Update on Takahisa Zeze's SANCTUARY (MRS.), starring Asuka Kurosawa, Yôko Yamashita, Misaki (a.k.a.
The official website for Takahisa Zeze's Sanctuary (Mrs.) - a.k.a. "Sankuchuari" - is online, and there's a trailer for the movie on that site. (Note: "Mrs." was the original title of the movie in question; "Sanctuary" is its new title in English, and "Sankuchuari" is its new title in romanized Japanese.) On the website of production company Legend Pictures K.K. (K.K. Rejendo Pikuchâzu), there's a downloadable trailer for the movie that bears the onscreen title "Mrs.", but otherwise is the same as the one on the official website.
Sanctuary had its world première at the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in Korea on May 1st. Argo Pictures K.K. (Arugo Pikuchâzu K.K.) is scheduled to release it at the Euro Space (Yûro Supêsu) in Tokyo on October 7th.
The screenplay for Sanctuary was written by Zeze. The movie stars (listed order corresponds to poster order) Asuka Kurosawa, Yôko Yamashita, Misaki (a.k.a. Misaki Mori), Shirô Shimomoto, Bunmei Tobayama, Nobuhiro Takeda, Ken Mitsuishi, and Isamu Nagato. It was scored by Gorô Yasukawa.
For more information on Sanctuary, see ScreenAnarchy's third, second, and first articles on it.
Those who are interested in Sanctuary may also wish to read this ScreenAnarchy article on Zeze's Secret Journey (Yuda) - one of the four movies in the Eros Bancho (Erosu banchô) series, which was produced by Euro Space Y.K. (Y.K. Yûro Supêsu).
Sanctuary trailer (downloadable 2.8 MB RealMedia file)
Sanctuary official website
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary promo file (downloadable 1.7 MB PDF file)
GOMORRAHY.com: Sanctuary poster (128 KB JPEG)
GOMORRAHY.com: Sanctuary still #1 (64 KB JPEG)
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #2 (660 KB JPEG)
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #3 (736 KB JPEG)
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #4 (352 KB JPEG)
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #5 (see above left - 60 KB JPEG version)
JIFF: Sanctuary (w/ 4 stills)
Secret Journey trailer (English subtitled; downloadable 3.7 MB MOV file - viewer discretion is advised)
Secret Journey official subsite
Eleven Arts: Secret Journey sales agent page
