Updated at 4:23 p.m., Thursday, September 27, 2007
Hawaii indie filmmaker premieres new work in Japan
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer
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Yamasato, a Kaua'i native, is best known for his award-winning "Blood of the Samurai" film, which won the Hawaii International Film Festival's Best Hawai'i-Made Film award in 2001.
He will be a presenter in the Creative Leadership Seminar tomorrow at the College of Image Arts and Sciences at Ritsumeikan University. He will discuss the reappropriation of the samurai image in Western media.
He also will participate in the Uzumasa Cinema Festival Saturday and Sunday in Kyoto. He will premiere two works at both events: "Blood of the Samurai 2" and a special edition episode of "Ninja Ex," both touted as the first locally produced martial-arts action film and television series.
Toei Kyoto Studio is one of the key sponsors of the sessions.
"I am a big fan of Toei Studios," said Yamasato, "so to be invited and have my work screen there is truly an incredible dream come true for me."
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