Trailer and teaser #2 added for upcoming live-action film “Ajin: Demi-Human” starring Takeru Satoh. Movie is based on manga series “Ajin” by Gamon Sakurai and directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. The trailer features theme song “Black Memory” by alt-rock band “The Oral Cigarettes.” 20 seconds into the trailer, the narration states “That day, I knew the fact that i am Ajin. Ajin repeats life.”
“Ajin: Demi-Human” opens September 30, 2017 in Japan.
Teaser trailer for movie “Hibana: Spark” starring Masaki Suda and Kenta Kiritani. Movie is based on 2015 novel “Hibana” by Naoki Matayoshi and follows 2016 Netflix-NHK drama series version “Hibana: Spark.” Movie is directed by Itsuji Itao. Story for the film follows two comedians as they struggle to achieve success.
“Hibana: Spark” opens November 23, 2017 in Japan.
Main trailer added for upcoming movie “Before We Vanish” starring Masami Nagasawa and Ryuhei Matsuda. Movie is directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Story for the film deals with a husband who is possessed by an extraterrestrial being and his estranged wife.
“Before We Vanish” opens September 9, 2017 in Japan.
Takahiro Miura, Shingo Tsurumi and Sei Shiraishi are cast in new movie “Shiori” (literally “Bookmark”). The original screenplay is based on director’s Yusuke Sakakibara own experience when he worked as a physical therapist. In the film, Takahiro Miura plays physical therapist Masaya Takano. His father (Shingo Tsurumi) soon becomes a patient at the hospital where he works and his condition worsens. Masaya Takano’s other patients also experience difficulties which makes Masaya Takano feel helpless. A new patient, injured from a rugby match, though changes his outlook on his work.
Filming for “Shiori” took place in Oita Prefecture and has already completed. “Shiori” will be released in autumn, 2018 in Japan.
Poster and main trailer added for upcoming movie “The Werewolf Game: Mad Land” starring Nana Asakawa (SUPER☆GiRLS). Movie is the 6th film based on novel “Jinroh Game” by Ryo Kawakami and the second release this year. The movie features Nana Asakawa as high school student Moe Koike. She is forced to take part in the “The Werewolf Game” where the survivor receives one million yen.
“The Werewolf Game: Mad Land” opens July 15, 2017 in Japan.
Main trailer added for upcoming movie “Narratage” starring Jun Matsumoto and Kasumi Arimura. Movie is based on 2005 novel “Narratage” by Rio Shimamoto and directed by Isao Yukisada. Story for the film follows a college student and her former high school teacher.
“Narratage” will be released October 7, 2017 in Japan.
5 minute music trailer for live-action film “Ani ni Ai Saresugite Komattemasu” starring Tao Tsuchiya, Ryota Katayose & Yudai Chiba. The music trailer features the theme song for the film which is “Sora” by GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
“Ani ni Ai Saresugite Komattemasu” will be released June 30, 2017 in Japan.
Kento Nakajima (‘Sexy Zone’), Yuna Taira and Yuri Chinen (‘Hey! Say! JUMP’) are cast in live-action film “That Is Not a Child But a Minor.” The movie is based on manga “Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai” by Kanan Minami and directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa. Story for the film follows the marriage of Karin Oriyama (Yuna Taira) on her 16th birthday to high school senior Nao Tsurugi (Kento Nakajima). They keep their marriage a secret, but Isuzu Ebina (Yuri Chinen) learns of their secret. He has feelings for Karin Oriyama.
Filming for “That Is Not a Child But a Minor” takes place between August and September, 2017 in Tokyo and the movie will be released December 23, 2017 in Japan.
Teaser trailer and poster for upcoming movie “The 8-Year Engagement” starring Takeru Satoh and Tao Tsuchiya. Movie is based on autobiographical novel “8 Nen Goshi no Hanayome Kimi no Me ga Sametanara” by Hisashi Nakahara & Mai Nakahara and directed by Takahisa Zeze. Story for the films follows a fiancee who falls into a coma and when she wakes up, does not recognize her fiance.
“The 8-Year Engagement” is now set for release December 16, 2017 in Japan.
Yuko Araki is cast in upcoming movie “Evil and the Mask” (“Aku to Kamen no Ruru”) co-starring Hiroshi Tamaki. Movie is based on the novel “Aku to Kamen no Ruru” by Fuminori Nakamura and directed by Teppei Nakamura. “Evil and the Mask” is the third film that is based on a novel or short story by Fuminori Nakamura.
For “Evil and the Mask,” Yuko Araki will play lead female character Kaori Kuki. Her character is adopted by a wealthy zaibatsu family, but the family is evil. Hiroshi Tamaki plays Fumihiro Kuki. He is a son from the wealthy zaibatsu family, but he kills his father to protect Kaori Kuki. He then undergoes plastic surgery and lives under a different name.
“Evil and the Mask” will be released sometime next year in Japan.