NEWS

[Commercial Film]

ASAHI SUPER DRY, ‘CRANK UP’, the episode now shown on TV in Japan

When I got the offer about this commercial film, I was in Beijing and the director John Woo was in Los Angeles. So we talked by the phone to discuss. “To depict the color of beer I want to capture the evening in Thailand, in the image of glowing gold; I’d like you to build the set of a market to fit the atmosphere”; that was his request.

Though most Thai stalls are colored in blue or red, to reflect the evening sun I decided to defy the fact and build up a market in yellow shades, using transparent fabrics in yellow brown and yellow ocher for the stall awnings. Mauro Fiore, director of photography who flew there from Hollywood, arranged to let the rays of light seeping into these yellow shades, so as to get the color even more tender and warmer.

John Woo looked rather nervous, as he hadn’t filmed for quite long. “Telling you the truth, this is my first CM to direct,” he told me in whisper, “while I’ve filmed more than 40 movies…”

It means he appointed me as a production designer to work for his first commercial film –it’s such honor to me.———Yohei Taneda

ASAHI SUPER DRY, ‘CRANK UP’, the episode now shown on TV in Japan, depicts Masaharu Fukuyama, the leading character through the series, to reach the “crank up” (completion of filming) moment of an imaginary action film in the set of the market.

Filmed in Bangkok, Thailand, the CF was directed by a renowned film-maker John Woo, who first became famous in Hong Kong for his works like “A Better Tomorrow” series, followed by the huge success with “Face Off”, “M:I-2″, and “Red Cliff part1&part2″, films he made in response to the call from Hollywood.

You can enjoy the film on ASAHI MOVIE CHANNEL as well. John Woo is featured as himself, with his zeal performance. The commercial film is full of the enthusiasm and tension just like you would feel at the real filming set.


ASAHI SUPER DRY Commercial Film ; CRANK UP : 15secs / 30secs』
Directed by John Woo（Mu YuSen )
Featuring　Masahiro Fukuyama
©ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD.

 ASAHI MOVIE CHANNEL ASAHI SUPER DRY Commercial Film ; CRANK UP : 15secs

 ASAHI MOVIE CHANEL ASAHI SUPER DRY Commercial Film ; CRANK UP : 30secs

[Film]

Taiwaniese film “Warriors of the Rainbow ; Seediq Bale” will open in Japan on the 20th April

We have the image that Taiwan is the island with plenty of sunlight. but actually Taiwan is the island with high mountains and deep woods. In these mountains, I and Japanese art department built the Japanese town, Mushe and the Taiwanese aboriginal village Mahebo , where the Sediq people lived during the period that Japan ruled Taiwan in the beginning of 20 century. The task to create the world supporting the dram of the violent clash of two different cultures and religions took an enormous amount of time and energy. With the director and Taiwanese people we completed this task. I am very glad that this movie will be seen by Japanese people at last. ———Yohei Taneda

This Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow ; Seediq Bale” that Yohei Taneda worked on as Production Designer will be in theaters in Japan on the 20th April.

This film is an epic story of the indigenous tribes who fought off their Japanese oppressors in the early 1930s. with tragic result. The director Wei Te-sheng spent years planning and developing this project. The shooting was started in the autumn of 2009 and finished the autumn of 2010.He should have raised the funds sometimes during the shooting. Actors and actress come from the aboriginal people, actors from Japan, Taiwanese crew and crew from Japan, Hong Kong and Korea shared a sense of mission with the director who controlled everything. We can see the director’s great talent, passion and power on the screen in the theatre.

In Taiwan this movie broke box office record which the director himself made with his first full-length feature “Cape No.7″ and became Taiwanese people’s movie in 2011.
In Japan, we can see 2 volumes, part 1, The Flag of Sun and part 2, The Bridge of the Rainbow, that is, Taiwan original version. The movie is an excellent action entertainment with international high opinions. Please enjoy this movie in the theatre.


 “Warriors of the Rainbow ; Seediq Bale”
Director：Wei Te-sheng
Starring： Lin Ching-tai, Da-Ching, Masanobu Ando, Ma Zhi-xiang, Vivian Hsu, Yuichi Kimura and more
Central Motion Picture Corporation & ARS film production


 Warriors of the Rainbow ; Seediq Bale

[Publication]

FilmCraft : Production Design

The FilmCraft is a ground-breaking study of the art of filmmaking – the most collaborative and multidisciplinary of all the arts, each volume covers a different aspect of moviemaking. Latest title “FilmCraft : Production Design” written by Fionnuala Halligan has been published in the UK by Ilex Press and in the US by Focal Pres. Yohei Taneda offered to be interviewed with famed production designers, such as Ken Adam, Stuart Craig and Dante Ferretti. His illustrations, photos, miniatures and many other artworks for production design on the past are shown in the book.

 amazon UK “FilmCraft : Production Design”
 amazon US “FilmCraft : Production Design”

[Others]

Redesigned a wedding hall “Toyonoakari”, Nogikaikan

Yohei Taneda redesigned a wedding hall “ Toyonoakari” at a wedding center Nogikaikan, Tokyo in Japan.
It’s shown Meiji and Taisho period modernism to have Japanese taste with Art Deco style decoration. Four walls are presented four seasons, depicted Japanese typical trees and flowers dynamically and characteristically. You can feel Japanese spirit combined with Western learning in modern-day.

