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Eleven Arts
Eleven Arts is a film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California. The company has Japanese executives and has "a largely Japanese lineup". It specializes in importing anime from Japan to the United States. Company history Eleven Arts was founded by Ko Mori in 1997. In 2008, Eleven Arts partnered with Funimation to distribute '' Love and Honor'' (2006) in the United States. It also sold ''Man, Woman and the Wall'' to TLA Releasing for distribution in the US and the UK. In 2009, Eleven Arts acquired distribution rights to ''Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl''. In 2012, the company partnered with Edlead to produce and distribute several films a year for international audiences. The company releases Japanese anime films on home video in the United States market, though it has struggled with sales due to the prevalence of illegal downloads. It also filed in 2013 a lawsuit against a DVD distributor for distributing inferior copies of anime films based on po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is an American home video and music company founded in 2002 as Retropolis Entertainment. Its video releases include previously released feature films, classic and contemporary television series, animation, live music, and comedy specials. Shout! Factory also owns and operates Shout! Studios, Westchester Films, Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, and Video Time Machine. History Retropolis Entertainment was founded in April 2002 by Bob Emmer, Garson Foos, and Richard Foos, three principals from Rhino Records, as the company was negotiating with the five majors for distribution. After selling Rhino to Warner Bros., the three set out to launch a new retro pop culture label. The company's first product was ''Red, White & Rock'', a joint release with PBS station WQED-TV that was produced with Warner Strategic Marketing. In August 2002, Retropolis acquired Biograph Records. Other early releases included blues and jazz CDs from the Biograph label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Highway
is a Japanese science fiction novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, published in 2010. A manga adaptation was serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Alive'' from March 2018 to February 2019, and an anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido premiered in August 2018. Plot Penguins suddenly appear in the town with no explanation. Aoyama finds that the penguin species is known to follow a singular path known as the "Penguin Highway," which leads to the woods. After the bully Suzuki ties Aoyama up to a vending machine, the Lady frees Aoyama and transforms a soda can into a penguin. At school Aoyama finds Uchida and his other classmate Hamamoto with a penguin named Penta on the rooftop. They bring Penta on the train, where it falls ill upon leaving the station. Penta stumbles out of the cage and transforms into a soda can. Aoyama then goes to a cafe to play chess with the Lady, where she mentions her trouble sleeping after reading about the Jabberwock. The power goes out, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Highway (film)
is a Japanese science fiction novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, published in 2010. A manga adaptation was serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Alive'' from March 2018 to February 2019, and an anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido premiered in August 2018. Plot Penguins suddenly appear in the town with no explanation. Aoyama finds that the penguin species is known to follow a singular path known as the "Penguin Highway," which leads to the woods. After the bully Suzuki ties Aoyama up to a vending machine, the Lady frees Aoyama and transforms a soda can into a penguin. At school Aoyama finds Uchida and his other classmate Hamamoto with a penguin named Penta on the rooftop. They bring Penta on the train, where it falls ill upon leaving the station. Penta stumbles out of the cage and transforms into a soda can. Aoyama then goes to a cafe to play chess with the Lady, where she mentions her trouble sleeping after reading about the Jabberwock. The power goes out, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Promised Flower Blooms
, officially abbreviated as , is a 2018 Japanese animated high fantasy drama film written and directed by Mari Okada and produced by P.A. Works. It features animation direction and character designs by Yuriko Ishii adapted from Akihiko Yoshida's original designs, and music composed by Kenji Kawai. ''Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'' tells the story of the titular Maquia, a young girl who is a member of a special race called the Iorph, mystical beings who can live for hundreds of years. While escaping war, she finds a lone surviving infant and decides to raise him as her son. The film is Okada's directorial debut and the first standalone feature-length, theatrically-released production of P.A. Works. It premiered in Japan by Showgate on February 24, 2018, and at the Glasgow Film Festival on March 4, 2018. It was released by Madman Entertainment on June 7, 2018. It was released by Anime Limited on June 27, 2018. It was released by Eleven Arts on July 20, 2018. The film's E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz And The Blue Bird
is a 2018 Japanese animated drama film directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, based on the ''Sound! Euphonium'' novel series written by Ayano Takeda and its eponymous anime television series adaptation by Yamada and Tatsuya Ishihara. Inspired in particular by the 2017 ''Sound! Euphonium'' novel ''Hibike! Yūfoniamu Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-bu, Haran no Dainigakushō Kōhen'', the film is a spin-off sequel to the television series, focusing on the friendship of Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki, two supporting characters introduced during the series' second season. It is intended as a standalone work that can be fully understood without prior knowledge of the series. The film focuses on the relationship between Mizore and Nozomi as they prepare for a concert with their high school's wind band; in parallel, it also depicts a fairy tale, from which the music piece worked on by the band is adapted, as a story within a story. Atsumi Tanezaki and Nao Tōyama, among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
