1905 (一九〇五, Ichi Kyū Zero Go) was a Japanese film to be directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Shota Matsuda, and Atsuko Maeda.[2][3] Originally scheduled to be released in late 2013, on 25 February 2013, it was announced that production of the film had been cancelled before filming could start due to difficulties with Tony Leung's involvement exacerbated by the Senkaku Islands dispute and the bankruptcy of Prenom H on 20 February 2013.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
| 1905 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Starring | Tony Leung Chiu Wai Shota Matsuda Atsuko Maeda |
| Distributed by | Prenom H Shochiku |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | $10 million [1] |
Plot
editIn 1905, during the waning years of the Qing Dynasty, at a time when numerous Chinese revolutionaries traveled to Japan as students to study modernization, Yan Yunlong (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), a loan shark, travels to Japan to collect overdue debts from five men. Meanwhile, Tamotsu Kato (Shota Matsuda) is a member of Houkokukai, an ultra-nationalist group, who is also searching for the same five men.[1][2][3]
Cast
edit- Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Yan Yunlong
- Shota Matsuda as Tamotsu Kato
- Atsuko Maeda
Production
editPlans for the film were made in 2009. Although the film was a Japanese production, approximately 90% of dialogue was to be in Chinese. Filming was scheduled to start in November 2012, in various locations in Japan and Taiwan.[5] The film was scheduled to be released in Fall 2013.[2][10] During the filming process, the set in Taiwan was to recreate Yokohama as it appeared in 1905. The film was backed by Hong Kong-based film studio Sil-Metropole, and was to be co-distributed by Shochiku and Prenom H. The project was estimated to cost $10 million, and was Kurosawa's largest film to date.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kurosawa to direct Japan-China co-production starring Leung". Screen Daily. 11 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "Tony Leung, Matsuda Shota, and Maeda Atsuko to star in Kurosawa Kiyoshi's new movie '1905'". Tokyohive. 9 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Tony Leung to play loanshark in Japanese film debut with Atsuko Maeda, Shota Matsuda". Channel News Asia. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ 中堅映画会社のプレノン・アッシュが破産 尖閣問題の影響でトニー・レオンが出演見送り [Film company Prenom H goes bankrupt – Tony Leung's involvement cancelled due to Senkaku dispute]. MSN Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b 大 中 小 文字サイズ 前田敦子ら出演予定映画が製作中止に [Film featuring Atsuko Maeda to be cancelled]. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Japan: Daily Sports. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Atsuko Maeda's film canceled after studio goes bust due to Senkaku dispute". Japan Today. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. (26 February 2013). "Production Company Bankrupted by China-Japan Island Dispute Fallout". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (25 February 2013). "Japan's Prenom H files for bankruptcy". Variety. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Child, Ben (26 September 2012). "Chinese film pulled from Tokyo film festival over row with Japan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "From '2046' to '1905' – Tony Leung Making Japanese Debut With Crime Period Piece". The Film Stage. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (Shochiku)
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