To celebrate the release of River Phoenix's final film, "Dark Blood," we're holding a virtual photo shoot where you can take a photo with River.
2014.04.21
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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. / IMJ Co., Ltd.
-On display from Saturday, April 19th to Friday, May 9th at the Daikanyama T-Site Bookstore's second floor video section-
Culture Publishers, the film and music rights division of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CCC), will be releasing River Phoenix's posthumous work "Dark Blood" (http://www.dark-blood.com/) and IMJ Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as IMJ), a CCC Group company that handles digital marketing business. http://www.imjp.co.jp/) will be holding a virtual photo project using Microsoft Kinect (※), "Take a Photo with River Phoenix Campaign," at Daikanyama T-Site from Saturday, April 19th to Friday, May 9th.
*Microsoft Kinect is a device for Microsoft Windows provided by Microsoft. A system that allows intuitive operation through a "Natural User Interface (NUI)" that uses motion sensors to control the computer through body movements and voice, without the need for a controller.
The film "Dark Blood" stars River Phoenix, an actor who passed away at the young age of 23 but continues to captivate the world with his extraordinary talent.
On October 31, 1993, at the height of his popularity, he collapsed on the streets of Hollywood due to a drug overdose. The untimely death of this youth star who symbolized the era has brought great sadness and shock to people all over the world. Due to this tragedy, the film "Dark Blood," which was in the middle of filming, was deemed impossible to complete without the lead actor and was shelved for a long time, but the film's fate began to change again. Director Georges Sluizer, who fell seriously ill at the end of 2007 and was told he only had a short time left to live, decided to return to this project as his final work. The film was completed in 2012 after overcoming various obstacles, including issues with the rights to the film that the director himself had carefully kept and the need to recreate unfilmed scenes. In 2013, the 20th anniversary of River's death, the film was met with acclaim at the Berlin International Film Festival and other film festivals around the world, once again impressing modern audiences with River's unique presence.
Overview of the "Take a Photo with River Phoenix Campaign"
Venue: Daikanyama T-Site (https://tsite.jp/daikanyama/)
Period: Saturday, April 19th to Friday, May 9th, 2014
Contents: A panel exhibition will be held on the video floor, and River Phoenix-related works will also be on sale. You can take photos with River using the virtual photo booth set up at the venue.
[STORY]Desert region of the American West. The land, once seized by white people and subjected to repeated nuclear testing, is now an uninhabited wilderness stretching out as far as the eye can see, a place that feels like the end of the world. One night, Harry (Jonathan Pryce) and his wife Buffy (Judy Davis) are stranded after their car breaks down, and are guided by a small light to a cabin. There, a young man of Native American descent, Boy (River Phoenix), has been living alone, cutting off all ties with society, since his wife died of leukemia. Believing that the end of the world is near, he awakens his instinct to live at first sight of the beautiful Buffy, and Buffy is drawn to the Boy's mysterious and bewitching spiritual world. Meanwhile, Harry, who is very worldly, clashes with Boy at every opportunity. In the scorching heat, the relationship between the three gradually becomes more tense...
"Dark Blood" - April 26th (Sat) Eurospace and other cinemas nationwide
Directed by: Georges Sluizer
Starring: River Phoenix, Jonathan Pryce, Judy Davis
Provided by: Culture Publishers Distributed by: Magic Hour
(C) 2013 Sluizer Films BV
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To celebrate the release of River Phoenix's final film, "Dark Blood," we're holding a virtual photo shoot where you can take a photo with River.
Inquiries regarding this matter
CCC President's Office Public Relations TEL: 03-6800-4491 (Contact: Tada)
IMJ Brand Communication Unit TEL: 03-6415-4257 (Contact: Sakaba)
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