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Cinema Epoch is a Los Angeles-based international sales, production and distribution company formed by distribution veteran Gregory Hatanaka.

Over the last 14 years, Hatanaka has overseen and/or been affiliated with the distribution of over 200 films including: John Woo's iconic film "The Killer" starring Chow Yun-Fat; The Coen Brothers' "Blood Simple"; "The Stranger," directed by the legendary Academy Award recipient Satyajit Ray; "South of Heaven, West of Hell" directed/starring Dwight Yoakum, Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, "My Favorite Season" starring the legendary Catherine Deneuve and directed by Andre Techine; "Blue Juice" starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ewan McGregor; the films of France's Claude Chabrol; the original "Fever Pitch" starring Colin Firth; "Too Tired To Die" starring Oscar winner Mira Sorvino; "Kiss & Tell" with Heather Graham, Rose McGowan and David Arquette; "Portraits Chinois" starring Helena Bonham-Carter; "Bad Manners" starring Oscar nominee David Strathairn; "A Little Bit of Soul" starring Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, "The Bridge" directed by Gerard Depardieu, "La Separation" starring Isabelle Huppert, Santosh Sivan's "The Terrorist," Abel Ferrara's "R'Xmas," and Leni Riefenstahl's classic "Olympia." Hatanaka also restored and distributed the martial arts milestone film "Master of the Flying Guillotine."

With a distribution slate that includes internationally acclaimed arthouse films, contemporary American films and edgy cult & midnight works, Cinema Epoch has been inspired by the great 1970s film distributors World Northal and New World Pictures, who distributed such classic arthouse works as Nicholas Roeg's 'Bad Timing,' 'Fitzcarraldo,' 'Cries and Whispers,' 'Quadrophenia,' and 'The Tin Drum' alongside such great grindhouse flicks such as 'Shogun Assassin,' 'Death Race 2000,' and the kung fu films of the legendary Shaw Brothers Film Studio.

 

Gregory Hatanaka, President
Eunseon Ha, Vice-President
T.L. Young, Marketing & Operations
Warren Hong, Marketing
Edwin A. Santos, Marketing Director
Marvin Cheng, Sales Consultant

 

 

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CINEMA EPOCH
10940 Wilshire Blvd.| 16th Floor | Los Angeles, CA 90024 | (310) 443-4244
email: info@cinemaepoch.com