. Check local listings for show times.
-The Royale, 108 W. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85201
Salem, MA: August 26 thru Sept. 1. Check local listings for show times.
-Cinema Salem, 1 East India Square, Salem MA 01970 (978)744-0660
Domestic trailer for COLD FISH!
Twitchfilm has the first look at the North American trailer for director Sion Sono’s acclaimed thriller COLD FISH! Coming to theatres, video-on-demand and home video in August and September, courtesy of The Collective and Bloody Disgusting! Check out the initial list of cinemas where you can see this intense film in its fully uncut, unrated, original language version.
Cool series of articles about Sushi Typhoon
A Finnish blogger living in Hokkaido has written extensively about us, and we’re very happy about it!
True crime facts! Interview with COLD FISH co-writer Yoshiki Takahashi
Surf over to Tokyo-based journalist, translator & screenwriter Jason Gray‘s blog here to find an excellent interview with our own Yoshiki Takahashi, co-writer of Sion Sono’s COLD FISH, as well as designer of all Sushi Typhoon posters and graphic materials, magazine editor, writer, film expert, title animation creator, and so much more. Yoshiki goes into detail about the genesis of COLD FISH, and how much the fictionalized story resembles the gory true crime that inspired it!
Sci-Fi Japan on COLD FISH
Website SciFi Japan takes a closer look at Sion Sono‘s COLD FISH, due to be released later this month in Japan and later this year in North America.
UK rights to COLD FISH purchased by Third Window Films!
Full news at Twitchfilm. Great news for fans of adventuresome cinema!
Two new COLD FISH reviews
From its London Film Festival screening, here are two reviews of Sion Sono’s COLD FISH.
Film Business Asia reviews MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD!
Derek Elley covers MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD, calling it “pretty girls doing awful things to ugly men,” which sounds like a rave to us! Be sure to check out his earlier reviews of COLD FISH and ALIEN VS NINJA, too. Thanks, Film Business Asia!