We apologize for all the changes to the world premiere of Takashi Miike’s YATTERMAN. We’re coordinating the event with four different groups, each of which has its own needs and so we’ve had to make some adjustments. But this here is the final word on all the events for Takashi Miike and Sho Sakurai while they’re in NYC for the YATTERMAN premiere.
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Friday, February 6, 2009
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Meet YATTERMAN Star…Sho Sakurai!!!!
2:45 PM, Friday, February 6 at the Nikkatsu Booth (#1315)
Star of YATTERMAN and Japan’s top pop star Sho Sakurai makes a rare personal appearance for his fans, many of whom have come from very far away to see him. Please note that Sakurai’s time will be limited and that his appearance is subject to change or cancellation for security reasons. (All photography and video recording of Sakurai is strictly prohibited, and he is unable to sign autographs at this time.)
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YATTERMAN/Nikkatsu Booth
Booth 1315 (Jacob Javits Center)
Get a glimpse of YATTERMAN all weekend long at the Nikkatsu booth on the New York Comic Con show floor. Additionally, on Friday, February 6, tickets for the World Premiere screening of Yatterman will be distributed free to fans beginning at 3:00 on Friday — ask a booth staff member for your ticket. (Ticket numbers are limited and do not guarantee movie admission.)
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YATTERMAN Panel
4:00 – 5:00 PM, Friday, February 6, IGN Theater (Jacob Javits Center)
Fans have been waiting for Takashi Miike to create a giant robot movie for years, and finally it’s here! Takashi Miike will premiere the first nine minutes of Yatterman for the first time anywhere in the world at NYCC’s Yatterman panel and then speak about the film and take questions from fans in a panel moderated by Subway Cinema.
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YATTERMAN Signing
4:00PM, Friday, February 6, IGN Theater (Jacob Javits Center)
Following the YATTERMAN panel, director Takashi Miike will be signing autographs for fans for a limited time. Sho Sakurai will not be signing autographs at NYCC.
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YATTERMAN World Premiere
8:00 PM, Friday, February 6
Directors Guild Theater (110 West 57th Street)
This is it! The first time the brand-new, live-action, Japanese feature film YATTERMAN is screened anywhere in the world, and New York Comic Con, Subway Cinema, and Nikkatsu are all thrilled to open this event to fans. Free tickets to the Yatterman premiere will be distributed to fans on Friday, February 6 at the Nikkatsu booth, starting at 3:00 pm. (Tickets will also be available via the Subway Cinema mailing list — sign up for Subway Cinema News at subwaycinema.com.) Takashi Miike and Sho Sakurai will both be present at this special event. Please note, though, that Sakurai’s appearance is subject to change or cancellation for security reasons. Tickets are subject to limited availability and access to the cinema is on a strictly first-come, first-served basis; arrive early to guarantee your seat. Note that no cameras or recording devices will be allowed inside the DGA Theater.
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(Also, please note: we want as many of you as possible to see YATTERMAN. While Comic Con attendees, and giveaway winners, will receive priority seating, we will be holding a certain number of tickets for the general public to be given away on a first-come-first-served basis right before the screening begins. So come on down! We can’t make any promises but you know us…we’ll do our best to get as many people as humanly possible into the film)
(Also, also please note: if you just want to show your support for Sho Sakurai and Takashi Miike, they will be walking the red carpet before the screening and there will be news crews from the US, Japan and China there to capture the fan reaction. So come on out, dress up like Yatter-wan and cheer!)
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Saturday, February 7
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From Gore to Westerns: An Incisive Afternoon with Director Takashi Miike
2pm, Saturday, February 7 at the Japan Society (333 East 47th Street)
Director Takashi Miike will be talking about his career and his films in this onstage conversation, moderated by Subway Cinema. He’ll be speaking Japanese, but we’ll have a translator working overtime for the English-only speakers. He’ll also be taking questions from the audience. This is a one-of-a-kind event, since Miike rarely does this kind of thing and tickets are going fast.
Tickets$11/$7 Japan Society members, seniors & students
(Get more info, and buy tickets)
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Ticket numbers are limited and do not guarantee movie admission.
So, I’m confused. Even if we get a ticket to the movie, it doesn’t mean we’ll actually get to see the movie?
I read that and found it to be very confusing as well. I also can’t figure out where to join the Subway Cinema Mailing List.
“While Comic Con attendees, and giveaway winners, will receive priority seating, we will be holding a certain number of tickets for the general public to be given away on a first-come-first-served basis right before the screening begins.”
There may be people who receive a ticket who can’t find a seat due to a mis-count of seats during the seating process. So we have to have a disclaimer that not everyone who gets a ticket will get a seat, just in case someone decides to break down in tears because we let them in and their friend can’t find a seat in the confusion.
We’ll do our best to get as many people in as possible. People who receive a ticket through a giveaway or a promotion will receive priority seating. People who receive a ticket in the first-come, first-serve line will probably get a seat but one or two may be miscounted and they won’t be able to find one. Hope that clears up your questions.
You can join the mailing list off the main Subway Cinema page, or go here:
http://subwaycinemanews.com/join-subway-cinema-news-mailing-list
Ohhhh, okay! I totally get it now – thanks~!
i joined the mailing list.
but how do i know whether i get the tickets or not?
Please explain that “Tickets will also be available via the Subway Cinema mailing list — sign up for Subway Cinema News at subwaycinema.com” means.
I already singed up mailing list, but I have not received any information to get the ticket. Please, please let me know it!!
Hi folks,
Sorry for the confusion. You’re reading the boilerplate language that was approved for use, so we can’t really change it too much. This press release and information first went out last week and that was the week we did the giveaway for the tickets off our mailing list. Unfortunately, if you signed up this week, there’s no more giveaway and you’re going to have to try your luck in the line on Friday night.
Our apologies for the confusion – we should have made that more clear.
By the way, just a note to folks who want to make sure they get in: there are lots of people coming to this screening. We have set aside a large number of tickets for people who get passes at Comic Con however we will be giving away more tickets than there are seats on the assumption that some people won’t show up. There may be a miscount in the theater. We may have someone we can’t turn away bring an extra guest. And we want to get as many people as possible into this screening.
To ensure you get into the screening, whether you have a ticket or not, I would arrive between 6:30 and 7pm. Seriously. It seems early, but we also just found out that one of the companies associated with this production invited a large number of people who will be joining the line and trying to get in too. So get there between 6:30 and 7 just to be safe.
We know it’s cold, but you can all sing songs to keep warm.
Thanks Grady!
I will try to get the theater between 6:30 and 7. Because of my health problem, I can not be the line for long hours. I felt relieved what I might get into the screening, whether I have a ticket or not.
Thank you again.
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me find the US Distributor for Yatterman or who I can contact to get this film to play at my film festival. Another Hole in the Head in San Francisco (July 8th – 22nd). Any information you have would be very helpful.
Thank You,
Eric Ringer