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May 31, 2006
UMIZARU 2 & HIDEAKI ITO ARE EVERYWHERE

UMIZARU 2: TEST OF TRUST, the blockbuster sequel to the Japanese "TOP GUN for the Coast Guard" flick UMIZARU, is still rocking the box office in Japan. It's pulled in over US$40 million since its release in early May and it's predicted to be the second-highest grossing Japanese live action movie, after BAYSIDE SHAKEDOWN 2 (which scooped up US$156.5 million and is produced by the same folks). Star Hideaki Ito has been pressing the flesh and driving up ticket sales by meeting with fans in a whirlwind 4-city, 11 hour tour.
And it's not just in Japan. On Thursday, June 29th UMIZARU 2: TEST OF TRUST will make its International Premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival with stars Hideaki Ito (WHEN THE LAST SWORD IS DRAWN, PRINCESS BLADE) and Ryuta Sato (LORELEI) in attendance along with director Eiichiro Hasumi. We're pleased as punch so come on out and see the hit of the year from Japan before anyone else. Scuba divers, rescue missions, a sinking ship, celebrities...the only downside is that you may have the makers of POSEIDON sitting behind you in the audience and taking notes.
There're trailers for UMIZARU 2 here, and I recommend the 90 second spot as being particularly tasty.
May 31, 2006 at 12:38 PM in News, Trailers | Permalink
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Trailer displays an attractive production, looking very well made. Poster displays serious wounds sustained from a +10 Ugly Stick beating. The LIMIT OF LOVE typography reminds me vaguely of YOU GOT SERVED's classic poster. The concept here might work, in a hand painted form, but this is a Photoshop horrorshow of diabolical proportions. There is a van driving on the ocean. It didn't seem like that sort of movie in the trailer. Maybe the poster works better actual size.
Is TEST OF TRUST what they're calling it for export, and LIMIT OF LOVE is the, um, Japanese English title? Kind of like HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS was LOVERS?
Posted by: Rhythm-X | May 31, 2006 7:20:46 PM