Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Aug 30 2023

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Golden Kamuy”

Teaser trailer and poster added for live-action film “Golden Kamuy” starring Kento Yamazaki & Anna Yamada. Movie is based on manga series “Golden Kamuy” by Satoru Noda and directed by Sigeaki Kubo (“High & Low The Movie“). The first group of supporting cast has also been announced for the film and they include Gordon Maeda, Yuma Yamoto, Asuka Kudo, Shuntaro Yanagi, Ryohei Otani, Katsuya, Katsumi Kiba, Hisako Ohkata, Makita Sports, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Hiroshi Tachi. The script is set in Hokkaido, Japan during the late Meiji era (~1910) with various groups chasing after gold that was hidden by a criminal.

“Golden Kamuy” is now set for release January 19, 2024 in Japan.

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Aug 23 2023

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Aru Tozasareta Yuki no Sanso de”

Teaser trailer 2 and poster added for movie “Aru Tozasareta Yuki no Sanso de” starring Daiki Shigeoka. The first group of supporting actors has also been announced for the film and they are Ayami Nakajo, Amane Okayama, Nanase Nishino, Mayu Hotta, Junki Tozuka, Aoi Morikawa and Shotaro Mamiya. Movie is based on 1992 msytery-suspense novel “Aru Tozasareta Yuki no Sanso de” by Keigo Higashino and set within a villa on a snowy mountain.  An audition for 7 finalists takes place there. Caption on the poster states “All actors, all suspects.”

“Aru Tozasareta Yuki no Sanso de” is now set for January, 2024 in Japan.

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Aug 22 2023

Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyohei Takahashi, & Asuka Saito cast in TBS drama & movie “My Home Hero”

Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyohei Takahashi, & Asuka Saito are cast in TBS drama series “My Home Hero” and movie version “My Home Hero.” The drama series and movie is based on manga series “My Home Hero” by Naoki Yamakawa. The screenplay for the drama series and movie will have Kuranosuke Sasaki play Tetsuo Tosu. He is an ordinary husband who likes to write mystery novels as a hobby. His adult aged daughter gets involved with an unscrupulous man affiliated with a crime organization. This leads Tetsuo Tosu to make a shocking and impulsive decision to save his daughter.

“My Home Hero” will first air October 24, 2023 and the movie version will be released spring, 2024.

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Aug 16 2023

Trailer and poster for movie “Six Singing Women”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Six Singing Women” starring Yutaka Takenouchi & Takayuki Yamada. Movie is written and directed by Yoshimasa Ishibashi. Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi and lead actor Takayuki Yamada previously worked together in 2012 movie “MILOCRORZE – A Love Story.” Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Nightingale” by musical group NAQT VANE. The theme song is featured in the main trailer. Caption on the poster state “There is a secret in this forest.”

“Six Singing Women” will be released October 27, 2023 in Japan.

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Aug 7 2023

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Migawari Mission”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Migawari Mission” starring Tsuyoshi Muro, Eita Nagayama, and Haruna Kawaguchi. Movie is based on novel “Migawari Chushingura” by Akihiro Dobashi and directed by Hayato Kawai (“Let’s Go, Jets!“). The drama series is set in the Edo period and will have Tusyoshi Muro play two different characters who are brothers.

“Migawari Mission” will be released February 9, 2024 in Japan.

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Aug 2 2023

Airu Kubozuka & Aju Makita cast in movie “Happiness”

Airu Kubozuka & Aju Makita are cast in teen romance film “Happiness.” The movie is based on 2006 novel “Happiness” by Novala Takemoto and directed by Tetsuo Shinohara (“At River’s Edge“). The film will have Airu Kubozuka & Aju Makita play high school students who are in a romantic relationship. The girl finds out that she has only a limited time left to live due to an illness.

“Happiness” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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Jul 27 2023

Trailer and poster for movie “We’re Millennials Got a Problem?”

Trailer and poster added for movie “We’re Millennials Got a Problem?: International” starring Masaki Okada, Tori Matsuzaka, & Yuya Yagira. Movie is a sequel to 2016 NTV drama series “We’re Millennials Got a Problem?” Just announced to appear in the movie version in supporting roles are Haruka Kinami, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Moka Kamishiraishi, & Seishiro Kato. The trailer also features the movie’s theme song which is “Nonfiction no Bokura yo” by rock band Kankaku Pierrot.

“We’re Millennials Got a Problem?: International” will be released October 13, 2023 in Japan.

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Jul 25 2023

Takeru Satoh, Masami Nagasawa, & Nana Mori cast in movie “Shigatsu ni Nareba Kanojo wa”

Takeru Satoh, Masami Nagasawa, & Nana Mori are cast in movie “Shigatsu ni Nareba Kanojo wa.” The film is based on 2016 novel “Shigatsu ni Nareba Kanojo wa” by Genki Kawamura (“If Cats Disappeared From the World“). The romance screenplay revolves around Psychiatrist Shun Fujishiro (Takeru Satoh) who seeks to find his fiance who has disappeared. Filming for “Shigatsu ni Nareba Kanojo wa” is currently underway and will be filmed in Japan, Bolivia, Czech Republic, and Iceland.

“Shigatsu ni Nareba Kanojo wa” will be released March 29, 2024 in Japan.

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Jul 24 2023

Trailer for movie “Confess To Your Crimes”

Trailer added for movie “Confess To Your Crimes” starring Kento Nakajima & Shinichi Tsutsumi. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Omae no Tsumi o Jihaku Shiro” by Yuichi Shinpo and directed by Nobuo Mizuta (“The Apology King“). New supporting cast members has also been announced for the upcoming crime film and they are Elaiza Ikeda, Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Ayumu Nakajima, Minami, & Machiko Ono. Elaiza Ikeda will play Mayumi Ogata, who is Seijiro Uda’s (Shinichi Tsutsumi) daughter. Her daughter gets kidnapped. Ikusaburo Yamazaki will play detective Nobuki Hirao. He chases after the kidnapper of Mayumi Ogata’s daughter. Ayumu Nakajima will play Yoichiro Uda. He is Seijiro Uda’s first son and an assemblyman. Minami will play reporter Misaki Kamiya. Lastly, Machiko Ono will play Hatsumi Teranaka. She is an election volunteer and supports the Uda family. The trailer also features the movie’s theme song which is “Dark Rainbow” by rock duo B’z.

“Confess To Your Crimes” will be released October 20, 2023 in Japan.

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