Facebook users and professional judges will choose! November's "Which do you want to watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" is now underway!

2012.11.01 Press Releases
TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd.

TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuo Nakanishi) will be holding its third installment "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" from November 1st, where Facebook users and professional judges will vote on recommended titles selected by TSUTAYA's video buyers.

"Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" is a project where two of TSUTAYA's handpicked video buyers present their recommended foreign and Japanese films each month based on a set theme. Professional judges evaluate the films, and Facebook users who watch the presentation videos vote to see which film they want to see. We are giving away 1,000 T-POINT to 10 Facebook users each month who have voted. The recommended works will be selected from those that the judges have not yet seen. After users watch the video buyers' presentations and vote on which film they want to see, a video announcing the judging results is released, followed by the publication of the judges' reviews.
The three professional judges are: Nameko Shinsan, who works as a manga artist and columnist; Shintaro Uchinuma, the representative of numabooks and a book coordinator and creative director; and Bourbonne, a drag performer and writer. The first competition in September was a battle of "sports-themed" movies, and the second competition in October, at the request of judge and columnist Nameko Shinsan, was a battle of "memory loss" movies. For the third installment, in November, the theme will be a "Movies featuring a bookstore" showdown, requested by judge Shintaro Uchinuma, book coordinator. The films to be presented will be the Japanese film "April Story" and the foreign film "Falling in Love."

[November's "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" Overview]

◆November's "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle"
A movie showdown featuring a bookstore: First presentation film 'April Story' vs. Second presentation film 'Falling in Love'

Voting period: November 1st (Thu), 2012 to November 20th (Tue), 00:00

◆ Voting Campaign
Ten people who "like" the TSUTAYA.com Facebook page and vote in the "TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" will be randomly selected each month to receive 1,000 T-POINT.

◆Judge Profiles
Nameko Shinsan (manga artist, columnist)
Born in Tokyo in 1974, raised in Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College, Department of Design, specializing in Graphic Design. She works as a manga artist and columnist. Her recent publications include "A Life of Protection from Misfortune and Good Fortune" (Shodensha), "Survival for Women" (Saizo), "Nameko Shinsan's Contemporary Sociology" (Gentosha), and "A Journey Through the Spiritual Path" (Kadokawa Bunko).

Shintaro Uchinuma (CEO of numabooks, book coordinator, creative director)
Born in 1980. Graduated from the Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University. His work primarily involves coordinating books sold in shops, but also includes producing bookstores and libraries, planning and creating book-related projects and works, consulting for bookstores and publishers, and producing e-books. In 2012, he received the "reddot award communication design 2012" for his production work on the reading accessories brand "BIBLIOPHILIC". In July, he opened a bookstore called "B&B" in Shimokitazawa in collaboration with Hakuhodo Kettle.

Bourbonne (cross-dressing performer, writer)
A drag performer/writer who is active as an MC at comedy shows and movie previews in clubs nationwide. She writes a film review column for the women's information website Cyzo Woman and also runs a gay mixed bar in Shinjuku 2-chome. She also appears on the CX quiz show "Brain Training Update! Smart Monkeys".

[About the 1st & 2nd "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle"]
◆September's "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle"
Sports-themed movie showdown: First presentation film "Hyakuhachi" vs. Second presentation film "Dodgeball"

◆October's "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle"
"Amnesia" Movie Showdown: First Presentation Film 'Dark City' VS Second Presentation Film 'I Want to Wear a Ring'

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Facebook users and professional judges will choose! November's "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" is now underway!

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