 “Toyonoakari” Nogikaikan, Tokyo JAPAN (Japanese only)

[Exhibition]

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” in Taiwan, is held in Taipei city

Yohei Tabeda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” was held in Kaohsiung City in 2012 and Songshan Cultural Park in Taipei city will be followed this time. It is Taiwanese version of “The Secret World of Arrietty and Yohei Taneda” exhibition that was held at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2010. After that, it went on a tour to Matsuyama city, Kobe city and Nagaoka city, more than 700,000 people had come and viewed. Yohei Taneda’s production designs from early works such as “Swallowtail Butterfly”, “Sleepless Town” and “KILL BILL Vol.1″ through the latest work “Man of Tai Chi” directed by Keanu Reeves, and also Arrietty’s Room, set up the world from the feature-length animated film “The Secret World of Arrietty” will be appeared.

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” in Taiwan
Schedule：27 Oct. 2012 – 17 Feb. 2013
Venue：Songshan Cultural Park, Taipei city

 Songshan Cultural Park

[Exhibition]

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “Petit Louvre” in Taiwan, is held in Taipei city

“Petit Louvre” exhibition at Ghibli Museum, Mitaka in 2008 and at Musee d’art Mercian KARUIZAWA in 2010 were well-received, and its Taiwanese version was held at Kaohsiung City in Jun. 2012. National Museum of History in Taipei City will be followed this time. It will be shown Yohei Taneda’s works besides production designs.

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “Petit Louvre” in Taiwan
Schedule：6 Oct. 2012 – 8 Jan. 2013
Venue：National Museum of History, Taipei City

 National Museum of History, Taipei City

[Film]

Chinese film “The Assassins” will open in China on Sep. 26th

Chinese film “The Assassins” that Yohei Taneda worked on as Production Designer will be in theaters in China on Sep. 26th, in Hong Kong and Singapore on Sep. 27th. This film is set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son. A brilliant director, Linshan Zhao who has been active in Commercial Film field directed this magnificent story.

 “The Assassins ; Tong que tai”
Director：Linshan Zhao
Starring： Yun-Fat Chow, Yifei Liu, Alec Su, Hiroshi Tamaki and more
Changchun Motion Picture Studio　Enlight Pictures　Le Vision Pictures

 Hong Kong trailer（YouTube）

[TV Program]

Renewal set for “The Cambrian Palace”

The first air in 2006 through Jun. 21st in 2012, Ryu Murakami had interviewed many Japanese economic leaders. They were invited to the set that is like illusionism of ruins, designed by Yohei Taneda. The renewal set will be shown on Jun. 28th. It’s drawn on the concept of future and a space with brilliant light.

 Nikkei Special “The Cambrian Palace” Official Website (Japanese only)
TV TOKYO Corporation’s Group, every Thu. 22:00〜22:54 in Japan

[Exhibition]

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” in Taiwan, is held in Kaohsiung city

Yohei Tabeda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” will be held at Kaohsiung City Arts Zone. This is the Taiwanese version of “The Secret World of Arrietty and Yohei Taneda” exhibition that was held at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2010. After that, it went on a tour to Matsuyama city, Kobe city and Nagaoka city, more than 700,000 people had come and viewed. This time, Yohei Taneda’s production designs from early works such as “Swallowtail Butterfly”, “Sleepless Town” and “KILL BILL Vol.1″ through the latest work “Man of Tai Chi” directed by Keanu Reeves, and also Arrietty’s Room, set up the world from the feature-length animated film “The Secret World of Arrietty” will be appeared.

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” in Taiwan
Schedule：23 June – 14 October, 2012
Venue：Kaohsiung City Arts Zone Pier-2, C1&C2

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “Petit Louvre” being held simultaneously at Pier-2, P2.
These exhibitions will be held at Taipei city in Oct. 2012.

 Kaohsiung City Arts Zone Pier-2, C1&C2 Yohei Taneda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS”

[Exhibition]

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “Petit Louvre” in Taiwan, is held in Kaohsiung city

“Petit Louvre” exhibition at Ghibli Museum, Mitaka in 2008 and at Musee d’art Mercian KARUIZAWA in 2010 were well-received, and this time, its Taiwanese version will be held at Kaohsiung City Arts Zone. It will be shown Yohei Taneda’s works besides production designs.

