Dean Fujioka & Aju Makita are cast in movie “Pure Japanese.” Movie is directed by Daishi Matsunaga (“Pieta in the Toilet“) & scripted by Tatsuo Kobayashi. Actor Dean Fujioka will also produce & plan the film.
“Pure Japanese” will be released January 28, 2022 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “Riverside Mukolitta” starring Kenichi Matsuyama, Tsuyoshi Muro, & Hikari Mitsushima. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Kawapperi Mukolitta” by Naoko Ogigami and also directed by her. Naoko Ogigami has directed such films as 2004 movie “Yoshino’s Barber Shop,” 2006 movie “Kamome Diner,” 2012 movie “Rent-a-Cat,” and 2017 movie “Close-Knit.”
“Riverside Mukolitta” will be released November 3, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster for movie “And, the Baton Was Passed” (literal title) starring Mei Nagano, Kei Tanaka, & Satomi Ishihara. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta” by Maiko Seo (“Our Meal For Tomorrow“) and directed by Tetsu Maeda (“A Banana? At This Time of Night?“). The trailer features the track “Chained” by rock band SHE’S.
“And, the Baton Was Passed” will be released October 29, 2021.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “Hiraite” starring Anna Yamada & Ryuto Sakuma. Movie is based based on 2012 novel “Hiraite” by Risa Wataya (“Tremble All You Want“) and directed by Rin Shuto (“Nacchan wa mada Shinjuku“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Hiraite” by singer-songwriter Seiko Oomori. Theme song “Hiraite” is played in the main trailer.
Release date for “Hiraite” is now set for October 22, 2021 in Japan.
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Tetsuji Tamayama & Mai Fukagawa are cast in movie “I’m Just a Little Out of Luck Right Now” (literal title). Movie is based on 2016 novel “Ima wa Chotto Tsuitenai dake” by Yuki Ibuki. The film is set at a sharehouse, where residents attempt to restart their lives. Filming for the movie will begin September, 2021.
“I’m Just a Little Out of Luck Right Now” will be released spring, 2022 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “The Woman of S.R.I.: The Movie” starring Yasuko Sawaguchi & Takashi Naito. The film is based off of long running TV Asahi drama series “The Woman of S.R.I.” starring Yasuko Sawaguchi. Also, the theme song for the movie has been announced as “Koe” by singer Harumi. The theme song is played in the main trailer. Below are still images from the movie.
“The Woman of S.R.I.: The Movie” will be released September 3, 2021 in Japan.
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Two teaser trailers and a teaser poster added for movie “Parasite in Love” starring Kento Hayashi & Nana Komatsu. Movie is based on 2016 novel “Koi Suru Kiseichu” by Sugaru Miaki and directed by Kensaku Kakimoto. Caption on the teaser poster states “The bug is parasitic on love.” The teaser trailers are titled as “Love Version” and “Parasite Version.”
“Parasite in Love” will be released November, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “The Sunday Runoff” starring Masataka Kubota & Rie Miyazawa. The teaser trailer also reveals that the movie is now scheduled for release January 7, 2022 in Japan. The teaser trailer begins with Rie Miyazawa stating “I have decided to run for House of Representatives.”
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Main trailer added for movie “First Gentleman” starring Kei Tanaka & Miki Nakatani. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Aiwotou” by singer-songwriter Miwa. The theme song plays in the main trailer.
“First Gentleman” will be released September 23, 2021 in Japan.
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Masaharu Fukuyama, Kou Shibasaki, & Kazuki Kitamura are cast in sequel film “Silent Parade” (literal title). Move is the third feature film installment in the “Galileo” series, following 2008 movie “Suspect X” and 2013 movie “Midsummer Formula.” All three lead performers will reprise their respective roles from the prior movies.
Filming for “Silent Parade” will begin early July, 2021 and finish September, 2021. “Silent Parade” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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