The corporate history of the Japanese studio giant Nikkatsu is decidedly chequered with both extremes of the ethos of profit and loss, but its creative output holds a very special place in ...

The promotional flyer says it all: “This is not a remake — it’s a return!” Four decades ago, struggling movie studio Nikkatsu shifted its focus from action and gangster films to a form of soft ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Other directors for the “Roman Porno Reboot Project” are Akihiko Shiota, Kazuya Shiraishi and Isao Yukisada. All will be given the ...

Nikkatsu may not have Godzilla, but this 100-year-old Japanese studio has made everything from world-class masterpieces to erotica, all while nurturing some of the country’s biggest stars and ...

Index Holdings has sold a 7.11% share in group company Nikkatsu to Amusement Media Entertainment Group (AMG). Nikkatsu is here at the EFM selling Takashi Miike's Yatterman which had its world premiere ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s Nikkatsu studio is pitching “River” at the top of its TIFFCOM sales slate. The film – on which it shares rights with Third ...

Japanese studio Nikkatsu has sold Alien Vs Ninja to Revolver Entertainment for the UK and M Pictures for Thailand. Written and directed by Seiji Chiba, the special effects-laden film is set many ...

Five of Japan’s top directors — Sion Sono and Hideo Nakata among them — will make short features in the classic “Nikkatsu Roman Porno” format for theatrical release and TV broadcast, Nikkatsu has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Other directors for the “Roman Porno Reboot Project” are Akihiko Shiota, Kazuya Shiraishi and Isao Yukisada. All will be given the ...