Young Indie Filmmakers at Berlin
Kiyohara Yui and Yamanaka Yoko are two, young Japanese filmmakers who have made their international debut at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival with their independent movies.
Author: Ben Dimagmaliw
Duncan Jones’ *Mute* Might Have Been Set in Tokyo
In an interview with Deadline, Duncan Jones describes an early idea for his latest, Mute, to set the movie in Tokyo with Watanabe Ken in the leading role.
Furuta Wataru Interview Now Available
The first interview published in 2018 is with Furuta Wataru, an award-winning producer and director who I have known for many years. It was the desire to reintroduce to the world to filmmakers like Furuta which motivated me to begin Indievisual, therefore I am especially pleased to shine a light back on this successful producer and director who was just slightly ahead of the times.
Ogata Takaomi Interview now live.
Ogata-san is a filmmaker who intentionally makes movies which are not easy to watch, and therefore not tremendous box-office draws. This makes him by definition an independent director. Find out more about Ogata Takaomi in my interview.
Kitamura Ryuhei Returns
Action-horror maven, Kitamura Ryuhei, has a new horror movie world premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, with word breaking his next project, Doorman, has cast Katie Holmes and Jean Reno in the lead roles.