"Confession Of Pain"march to Japan at Press Conf..

[nancix**]

傷城》進軍日本 金城武被讚有“沉默之美”
2007年07月05日 17:21:06 　來源：新華網

　http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2007-07/05/content_6333664.htm

新華網東京７月５日專電（記者孫巍）

　電影《傷城》７月正式進軍日本市場。導演劉偉強和主演金城武４日在東京舉行新聞發佈會，為影片大造聲勢。劉偉強在發佈會上盛讚金城武有“沉默之美”。

　 《傷城》的日文版將以《滿身是傷的男人》為片名，７月７日起在日本各地公映。４日晚，這部影片在以時尚著稱的東京六本木地區舉行了隆重的首映式，除金城武和劉偉強外，日本發行方還邀請到該片主題曲演唱者、日本音樂天后濱崎步出席。

　 發佈會上，金城武與劉偉強可謂“一半是海水，一半是火焰”。劉偉強上身只穿一件襯衫，而金城武的外衣像是皮衣。兩人回顧了《傷城》的拍攝花絮，引人發笑的故事讓發佈會現場充滿輕鬆的氣氛。

　 劉偉強盛讚了金城武的演技。他說，金城武有著“沉默之美”，與梁朝偉堪稱絕配，兩位亞洲巨星的聯袂出演，是《傷城》的最大看點。金城武則稱讚梁朝偉是一位了不起的演員，對劇本的理解能力和拍攝時的投入精神令人感動。金城武說，與梁朝偉配戲讓他感到安心。

　 憑藉《無間道》和《頭文字Ｄ》在日本出色的票房成績，劉偉強在日本電影市場有著異乎尋常的人氣和號召力，加上樑朝偉和金城武的“男人魅力”，日本發行方對《傷城》在日本的票房前景非常看好。
_________________
From Hongkong with Love

[reeve]

Thanks for posting the news, Nancix.


Translation:
5 July, Tokyo

"Confession of Pain" opens in Japan in July 2007. Director Andrew Lau and lead actor Takeshi Kaneshiro was in Tokyo on 4 July for its press conference. Talking about the film, Andrew Lau commented at the press conference that actor Takeshi Kaneshiro possesses "a brooding beauty".

CofP will open under the title of "Men With Many Wounds" in Japanese. Opening night will be on 7 July. ... (The article goes on to describe promotional activities for CofP in Japan, which besides Andrew Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro, also includes Ayumi Hamasaki, who sang a theme song for the film. This is followed by what the director and Takeshi wore to the press conference, relating snippets of funny production stories and creating a relaxed atmosphere at the event.)

Andrew Lau praised Takeshi for his performance, saying that because of his "brooding beauty", he and Tony Leung worked together remarkably well. The chemistry between the two top stars is the film's strongest selling point. Takeshi in turn said that Tony is a great actor, having a talent for both understanding the depth of scripts and character immersion in front of the camera that is awe inspiring. He worries less working with Tony. (Paraphrasing a little here... sorry)

Given the past successes of Infernal Affairs and Initial D in Japan, the reputation of Andrew Lau and the appeal of Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro, CofP is expected to perform well at the box office there.


Shorter English article here: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/06/content_6336161.htm
_________________