Regent Releasing is a U.S. theatrical distribution company based in Los Angeles, California, under the umbrella of Regent Entertainment, which is owned by producers Paul Colichman (formerly of IRS Media) and Stephen P. Jarchow. Current films include the Academy Award winner Departures by director Yojiro Takita; the stop-action puppetry animation award contender $9.99, starring Geoffrey Rush and Anthony LaPaglia from director Tatia Rosenthal; Little Ashes, and foreign film contenders Tokyo Sonata by director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and The Song of Sparrows from Iranian director Majid Majidi.