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “Petit Louvre” in Taiwan
Schedule：23 June – 16 September, 2012
Venue：Kaohsiung City Arts Zone Pier-2, P2

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” being held simultaneously at Pier-2, C1&C2.
These exhibitions will be held at Taipei city in Oct. 2012.

 Kaohsiung City Arts Zone Pier-2, P2 Yohei Taneda Exhibition “Petit Louvre”

[Graphic]

“A Ghost of a Chance” Blu-ray and DVD, Special Edition will be released on May. 25th 2012.

A film “A Ghost of a Chance” that Yohei Taneda worked on as a Production Designer, its Blu-ray and DVD as a set of 3 disks with special features will be released on May. 25th 2012. He also designed the package, too.

“A Ghost of a Chance”（Director：Kohki Mitani）
Blu-ray / DVD Special Edition
This title will be released on May. 25th 2012 in Japan. Pre-order available, please visit the websites below.

 Online shop ASMART, AMUSE：”A Ghost of a Chance” Blu-ray / DVD Special Edition (Japanese only)

 amazon：”A Ghost of a Chance” Blu-ray, Special Edition

 “A Ghost of a Chance” DVD, Special Edition

[Publication]

An essay “Sai・Bi・Fu” on the evening newspaper column, serials in 4 installments.

Yohei Taneda has been working as a Production Designer from Japan, on Chinese film and Taiwanese film since 2010. He put his thoughts about the experiences into an essay. This will be on the evening newspaper column “Sai・Bi・Fu” on every Wednesday, from Asahi Shimbun to serial in 4 installments in Japan.

All four-part series serialization.
The 1st installment; Mar. 7th, the 2nd installment; Mar. 14th, the 3rd installment; Mar. 21st and the 4th installment; Mar. 28th.
Asahi Shimbun asPara Club, Culture Club “Sai・Bi・Fu” (Japanese only)

You can read them for free to register as a member of asPara Club, Asahi Shimbun.
 Vol.4　Production Design goes to Taiwan again
 Vol.3　Production Design goes to Beijing
 Vol.2　Production Design goes to Nanjing
 Vol.1　Production Design goes to Taiwan

[Graphic]

A new opening title sequence for Nihon Eiga Senmon Channel

A new opening title sequence for the program on Nihon Eiga Senmon Channel (the program for Japanese films / Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting Corp.) of which Yohei Taneda handled the conceptual design will be on the air from Mar. 3rd..

　　This “Cine-port town” has a studio and many ships from foreign
　　countries come toward. There are both of the latest cinema complex
　　and good old drive-in-theater.
　　I wanted to create the cinema-town for adults who attracted cinema
　　in their past. I’d like to people who loved cinema, has loved cinema
　　always, to come to this town.　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yohei Taneda

Nihon Eiga Senmon Channel　Official Website
 http://www.nihon-eiga.com/tanedayohei/ (Japanese only)

[Publication]

Watashi ga kodomo dattakoro (when I was a child) 1!

The popular TV program called “Watashi ga kodomo dattakoro (When I was a child)” on NHK, has turned into a book and published from Poplar Publishing on Feb. 14th 2012 in Japan.

“Watashi ga kodomo dattakoro (when I was a child) 1!”
Publisher：Poplar Publishing
Price：1155 yen（tax included）
ISBN-10：4591127486
ISBN-13：978-4591127483

 Poplar Publishing：Watashi ga kodomo dattakoro 1! (Japanese only)

[Notification]

Agency in Japan changed.

Please note, agency in Japan has been changed.

PPM inc
Planning&Production Div. Producer
Miwa Ando

HILLSIDE TERRACE #D-23, 29-9, Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0033
TEL：+81-3-5728-0770   FAX：+81-3-5728-0776　MAIL：info@ppm-inc.co.jp


 CONTACT Agent (Japan)

[Graphic]

All You Need Is Love

Yohei Taneda created an illustration for the charity single CD
“All You Need Is Love” that will be released on Mar. 7th.
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takeshi Kobayashi took a pivotal role, launched a project ＜JAPAN UNITED with MUSIC＞ to support Japan Earthquick 2011.
30 artists approved the project and joined for free. They covered a song
“All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles and will make a donation all profits for foundations related with “children”.

“All You Need Is Love” ＜JAPAN UNITED with MUSIC＞
Official Website (Japanese Only)
 http://www.japan-united-with-music.jp/

[Film]

The Flowers of War ; Jing Ling Shi San Chai

 “The Flowers of War ; Jing Ling Shi San Chai”, on which Yohei Taneda worked as production designer, has been released all over China and has made fantastic success in box office. The film will begin showing in over 70 countries including USA.
The film has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 69th Golden Glove Awards.

 “The Flowers of War ; Jing Ling Shi San Chai”
Director : Zhang Yimou
Starring：Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Atsuro Watabe and more
New Pictures Film Company/China

“The Flowers of War ; Jing Ling Shi San Chai” official website  http://www.theflowersofwarthemovie.com/