Kazunari Ninomiya cast in movie “Exit 8”

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Kazunari Ninomiya is cast in movie “Exit 8.” Movie is based on video game “8ban Deguchi” and directed by producer-screenwriter-director Genki Kawamura. The film has the unusual premise of a man lost within in an underground passageway that seems loop infinitely and also exhibiting strange behavior. The man must find Exit 8, to get out…. Read more »

Main trailer and poster for movie “Seishun Gestalt Houkai”

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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Seishun Gestalt Houkai” starring Arata Sato and Miho Watanabe. The movie is based on 2021 novel “Seishun Gestalt Houkai” by Tomato Marui. The film revolves around a teenager played by Miho Watanabe, who develops the fictional disease adolescent face loss syndrome. Caption on the poster states “You changed me,… Read more »

Son Ye-Jin, Ji Chang-Wook, and Nana cast in Netflix drama “Scandals”

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Son Ye-Jin, Ji Chang-Wook, and Nana are cast in Netflix drama series “Scandals” (working title). Drama series is a remake of 2003 movie “Untold Scandal,” starring Bae Yong-Joon, Lee Mi-Suk, and Jeon Do-Yeon, which is based on 18th century French novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses” by Choderlos de Laclo. The Netflix drama series version will be… Read more »

Trailer and poster for movie “Strangers in Kyoto”

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Trailer and poster added for movie “Strangers in Kyoto” starring Mai Fukagawa. The movie, directed by Masanori Tominaga (“Dynamite Graffiti“) and scripted by Atsushi Asada (“Penguin Fufu“), follows Madoka Shibusawa (Mai Fukagawa) as she tries to write a manga about the lives of people, including her in-laws, in Kyoto. As she is from Tokyo, some… Read more »

Main cast announced for KBS2 drama series “Queen’s House”

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Ham Eun-Jung, Seo Jun-Young, Park Yoon-Jae, & Lee Ga-Ryeong are cast in KBS2 drama series “Queen’s House” (literal title). Drama series will slot into KBS2’s Monday through Friday 7:50 PM time slot after “Cinderella Game” finishes. Ham Eun-Jung will play Kang Jae-In, who is married to Hwang Ki-Chan (Park Yoon-Jae). An incident causes her envious… Read more »

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Black Showman”

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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Black Showman” starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Kasumi Arimura. The mystery film is based on 2020 novel “Black Showman and the Murder in an Obscure Town” by Keigo Higashino and directed by Akira Tanaka (“The Confidence Man JP“). After the murder of Eiichi Kamio, his brother Takeshi Kamio (Masaharu Fukuyama)… Read more »

Trailer for tvN drama “Resident Playbook”

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General trailer released for tvN drama series “Resident Playbook” starring Go Youn-Jung, Shin Shi-A, Han Ye-Ji, & Kang You-Seok. Drama series is a spin-off of tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist” and set at a different branch of Yulje Medical Center. The general trailer begins with Kang You-Seok as ob-gyn resident Um Jae-Il running with two… Read more »