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Khara Warns of Unauthorized Recording, ing of Final Evangelion Film
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Khara reported that footage from the film can be viewed online, and noted that the unauthorized recording of films in theaters is a crime in Japan, under the Act on Prevention of Unauthorized Recording of Films. The studio added that ing such footage to Facebook, and other services are also copyright violations. People who violate the unauthorized recording law and Japan's general Copyright Law face up to 10 years in prison, up to 10 million yen ($90,000) in fines, or both.
Khara said that it will prosecute violators to the full extent of the law. The studio added that charges have already being filed in a similar case that occurred in July 2018. Suspects were arrested or charged under the law for recording in theaters from 2014.
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo film in 2012. Evangelion: 3.0 opened on a Saturday. while Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 opened on a Monday.
The film has set a record for highest IMAX earnings on opening day in Japan, with the equivalent of US$740,000 in IMAX tickets. It has also set a record for the highest percentage of IMAX opening day gross for a local film in Japan, with IMAX ing for 10% of the film's opening day gross on only 1%-2% of the total screens.
The staff had delayed the film from January 23 to March 8, after careful consideration due to the new state of emergency extended to a total of 11 prefectures.
The film had an earlier scheduled to open in Japan on June 27, 2020.
The first three films in the tetralogy, screenings in Japan that opened on December 4, 11, and 18, respectively.
Source: Khara's Twitter via Hachima Kikō
