Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

May 22 2024

Starring cast and first teaser trailer for movie “Hero’s Island”

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Suzu Hirose, Masataka Kubota, & Eita Nagayama are cast in movie “Hero’s Island.” Movie is based on 2018 novel “Takarajima” by Junjo Shindo and directed by Keishi Ohtomo (“Rurouni Kenshin“). The film follows four people who were friends growing up in Okinawa after the war. They would raid the nearby U.S. military to steal supplies, but one time their friend On (Eita Nagayama) was chased by U.S. soldiers and disappeared. The other friends still look into his disappearance as adults. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer for the movie has also been added on AsianWiki.

“Hero’s Island” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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May 14 2024

Main cast for movie “Bokura wa Jinsei de Ikkai dake Mahou ga Tsukaeru”

Yusei Yagi, Yuki Inoue, Kaito Sakurai, & Taiga Tsubaki are cast in movie “Bokura wa Jinsei de Ikkai dake Mahou ga Tsukaeru.” Movie is scripted by Osamu Suzuki (“Love x Doc“) and directed by Mahito Kimura (“Ao Haru Ride“). The film is set in a village where boys there can use magic once in their life when they turn 18, but they must use it within 2 years. Four boys think about what they will use it for.

“Bokura wa Jinsei de Ikkai dake Mahou ga Tsukaeru” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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May 10 2024

Tsuyoshi Domoto cast in movie “Maru”

Tsuyoshi Domoto is cast for the lead role in movie “Maru.” The quirky film is written and directed by Naoko Ogigami (“Close-Knit“). In the film, Tsuyoshi Domoto will play Sawada, who loses his job as an artist assistant and becomes obsessed with the O shape. A teaser trailer and two teaser posters has also been released for the film. Caption on the teaser posters states “One day suddenly, O came to me.”

“Maru” will be released October, 2024 in Japan.

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Apr 26 2024

Trailer and poster for movie “Last Mile”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Last Mile” starring Hikari Mitsushima and Masaki Okada. The film is directed by Ayuko Tsukahara and scripted by Akiko Nogi, who have previously worked together in 2018 TBS drama series “Unnatural” and 2020 TBS drama series “MIU 404.” The film “Last Mile” is set during the Black Friday shopping holiday, when a series of delivery packages explodes. Captions on the trailer states “The night before Black Friday, delivered packages explodes.”

“Last Mile” will be released August 23, 2024 in Japan.

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Apr 25 2024

Teaser trailer for movie “Drawing Closer”

Teaser trailer & poster for Netflix distributed movie “Drawing Closer” starring Ren Nagase and Natsuki Deguchi. The romance film is based on 2021 novel “Yomei Ichinen to Senkoku Sareta Boku ga, Yomei Hantoshi no Kimi to Deatta Hanashi” by Aoi Morita and directed by Takahiro Miki (“The Door into Summer“). The teaser trailer features 2007 pop-rock track “Wakamono no Subete” by Fujifabric.

“Drawing Closer” will be available to stream June 27, 2024.

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Apr 24 2024

Nagisa Shibuya cast in movie “Ano Ko wa Dare”

Nagisa Shibuya is cast for the lead role in horror movie “Ano Ko wa Dare.” Movie is directed by Takashi Shimizu (“Ju-on“). Also cast for the film are Ikoi Hayase, Soma Santoki, Towa Araki, Maya Imamori, Shun Aoi, Shota Sometani, Satoru Matsuo and Makita Sports. The promotional poster shows the bodies of 5 students and a teacher, but their reflection shows 6 students and the teacher. In addition, the first teaser trailer has been added on AsianWiki.

“Ano Ko wa Dare” will be released July 19, 2024 in Japan.

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Apr 23 2024

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Boku ga Ikiteru, Futatsu no Sekai”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Boku ga Ikiteru, Futatsu no Sekai” starring Ryo Yoshizawa. The film, directed by  Mipo O (“The Light Shines Only There“), follows a young man Dai Igarashi, who acts as an interpreter of his deaf mom, but tries to leave his small town. The film is also based on nonfiction novel “Ro no Ryoshin kara Umareta Boku ga Kikoeru Sekai to Kikoenai Sekai wo Ikikishite Kangaeta 30 no Koto” by Dai Igarashi.

“Boku ga Ikiteru, Futatsu no Sekai” will be released September, 2024 in Japan.

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Apr 23 2024

Teaser trailer & posters for movie “Cloud”

Teaser trailer and posters added for thriller film “Cloud” starring Masaki Suda. Filming for “Cloud” took place from November 25, 2023 and finished December 22, 2023, with Kiyoshi Kurosawa (“Tokyo Sonata“) having written and directed the film. Caption on the teaser posters with Masaki Suda states “Everday life is destroyed” and the second teaser poster states “I am targeted by madness.’

“Cloud” will be released September 27, 2024 in Japan.

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Apr 22 2024

Ren Meguro & Hayato Sano cast in movie”Trillion Game”

Ren Meguro & Hayato Sano are cast in live-action film “Trillion Game.” The film is based on manga series “Trillion Game” by Riichiro Inagaki and a sequel to 2023 TBS drama series “Trillion Game.” Ren Meguro and Hayato Sano will reprise their respective roles of Haru Tennoji and Manabu Taira from the TBS drama series. The screenplay for the live-action film is set after the end of the drama series. In addition, the first teaser trailer for the movie can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Trillion Game” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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