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I came to Tokyo at twenty-three for a summer job at a Shibuya mini-theatre and the job never quite ended. Fifteen years of festivals later I still think the only review that counts is the one the room gives you: where the laugh lands, the moment three hundred people stop moving at once, whether anybody stays for the credits.

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Each story is a headline, a short excerpt, one still and a link to the outlet that did the reporting. We never republish the piece, and the still belongs to its studio or its photographer. A Korean trade paper appears in Korean, a French review in French. We point at the work; we do not put words in anyone's mouth.

— Daren Wise, Tokyo

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From the Web (FTW) #45: Rs 35 on a Rs 100 movie ticket: How producers calculate ‘net box office’ figures

October 11

We keep getting posters that say ‘100 crore worldwide’ etc., but what reaches the producers (i.e. recovery) is far less. This is a good explainer for those interested.

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