Here’s a new teaser poster for upcoming Nobuhiro Yamashita directed film “My Uncle” starring Ryuhei Matsuda, Yoko Maki & Riku Ohnishi. In addition, first teaser trailer added on AsianWiki.
“My Uncle” will be released November 3, 2016 in Japan.
Taishi Nakagawa & Marie Iitoyo are cast in live-action film “Kyo no Kira-kun.” Movie is based on manga series “Kyo no Kira kun” by Rin Mikimoto and directed Yasuhiro Kawamura (“L-DK“). In live-action film “Kyo no Kira-kun,” Taishi Nakagawa & Marie Iitoyo play high school classmates who are also next door neighbors. Taishi Nakagawa’s character is terminally ill and only has a year to live.
“Kyo no Kira-kun” opens February 25, 2017 in Japan.
Teaser poster and release date added for upcoming movie “My Dad and Mr. Ito” starring Juri Ueno, Lily Franky & Tatsuya Fuji. Movie is based on novel “Otousan to Itou san” by Hinako Nakazawa and directed Yuki Tanada (“One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman“). Premise for the film has Juri Ueno played a 30 something year old woman living with her boyfriend, played by Lily Franky, who is 20 years her senior. Then out of the blue, the woman’s father, played by Tatsuya Fuji, appears and moves in with them.
“My Dad and Mr. Ito” is now scheduled to be released October 8, 2016 in Japan.
Teaser trailer for movie “Night’s Tightrope” starring Tsubasa Honda and Mizuki Yamamoto. Movie is based on 2009 novel “Shojo” by Kanae Minato (“Confessions“) and directed by Yukiko Mishima (“A Stitch of Life“). Story for the film follows two female high school students and their fascination with death.
“Night’s Tightrope” will be released October 8, 2016 in Japan.
Main trailer and poster added for upcoming movie “Sanada Ten Braves” starring Kankuro Nakamura, Tori Matsuzaka, Yuko Oshima & Kento Nagayama. Movie is based on stage play “Sanada Juyushi” by Nozomi Makino. Story for the film is set in the Edo era and follows a group of 10 ninja.
“Sanada Ten Braves” will be released September 22, 2016 in Japan.
Supporting cast added for upcoming live-action film “March Comes in Like a Lion” starring Ryunosuke Kamiki. Now cast in supporting roles are Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hideaki Ito, Ryo Kase, Kana Kurashina, Kaya Kiyohara, Chise Niitsu, Gin Maeda, Kasumi Arimura and Etsushi Toyokawa. Movie is based on manga series “San gatsu no Lion” by Chica Umino.
In the upcoming film, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hideaki Ito and Ryo Kase will play shogi players. Kana Kurashina, Kaya Kiyohara and Chise Niitsu will play the three sisters of the Kawamoto family. Kasumi Arimura will play Kyoko Koda. Her character is a non blood related sister of Rei (Ryunosuke Kamiki). Etsushi Toyokawa will play Sachika Koda. He is the father of Kyoko Koda and friend of Rei’s late father. He also taught Rei shogi.
“March Comes in Like a Lion” will be released sometime during spring, 2017 and its sequel “March Comes in Like a Lion 2” will also be released spring, 2017 in Japan.
Main poster & trailer added for upcoming Korean War film “Operation Chromite” starring Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Beom-Soo, Jin Se-Yun & Liam Neeson. Trailer at least promises plenty of action and suspense.
“Operation Chromite” is now set for release July 27, 2016 in South Korea.
Renji Ishibashi is cast in upcoming live-action film “Higanjima: Vampire Island” starring Shunya Shiraishi, Ryohei Suzuki and Minami Sakurai. In the live-action film, Renji Ishibashi will voice the character of Ryunosuke Aoyama. His character is also known as Shisho and is the leader of the resistance group of vampires.
In addition, a second teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki that shows Renji Ishibashi as Shunya Shiraishi. “Higanjima: Vampire Island” will be released October 15, 2016 in Japan.
Here’s the first still image of Erika Today in upcoming live-action film “Death Note: Light Up The New World.” In the scene, Misa Amane (Erika Toda) looks at a Death Note which she is holding in a dressing room. Misa Amane has lost her memory about the Death Note since she lost ownership of a Death Note 10 years ago.
“Death Note: Light Up The New World” will be released October 29, 2016 in Japan.
Teaser trailer for upcoming movie “The Old Capital” starring Yasuko Matsuyuki, Ai Hashimoto & Riko Narumi. Movie is based on 1962 novel “Koto” by Yasunari Kawabata. 1963 film “Twin Sisters of Kyoto,” 1980 film “Koto” and 2005 TV Asahi drama special “Koto” are all based on the same novel.
“The Old Capital” will be released December 3, 2016 in Japan.