Here is an adverb that means "in, on, or at this place". It may also refer to: Software * Here Technologies, a mapping company * Here WeGo (formerly Here Maps), a mobile app and map website by Here Television * Here TV (formerly "here!"), a TV network * "Here" (2019), first episode of ''Green Eggs and Ham'' (TV series) Music * ''Here'' (Adrian Belew album), 1994 * ''Here'' (Alicia Keys album), 2016 * ''Here'' (Cal Tjader album), 1979 * ''Here'' (Edward Sharpe album), 2012 * ''Here'' (Idina Menzel album), 2004 * ''Here'' (Merzbow album), 2008 * ''Here'' (Nicolay album), 2006 * ''Here'' (Leo Sayer album), 1979 * ''Here'' (Teenage Fanclub album), 2016 * "Here" (Alessia Cara song), 2015 * "Here" (The Grace song), 2008 * "Here" (Rascal Flatts song), 2008 * "Here" (1954 song), song with music by Harold Grant and lyrics by Dorcas Cochran * "Here (In Your Arms)", 2006 song by Hellogoodbye * "Here", a 1971 song by America from their eponymous debut album * "Here", a 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Under The Clouds
is a Japanese manga series by Karakara-Kemuri. The manga was serialized by Mag Garden on ''Monthly Comic Avarus'' magazine. The series has been adapted into an anime television series by Doga Kobo. The story follows Tenka Kumō, Soramaru Kumō and Chūtarō Kumō, three well-known samurai brothers who send criminals to the secluded prison Gokumonjo in the middle of Lake Biwa. However, the Kumō brothers soon learn how they are tied to the Orochi's vessel, a human host possessed by a demon serpent from ancient times, and how they are destined to destroy it once and for all. The anime has been licensed for North American release by Funimation. A sequel manga series entitled ''Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden'' (Donten ni Warau Gaiden) premiered in 2014 and ended on 2017. A prequel manga series titled ''Laughing in Limbo'' (Rengoku ni Warau) which is set 300 years before the original series premiered in 2014. An anime theatrical film trilogy adaptation of ''Laughing Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes Miss Modern
, also known as ''Smart-san'' or ''Mademoiselle Anne'', is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Waki Yamato. It was serialized by Kodansha in the magazine ''Shōjo Friend'' from 1975 to 1977. The title can be literally translated into English as ''Here Comes Miss Modern'', ''Here Comes Miss High-Collar'' ("haikara" being the Japanese version of "high collar"), or ''Fashionable Girl Passing By''. In 1977, it was awarded the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shojo. The series was later adapted as a 42-episode anime television series produced by Nippon Animation, which aired in Japan on TV Asahi in Tokyo and other local stations across the country from June 3, 1978, to March 31, 1979. The anime was later rebroadcast across Japan on the anime satellite television network Animax and on NHK satellite channel BS2. The manga was also adapted into three television drama specials and theatrical film. Two new anime films have been released, with the first film on 2017, and the second f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Numbers (website)
The Numbers is a film industry data website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The company also conducts research services and forecasts incomes of film projects. History The site was launched in 1997 by Bruce Nash. On March 21, 2020, the Numbers released a statement that because of movie theater closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, "We don’t expect much box office reporting in the short term" and did not report the usual daily box office estimates due to lack of box office data from film studios. See also * Box Office Mojo Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is ... * Lumiere References External links * ''The Numbers'' Bankability Index 1997 establishments in California Companies based in Beverly Hills, California Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naruto The Movie
is a 2004 Japanese animated action fantasy film based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime ''Naruto''. It was released in Japan on August 21, 2004. The film is set after episode 100. In the United States, the film aired on Cartoon Network on September 8, 2007. The ending song ''Home Sweet Home'' is performed by Yuki Isoya. The English adaptation replaced the song with Jeremy Sweet's "Never Give Up", due to licensing restrictions. The narrative focuses on the young Naruto Uzumaki and his ninja team as they work on a bodyguard mission to protect Princess Yukie Fujikaze who is posing as a film actress. An original video animation, Konoha Annual Sports Festival (木ノ葉運動会 ''Konoha Undōkai''), was included with the Japanese release of the film. The film grossed US$11.1 million in the box offices and received generally good response by critics for the focus on the scenario and animation despite the Yukie often being seen as the least interesting character presented. Plot Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daytime Drinking
''Daytime Drinking'' () is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Noh Young-seok. On July 20, 2009, Funimation announced that it had acquired a license to distribute this film in North America. Plot On a drunken night out with his friends, a broken-hearted young man is swayed into going to the countryside with them for a getaway. But when he gets there, he finds that not only have none of them showed up, but the tiny seaside town is shuttered - no shops are open, no tourists are around, the beach is freezing, and there’s no cell phone signal. Unable (and reluctant) to return to Seoul, he finds himself in the company of some very unusual locals and, subject to the rigid rules of Korean drinking culture, on an increasingly strange odyssey nursing a never-ending hangover. Ushering in a new era of independent filmmaking in South Korea, ''Daytime Drinking'' is a comedy in the spirit of '' Stranger Than Paradise'' and ''Sideways'', but with a distinctly Korean twist. Cast * Song Sam-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
