Samurai Marathon US 2020

On 03/07/201927/10/2022 By Nill NewtIn CinemaLeave a comment

It’s official, Samurai Marathon will be released in US theaters in 2020. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Bernard Rose’s film.

“Samurai Marathon is such an engrossing, often moving film — there were times it was difficult to catch a breath,” Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go, said Tuesday in a statement. “Staying true to tradition while finding a place in the quickly modernizing and progressing world is a rather timely [theme], and we feel audiences in North America will connect to this story.”

Original article: Hollywood Reporter – Other sources: Bernard Rose

Asian Movie Pulse Interview

On 30/06/201927/10/2022 By Nill NewtIn CinemaLeave a comment

Asian Movie Pulse has just released an interview of Director Bernard Rose and actress Nana Komatsu. Rouven Linnarz from AMP attended the US Premiere of Samurai Marathon at the New York Asian Film Festival. Read the whole interview there: Interview with Bernard Rose and Nana Komatsu: Bernard likes real, raw responses.

Selected Excerpts

Bernard Rose on Nana Komatsu: Nana is such an amazing actress and she draws you in during her performance. She is very thoughtful and there is a lot going on behind her eyes. Additionally, she is very witty and funny. You might look at some of her works and think she is a bit flighty, but that is not the case. In fact she is very strong and that is what I wanted for that character.

Nana Komatsu on her role as Yuki Hime: Princess Yuki is a character who lives in a very closed, confined environment. But she has an interest in the Western world and she is really committed to what she likes. And it is not only that, she turns this into action. I was very drawn to that: this woman with this very strong feeling and passion. It was something that I haven’t done in the past, and so it felt really new to me. On top of that, working with a foreign director I thought would help me grow and would challenge me.

Asian Star in New York

On 30/06/201926/10/2022 By Nill NewtIn Awards, Cinema, PremieresLeave a comment

Director Bernard Rose and Nana Komatsu, his female lead in Samurai Marathon attended the movie’s US Premiere at the Film Lincoln Center in New York, on the evening of the 28th. The young actress received the Rising Asia Star Award, a special prize for Asian thespians who are deemed to have the potential for a successful international career. She was the first Japanese actress honoured by the festival since Fumi Nikaido in 2014.

The waiting

The Award

Yuki Hime

On 22/06/201928/05/2022 By Nill NewtIn CinemaLeave a comment

Nana Komatsu is Yuki Hime in Samurai Marathon, she is the rebellious daughter of feudal lord Katsuakira Itakura (Hiroki Hasegawa)

European Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Screenings on June 25 and 26, director Bernard Rose will attend both.

US Premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival on June 28. There will be a Q&A session with Bernard Rose and the actress who will be honoured with a Rising Star Award.

Stills released by director Bernard Rose

Japanese Woman in New York

On 16/06/201928/05/2022 By Nill NewtIn Cinema, PremieresLeave a comment

According to the Film at Lincoln Center bulletin, there will be a Q&A session with director Bernard Rose and actress Nana Komatsu for the US Premiere of Samurai Marathon on June 28. The movie will open the 2019 edition of the New York Asian Film Festival which means that she will go to the USA to receive her Rising Star Asia Award.

Friday Jun 28, 7:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
Director Bernard Rose and Komatsu Nana in attendance (Introduction and Q&A) Actress Komatsu Nana will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award (source: NYAFF)