Miike Takashi Makes Documentary Debut as Japan's K2 Pictures Unveils Slate and $33 Million Fund at Cannes

May 17, 2026 10:00pm PT

Miike Takashi Makes Documentary Debut as Japan’s K2 Pictures Unveils Slate and $33 Million Fund at Cannes

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Kishin Shinoyama

Tokyo-based production company K2 Pictures closed its K2P Film Fund I at $33 million and unveiled a 10-title slate at a press conference at Cannes, with the session anchored by the world premiere of a teaser trailer for “Shumei – The Living Legacy of Kabuki,” auteur Miike Takashi‘s inaugural documentary feature.

The fund closed in February with Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and the Development Bank of Japan among its principal backers. K2 Pictures also announced $67 million in debt financing secured alongside the fund, bringing its total financing to $100 million. Three productions backed by the fund are now complete – one of which opened theatrically in February – with three more in post-production and five further titles scheduled for release between June and December 2026. An additional five productions are set to begin shooting before year’s end.

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