Teaser trailer added for live-action film “Double Mints” starring Yasushi Fuchikami & Shunsuke Tanaka. Movie is based on manga series “Double Mints” by Asumiko Nakamura and directed by Eiji Uchida.
“Double Mints” will be released sometime this summer in Japan.
Teaser poster added for upcoming movie “I Want to Eat Your Pancreas” (literal title) starring Takumi Kitamura, Minami Hamabe, Shun Oguri & Keiko Kitagawa. Movie is based on novel “Kimi no Suizo wo Tabetai” by Yoru Sumino and directed by Sho Tsukikawa.
“I Want to Eat Your Pancreas” will be released July 28, 2017 in Japan.
Erika Sawajiri is cast in upcoming live-action film “Impossibility Defense” starring Tori Matsuzaka. Movie is based on manga series “Funohan” written by Arata Miyatsuki and directed by Koji Shiraishi. In live-action film “Impossibility Defense,” Erika Sawajiri will play Tomoko Tada. She is a detective who tries to achieve justice. She is the only one whose mind is not controlled by Tadashi Usobuki (Tori Matsuzaka). In the original manga, Erika Sawajiri’s character was a male character.
“Impossibility Defense” opens in 2018 in Japan.
Toshimi Watanabe from hip hop group ‘TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET’ & Rena Takeda are cast in new movie “Papa no Obento wa Sekai Ichi.” The duo will play father and daughter in the film. The movie itself is based on the true story of a father who made bento boxes (lunch boxes) for his daughter everyday for 3 years while she was in high school. Movie will be directed by Masakazu Fukatsu.
“Papa no Obento wa Sekai Ichi” will be released sometime this year in Japan.
Here’s a visual of Takayuki Yamada in upcoming live-action film “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.” In the upcoming film, Takayuki Yamada plays Angelo Katagiri. He is a serial killer on the run and plans to destroy Josuke Higashikata (Kento Yamazaki). Movie is based on manga series “Jojo no Kimyona Boken Part 4 Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai” by Hirohiko Araki and directed by Takashi Miike.
“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” opens August 4, 2017 in Japan.
Teaser poster and character posters added for upcoming live-action film “Teiichi no Kuni The Movie” starring Masaki Suda. The character posters are of Masaki Suda as Teiichi Akaba, Shuhei Nomura as Kikuma Togo, Ryoma Takeuchi as Dan Otaka, Shotaro Mamiya as Rorando Himuro, Jun Shison as Komei Sakakibara and Yudai Chiba as Okuto Morizo. Movie is based on manga series “Teiichi no Kuni” by Usamaru Furuya and directed by Akira Nagai.
“Teiichi no Kuni The Movie” opens April 29, 2017 in Japan.
Nanase Nishino (‘Nogizaka46’ ) is cast in upcoming live-action film “Asahinagu.” The film is based on manga series “Asahinagu” by Ai Kozaki and directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa. In live-action film “Asahinagu,” Nanase Nishino will play main character Asahi Tojima. Her character is physically weak and short in stature. She decides to change herself by joining her high school’s naginata club. Naginata is a type of traditional Japanese blade. The blade is fixed on top of a long wooden or metal pole.
“Asahinagu” will be released autumn, 2017 in Japan.
Spooky teaser trailer added for upcoming horror film “Little Nightmares” starring Mugi Kadowaki, Hideaki Takizawa & Arioka Daiki. Movie is directed by Takashi Shimizu. Story for “Little Nightmares” is set around a town that has experienced child disappearances and suspicious adult deaths. An internet rumor spreads that any adult that encounters a “returned” child will die in 3 days.
“Little Nightmares” opens June 17, 2017 in Japan.
Supporting cast has been announced for upcoming movie “The Miracles of the Namiya General Store” starring Ryosuke Yamada & Toshiyuki Nishida. Now cast in the film in supporting roles are Machiko Ono, Nijiro Murakami, Kento Hayashi, Riko Narumi, Mugi Kadowaki, & Masato Hagiwara. Movie is based on novel “Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki” by Keigo Higashino & directed by Ryuichi Hiroki. Story for the film revolves around the Namya General Store where some kids find a letter from the year 1980 and decide to reply to the letter.
“The Miracles of the Namiya General Store” will be released September 23, 2017 in Japan.
Supporting cast has been announced for upcoming Hirokazu Koreeda directed film “The Third Murder” starring Masaharu Fukuyama & Koji Yakusho. Now cast in supporting roles are Suzu Hirose, Yuki Saito, Kotaro Yoshida, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Izumi Matsuoka, Mikako Ichikawa & Isao Hashizume.
Basic premise for the film follows an elite lawyer (Masaharu Fukuyama) as he takes on a case of a man (Koji Yakusho) accused of murder. The man was previously convicted of murder some 30 years ago. Even though the man confesses to the murder charge, the lawyer begins to have doubt.
“The Third Murder” will be released September, 2017 in Japan.