Over the past couple of years I've heard bits and pieces about a pink film musical to be directed by Imaoka Shinji, co-funded by Kokuei and German film distribution company Rapid Eye Movies as their first venture into production (R.E. is run by one of the nicest guys in the film industry, Stephan Holl).
Last year Alex Zahlten of Nippon Connection let it slip that legendary cinematographer Christopher Doyle was well up for the job and just waiting for everything to be sorted out. After many revisions of the screenplay (more like page-one rewrites), many of them translated by Dr. Alex, things are now settled and the shoot will go ahead later this month in Tokyo. Additionally, good friend Tom Mes of Midnight Eye had a hand in the draft that eventually became the shooting script.
Congratulations to everyone for getting this cinematic craziness off the ground!
Here's the mini-press release from Rapid Eye Movies:
Dear friends,
I am proud to announce that principal photography of
Kokuei/Rapideyemovies coproduction
UNDERWATER LOVE(working title)
starts June 25th till July 1st
in and nearby Tokyo.
The film marks rapideyemovies first venture into production
and Kokuei's more then 500th feature film in its 50(!) anniversary year.
Directed by Imaoka Shinji, shot by Christopher Doyle, Music by Stereo Total,
The film will be completed winter 2010.
I will keep you posted
With warm regards,
Stephan Holl
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