Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Oct 4 2018

Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide & Fumiyo Kohinata cast in movie “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie”

Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide and Fumiyo Kohinata are cast in movie “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie.” The movie is a sequel to 2018 Fuji TV drama series “The Confidence Man JP.” Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide and Fumiyo Kohinata will reprise their respective characters from the drama series. Filming for “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie” finished recently and took about one and a half months to complete. Filming took place in Japan and Hong Kong, while the last scene filmed took place at Fuji Television Wangan Studio in Tokyo, Japan. Photo above is from the last day of filming for the movie. Movie is directed by Ryo Tanaka  and scripted by Ryota Kosawa, both of whom worked on the original Fuji TV drama series version.

“The Confidence Man JP: The Movie” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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Oct 3 2018

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Prince of Legend”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Prince of Legend” starring Ryota Katayose, Hiroki Iijima, Akihisa Shiono and Nobuyuki Suzuki. The film is set at a high school where 14 males students take part in a competition to become Prince of Legend at their school. The movie version will follow NTV drama series “Prince of Legend” which will first air October 3, 2018. The drama series version will give a backdrop on the 14 male students and their reasons for taking part in the competition. Still images below is from the movie version.

Movie “Prince of Legend” will be released March 21, 2019 in Japan.

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Sep 28 2018

Ryo Narita and Yuina Kuroshima are cast in movie “Katsuben!”

Ryo Narita and Yuina Kuroshima are cast for the lead roles in movie “Katsuben!” The film is written and directed by Masayuki Suo. Ryo Narita and Yuina Kuroshima were cast for the movie after going through auditions that took place for 3 months and involved about 100 applicants for the lead male role and 100 applicants for the lead female role. Also cast in supporting roles are Masatoshi Nagase, Kengo Kora, Mao Inoue, Takuma Otoo, Yutaka Takenouchi, Naoto Takenaka, Eri Watanabe and Fumiyo Kohinata. Story for “Katsuben!” is set at a silent movie theater about 100 years ago.

“Katsuben!” will be released December, 2019 in Japan.

 

Sep 26 2018

Ken Yasuda cast in live-action film “Haha o Nakushita Toki, Boku wa Ikotsu o Tabetai to Omotta”

Ken Yasuda is cast in live-action film “Haha o Nakushita Toki, Boku wa Ikotsu o Tabetai to Omotta.” Also cast in supporting roles are Mitsuko Baisho, Nao Matsushita, Jun Murakami and Renji Ishibashi. The film is based on manga “Haha o Nakushita Toki, Boku wa Ikotsu o Tabetai to Omotta” by Satoshi Miyagawa and directed by  Tatsushi Omori. Story for the film follows a family who have started new lives after the death of the mother (Mitsuko Baisho), but a present from her is revived.

“Haha o Nakushita Toki, Boku wa Ikotsu o Tabetai to Omotta” will be released February, 2019 in Japan.

Sep 25 2018

Main trailer for movie “Lying to Mom”

Main trailer for movie “Lying to Mom” starring Ittoku Kishibe, Hideko Hara, Mai Kiryu and Ryo Kase. Movie will have its world premiere at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2018) in the “Japanese Cinema Splash” section. Movie is written and directed by Katsumi Nojiri. The film follows the Suzuki family as they deal with the sudden death of the eldest son. His death causes the mother to lose her memory.

“Lying to Mom” will be released November 16, 2018 in Japan.

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Sep 25 2018

Miona Hori cast in live-action film “Hot Gimmick”

Miona Hori  from idol group ‘Nogizaka46’ is cast for the lead role in live-action film “Hot Gimmick.” Also cast in major supporting character roles are Hiroya Shimizu, Mizuki Itagaki and Shotaro Mamiya. The film is based on manga “Hot Gimmick” by Miki Aihara and will be directed by Yuki Yamato. In the film, Miona Hori will play Hatsumi Narita. She lives in apartment complex where her childhood friend Azusa Odagiri (Mizuki Itagaki) returns. Hiroya Shimizu will play Ryoki Tachibana and Shotaro Mamiya will play Shinogu Narita.

Filming for “Hot Gimmick” will begin mid-October, 2018 and the movie will be released sometime next year in Japan.