New Commercial

Mio's new Vonage commercial is coming soon.

New Short

Mio is now in production of his new short film which he will be co-directing and acting. That should really help especially when the director and actor don't agree.

White on Rice official DVD release in Japan!

On March 25, 2011

３月２５日、映画「ホワイト･オン･ライス」のＤＶＤが日本でも発売になります！

Finally!

The drought is over.

Mio has just booked a principal role on a Heineken commercial for Europe.
He is grateful to his agent for not giving up on him.
Thanks, friends!

Matthew Libatique who is the DP of this commercial has been nominated for 2011 Academy Awards best cinematography in Black Swan.  

Happy 2011!

 Since there isn't much going on here right now, please visit Mio's Blog.


http://miotakadablog.blogspot.com/

More on WOR

Dear Friends,

We're proud to announce that WHITE ON RICE is now available to watch for free on HULU.  Anyone can watch the film (albeit with commercials), and those with Hulu Plus accounts can view it without advertising interruptions!

Click here to start watching on Hulu!  And be sure to leave a review while you're there!


We're also excited to announce a new Channel on Comcast On Demand:  Cinema Asian America.  "White on Rice" is part of the inaugural lineup!

For the month of December, "White on Rice" is available to all Comcast subscribers!  To view the film:

• Through their digital cable menu, viewers should click on the “On Demand” button, and then look under the “Movies” folder. In this will be a “Movie Collections” folder and inside of this viewers will find “Cinema Asian America” and will be able to access "White on Rice" and other great films!


Our friends at Comcast and Cinema Asian America also have two previews on YouTube:

Cinema Asian American promotion – 40 second spot

Cinema Asian American promotion – 7 minute spot

Thanks again for all your support!  Since our premiere in March 2009, the movie has had a great journey to theaters and now to homes everywhere!  Please continue to help other people discover "White on Rice" this Holiday season.

The White on Rice Team

Dear Friends and Fans of "White on Rice," We're proud to announce that "WHITE ON RICE" is now available to watch INSTANTLY online at Netflix! If you have a Netflix account, you can start watching the movie anytime you want on your computer, or if you have a streaming device for your TV, you can watch it there too! 

Here's the link:

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/White-on-Rice/70118358?strackid=4ed3a3d2a3fe985e_0_srl&strkid=171706940_0_0&trkid=438381#height1675

A film reading

I went to a reading of a very nice screenplay
I hope it will lead to something.






Please click to enlarge image.

New screenplay

Mio has been working on his new feature length screenplay.

He's almost done and it looks good!


Well, you guessed it.
It's been so slow for me lately, and that's why I've had plenty of time to write..    Mio

"People I've slept with" theatrical release dates

Playing dates of the film "People I've slept with"


New York: August 13, 2010
Clerview Chelsea
260 23 rd Street
1888 CLVW-TIX
Clerviewcinemas.com


Los Angeles August 27, 2010
Laemmle’s Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd
310478-3836
laemmle.com


San Francisco: September 03, 2010
Viz Cinema
1746 Post St.
415525-8600
newpeopleworld.com


San Jose
Camera 12 Cinemas
201s. Second St.
408998-3300
cameracinemas.com

THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH

 “The People I’ve Slept With” will theatrically released this September.
The film is directed by Quentin Lee, written by Koji Steven Sakai, starring Karin Anna Cheung (Better Luck Tomorrow), Wilson Cruz (My So Called Life) , Archie Kao (CSI) and Lynn Chen (Saving Face).

VIZ Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
Showtimes from Saturday, 9/4 – Thursday, 9/9

WHITE ON RICE picked up by WARNER BROS!

Dear Friends,

We have a very exciting announcement to make.

Thanks to our friends at Gravitas Ventures, "White on Rice" has been picked up by Warner Bros. for Cable VOD and Online distribution!  The film will debut on Pay Per View on June 1st of this year---just over 1 month away.

This will be a major national launch with the film being available in over 50 million US homes.  If you have Cable, with access to "Movies On Demand" or "Pay Per View," chances are you'll be able to watch White on Rice in the comfort of your living room.  It will be available in standard format as well as in HD!
Don't have cable?  Not a problem!  The movie will be available on iTunes and Amazon VOD for download starting on June 1st as well.
Over 100 cable, satellite, telco operators and online will be showing the film including these major ones:
 
Comcast
Time Warner Cable
Cox
Charter
Verizon
Cablevision
DIRECTV VOD
DISH NETWORK IPVOD
RCN
Insight
Mediacom
Bresnan
Suddenlink
Amazon VOD
iTunes

For those of you who haven't yet had a chance to see White on Rice, now it will be available everywhere!  New to the brave new world of VOD?  Here's a brief Q and A that will hopefully clear things up.  Feel free to write back with any questions you might have:

Uh...What is VOD?  It stands for "Video On Demand," and is basically a fancy word for "Pay Per View."  Most Cable providers allow you to watch movies for a small fee (usually between $3.99-$7.99 depending on your service).  For instructions on how to find the VOD function on your cable box, contact your local cable provider.

Mio in a New Feature Film

We have just completed a new feature film "ONE WISH", in which Mio Takada played a supporting role.
ONE WISH will be coming to theaters soon.

Coca Cola City of Angeles French Film Festival

American premiere of "Le Concert" on Friday, April 23, 8:30PM at Renoir Theater, Director's Guild in Los Angeles!

More review, "White on Rice"

By Atsunobu Ushizu on "I'll see you as Steven Seagal"(JAPAN)


-----And Mio Takada, who plays the role of father, was once a musician in New York, and maybe because of that, he has a kind of presence, which no acting could produce.
In other words, wonderful lassitude ooze out of him that represents years of his struggle accumulated inside of him.

Kevin's "The Rat Thing"

Kevin Keresey's "The Rat Thing" is going to London Independent Film Festival.
Knock them dead, Kevin!

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2010

April29-May 8, Don't miss "Clean-Up" Starring Mio Takada, written by Joseph Kamiya and Mio Takada, and directed by Joseph Kamiya.

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
PROGRAM57
"Clean-Up" and other short films
Wednesday, May 5, 8:00 P.M.
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro Street (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles

Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2010

If you are planning to come to this weekend's Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2010 Gala, Please say hello!

'Clean-Up" Official Screening /Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival‏

So here's your chance to check out our new short film "Clean-Up", starring Mio Takada.
"Clean-Up" was written by Joseph Kamiya snd Mio Takada

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
PROGRAM57
Wednesday, May 5, 8:00 P.M.
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro Street (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles

"Clean-Up" and the eight other shorts that were produced by Visual Communications' Armed With A Camera Fellowship -- along with two documentaries from UCLA's Center for Ethnocommuncations -- will be screening that night. A free afterparty at Chop Suey will follow at 9:30, with free Stella Artois for the first hour -- I don't know what a Stella Artois is, but you all deserve one for your hard work!

You can obtain tickets at Visual Communications' website: http://www.vconline.org (festival programs and ticketing will be online within a few weeks).

Slanted

Soon I'll be joining Andrea Lwin on her Web TV comedy "Slanted".
I haven't seen any script and I don't know what I'll be doing, but it looks like I'm definitely aboard now.

http://www.youtube.com/TheSlantedShow