Kiku and Isamu in Women Who Made Japanese Cinema Series at Japan National Film Archive 2/7
2023.2.7 – 3.26 Women Who Made Japanese Cinema [Part 1]: From the Silent Era to the 1960sOn Monday, Feb 7, Kiku to Isamu was the first film to screen at the National Film Archive of Japan, honoring Mizuki Yoko, the screenwriter of the film alongside the two stars, Takahashi Emiko and George Okunoyama.
Shooting with Emi and George at Setsubun, Fri, Feb 3.
First Shoot today on Kiku’s Legacy feature length documentary in Kita district, Tokyo, Japan with the 2 stars of the 1959 film, Kiku to Isamu. I’m working remotely and director/producer Deborah DeSnoo, a long time resident of Tokyo is working with the production company, BTS to shoot the footage we need for our trailer. Chicago-based […]
Shooting begins on Kiku’s Legacy Feb 3rd in Tokyo.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Production Begins on Documentary Feature Film Kiku’s Legacy in Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, February 2, 2023 (kikulegacy.com)On February 3, 2023, production will officially commence for the feature-length documentary film Kiku’s Legacy. The film is a historical examination of the making of the 1959 film “Kiku to Isamu,” […]
Karol Martesko-Fenster joins Kiku’s Legacy as Executive Producer
Producer Karol Martesko has join the Kiku’s Legacy team as Executive Producer. Karol Martesko-Fenster is an Austrian-born American entrepreneur and media industry innovator with broad motion picture, Internet, broadcast, publishing, and event backgrounds. He has produced over two dozen award-winning films and his career spans three decades including pioneering leadership in the American independent film […]
Chicago Producer Yuki Solomon visits the Kiku’s Legacy team in Tokyo for Setsubun
Yuki Solomon, founder of Coyote Sun Productions (CSP), a Chicago-based film production company, and former program director for NHK, visited the set of Kiku’s Legacy when we shot in Tokyo, Feb 3, 2023 at the start of Setsubun. Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan. The name literally means ‘seasonal division.’ Solomon currently works […]
We’ve found Takahashi Emi and George Okunoyama!
Deborah DeSnoo has located the star of Kiku to Isamu, Takahashi Emiko, now living in Kita City, Tokyo.We have began discussion with her about her participation in the documentary about the making of the film and the social landscape that brought the film into production. Emi is a professional singer who does concerts every year […]