According to Japan’s , an unamed American production company has filed suit against Japanese production company Futabasha and the Oldboy creators over allegedly selling the animation adaptation rights twice, causing the American company to halt its production.
As a result, the lawsuit states that Futabasha did not actually have the adaptation rights to offer the American company when both parties made the agreement in 2007-2008. Because of the situation, the American company states that it had to halt production on its animated adaptation.
In the suit filed in Tokyo District Court, the American company is asking for about 245.7 million yen (about US$2.74 million) in compensation for its stalled adaptation plans and has stated that it had signed an agreement for animated adaptation rights with Futabasha, then began production on the project in 2007-2008.
The company further states that the initial agreement barred Futabasha from offering the animation, live-action drama, or film adaptation rights to anyone else but the American company for five years after the contract’s signing. The company also alleges that Futabasha discovered that it had signed a conflicting exclusive agreement for film and animation adaptation rights with the Korean production company that made the 2003 film.
For its part, Futabasha has stated to Sankei news that its mistake did cause trouble with the plaintiff and added that it had already regained the animation adaptation rights, therefore the issues with rights are already cleared up.
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