'Lassie come home' to Shochiku?

[Taro Toporific]

Shochiku calls 'Lassie' home Variety.com / Fri, 21 May 2004 06:26:52 CDT
'Quill' producer takes on another four-legged starrer -- Shochiku has acquired Japanese rights to family drama "Lassie" from Classic Media.
See also: Done Deal, Scriptsales.com/ Jan 2004
Title: Lassie
Log Line: Set in 1938, a loyal collie travels over 1,000 miles from northern Scotland to Yorkshire to return to her young friend. The dog, having been sold to a wealthy Duke because the boy's father was out of work, runs away and braves starvation and treacherous conditions to follow the pull of her heart toward the family who loves her.
Writer: Charles Sturridge / Genre: Family / Logged: 1/23/04
More: Adaptation of Eric Knight's 1938 novel "Lassie Come Home." CBS and Classic Media own the character. Charles Sturridge will also direct.

[Mulboyne]

A while ago a mate of mine tried to tell me that there had been a Lassie film set in Japan but he didn't know the details
This sounded deeply unlikely and I certainly couldn't find anything in the files so I assumed he was wrong.
More recently, another film guy told me that it wasn't a Lassie film as such but a character from Lassie who was in a Japan film. He too couldn't recall a name.
Obviously we have some pretty dull conversations.

I suppose I should try and track this down and, since, this post has just reminded me so I thought I'd ask if anyone knows anything?

[Lupine smile]

John provost who played the young boy in the 1950's tv series of lassie starred in the movie Escapade in japan.

[Mulboyne]

Ta for that.

[Taro Toporific]

I suppose I should try and track this down and, since, this post has just reminded me so I thought I'd ask if anyone knows anything?

Hey, if you know anyone with a Variety.com site license or the official "Films in Production" database, I'd loooooove to know.

Shochiku calls 'Lassie' home Variety.com / Fri, 21 May 2004 06:26:52 CDT

[bejiita]

Hey, if you know anyone with a Variety.com site license or the official "Films in Production" database, I'd loooooove to know.

If you just need temporary access, you can get a free 14 day trial. The print edition is back in my office, which gives me access to the online version.

[Taro Toporific]

Hey, if you know anyone with a Variety.com site license or the official "Films in Production" database, I'd loooooove to know.

If you just need temporary access, you can get a free 14 day trial. .

Thanks! My kobun, Brian Bano (actor) has been trying to horn in on this production.

...Shochiku has acquired Japanese rights to family drama "Lassie" from Classic Media....
.... an adaptation of Eric Knight's 1940 novel,... Lassie ... sets out on a 500-mile journey to get back to her family.....
....in pre-production, will be directed by Charles Sturridge and produced by Francesca Berra and Selwyn Roberts.
Shochiku recently released "Quill," about a Labrador retriever who begins life as a seeing-eye dog.

[Mulboyne]

IMDBPro says nothing about this one. I know some people who were involved with Quill so if they have any leads, I'll pass them on.

"The Bang Devils" looks like it will be optioned along with the ones mentioned earlier Here

I doubt all this stuff will actually get made but there ought to be a bit more work around.

[Taro Toporific]

I"The Bang Devils" looks like it will be optioned along with the ones mentioned earlier Here

I gotta like the plot line of Bang Devils.

[Bang Devils] Book Description
If you commit a crime and nobody catches you -- is it really wrong?
For Chris Ryan and Jessica Romano, two Americans living in Japan, life is like a movie. Money comes easy when you're an "exotic" Westerner. Sex comes even easier. With every need instantly satisfied, the greatest worry is growing restless....So when a wealthy Japanese businessman, overcome with too much whiskey -- and too much Jessica -- boasts that he secretly keeps a fortune in cash in his home, Jessica enlists Chris and her boyfriend, Taro, to help her execute the perfect kidnapping.....

[Mulboyne]

Nice spot - and I've even read the damn book.

Actually, its not too bad. The author pays tribute to Elmore Leonard and that's the tone he wants. Mainly set in Osaka which makes a change.

As far as I recall, the characterTaro is 1/2 Japanese 1/2 Philippino. Or Brazilian (instead of Philippino).