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 GEN TAKAHASHI Director and writer / Producer Born in Tokyo in 1965, Gen Takahashi entered the world of film with a stint at Toei's Tokyo studio. An independent by nature, Gen is today one of the most prominent screenwriters in the Asian film world. His 1992 theatrical and film directorial debut, HEARTLESS, soon achieved enduring popularity as a cult favorite. He has been studying the international film industry since 1997, focusing on Hong Kong while expanding his network of contacts among film industry people in each country. Other theatrical and film works by Gen include YOUG BLOOD TYPHOON, Toppamono Taiyoden, LADY PLASTIC and Gin no Otoko, and the documentary Songshan Shaolin Temple, an original production filmed in collaboration with Songshan Shaolin Temple of China. Gen moved his operations completely out of Japan beginning in 2002, and he established the production company GRAND CAFE PICTURES in 2004. At the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, CHARON, the company's first production, won the Fantaland Grand Prix, which is the prize for the film that garnered the most support from the audience from among those shown. It was also highly evaluated at the international competition invitational during the International Film Festival of Mannheim-Heidelberg, and Deauville Asia Film Festival, and SPLIT Film Festival. Takahashi's latest 2005 release, CONFESSIONS OF A DOG, is also currently being prepared for entry in various film festivals around the world. An epic social drama running 3 hours 15 minutes, this film deals with the theme of actual crimes committed by Japanese police officers, one of the most taboo topics in Japan. The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, which has a history of 60 years, cooperated in the shooting of the film. A problematic work, it is eliciting controversy even before its release. Contact to GEN Takahashi GRAND CAFE PICTURES LTD. #307 ASTINA TOWER Higashi-Shinjuku, 2-18-5 Kabukicho,Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo JAPAN Zip code 160-0021  contact@grandcafepictures.comTEL +81 3 5155 1816 FAX +81 3 5155 1817 |
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