News segments about the Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac press conference have been uploaded and we get to see the first clips from the movie!

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Press Conference 01-20-2010 [video 1 - 2 - 3 - 4]

EDITED: I’ve uploaded a new news segment and a longer version of the first news segment in better quality.

EDITED: One more news segment has been added and clips from the first segment with English subtitles.

Kenichi Matsuyama, Maki Horikita, Anton Yelchin, Hans Canosa and Yuya Tegoshi attended the Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Press Conference at hotel New Otani in Tokyo, i’ve added pictures to the gallery.

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I’ve added to the gallery the very first Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac poster that is being displayed in Japan.

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So, what do you guys think? You getting excited or what!?

Flyers for Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac have been released and i’ve added them in the gallery.

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15-year-old Japanese-American singer Kylee will provide her first movie theme song for the Hans Canosa film “Dareka ga Watashi ni Kiss wo Shita,” which stars Maki Horikita (21) and Kenichi Matsuyama (24). In addition to singing, Kylee is also making her acting debut in the film.

Kylee, who hails from Arizona, first gained fame in 2005 when she sang the national anthem at an NBA game. In 2008, she debuted in Japan with the single “VACANCY,” and in 2009 she became the youngest artist ever to perform at the Summer Sonic music festival.

Canosa saw Kylee perform last year when he visited Japan for the movie, and he is said to have noticed Kylee’s ability for acting as well. He immediately gave the singer a role as an underclassman at the international high school where the story takes place. Kylee’s song “Kimi ga Iru Kara” will be used as the film’s theme song, and another song by her will be used during the film. “Kimi ga Iru Kara” will go on sale as a single on March 24.

The movie, also known by the earlier working title “Nakushita Kioku,” is an adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s novel “Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac.” Horikita plays a high school student who loses part of her memory in an accident. In addition to Matsuyama, NEWS member Yuya Tegoshi (22) and American actor Anton Yelchin (20) have been cast. The film opens in theaters on March 27.

S-Woman.net have several articles about Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac including Information about the roadshow and an interview with Kenichi. I’ve added photos from the website including stills!

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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Official Website

Edited: The interview has been translated by our new translator Kaylee. Enjoy!

Interview:

1. Interviewer – Please, tell me why you decided to work on this film?
Ken’ichi – Well, I’ve never had the chance to work with a foreign director, so I thought it would be very interesting. Hans Canosa also directed Conversations With Other Woman (2005 film) and used never before seen techniques. I want to be significant and able to do things in a new way. We’re also interested in whether how this is directed will work and I wanted to be helpful and adjust.

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The official website for Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac has been opened and we can finally see the first trailer!! It’s amazing! I can’t wait to see the movie.

MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Trailer 12-18-2009 [video 1 - 2 (English Subtitles)]

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EDITED: The trailer has been uploaded again with English subtitles.

Japanese studio Toei has pre-sold US-Japan co-production Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac to Hong Kong distributor Golden Scene.

Directed by New York-based filmmaker Hans Canosa, the film revolves around a girl at an international school in Tokyo who loses four years of memory after an accident.

It stars Japan�s hottest heartthrob, Kenichi Matsuyama, and Maki Horikita who shot to stardom with her performance in blockbuster Always: Sunset On Third Street 2. US actor Anton Yelchin and Yuya Tegoshi, a member of J-pop group News, round out the cast.

Filmed in both the US and Japan, the film is a co-production between the director�s own production outfit, Canosa Productions, and a Japanese production committee. Around 40% of the dialogue is in English and the rest in Japanese.

Canosa was winner of the special jury prize at the Tokyo “International Film Festival” in 2005 for Conversations With Other Women.

Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac will be released into theatres March 27, 2010!

Last November, it was announced that Maki Horikita (21) and Kenichi Matsuyama (24) were co-starring in a movie tentatively called “Nakushita Kioku,” directed by American filmmaker Hans Canosa. On Sunday, a press conference was held to announce the film’s release window and official title.

The picture will be titled “Dareka ga Watashi ni Kiss wo Shita” and is slated for theatrical release in March 2010. Based on the novel “Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac” by American author Gabrielle Zevin, the story tells of a high school student (Horikita) who loses part of her memory in an accident.

Although the movie is in Japanese, Horikita’s character attends an international school, so about 40% of her lines are in English. She commented that she was surprised when she first saw the script, and she had a lot of trouble with the English lines. However, Canosa praised her, saying that she has the potential to become an international star.

NEWS member Yuya Tegoshi (21) and American actor Anton Yelchin (20) have also been cast in the movie.

Source: tokyograph.com