Poster and trailer #2 for movie “Whistleblower”

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Poster and trailer #2 added for movie “Whistleblower” (English title) starring Mansai Nomura, Teruyuki Kagawa and Mitsuhiro Oikawa. Movie is based on 2012 novel “Nanatsu no Kaigi” by Jun Ikeido. 2013 NHK drama series “The Seven Conferences” is also based on the same novel. In addition, the theme song for movie is 1997 song “Make You Feel My Love”… Read more »

Kentaro Sakaguch, Haruna Kawaguchi and Naohito Fujiki cast in NTV drama “Innocence: False Accusation Lawyer”

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Kentaro Sakaguchi, Haruna Kawaguchi and Naohito Fujiki are cast in NTV drama “Innocence: False Accusation Lawyer” (“Inosensu: Enzai Bengoshi”). Kentaro Sakaguch will play main character Taku Kurokawa. He is an attorney who has successfully won “not guilty” verdicts for his clients. This is pretty rare in Japan as the country has a conviction rate over 99%…. Read more »

Teaser trailer #3 for SBS drama series “Fates & Furies”

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Teaser trailer #3 added for SBS drama series “Fates & Furies” starring Lee Min-Jung and Joo Sang-Wook. Meanwhile still images below is of Lee Min-Jung as Goo Hae-Ra, Joo Sang-Wook as Tae In-Joon and So E-Hyun as Cha Soo-Hyun. “Fates & Furies” first airs Saturday, December 1, 2018 in South Korea.

See list of nominees and winners at the 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards

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See list of nominees and winners at the just concluded 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards. Movie “1987: When The Day Comes” won “Best Film,” “Best Actor” (Kim Yun-Seok) and “Best_Cinematography & Lighting,” while “The Spy Gone North” won “Best Director” (Yoon Jong-Bin) and “Best Art Design.” Actress Han Ji-Min also won “Best Actress” for movie… Read more »

Yui Okada, Kenichi Endo and Yuu Shirota cast in TV Asahi drama series “Watashi no Ojisan: Wataoji”

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Yui Okada, Kenichi Endo and Yuu Shirota are cast in new TV Asahi drama series “Watashi no Ojisan: Wataoji.” The drama series is scripted by Ayuka Kishimoto. In the drama series, Yui Okada plays Hikari Ichinose. She lands a new job as an assistant director at a variety show. She works under a foul-mouthed director played… Read more »

Teaser trailer for live-action film “Kingdom”

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Teaser trailer added for upcoming live-action film “Kingdom” starring Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa and Kanna Hashimoto. The teaser trailer shows Shin (Kento Yamazaki) meeting Eisei (Ryo Yoshizawa). Eisei was disinherited from the throne and to recapture the throne, the resistance, having only 50 fighters (including Shin), takes on 80,000 enemy troops. Movie is based on… Read more »

tvN drama series “How To Publish Love” ep.1 air date

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Ep.1 air date for upcoming tvN drama series “How To Publish Love,” starring Lee Jong-Suk and Lee Na-Young. The drama series will premiere January 26, 2019 in South Korea. “How To Publish Love” will take over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Memories of the Alhambra.”