CHARON - Introduction

A film produced in Japan for a worldwide audience (2)

Gen Takahashi offers the following background to the project.

The Japanese movie industry today is a shoddy, mass-produced affair. Instead of serious actors, so-called "famous entertainers" -TV and media personalities of fleeting fame- are used to drive ticket sales. Japan's film culture has sadly been all but extinct for 40 years now. These days, what little capital is available for film production is jealously guarded by and for an aging circle of movie-industry insiders who have long since lost touch with the mood of contemporary film audiences. We want to return to the basics of good filmmaking, crafting movies with nothing but a camera and some solid acting. That's why our production company is named after the world's first movie theater, the Grand Cafe in Paris' Boulevard des Capuchines, which presented moving pictures to an audience for the first time on December 28, 1895.

Because we were determined from the outset to reach an international audience, we'e not bound by the need for fame in Japan. We are free to assemble a fresh cast and tell a love story that can connect with viewers in any country in the world.There will be no computer graphics and

no action scenes. Our approach is to go back to the basics of good filmmaking. Charon is pure human drama, constructed with a screenplay, acting, directing and camerawork. There will be no computer graphics and no action scenes. Our approach is to go back to the basics of good filmmaking. Charon is pure human drama, constructed with a screenplay, acting, directing and camerawork.

At the production and plotting stage, Grand Cafe Pictures decided to turn to Golden Network for distribution in Asia, focusing on Hong Kong and China. Golden Network is the powerhouse that launched the indie film Made in Hong Kong to worldwide acclaim.

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