Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Jul 16 2018

Masaki Suda cast in live-action film “The Great War of Archimedes”

Masaki Suda is cast in live-action film “The Great War of Archimedes.” The film is based on manga series “Archimedes no Taisen” by Norifusa Mita and is directed by Takashi Yamazaki (“Always: Sunset on Third Street“/”The Eternal Zero“). In the film, which is set in the 1930’s, Masaki Suda will play a genius mathematician. He tries to uncover a conspiracy related to the building of the world’s largest battleship Yamato.

Filming for “The Great War of Archimedes” is currently underway and will finish September, 2018.

Jul 10 2018

Atsuko Maeda cast in movie “Tabi no Owari, Sekai no Hajimari”

Atsuko Maeda is cast in movie “Tabi no Owari, Sekai no Hajimari.” The film is directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and made to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Uzbekistan. Filming for the movie began April 30, 2018 in Uzbekistan and finished May 29, 2018. Atsuko Maeda previously starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa directed film “Seventh Code” which was set in Vladivostok, Russia.

“Tabi no Owari, Sekai no Hajimari” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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