Here’s the first teaser poster for upcoming movie “Taro the Fool” starring newcomer Yosihi. The poster has two additional persons besides Yoishi and they are newly announced cast members Masaki Suda and Taiga. The film is scripted and directed by Tatsushi Omori. Yoishi was first cast for the film after taking part in auditions involving 300 other applicants. Prior to this, 16-year-old Yoishi worked as a model.
“Taro the Fool” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.
Teaser trailer and teaser posters added for movie “Bento Harassment” (English title) starring Ryoko Shinohara and Kyoko Yoshine. In addition, Rena Matsui, Kanta Sato and Ryuta Sato have been announced as supporting actors in the movie. The film is based on an essay by “Kyo mo Iyagarase Bento” by Ttkk and directed by Renpei Tsukamoto.
“Bento Harassment” is now scheduled for release June, 2019 in Japan.
Mizuki Itagaki (M!LK), Sakura Kiryu and Ryoma Takeuchi are cast in movie “First Love Loss Time” (literal title). Also cast in supporting roles are Anna Ishibashi and Masahiro Komoto. The movie is based on 2016 novel “Hatsukoi Loss Time” by Yuki Nishina and directed by Hayato Kawai. The film features the unusual premise of time stopping every day at 12:05 PM for 1 hour except for a few persons.
“First Love Loss Time” will be released September, 2019 in Japan.
Trailer & poster added for upcoming movie “According To Our Butler” (English title) starring Ren Nagase (King & Prince) and Sho Kiyohara. Movie is based on novel “Uchi no Shitsuji ga Iu Koto niwa” by Shiina Takasato. The trailer also features the movie’s theme song which is “Kimi ni Arigatou” by King & Prince.
“According To Our Butler” will be released May 17, 2019 in Japan.
Teaser poster added and supporting cast announced for movie “Sadako” starring Elaiza Ikeda. Now cast in the film in supporting roles are Takashi Tsukamoto, Hiroya Shimizu, Himeka Himejima, Ren Kiriyama and Rie Tomosaka. In the movie, Elaiza Ikeda plays a hospital psychologist. One of her new patients is a girl played by Himeka Himejima. The psychologist’s brother will be played by Hiroya Shimizu. Movie “Sadako” is based on 2016 novel “Tide” by Koji Suzuki and once again directed by Hideo Nakata. In addition, an early teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Sadako” will be released May 24, 2019 in Japan.
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Main poster and trailer added for movie “Inemuri Iwane” starring Tori Matsuzaka. Movie is based on novel series “Inemuri Iwane Edo Zoshi” by Yasuhide Saeki and directed by Katsuhide Motoki. NHK drama series “Crossing of Heat Haze” is also based on the same novel series.
“Inemuri Iwane” will be released May 17, 2019 in Japan.
Main trailer added for movie “Leaving the Scene” (English title) starring Masei Nakayama, Hoshi Ishida and Yutaka Mizutani. Movie is also the second film directed by actor Yutaka Mizutani after 2017 film “Tap: The Last Show.” The theme song for the movie has also been revealed, which is “Kokoro no Komete” by Aoi Teshima, and the theme song appears in the main trailer.
“Leaving the Scene” will be released May 10, 2019 in japan.
Release date for upcoming movie “Honeybees and Distant Thunder” (literal title) is now set for October 4, 2019 in Japan. In addition, above is the first visuals (still images) of the main cast members: Mayu Matsuoka as Aya Eiden, Tori Matsuzaka as Akashi Takashima, Win Morisaki as Masaru C Revy Anatoru and Oji Suzuka as Jin Kazama. Movie “Honeybees and Distant Thunder” is based on novel “Mitsubachi to Enrai” by Riku Onda. The novel won the 2016 Naoki Prize.
Teaser trailer and two teaser posters for movie “Newspaper Reporter” (literal title) starring Shim Eun-Kyung and Tori Matsuzaka. Movie is based on nonfiction novel “Shinbun Kisha” by journalist Isoko Mochizuki and directed by Michihito Fujii (“Day and Night“). This is the first time South Korean actress Shim Eun-Kyung has appeared in a Japanese film. Caption on the first poster asks in Japanese “Can you believe this movie?” and caption on the second poster teases “Just now, into the darkness.”
“Newspaper Reporter” is now set for release June 28, 2019 in Japan.
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Tadayoshi Okura (‘Kanjani Eight’) and Ryo Narita cast in live-action film “The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese” (literal title). The film is based on manga “Kyuso wa Chizu no Yume wo Miru” by Setona Mizushiro (“Heartbroken Chocolatier“/”Poison Berry in My Brain“). Movie will be directed by Isao Yukisada and screenplay adaptation by Anne Horiizumi. The film, true to the original manga, falls squarely in the yaoi (boy’s love) genre and follows a married man who is propositioned by another man. In return for having an intimate relationship with him, he offers not to tell the married man’s wife about his affairs.
“The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese” will be released sometime during 2020 in Japan.