Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Apr 22 2026

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Mentor

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Mentor” starring Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa. The film is written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida (“Come On Irene“). The teaser trailer and teaser poster also reveals that actor Go Ayano is cast as the key character Jun Nomoto in the movie. Jun Nomoto will eventually become a mentor to two young men, played by Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa, who accidentally caused an apartment fire 15 years ago that killed Jun Nomoto’s wife and child and also burned Jun Nomoto.

“Mentor” will be released October 16, 2026 in South Korea.

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Apr 20 2026

Kento Yamazaki & Kouhei Matsushita cast in movie “Gate of Murder”

Kento Yamazaki & Kouhei Matsushita are cast in movie “Gate of Murder” (literal title). The film is based on 2003 novel “Satsujin no Mon” by Keigo Higashino and directed by Ko Kanai (“The Confidence Man JP“). The screenplay is a mystery suspense story revolving around two men who have known each other since their childhood days. Kuramochi (Kento Yamazaki) desires to murder Tajima (Kouhei Matsushita), who is always around when misfortune occurs in his life. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer has been released and can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Gate of Murder” will be released February 19, 2027 in Japan.

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Apr 15 2026

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Swan and Bat”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Swan and Bat” (literal title) starring Hokuto Matsumura & Mio Imada. The mystery film is based on 2021 novel “Hakucho to Komori” by Keigo Higashino and directed by Yoshiyuki Kishi (“Sunset Sunrise“). Actors Tomokazu Miura and Shikan Nakamura have been announced to play important supporting characters in the movie. The teaser trailer begins with Tomokazu Miura as Tatsuro Kuraki confessing to a murder by stating “I did everything.”

“Swan and Bat” will be released September 4, 2026 in Japan.

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Apr 10 2026

Trailer and poster for movie “Nanashi”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Nanashi” starring Jiro Sato, Ryuhei Maruyama, Megumi, and Kuranosuke Sasaki. Movie is based on webcomic “Nanashi” written by Jiro Sato and directed by Hideo Jojo (“A Bad Summer“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced. The theme song is “Namae” by rapper Novel Core. “Name” is played during the main trailer. Captions in the trailer states (0:09) “Inexplicable and indiscriminate murder case,” (0:19) “Invisible weapon,” (0:30) “Secret hidden in his right hand,” (0:48) “Don’t take eyes of his right hand.”

“Nanashi” will be released May 22, 2026 in Japan.

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Apr 6 2026

Main trailer and poster for movie “Kingdom 5”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Kingdom 5” starring Kento Yamazaki. The film is based on manga series “Kingdom” by Yasuhisa Hara and is the fifth installment in the “Kingdom” franchise that started with 2019 movie “Kingdom.” Story for “Kingdom 5” takes place 3 years after losing Ohki (Takao Osawa) in the previous movie “Kingdom: Return of the Great General.” Shin (Kento Yamazaki) has now grown much stronger and he has been promoted as commander of a unit consisting of 1,000 soldiers. The moment he sets his goal to become a grand general, an allied army in total of 500,000 soldiers descend upon Qin.

“Kingdom 5” will be released July 17, 2026 in Japan.

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Mar 31 2026

Oji Suzuka cast in movie “Wara nimo Sugaru Kemono tachi”

Oji Suzuka is cast in movie “Wara nimo Sugaru Kemono tachi.” Movie is based on 2011 novel “Wara nimo Sugaru Kemono tachi” by Keisuke Sone, which was previously adapted into 2020 South Korean movie “Beasts Clawing At Straws.” In addition, the first teaser trailer and teaser poster has been released for the movie. Caption on the teaser poster asks “Whose is it?”

“Wara nimo Sugaru Kemono tachi” will be released September 25, 2026 in Japan.

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Mar 25 2026

Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, & Fumino Kimura cast in movie “City Hunter 2”

Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, and Fumino Kimura are cast in Netflix distributed movie “City Hunter 2.” Movie is a sequel to 2024 Netflix distributed movie “City Hunter” and based on manga series “City Hunter” by Tsukasa Hojo. Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, and Fumino Kimura will reprise their roles of Ryo Saeba, Kaori Makimura, and Saeko Nogami in the sequel film.

“City Hunter 2” is targeted for release sometime next year.

Mar 18 2026

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “The Brightest Sun”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “The Brightest Sun” starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Hikari Mitsushima. The film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima (“Confessions“) is based on 1994 novel “Toki ni wa Zange wo” by Bunzo Uchiumi. Somewhat surprisingly, the film marks the first collaboration between director Tetsuya Nakashima, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Hikari Mitsushima.

“The Brightest Sun” will be released August 28, 2026.

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Mar 12 2026

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Kingdom 5”

First teaser trailer and teaser poster added for sequel action film “Kingdom 5” starring Kento Yamazaki. Movie is the fifth installment in the “Kingdom” series of films that started with 2019 movie “Kingdom” and is based on manga series “Kingdom” by Yasuhisa Hara. Meanwhile, major supporting cast members have been announced for the 5th film and they are Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Etsushi Toyokawa, Shun Oguri, and Yuki Yamada. All of whom will reprise characters they played in previous “Kingdom” films.

The release date for “Kingdom 5” is now set for July 17, 2026 in Japan.

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