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Few Japanese filmmakers have a cinematic style as distinct and refined as the late Nobuhiko Obayashi. Four years after his feature debut, the wild 1977 horror-comedy “House”, the director helmed the similarly bonkers yet not as widely recognised “School in the Crosshairs”. Loosely based on Taku Mayumura’s novel, “Psychic School Wars”, Obayashi’s second feature for Kadokawa Productions is a pacy and spirited slice of exaggerated high-school drama, with a dose of telekinesis thrown in for good measure.

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Yuka Mitamura (Hiroko Yakushimaru) is cute, popular, at the top of her class, and also just happens to be psychic. After stumbling upon her powers during an after-school incident, Yuka begins to wonder how she can use her abilities to help her rowdy classmates. However, things take a sinister turn when another young psychic, Michiru Takamizawa (Masami Hasegawa), joins Yuka’s school and uses her powers to lead a ruthless school patrol,...

Neo Tokyo (or "Labyrinth Tales") is a classic anime science fiction anthology adapted from the short stories written by Taku Mayumura.

The hour long film features three stories, each written and directed by different creators. The include:

1. Rintaro's "Labyrinth Labyrinthos," an exploration into the maze of a little girl's mind.

2. Yoshiaki Kawajiri's "Running Man," focusing on a deadly auto race.

3. Katsuhiro ?tomo's "Construction Cancellation Order," a cautionary tale about man's dependency on technology.

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It’s been a long time coming, but a trailer for Mamoru Hoshi’s Boku to Tsuma no 1778 no Monogatari has finally been released, nearly a full year after the project was first announced.

The film is based on the true story of science fiction writer Taku Mayumura whose wife died of colon cancer in 2002. After a doctor told him laughter can help the immune system, Mayumura began writing one story of at least 3 pages every day for his cancer-stricken wife. Although the initial prognosis was that she would only survive one year, she went on to live 5 good years with the help of the 1,778 total stories written by her husband for her over that time.

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi of Smap plays Sakutaro, a character modeled after Mayumura, and Yuko Takeuchi plays his wife Setsuko. The two last co-starred together 8 years ago in Akihiko Shiota’s “Yomigaeri”.

Source: Official website...