{"id":257780,"date":"2020-06-11T10:29:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=257780"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:29:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:29:10","slug":"uk-based-distributor-buys-intl-rights-of-brillante-mendozas-gensan-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/11\/uk-based-distributor-buys-intl-rights-of-brillante-mendozas-gensan-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"UK-based distributor buys int\u2019l rights of Brillante Mendoza\u2019s \u2018Gensan Punch\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B9G_A-JBpFx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brillante_mendoza\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Brillante Ma Mendoza<\/a> (@brillante_mendoza) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-02-28T11:37:22+00:00\">Feb 28, 2020 at 3:37am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SC Films International, a distributor based in United Kingdom, bought the international rights of award-winning Brillante Mendoza\u2019s newest film \u201cGensan Punch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a report by ScreenDaily, the film is co-produced by the Philippines\u2019 Center Stage Productions and Japan\u2019s Gentle Underground Monkeys.<\/p>\n<p>Mendoza has etched his name in the world of cinema both locally and internationally through his masterpieces like \u201cKinatay\u201d in 2009, \u201cThy Womb\u201d in 2012, and \u201cTirador\u201d in 2008; 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However, \u201cGensan Punch\u201d is his very first sports biopic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we are used to creating different films, this particular genre is quite new to me, something exciting,\u201d he was quoted as saying in the report.<\/p>\n<p>ScreenDaily also reportedly quoted Simon Crowe from SC Films International, saying, \u201cWe\u2019ve long admired Brillante\u2019s work from afar so it\u2019s great to be finally working with such a talented and acclaimed filmmaker. We\u2019re confident audiences around the world will respond as we have to the first footage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGensan Punch\u201d tells the true to life story of Naozumi Tsuchiyama, a Japanese professional boxer with an artificial leg. The film features scenes both in the Philippines and in Japan\u2019s Okinawa and Fukuoka as it follows Tsuchiyama\u2019s beginnings in Gensan (General Santos City) where Manny \u201cPacman\u201d Pacquiao, and other boxing aspirants are from.<\/p>\n<p>Tsuchiyama is played by Shogen who played roles in \u201cDeath Note\u201d and \u201cStreet Fighter: Assassin\u2019s Fist.\u201d Others who are part of the cast are Ronnie Lazaro, Beauty Gonzales, and Kaho Minami.<\/p>\n<p>The film is scheduled to wrap up next month.<\/p>\n<p>Takahiro Yamashita from Gentle Underground Monkeys said in the report that they are lucky that their shoots went well before the pandemic hit the production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; When in Okinawa&#8230; say NAO! 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