Dear Friends,
Welcome to Happy Together Film & TV with our exciting world-premiering lineup at Cannes 2006!
We are thrilled to debut the very first two feature films from the newly launched label "JAPANESE BREAKTHROUGH FILMS" by BS-i and King Records: The Curse of Nobuhiro-san and Love on Sunday. Director Keisuke Toyoshima mixes the traditional Japanese ghost stories with Neo-Hitchcockian suspense to create a new brand of J-Break horror--a unique, dazzling approach that sets it apart from all other horrors! Love On Sunday, starting as 20 hit TV romantic love stories, has just been made into a big screen feature film now under the new label "Japanese Breakthrough Films."
As led by now-world-famous directors, Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge), Norio Tsuruta (Ringu 0), and many other masterminds of J-horrors, the TALES of TERROR anthology returns again with the all-new feature-length, The Haunted Apartments and 33 more brand new episodes. Veteran director, Akio Yoshida, brilliantly weaves multiple stories collected all over Japan into one seamlessly produced 93 minute feature film.
Spanning the globe in search of exotic and extraordinary horror films, we also are proud to present the distinctive selection of horror: 15th Door and The House of Horror. The Seagate award-winning 15th Door is the world's first film in the English language on the deadly power of Indian black magic with stunning heavy CGI. From over 900 scripts entered into the Pan-Latin America Script Competition, nine of the best-written horror stories were adapted to produce the exclusive The House of Horror.
Please contact Melanie, Brian, or me, Anthony, to schedule a meeting with two convenient dates and times for you to visit our booth or anywhere. Also, please visit our NEW website with an UPDATED list of titles and projects at www.happytogether.us.
I look forward to hearing from you very soon.
Best regards,
Anthony Hong TeJumson
President
Happy Together Film & TV
310-593-4722 Ex: 10 in the US
33 (0) 6 81 37 05 88 in Cannes
anthony@happytogether.us
Unveiled less than a month ago to promote the brightest creative talents in Japanese cinema today, J-Break Films has spotlighted two films to kick off their newly charged, aggressive campaign with great resources of stars and directors: The Curse of Nobuhiro-san and Love on Sunday. Come watch the first-ever J-Break Films!
The Curse of Nobuhiro-san
2006/Japan/89 minutes
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Keisuke Toyoshima
Cast: Rina Uchiyama
Veteran director Keisuke Toyoshima leads an all-star cast including the J-Break leading actress, Rina Uchiyama, into a horrific journey of the death of a young mother and her own daughter’s pending doom at the hands of Mr. Nobuhiro. The Curse of Nobuhiro-san takes the audience to the furthest heights of horror in this haunting tale of a love-struck ghost with an unquenchable thirst for death and his hapless victim.
CANNES SCREENINGS
May 18 (Thu) 14:00 The Curse of Nobuhiro-san Palais J
May 20 (Sat) 20:30 The Curse of Nobuhiro-san Palais J
Love on Sunday
2006/Japan/89 minutes
Genre: Drama
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast: Katami Mizuhashi
This adolescent journey of bittersweet love and heartbreaking friendship is highlighted. Love on Sunday centers on a young teenager’s search for love when her father’s job gets transferred to other city and she is forced to leave behind her closest friends. She must struggle with being away from the one she loves -- her childhood friend whom she has had a secret crush on for years…
BS-i and King Records hired the top directors and writers in Japan, like Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge) and Norio Tsuruta (Ringu 0), to produce literally thousands of ghost stories collected from all over Japan, which were compiled by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama into the anthology named Kaidan Shin Mimi Bukuro (translated as “tales of terror”). Having gained more popularity with the phenomenal success of its first season released worldwide (more than 20 territories sold including North America), Tales of Terror has again showcased the brand new slate:
The Haunted Apartments
2005/Japan/93 minutes
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Akio Yoshida
Cast: Mei Kurokawa
Director Akio Yoshida creates a frightening yet moving tale of an alcoholic, sexually abusive father and his victimized daughter--who just moved in as new tenants and must follow the lethal rules—or mercilessly suffer at the hands of its undead resident, the GIRL in the WALL. Be home by midnight, or consider yourself fatally warned!
CANNES SCREENING
May 18 (Thu) 9:30 The Haunted Apartments Riviera 3
Tales of Terror: Seasons 3 & 4
2004/Japan/80/85 minutes
Genre: Horror
Directors:
Akio Yoshida,
Keisuke Toyoshima, et al.
As a new season to its acclaimed first 1 & 2, these sensational shorts once again succeed in gripping its audience stricken with TERROR. The best creative genius of Tales of Terror truly captures the essence of FEAR by stunning you with haunting visuals as you grip your seat in spine-tingling anticipation in every single moment of all 33 episodes.
Tales of Terror: The Movie
2004/Japan/90 minutes
Genre: Horror
Directors:
Akio Yoshida, Keisuke Toyoshima, et al.
The gates to the spirit world have suddenly opened! Eight of the scariest stories from every corner of Japan are presented in the first feature under the Tales of Terror banner. These stories taken from live accounts tap into our primal fears, awakening our bad karmas. Watch as directors Akio Yoshida and Keisuke Toyoshima bring you to a new dimension of terror. Anticipation of fear is scarier than fear itself!
Spanning the globe in search of exceptional horror, we are proud to world-premiere two unique films. 15th Door – the Seagate Award winning film for graphic effects brings the world’s first film on Indian black magic to the screen with visually amazing heavy CGI! The 9 best scripts from every corner in Latin America are condensed into the Miedometrajes – Be 9 times more afraid after watching this first-ever Latin episodic horror film!
15th Door
2005/India/90 minutes
Genre: Horror
Director: Louis Wilson
15th Door, an award-winning film for its visually stunning and enchanting special effects, delves into the dark world of black magic! Can a cynical doctor return home to save his family? Or, will he too be trapped in the clutches of deadly black magic by the mad, obsessive temptress witch who puts a deadly curse on a boy by relentlessly poking a needle into the head of a voodoo doll of the boy. Watch as a vengeful, fanatical witch creates a world of death through her lunatic voodoo.
The House of Horror: Omnibus Collections
2006/Spanish/225 minutes (25 min x 9 episodes)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Directors: Gabriel Sagel, Steve Ackerman, et al.
The living and the dead breathe the same air in the house where your darkest fears become a reality throughout the entire 9 episodes. These nerve-shattering, psychological horror stories are based on nine-winning scripts that were chosen from thousands of entries from all over Latin America.
We urge you to contact us for specific availability of your territory. We will respond as soon as possible with detailed meeting schedules.
Thank you and see you soon!
Happy Together Contacts in Cannes:
Palais 01 26.06
phone: + 33 (0) 6 81 30 86 29
or + 33 (0) 6 81 37 05 88
Attending (click a name to email):
Anthony TeJumson (President, distribution/production)
Brian Manning (acquisition/development)
Melanie Jung (sales/acquisition)
Happy Together Film & TV
429 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 280
Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA
Phone: 310-593-4722 | Fax: 310-593-4857
Web: www.happytogether.us | Email: info@happytogether.us