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Film director Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows film director Yoji Yamada. Film production company Shochiku Co. said on April 14, 2011, the production of his new movie ''Tokyo Kazoku'' (Tokyo Family) will be put off due to the March 11 quake and tsunami. Yamada said the situation after the disaster will be reflected in a rewritten script.

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Yoji Yamada to shoot film based on 'Tokyo Story'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada takes part in a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2010. The 79-year-old director, who will mark 50 years next year since his debut, said he will shoot a film ''Tokyo Kazoku (family)'' based on Yasujiro Ozu's masterpiece ''Tokyo Story,'' shifting the setting to the present day.

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Japanese-language film opens in S. Korea

South Koreans visit a theater in Seoul to watch a movie made in South Korea, featuring Japanese dialogue and actors. The movie opened to the public on Nov. 28 at theaters in South Korea as part of President Kim Dae Jung's gradual removal of a decades-old ban on imports of Japanese culture. The film, ''Kazoku (Family) Cinema,'' was directed by South Korean director Pak Cheor Su and produced with South Korean capital. It is based on a prize-winning Japanese-language novel by Miri Yuu, a permanent Korean resident of Japan.

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Film director Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows film director Yoji Yamada. Film production company Shochiku Co. said on April 14, 2011, the production of his new movie ''Tokyo Kazoku'' (Tokyo Family) will be put off due to the March 11 quake and tsunami. Yamada said the situation after the disaster will be reflected in a rewritten script. (Kyodo)

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Yoji Yamada to shoot film based on 'Tokyo Story'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada takes part in a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2010. The 79-year-old director, who will mark 50 years next year since his debut, said he will shoot a film ''Tokyo Kazoku (family)'' based on Yasujiro Ozu's masterpiece ''Tokyo Story,'' shifting the setting to the present day. (Kyodo)

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Movie Director Koreeda

Film director Hirokazu Koreeda speaks during a press conference at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 23, 2018. Koreeda won the Palme d'Or at the annual Cannes International Film Festival for his work "Manbiki Kazoku" ("Shoplifters"). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Movie Director Koreeda

Film director Hirokazu Koreeda shows off the Palme d'Or trophy during a press conference upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 23, 2018. Koreeda won the top prize at the annual Cannes International Film Festival for his work "Manbiki Kazoku" ("Shoplifters"). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese-language film opens in S. Korea

South Koreans visit a theater in Seoul to watch a movie made in South Korea, featuring Japanese dialogue and actors. The movie opened to the public on Nov. 28 at theaters in South Korea as part of President Kim Dae Jung's gradual removal of a decades-old ban on imports of Japanese culture. The film, ''Kazoku (Family) Cinema,'' was directed by South Korean director Pak Cheor Su and produced with South Korean capital. It is based on a prize-winning Japanese-language novel by Miri Yuu, a permanent Korean resident of Japan. ==Kyodo