Uplink (Tokyo)
Adress: 37-18 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 140-0042
Tel: +81-3-6821-6821
Email: asai at uplink.co.jp / kuramochi at uplink.co.jp / info at uplink.co.jp
Contact: ASAI,Takashi / KURAMOCHI, Masaharu
www.uplink.co.jp
2 screens, 40 seats & 70 seats
Tech:35mm, 16mm, DVD
History: ASAI Takashi founded UPLINK CO, in 1987. It started out as a film distribution company, distributing films of the English director, Derek Jarman, in Japan. UPLINK has since co-produced 4 films of Derek Jarman until his death; “THE GARDEN,” “EDWARD II,” “WITTGENSTEIN,” and “BLUE.” UPLINK has also been focusing on art and independent films and has released films like; “GAS, FOOD, LODGING” by Allison Anders,” “THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLEN GOULD,” by Francois Girard, “GO FISH,” by Rose Troche, “NICO ICON,” by Susanne Ofteringer, “PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS,” by Sergei Bodrov, “GET ON THE BUS,” by Spike Lee, “THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE,” by Richard Gordon and Carma Hinton, “EXILE IN SARAJEVO” by Tahir Cambis and Alma Sahbaz, “? (Pi),” by Darren Arnofsky, “CONCEIVING ADA” by Lynn Hershman Leeson, “OSAMA” by Siddig Barmak, “MERCANO EL MARCIANO” by Juan Antin, “LIFE AND DEBT” by Stephanie Black, “THE CORPORATION” by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan, “PARADISE NOW” by Hany Abu-Assad, and the latest, “HER NAME IS SABINE” by Sandrine Bonnaire.
UPLINK has also been running a so-called micro electronic theater, UPLINK X, which shows digital video programs to an audience of 40 people. Furthermore, in 2005, we opened a new multipurpose place with a cafe & restaurant, bar, gallery, digital video theatre, and music live house. Now, UPLINK is one of the most independent, cutting edge film companies in Japan.
Organisational structure: Commercial company. No subsidy money, only box office and café.
Editorial Line:We are distribution and screening ourselves. 40% our distribution films, 60% Japanese independent films. Check website for list of films we distribute.
Regularity:non stop
Other stuff:Yes, music event, talk show, performance and more. 40seats theatre only screening, 70seats space diversity event space, morning afternoon screening, after evening we produce event everyday.
Publicity:flyer, web, twitter
Audience:
everybody,
Funding: bank loan.