U.s. Studios to remake films in japanese

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June 10, 2010

Concerned about the declining box office for Hollywood films at the Japanese box office, at least three studios, 20th Century Fox, Paramount and Warner Bros., are remaking some of their classic films with Japanese casts, the London Daily Telegraph reported today (Thursday). Paramount Japan marketing director Hisamichi Kinomoto said that the studio is remaking Ghost with Japanese actress Nanako Matsushima in the Demi Moore role and Korean actor Son Seung Heon in Patrick Swayze’s part. “If the essence of that story appeals to Japanese, we should use it to attract new audiences,” he said. The Telegraph observed that while foreign films accounted for 73 percent of the Japanese box office in 2002, they accounted for just 43 percent in 2009.

 

[bullets]

Well this is the reverse of what we been doing to them so it all works out. Hopefully we get a Japanese version of Gremlins

 

[Rac]

Eh, well, I'm not watching 'em...

 

[dark_b]

Well this is the reverse of what we been doing to them so it all works out. Hopefully we get a Japanese version of Gremlins

 

[GhostPoet]

Well this is the reverse of what we been doing to them so it all works out. Hopefully we get a Japanese version of Gremlins

Oh my gosh. I don't know who you are, but you are brilliant.

 

[Prison Mike]

How about a Japanese version of the miniseries Roots!

 

[GhostPoet]

hehe i'm going to get beaten for this one....I'd love to see an all Asian cast for the first three Star Wars films. (I know I know, never happen) :P

I'd like to see Jumper remade with an asian cast.

 

[Ghostvirus]

So if they remake Training Day, will Godzilla not have sh** on him?

 

[Figs]

I think this is pretty cool and interesting decision even though a lot of the GA will be saying WTF when they see a trailer for a remake of Ghost and the actors aren't white. It's funny because Hollywood has been sticking it to a number of minorities in regards to casting for roles they should play but ends up going to a white person for a long time now.

This is weird that they would do this all of a sudden.

 

[Wolfwood]

How about a Japanese version of the miniseries Roots!

This made me laugh harder then it should have

I think this is a pretty cool idea, I'd love to see Japanese takes on American movies. Like a Japanese Robocop!

 

[Mace Dolex]

Hopefully they remake Dragonball Evolution with a Japanese cast.

 

[Timstuff]

Hopefully they remake Dragonball Evolution with a Japanese cast.

That would be even funnier.

 

[Octoberist]

that Dragonball idea wouldn't be a bad idea haha.

 

[Jackasscoley15]

Hey, looks like we may get some second chances on the bad action movies we've made in the past decade. I say they remake Shoot 'em Up

 

[Kurosawa]

So if they remake Training Day, will Godzilla not have sh** on him?

No, but he will sh** on him.

 

[Matt]

Well, we're not in deep **** until we start getting American remakes of the Japanese remakes of American movies.

 

[SuperFerret]

I sincerely hope that Whoopi Goldberg is still in the Japanese Ghost.

 

[Homer J. Fong]

Well this is the reverse of what we been doing to them so it all works out. Hopefully we get a Japanese version of Gremlins

See, this I like. Someone should persuade Takashi Miike to do that.

 

[kaypain]

sources?

 

[SuperFerret]

I'll be honest, aside from the fact that I don't speak or understand Japanese, the Japanese aesthetic doesn't appeal to me all that much. Same goes for most foreign stuff.