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Yamazaki Takashi on Godzilla: 'A global star' as 'Godzilla -0.0' tops 2.5 billion yen
The director, who also wrote the script and handled VFX, brought back King Ghidorah — the monster he fell for as a boy in Matsumoto
Godzilla Minus 0.0 Opens at No. 1 With 1.61 Million Tickets in Six Days
The 31st Japanese-made live-action Godzilla film took ¥2.5 billion in its first six days and topped the North American weekend chart, putting ¥10 billion within reach for the first time in the series.
Calligraphy Heads to UNESCO List, and China Objects
Japan's shodo is set for intangible heritage status at a committee meeting in China this month. Some there say brushes, ink and characters all came from China first.
DMM.com Launches GLEESTONE, Its Second In-House Anime Studio
The new creative studio will produce TV series, films and shorts, with DMM building production capacity it controls rather than commissioning it.
Godzilla Minus 0.0 Tops Weekend Box Office in Japan and US, a First for Japanese Film
The Toho kaiju film took the No. 1 spot in both countries on the same weekend, opening on 3,254 screens in North America and passing 1.61 million admissions at home in six days.
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