Altamira Pictures, Inc. is a Japanese

film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company that makes films. Today, studios are mostly financing and distribution entities. In addition, they may have their own studio facility or facilities; how ...

established by two producers, Shoji Masui and Yuji Ogata, two directors,

Masayuki Suo is a Japanese people, Japanese film director. He is best known for his two Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan Academy Prize-winning films, ''Sumo Do, Sumo Don't'' (1992) and ''Shall We Dance? (1996 film), Shall We Dance?'' (1996). Life and caree ...

and

Itsumichi Isomura is a Japanese film director. He won the award for Best Director at the 20th Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personne ...

. The studio produced independent films for small theater, and became smash hitter to create films such as "Water Boys", "Swing Girls" by collaborating with major film distributing company and television networks. The studio was a launching pad for new stars such as

Satoshi Tsumabuki is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was '' Waterboys'' for which he was nominated for the "Best Actor" award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the "Newcomer of the Year" prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanes ...

and

Hiroshi Tamaki is a Japanese actor and singer from Nagoya, Japan. When he was still in high school, he was discovered by a talent agent while out shopping with friends. He made his debut in the drama ''Am I Weird?'' (私ってへん？ ''Watashitte Hen?'') in ...

in '' Water Boys'',

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and

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in ''

Swing Girls is a Japanese 2004 teen comedy film directed and co-written by Shinobu Yaguchi. The plot follows a group of inept high school girls who form a big band. The cast includes Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya, Yuika Motokariya and Yukari ...

''. Altamira Music is its music arm which manages musicians such as

The Golden Cups are a Japanese pop and rock band, who were one of the top bands performing in the Group Sounds scene in the late 1960s. Career The band formed in November 1966 in Yokohama, and initially comprised locally born singer Tokimune "Dave" Hirao (Nove ...

Filmography

* '' Shall We Dance? ja:Shall we ダンス？'' (1996) * '' Close Your Eyes and Hold Me ja:目を閉じて抱いて'' (1996) * ''Takkyu Onsen ja:卓球温泉'' (1998) * ''

Give It All "Give It All" is a song by American rock music, rock band Rise Against. It was originally recorded for the 2004 compilation album ''Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1'', while a slightly altered version appeared on the band's third studio album ''Siren ...

ja:がんばっていきまっしょい'' (1998) * '' Water Boys ja:ウォーターボーイズ'' (2001) * ''Dodge GO! Go! ja:ドッジ GO! GO!'' (2002) * ''

Kenshi Hirokane is a Japanese manga artist from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. He graduated from Waseda University with a degree in law, then worked for Matsushita Electric for four years, before making his manga debut in 1974 with ''Kaze Kaoru''."Manga Snapshot: Big Co ...

Cinema Theatre Tasogare Ryuseigun Star Restaurant'' ja:弘兼憲史シネマ劇場黄昏流星群星のレストラン (2002) * ''Getting Off the Boat at Her Island ja:船を降りたら彼女の島'' (2003) * ''Gege ja:解夏'' (2004) * ''

ja:スウィングガールズ'' (2004) * ''The Golden Cups One More time ja:ザ・ゴールデン・カップスワンモアタイム'' (2004) * ''Takada Wataru Teki ja:タカダワタル的'' (2004) * ''Immortal man Enken vs

Budokan The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wres ...

ja:不滅の男　エンケン対日本武道館'' (2005) * ''

I Just Didn't Do It is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Ryo Kase, Asaka Seto and Kōji Yakusho. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Based on a t ...

ja:それでもボクはやってない'' (2007) * ''Kayokyoku dayo Jinsei ha wa:歌謡曲だよ、人生は'' (2007) * ''Takada Wataru Teki Zero ja:タカダワタル的ゼロ'' (2008) * ''

Happy Flight is a Japanese comedy film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi about pilots and flight attendants. All Nippon Airways (ANA) backed the creation of the film. The airline sponsored a giveaway of ''Happy Flight'' DVDs and other items to certain members of ANA ...

ja:ハッピーフライト'' (2008) * ''

Matataki is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Itsumichi Isomura. Plot Izumi (played by Keiko Kitagawa) loses her boyfriend Junichi Masaki Okada in a fatal motorcycle accident. As a result of the shock, she suffers recurring nightmares, depression and po ...

ja:瞬またたき'' (2010) * ''Dancing Chaplin ja:ダンシング・チャップリン'' (2011) * ''

A Terminal Trust is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Masayuki Suo and starring Tamiyo Kusakari, Kōji Yakusho, Tadanobu Asano and Takao Osawa. It is Suo's first fiction film since ''I Just Didn't Do It'' (2007). Cast * Tamiyo Kusakari as Ayano Orii * Kōji ...

ja:終の信託'' (2012) * '' Robo-G ja:ロボジー'' (2012) * ''Osu! Batayan ja:オース！バタヤン'' (2013) * ''

Lady Maiko is a 2014 Japanese musical comedy film written and directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Mone Kamishiraishi, Hiroki Hasegawa, and Sumiko Fuji. It screened in competition at the 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 16, 2014. It was releas ...

ja:舞妓はレディ'' (2014) * '' Okāsan no Ki ja:おかあさんの木'' (2015) * '' Children of Iron'' ja:鉄の子 (2016) * ''Producers ja:プロデューサーズ'' (2016) * ''Happy Wedding ja:ハッピーウエディング'' (2016) * '' Survival Family ja:サバイバルファミリー'' (2017) * ''Synchronizer ja:シンクロナイザー'' (2017) * ''Dance with me ja:ダンス・ウィズ・ミー'' (2019) * ''Talking the Pictures ja:カツベン！'' (2019)

References

External links

Interview of Shoji Masui by Tokyo University of the Arts
(13 June 2013) {{Authority control Japanese film studios Film production companies of Japan