shikaku: Tadanobu ASANO, the busiest actor in the univerese?

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2004年08月09日

Tadanobu ASANO, the busiest actor in the univerese?

Well, let me explain 2 or 3 Things I Know About Him.

"Last Life in the Universe", Filmbrain mentioned ,is also now playing in Tokyo Shibuya CINE-AMUSE.
The main actor, Tadanobu ASANO, as you know, is very popular and important in Japanese cinema.

In fact, now in Tokyo, we can see him in 3 notable films on screen. It's incredible!
1, Last Life in the Universe, directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Official site[http://www.klockworx.com/chikyu/ ]
He recieved the Upstream Prize for Best Actor at 60th Venice Film Festival

2, The Taste of Tea (Cha no aji) , directed by Katsuhito ISHII
Official site[http://www.chanoaji.jp/ ]
trailer [http://www.chanoaji.jp/trailer/trailer.html ]
The film was the opening film in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2004 Cannes.

3, Living with father(Chichi to Kuraseba) , directed by Kazuo KUROKI
Official site[http://www.pal-ep.com/chichitokuraseba/chichitokuraseba-top.htm ]
trailer[http://www.pal-ep.com/chichitokuraseba/htm/yokoku-tokuhou.htm ]
review in English [http://www.asahi.com/english/vox/TKY200408070120.html ]
Cast: Rie MIYAZAWA as Heroine, Yoshio HARADA as Her father, and ASANO as the Man who loves Heroine

And then, another 3 films were completed already and will be released in Japan this autumn-winter.

4, Cafee Lumiele (Coffee Jikou) , directed by HOU Hsiao-hsien
Official English site [http://www.coffeejikou.com/index_e.html ]
The film is selected in competition, Venice this year.
released in Japan on September

5, Vital , directed by Shinya TSUKAMOTO
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417243/ ]
The film is selected in Venice Orizzonti this year.
released in Japan on December

6,SURVIVE STYLE 5+, directed by Gen SEKIGUCHI
Japanese site[http://ss5.goo.ne.jp/ ]
[http://2004.pardo.ch/pardo/film.do?id=79752 ]
The film is shown in Locarno 2004.

Moreover, latest films are shooting (or in production) , I've heard at least 3 films.

7, Nike no Kaze (Wind of Nike), *maybe completed
director Taro HYUGAJI (1st feature, He had worked with Kazuo KUROKI as A.D. )
Asano is playing main roll as a bereaved of a murder case caused by a boy.

8,Umoregi (buried wood) *shooting during this summer
director Kohei OGURI
Japanese site [http://www.oguri.info/products/umoregi/index.html ]
It seems that Asano is not main roll.

9,Rampo Jigoku (Rampo's Hell) *shooting from june, will be completed on March 2005
Omunibus including 4 shorts. All story are based on novels Edogawa Rampo.
*Kasei no unga(The canal of Mars), director: Suguru TAKEUCHI , main cast: Tadanobu ASANO
*Kagami Jigoku(Hell of Mirror), director: Akio JISSOJI , main cast: Masataka NARUMIYA, and ASANO as a Detective
*Imomushi(Green caterpillar), director: Hisayasu SATO, main cast: Ryuhei MATSUDA , and ASANO as a Detective
*Msushi(Worms),director: Atsushi KANEKO , main cast: Tadanobu ASANO
Japanese site [http://www.albatros-film.com/movie/rampo.html ]

about Tadanobu ASANO (Born in 1973)
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038355/ ] including Biography
His official site
Japanese [http://www.anore.co.jp/asano/ ]
English [http://www.asanotadanobu.com/ ]

(reference) interview with ASANO (on 6.24.2002, by midnighteye)
[http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/tadanobu_asano.shtml ]

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this is his peak now! has he had a "signature role" yet, one that he'll be remembered for the ages? certainly the highest-profile japanese actor in the west.

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