Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Sep 12 2016

Nijiro Murakami & Madoka Yoshida cast in movie “Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi”

Nijiro Murakami and Madoka Yoshida are cast in upcoming movie “Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi.” Movie is based on 2015 light novel “Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi” by Hirotaka Akagi and directed by Kenji Nakanishi (“Hana no Ato“). Also cast in the film in supporting roles are Rena Kato (‘AKB48’), Mana Kinjo, Yuki Yamada, Akiko Kikuchi and Manami Honjou.
 
Story for “Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi” has Nijiro Murakami & Madoka Yoshida playing high school students who form a band to play at a school festival. The girl collapses after their performance and becomes hospitalized. It turns out she has a terminal disease and dies a few weeks later. The boy then travels back in time to when he first met her.
Filming for “Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi” begins October 1, 2016 and the movie will be released autumn, 2017 in Japan.
Sep 8 2016

Fumika Shimizu and Marie Iitoyo cast in movie “Girls in the Dark”

Fumika Shimizu and Marie Iitoyo are cast in new movie “Girls in the Dark” (“Ankoku Joshi”). The movie is based on 2012 novel “Ankoku Joshi” by Rikako Akiyoshi and directed by Saiji Yakumo (“Mars“). Also cast in supporting roles for the movie are Nana Seino, Tina Tamashiro , Riria and Yuna Taira.

Story for “Girls in the Dark” has high school student Itsumi Shiraishi (Marie Iitoyo) falling off a rooftop school building. Did she kill herself or was she intentionally or unintentionally killed?

“Girls in the Dark” will be released sometime during spring, 2017 in Japan.