Teaser trailer added for upcoming live-action film “Inuyashiki” starring Noritake Kinashi and Takeru Satoh. Movie is based on manga “Inuyashiki” by Hiroya Oku and directed by Shinsuke Sato (“Gantz“). Story for “Inuyashiki” involves an elderly man (Noritake Kinashi) who wakes up from an explosion to find himself a powerful cyborg and he is opposed by high school student turned cyborg (Takeru Satoh).
In addition, “Inuyashiki” is now set for release April 20, 2018 in Japan.
Erika Sawajiri is cast in new movie “Neko wa Daku Mono.” The film is based on 2015 novel “Neko wa Daku Mono” by Junko Oyama and directed by Isshin Inudo. Story for “Neko wa Daku Mono” has Erika Sawajiri playing Saori Oishi. She is a former idol group member, now working at a supermarket. She only opens up to a cat at a pet store. The cat then somehow believes he is her boyfriend. Isshin Inudo previously directed films “Goo Goo, The Cat” and “All About My Dog” which revolved around animals.
“Neko wa Daku Mono” will be released June 23, 2018.
Main trailer and poster added for upcoming live-action film “Kids on the Slope” starring Yuri Chinen, Taishi Nakagawa and Nana Komatsu. Movie is based on manga “Sakamichi no Apollon” by Yuki Kodama and directed by live-action adaptation maestro Takahiro Miki.
“Kids on the Slope” will be released March 10, 2018 in Japan.
Main trailer added for upcoming live-action film “Honey” starring Sho Hirano and Yuna Taira. Movie is based on manga “Honey” by Amu Meguro and directed by Koji Shintoku.
“Honey” opens March 31, 2018 in Japan.
Ryoko Shinohara & Hidetoshi Nishijima are cast in movie “The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps” (literal title). The film is based on the 2015 novel “Ningyo no Nemuru Ie” by Keigo Higashino and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Story for “The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps” differs from Keigo Higashino’s well known mystery-suspense type of novels and revolves around a difficult moral dilemma. Ryoko Shinohara & Hidetoshi Nishijima play parents whose daughter drowned in a pool and is informed by a doctor that their daughter is brain dead. The parents can either donate her organs to others in critical need or wait until their daughter’s heart stops beating which could be years.
Filming for “The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps” takes place from January to Febraury, 2018 and the movie will be released November, 2018 in Japan.
Main trailer for live-action film “Chihayafuru Part 3” starring Suzu Hirose and Shuhei Nomura. Movie is based on manga seriesmanga series “Chihayafuru” by Yuki Suetsugu and is set 2 years after “Chihayafuru Part 2.” Main character Chihaya Ayase (Suzu Hirose) is now a high school senior.
“Chihayafuru Part 3” will be released March 17, 2018 in Japan.
Trailer #2 added for upcoming live-action film “Laughing Under the Clouds” starring Sota Fukushi. Movie is based on manga “Donten ni Warau” by Karakara-Kemuri and directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro.
“Laughing Under the Clouds” opens March 21, 2018 in Japan.
Anna Yamada is cast for the lead role in live-action revenge film “Misumisou.” The film is based on manga “Misumisou” by Rensuke Oshikiri and directed by Eisuke Naito. For the upcoming film, Anna Yamada will play Haruka Nozaki. Her character experiences heavy bullying. A fire breaks out at her house and her parents die and her younger sister is injured. This drives Haruka Nozaki to seek out revenge.
“Misumisou” will be released April 7, 2018 in Japan.
Here’s the first teaser poster and still images for upcoming film “A Forest of Wool and Steel” starring Kento Yamazaki. Movie is based on novel “Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori” by Natsu Miyashita and directed by Kojiro Hashimoto. The film follows high school student Naoki Tomura (Kento Yamazaki) as he becomes interested in piano tuning.
“A Forest of Wool and Steel” will be released June 8, 2018 in Japan.
Sara Minami & Aju Makita are cast in live-action film “Shino Can’t Say Her Own Name.” The film is based on manga “Shino-chan wa Jibun no Namae ga Ienai” by Shuzo Oshimi and directed by Hiroaki Yuasa. The film will follow two high school girls who become friends and start a band. One of the girls played by Sara Minami can’t pronounce words that start with a vowel in front of people and the other girl played by Aju Makita is tone-deaf.
“Shino Can’t Say Her Own Name” opens July, 2018 in Japan.