First US Screening of Takashi Yamazaki's SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO

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Yesterday, November 6th, I attended the American Film Market screening of SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO at the Criterion Theater in Santa Monica! As a long-time, hardcore YAMATO fan, I was extremely happy with the movie, which was subtitled in English. In a word, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO is spectacular! Takashi Yamazaki takes the original story into amazing new directions, and marries it with the best elements of the previous entries. But, if I went into detail, I would spoil too many surprises. Yamazaki does for YAMATO what J.J. Abrams did for STAR TREK!
 
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Well, it seems to be VERY GOOD.
Fans ouside of Japan will need to wait for the DVD release, which might come with subtitles.
 
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..there any other screenings in the US?

And thats good to hear. Guess we may get subs for the DVD afterall.
 
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Santa Monica? Damn, you should have gotten me in there. :sweat:
 
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This was screened at the American Film Market, which is only open to film industry people — the event is to screen films for prospective buyers. This screening was hosting by TBS Films, with Sedic International, who are handling the overseas sales for SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO. I did hear that they are talking about having a public "World Premiere" in the near future — perhaps in Hollywood — which I do hope materializes. Meanwhile, it appears that several American companies are interesting in picking the film up for North American distribution... So, cross your fingers!

The festival listing for YAMATO:
http://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/catalog/FilmDetail.php?id=10106
 
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Even if I knew film industry people, could I have gotten in there?
 
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Even if I knew film industry people, could I have gotten in there?

If you knew some, or how to hussle yourself into screenings through the Japanese exhibitors, probably.
 
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