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Interview: Actor Denden – Uzumaki, Cold Fish, Himizu
“I found it really difficult. It was really hard because it was so real!” (Denden on filming Himizu)
Between 13 – 15 April 2012, actor Denden attended the Terracotta Far East Film Festival in London to promote the theatrical release of Himizu, a hard-hitting film by maverick film director Sion Sono (Love Exposure, Guilty of Romance) set soon after the 3/11 Japan earthquake/tsunami in which Denden plays a brute money lender, a character-type he is best known for to Western audiences. But in reality he is a very warm, funny, friendly man, which is a Read more…
NEO’s Profile Series Continues With Maverick Filmmaker Sion Sono
NEO magazine issue 99 on sale from 14th June 2012!
In the latest edition of NEO’s profile series, Diverse Japan’s creator and administrator, Spencer Lloyd Peet, focuses on controversial film director Sion Sono, best known for his films Cold Fish, Guilty of Romance, and his latest release, Himizu. Other exciting features in issue 99 include:
NEO MAGAZINE PREPARES for a sizzling summer as Manga’s hit series Spice and Wolf graces the Read more…