japanese amuse inc. 7 Projects Nominated for Hollywood Collaboration (Exclusive)

Japanese entertainment giant Amuse Inc. unveiled seven selected projects it will present to the Hollywood creative community for possible adaptation or co-production during an A-JAPAN content screening event this weekend. Projects include bestselling manga and YA novels, as well as successful film and television projects for remakes.

The inaugural A-Japan event was held in 2021 and featured industry panels and six Japanese IP contributors. According to Amuse, four of these projects were selected by North American partners and are currently under development.

A-Japan 2022 will be held online on Thursday at 11 am PDT. This year’s panel will feature Japanese author Hiroshi Sakurazaka, whose novel All You Need Is Kill is an adaptation of the Warner Bros. Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise; Yukiharu Marutomi, former editor-in-chief of Tokyo-based publisher Shueisha, who facilitated the Sakurazaka adaptation deal; As well as licensing executives from Akita Publishing, one of Japan’s largest manga publishers. Speakers should discuss tips and best practices for accessing Japan’s treasures of unadapted screen IP, manga, literature, and games.

“Through its global digital publishing and broadcasting infrastructure, Japanese intellectual property is more available than ever to fans around the world and has become a global phenomenon as the industry’s most popular entertainment content.” Says Yasu Kutami, vice president of Amuse Group USA. “But I think it’s still the tip of the iceberg. There are so many treasures hidden under the titles of famous anime and manga that you have seen and read. A-JAPAN 2022 is an event where we showcase excellent handpicked Japanese IPs and help international manufacturers discover distinctive made-in-Japan concepts for their projects. “I’m sure people will find this year’s seven IPs new, unique and adaptable in the US and other markets.”

A-JAPAN 2022 projects include:

Mango

Kokoku: Moment to Moment

A young girl discovers her family’s secret ability to stop time and enter a world called “stasis” when her brother and nephew are kidnapped. Now he and his dysfunctional family must survive against the backdrop of strange supernatural beings and a cult leader who decides to kill them.

Monster Development Department

An evil organization seeking world domination often battles superheroes and forces of good. Behind the scenes, its low-level employees battle their most formidable competitor: corporate bureaucracy.

Shakespeare seven

Amid fierce creative rivalries, interpersonal conflicts and intensifying religious persecution, William Shakespeare fights for a place at the top of London’s theatrical food chain, secretly collaborating with six people with unique abilities to create his famous works.

Affairs

sparks

A retired judge lives a peaceful life with his family, before a man convicted of murder moves into a neighborhood. Before his new neighbor wins the family over with his charm, evil incidents begin in the house, opening up the fragile family dynamic.

There is no such thing as simple work.

A 36-year-old woman who is tired of her demanding career asks her employment agent for jobs that require almost no reading, writing or thinking. The result is a series of increasingly strange works that show that what he seeks can go deeper than a single work.

Series

still life goes on

Fifteen years after the murder of a young girl, the killer’s sister and the victim’s brother begin a suspicious relationship, working together to find the killer that has just been revealed to the public.

movie

stolen identity

A man who accidentally leaves his phone in a taxi causes a horrific incident when a tech-savvy stalker picks it up and targets his girlfriend, who keeps it a secret.

A-Japan is a joint organization of Amuse USA and the Visual Industry Promotion Organization, an agency affiliated with the Japanese government that distributes Japanese content worldwide. Pre-registration is now open online. https://LP.amusegroupusa.com/Ajapan2022. The event will be available exclusively on the website on June 23 at 11 am PT and will be available until July 1.