Manga Movie 'Angel Sign' Release Date and Poster Art Revealed
Tokyo, Japan - Thursday, 29th August 2019.
Asian talent unite for the directorial debut of “City Hunter” creator! Five manga stories make it to the big screen in a live-action celebration of the SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA) Tokyo based manga production company North Star Pictures Inc., has announced the release date of the Tsukasa Hōjō helmed live action movie “Angel Sign”. The creator of the iconic manga series “City Hunter” will premier his live action directorial debut on Friday, November 15th 2019 at the United Cinema Toyosu, followed by a limited nationwide release.
An anthology film of interconnected stories based on five SMA award winning works from as far afield as Asia, South America and Europe, “Angel Sign” is a celebration of one of the world's biggest international manga competitions.
Each story, filmed on location around Asia will be helmed by a successful director from each country, bookended by an original “Prologue” and “Epilogue” written, storyboarded and directed by manga legend Tsukasa Hōjō.
Perhaps the most unique quality of this cinematic extravaganza is the soundtrack. Effectively a “silent movie”, the emotional voice of the film is in its imagery and music, making “Angel Sign” a truly international project that crosses language and culture. A fitting tribute to the source material and a worthy legacy for the SILENT MANGA AUDITION®!
LINKS: • https://angelsign.jp/ • http://www.nsp.tv/index_en.html • http://www.coamix.co.jp/en/ • https://www.manga-audition.com
Tsukasa Hōjō Debuting with his series 'Cat's Eye' in Weekly Shonen Jump, Tsukasa Hōjō burst onto the manga scene in 1981. Three years later, he created the hugely successful ‘City Hunter’, earning himself a legion of fans and a place in manga history. Building on the success of his beloved characters, Hojo then went onto create 'Angel Heart' in the early 2000's, and introduced his creations to a whole new generation.
SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Now in its 14th round, the SILENT MANGA AUDITION® is the worlds largest manga competition. Aimed at crossing language and cultural barriers with wordless storytelling, the contest has attracted over 3800 manga creators with some 6888 works from 108 countries, in its mission to find, foster and debut the careers of manga artists from every corner of the globe. With Monthly Comic Zenon presiding over the domestic version of the audition, the Japanese competition has proven a hotbed for creativity. Responsible for discovering young artists such as Trace: Recollections of a Forensic Researcher creator, Kei Koga, the power of silent manga is apparent. Now a major live-action drama starring Ryo Nishikido and developed by Fuji TV, the success of Trace continues to prove the endless possibilities for manga, in the development of art, drama and cinema.
North Stars Pictures Inc. Founded in 2004 by Nobuhiko Horie, Tsukasa Hōjō, Tetsuo Hara (Fist of the North Star), and Ryuji Tsugihara (Yoroshiku Mecha-Doc), North Stars Pictures Inc. is a multimedia production company based in Musashino-Shi, Tokyo, Japan (http://www.nsp.tv/ ).
