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 2006/10 FILM "SILK" will be shown at Tokyo International Film Festival Yohei Taneda worked on as a Production Designer for Su-Chao PIN's Taiwan film called "SILK" in 2005 starring with Chang Chen and Yosuke Eguchi has shown at The Festival de Cannes. It'll be shown in "Wind from Asia" section at 19th Tokyo International Film Festival on the last day for the festival which is 29th of October, leading the release to the theater in Japan. Please come to see the film and the festival. For ticket, schedule and other details; Tokyo International Film Festival Official Website http://www.tiff-jp.net/ "SILK" Official Website (Chinese/English) http://www.silkthemovie.com/ 2006/07 LECTURE Special Lecture at NIKKATSU VISUAL ARTS ACADEMY Jun. 21st, Yohei Taneda lectured on production designs at NIKKATSU VISUAL ARTS ACADEMY. He talked about the meeting with films, traveling and location hunting, production designs and more. The records of his lecture is now on NIKKATSU VISUAL ARTS ACADEMY's official website below. Please go to see if you're interested in. NIKKATSU VISUAL ARTS ACADEMY Official Website http://www.nikkatsu.com/school/ FILM " HULA GIRLS" will be released from 23rd of Sep. in Japan A new film called "HULA GIRLS" that was informed it's shooting on this website in Feb., now it is ready to show people at theaters. It'll be showing from 23rd of Sep. in Japan. And also official website has been redesigned, you can see photos and trailors. Access: "HULA GIRLS" Official Website http://www.hula-girl.jp/ The coal town fades away as 40 years past, there are only few for help to recreate houses of coal town at that time in the film. All windows and doors in real houses changed to new old ones made by wood. Yohei Taneda said, "I want to connect somehow, the vision of coal town that has lost energy and the dream place called Hawaii." That becomes an idea to show people the Zuri mountain (coal debris) overlaps with Diamond head in Hawaii. (from "HULA GIRLS" ads leaflet)
TV PROGRAM Report Program, Nikkei Special "Cambrian Palace" Yohei Taneda designed this set of TV program called Nikkei Special "Cambrian Palace" will be started from Apr. 17th 2006, on every Monday 22:00〜22:54 (on every Thursday 21:00〜21:54 on BS JAPAN), on TV Tokyo (TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi and TVQ Kyusyu Broadcasting). "Now, Nippon has started moving to search the next change as the Cambrian period in 55,000 years ago. An hour-Talk Live to pick up the core of economy, having many different kinds of economic men to a palace and talk about wisdom we can learn to survive 'the Heisei Cambrian Period'". Main interviewer is Ryu Murakami who has high sense of economy and makes sharp observations as a writer. Sub interviewer is Eiko Koike who is represented all viewers and asks simple questions into a stiff talk. FILM "Heart, beating in the dark" that was presented as the opning film at International Film Festival Rotterdam is coming to a theater in Japan Yohei Taneda worked on this film, called "Heart, beating in the dark" as a Production Designer. It's coming to Shibuya Cine Amuse in late show from Apr. 8th 2006 which is Saturday. Everyday from 21:00 / Release sequentially in Japan "Heart, beating in the dark" was made in 1982 by Syunichi Nagasaki as the 8mm film. 80's was the starting point for film directors who now are famous, it's been considered as a monument of indie movie and now is reborn as the 35mm film with a new story at this time of 23 years passing. Starring Takashi Naito as Ringo and Shigeru Muroi as Inako, they also were starring in the old film 23 years ago. And Shouichi Honda, Noriko Eguchi as young couple Toru and Yuki. Deep repentance and pain of two couples who killed their own children is represented in this film. Shall go to a theater to watch Director Syunichi Nagasaki's masterpiece. "Heart, beating in the dark" Official Website http://www.yamiutsu.com CINE AMUSE http://www.cineamuse.co.jp MAGAZINE Japanese Fashion Magazine "SO-EN" May issue, Special Feature; SHINJUKU Century / Words of Production Designer Yohei Taneda / Visual History of SHINJUKU Nowdays, SHINJUKU/TOKYO are deeply interested in, from Hollywood and all over the world as you see "KILL BILL vol.1" and "LOST IN TRANSLATION" made a worldwide hit. And also many Japanese films which as "Den-en ni shisu" "Sailor-fuku to kikanju" "Hikaru onna"and "Sleepless Town" had described SHINJUKU as a special area. Yohei Taneda, who has designed in many ways of SHINJUKU as a Production Designer talks about visual history of SHINJUKU along with the themes; visual works on films such as "Swallowtail Butterfly" "Sleepless Town" and "KILL BILL vol.1" that he worked on, virtual city SHINJUKU and changes of SHINJUKU in May issue of "SO-EN" published from Bunka Publishing. 2006/02 FILM "HULA GIRLS" will be released in summer of 2006 (expected） The new film by Lee Sang IL who has directed "69 sixty nine", called "HULA GIRLS" is now under shooting in Iwaki City, Fukushima in Japan. Yohei Taneda takes a part in the film as a Production Designer. It's expected to be released in summer of 2006 in Japan! This film is based on a true story. About 40 years ago, when the time of closing a coal mine, it's a big crisis for working people there to keep living. There is a man who takes a notion to set up "Joban Hawaiian Center" (Currently, Spa Resort Hawaiians) in this town that holds a hot spring. Because at that time, Hawaii is a dream place for people living in Japan. Untrained amateur girls in coal town practiced hula hard, and finally it is brought to attention from all over the country. Starring with Etsushi Toyokawa as a workman in coal mine, Yasuko Matsuyuki as a dance teacher for girls, Yu Aoi as a hula girl in coal town and also Shizuyo Yamazaki (Nankai Candies) as a hula girl. Yohei Taneda recreates houses in coal town at that time, the stage for hula dancers and others. "HULA GIRLS" Official Website: http://www.hula-girl.jp/ MAGAZINE "Kinema Junpo" the end of March issue; Interview Production Designers by Yohei Taneda (tentative title) "Kinema Junpo" (Kinema Junpo, Co., Ltd.) from the end of March issue, Yohei Taneda interviews Production Designers regularly. "20th century had been a film century, where do future film and production design toward in 21st century?" On such a question from Yohei Taneda, Takeo Kimura, Yoshinaga Yokoo and other major production designers will be talk about. Shall see how it's going to be. BACKNUMBER 2007 2006 2005 2004 2005 YOHEI TANEDA AND YOHTA-DESIGN. ALL RIGHTS IN THIS SITE RESERVED. |
