Future Film Ltd
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Future Film Ltd is a Finnish
-based home-video distribution company headquartered in Vaasa
. From early to late 1990s they were best known as the distributors of children's animation. Future Film's releases were dubbed occasionally by Golden Voice OY
(such as the wildly popular Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
) but most frequently they utilized the services of the infamous Agapio Racing Team
.
In recent years they have become prolific distributors of anime
. Their releases range from such titles as Love Hina
and School Rumble
, Fruits Basket
, Berserk, Ginga Densetsu Weed and so on. This move was possibly motivated by the popularity of the uncut DVD version of Nagareboshi Gin. Also possibly due to this move, their current anime releases feature subtitles rather than dubbing, which is actually the preferred standard for most television programs and theatrical films in Finland.
Additionally Future Film has been doing motion-picture home video releases since the early 1990s.
. The firm has an office in Helsinki
and a premiere movies warehouse in Vantaa
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
-based home-video distribution company headquartered in Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
. From early to late 1990s they were best known as the distributors of children's animation. Future Film's releases were dubbed occasionally by Golden Voice OY
Golden Voice OY
Golden Voice OY was a Finnish dubbing company that operated during the late 80s and dubbed several cartoons that were released on VHS. Their works have at various times been released by Octagon Invest, Sesam Video, Backlund & Co and Future Films...
(such as the wildly popular Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin Silver") is an adventure manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 bound volumes...
) but most frequently they utilized the services of the infamous Agapio Racing Team
Agapio Racing Team
Agapio Racing Team was an infamous Finnish dubbing company that dubbed a number of cartoons for VHS release and Finnish television on MTV3 and Nelonen. They also did regular dubbing of many cartoon releases by Future Films. The company became notorious for their lack of emotional content, even...
.
In recent years they have become prolific distributors of anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
. Their releases range from such titles as Love Hina
Love Hina
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from October 21, 1998 to October 31, 2001 and was published in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The series tells the story of Keitaro Urashima and his attempts to...
and School Rumble
School Rumble
is a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. Shōnen Magazine Special published a sequel, School Rumble Z,...
, Fruits Basket
Fruits Basket
, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, published by Hakusensha, from 1999 to 2006. The series was also adapted into a 26-episode anime series, directed by Akitaro...
, Berserk, Ginga Densetsu Weed and so on. This move was possibly motivated by the popularity of the uncut DVD version of Nagareboshi Gin. Also possibly due to this move, their current anime releases feature subtitles rather than dubbing, which is actually the preferred standard for most television programs and theatrical films in Finland.
Additionally Future Film has been doing motion-picture home video releases since the early 1990s.
Corporate affairs
The corporate headquarters and warehouse of Future Film are located in VaasaVaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
. The firm has an office in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
and a premiere movies warehouse in Vantaa
Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
.
External links
- Future Film website /
- English pages: