Main trailer for added for live-action film “Rainbow Days” starring Reo Sano, Taishi Nakagawa, Mahiro Takasugi and Ryusei Yokohama. Movie is based on manga “Nijiiro Deizu” by Minami Mizuno. The trailer also reveals the movie’s ending theme song which is “Wanderlust” by Kenji Furuya. Story for “Rainbow Days” follows the friendship and love lives of 4 male high school students.
“Rainbow Days” will be released July 6, 2018 in Japan.
Teaser trailer for live-action film “3D Kanojo: Real Girl” starring Ayami Nakajo and Hayato Sano. Movie is based on manga “3D Kanojo Riaru Garu” by Mao Nanami and directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa. Story for “3D Kanojo: Real Girl” follows a loner type of high school student (Hayato Sano) and a beautiful high school student (Ayami Nakajo).
“3D Kanojo: Real Girl” will be released September 14, 2018 in Japan.
Taiga and Yo Yoshida are cast in movie “Hahasan ga Donna ni Boku wo Kirai demo.” Also cast in supporting roles are Win Morisaki (‘PrizmaX’), Shunya Shiraishi, Mika Akizuki, Yoichiro Saito, Hana Kino and Harutomo Koyama. The film is based on an autobiographical comic by Taiji Utagawa and directed by Osamu Minorikawa. For the movie, Taiga and Yo Yoshida will play son and mother, but they have a broken relationship. They haven’t spoken in years, but the son attempts to reconnect with his mother.
“Hahasan ga Donna ni Boku wo Kirai demo” will be released autumn, 2018 in Japan.
Yuta Tamamori (‘Kis-My-Ft2’), Riho Yoshioka and Shota Sometani are cast in movie “Parallel World Love Story.” The film is based on Keigo Higashino‘s 1995 novel of the same name and Yoshitaka Mori will direct the film.
For movie “Parallel World Love Story,” Yuta Tamamori and Riho Yoshioka will play lead characters Takashi Tsurug and Mayuko Tsuno. Shota Sometani will play major supporting character Tomohiko Miwa. The film will center around these three characters as they seem to exist in parallel worlds.
“Parallel World Love Story” will be released sometime next year in Japan via Shochiku.
Haruma Miura is cast in movie “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.” The film is based on the short story collection “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” by Kotaro Isaka. Some of Kotaro Isaka’s novels that have been adapted into feature films include “Golden Slumber,” “Fish Story” and “Sweet Rain.” Movie will be directed by Rikiya Imaizumi.
Story for “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” follows various people as they experience connections and missed connections with others. For the movie, Haruma Miura will play central character Sato. A woman in a black suit answers a questionnaire handed out by Sato and Sato sees something on her hand that makes him wonder if she might be part of his fate.
Filming for “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” will begin April, 2018 and the movie will be released sometime this winter in Japan.
Trailer for live-action film “After the Rain” starring Nana Komatsu and Yo Oizumi. Movie is based on manga “Koi wa Ameagari no You ni” by Jun Mayuzuki and directed by Akira Nagai.
“After the Rain” will be released May 25, 2018 in Japan.
Trailer added for upcoming movie “Life in Overtime” starring Hiroshi Tachi, Hitomi Kuroki and Ryoko Hirosue. Movie is based on novel “Owatta Hito” by Makiko Uchidate. The film revolves around Sosuke Tashiro (Hiroshi Tachi) as he prepares for live after retirement. He is married to Chigusa Tashiro (Hitomi Kuroki), but he meets a younger woman (Ryoko Hirosue). The film is directed by Hideo Nakata, better known for his horror films like “Ring.”
“Life in Overtime” will be released June 9, 2018 in Japan.
Main trailer for movie “My Friend A” starring Toma Ikuta and Eita. Movie is based on novel “Yuuzai” by Gaku Yakumaru and directed by Takahisa Zeze. Story for “My Friend A” has failed journalist now factory worker Junichi Masuda (Toma Ikuta) befriending a co-worker (Eita) who he suspects of a being a convicted serial killer. He decides to write about him covertly.
“My Friend A” will be released May 25, 2018 in South Korea.
First batch of supporting actors has been announced for upcoming live-action film “Bleach” starring Sota Fukushi and Hana Sugisaki. Now cast in supporting roles are Ryo Yoshizawa, Taichi Saotome and Miyavi.
For “Bleach,” Ryo Yoshizawa will play Uryu Ishida. He is classmates with Ichigo Kurosaki (Sota Fukushi) and a top student, but he is in fact a descendant of the Quincy tribe. The Quincy tribe are bitter rivals of Soul Reapers.
Taichi Saotome will play Renji Abarai. He is a Soul Reaper and a subordinate of Byakuya Kuchiki (Miyavi). Renji Abarai is also a childhood friend of Rukia Kuchiki (Hana Sugisaki).
Miyavi will play Byakuya Kuchiki. He is calm, cold-hearted and a strict Soul Reaper. His younger sister is Rukia Kuchiki. In order to bring Rukia Kuchiki back, he appears in front of Ichigo Kurosaki.
“Bleach” will be released July 20, 2018 in Japan.
Kasumi Arimura is cast in movie “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” (literal title). The film is based on 2015 novel “Coffee ga Samenai Uchi ni” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi and will be directed by Ayuko Tsukahara. Cast in supporting roles are Kentaro, Haru, Kento Hayashi, Motoki Fukami, Yutaka Matsushige, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yo Yoshida, Wakana Matsumoto and Yuriko Ishida. For the film, Kasumi Arimura will play Kazu Tokita. She is an employee at a cafe. A rumor exists about the cafe that if a customer takes a special seat, that person can travel back to a time of a choice and stay there before their coffee gets cold.
Filming for the movie will take place from March 10, 2018 through mid-April, 2018. “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” will be released September 21, 2018 in Japan.