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Recent productions include "THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI" by Yoji Yamada, which was presented in competition at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival and was also nominated for the 76th Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film.
Founded in 1895 and starting off with Kabuki theaters, Shochiku now has established itself as a leading motion picture/theater producer, distributor, and exhibitor. Shochiku have produced Yasujiro OZU, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Keisuke KINOSHITA, Kenji MIZOGUCHI, Akira KUROSAWA, Nagisa OHSHIMA, Takeshi KITANO, and keeps on introducing many talented directors inside and outside of Japan.
Shochiku also acts in the Japanese film industry as an active independent distributor, and as for the exhibition side, Shochiku holds five theater lines, encompassing all of Japan. It holds its own video label and distribution system, and is involved in TV production.
In 2003, Shochiku focuses on Yasujiro Ozu's 100th anniversary of his birth, having special screenings and retrospectives around the world. |
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