M-Appeal Acquires Titles by Oscar Winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Closes Deals for North America, Taiwan (EXCLUSIVE)

Berlin-based sales company M-Appeal will be handling eight films by Academy Award winner Ryûsuke Hamaguchi made between 2008-2016. The deal follows M-Appeal’s previous collaboration with Hamaguchi and producer Satoshi Takata, of NEOPA Inc., in 2021 on the film “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy,” which premiered in Berlinale Competition and won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. “Drive My Car” by Hamaguchi screened in Cannes Competition the same year, before winning Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. The deal includes “Passion,” Hamaguchi’s 2008 graduation film for the School of Film & New Media at Tokyo University of the Arts,… Read Full Article