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The Japanese Market for UK Films - BFI

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<strong>The</strong> majority of content purchases are on music and games <strong>for</strong> mobile phones<br />

but the allocation of the music genre is not specified in detail in the available data.<br />

Movie sound tracks are also purchased. Another possibility <strong>for</strong> movie related<br />

business in the mobile market could be movie in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />

<strong>The</strong> following are some movie in<strong>for</strong>mation sites <strong>for</strong> mobile phones:<br />

Cinema Walker:<br />

<strong>The</strong> service is operated by the website “Eiga Seikatsu (movie life) “ and “ Girls<br />

Walker “. (“Girls Walker” is known amongst companies which target young<br />

women and is one of the largest women’s mobile sites. Its monthly access is<br />

over 3-billion page view. <strong>The</strong> total number of subscribers is 24.4 million as of<br />

2004. )<br />

Cinema Walker provides movie news, theatre in<strong>for</strong>mation, word of mouth,<br />

Two trailers a week etc. (Eiga Seikatsu is a PC service. Cinema Walker a is<br />

mobile service.)<br />

Hollywood Channel:<br />

Hollywood channel is a group company of Soft Bank. <strong>The</strong> service provides<br />

Hollywood (celebrity) news, Asian news, TV drama news, sound tracks etc. (PC<br />

& Mobile service)<br />

Mobile Walker:<br />

Mobile Walker is the mobile version of Movie Walker published by Kadokawa<br />

Group’s Kadokawa Cross Media. <strong>The</strong> service provides theatrical in<strong>for</strong>mation,<br />

TV guide, event in<strong>for</strong>mation, downloadable ring tones, sound tracks, trailers and<br />

interviews.<br />

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