Trailer and poster added for action film “Revolver Lily” starring Haruka Ayase. Movie is based on 2016 novel “Revolver Lily” by Kyo Nagaura and directed by Isao Yukisada (“Narratage“). The film is set in the year 1924 and follows a former spy now bar owner Yuri (Haruka Ayase) who becomes the target of 1,000 soldiers. Caption on the poster states “I become evil to save the future.”
“Revolver Lily” will be released August 11, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Fly Me To The Saitama II” starring Gackt & Fumi Nikaido. Movie is based on manga series “Tonde Saitama” by Mineo Maya and a sequel to 2019 movie “Fly Me To The Saitama,” but the screenplay for “Fly Me To The Saitama II” will feature an original story. The sequel will have Gackt return as Asami and Fumi Nikaido as Momomi Hakuhodo. Thanks to these two lead characters, the area of Saitama Prefecture enjoy freedom from Tokyoites, but a new case draws in the area of Kansai.
“Fly Me To The Saitama II” will be released November 23, 2023 in Japan.
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Second teaser trailer and teaser poster added for live-action film “Out” starring Yuki Kura & Kotaro Daigo. The live-action film is based on manga series “OUT” by Tatsuya Iguchi and directed by Hiroshi Shinagawa (“Suspect X“). The release date for the film has also been revealed which will be November 17, 2023 in Japan.
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Trailer & poster added for live-action film “G-Men” starring Yuta Kishi, Ryo Ryusei, & Shintaro Morimoto. Movie is based on manga series “G-Men” by Toshio Ozawa and directed by Toichiro Ruto (“The Way of the Househusband The Movie“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Ranran” by rock band The Cro-Magnons. The theme song is played during the main trailer.
“G-Men” will be released August 25, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “You Made My Dawn” starring Ruki Shiroiwa & Rinka Kumada. Movie is based on 2017 novel “Yoru ga Aketara, Ichiban ni Kimi ni Ai ni Iku” by Natsue Shiomi and directed by Mai Sakai (“Opening Night“). The theme song for the teen-romance film has also been announced as “Gradation” by boy band JO1. “Graduation” plays during the teaser trailer as well.
“You Made My Dawn” will be released September 1, 2023 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “The Forbidden Play” starring Kanna Hashimoto and Daiki Shigeoka. The movie is based on 2019 novel “Kinjirareta Asobi” by Karma Shimizu and directed by Hideo Nakata (“Sadako“). “The Forbidden Play” is a horror film, centered around a family who deals with the sudden death of the mother. The son buries the mother’s finger in their yard and begins to chant a strange spell in hopes of bringing her back to life.
“The Forbidden Play” will be released September 8, 2023 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Sweet My Home” starring Masataka Kubota. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Sweet My Home” by Rinko Kamizu and is the second feature length film directed by popular actor Takumi Saito. Caption on the teaser poster states “You must not know the secret of this house.”
“Sweet My Home” will be released September 1, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser poster and August 3rd release date set for Netflix distributed movie “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” starring Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, & Shuntaro Yanagi. The live-action film is based on manga series “Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto” by Haro Aso. The film revolves around Akira Tendo (Eiji Akaso), who hates his job so much that when he sees his town overrun by zombies, he shouts out for joy that he doesn’t have to go to work. He makes a bucket list of 100 things to do with his friends.
“Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” will be available to stream August 3, 2023.
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Yui Aragaki is cast in live-action film “Ikoku Nikki.” Movie is based on manga series “Ikoku Nikki” by Tomoko Yamashita (“The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window“) and directed by Natsuki Seta (“Georama Boy Panorama Girl“). In movie “Ikoku Nikki,” Yui Aragaki will play Makio Kodai. She is an introverted 35-year-old novelist. At the funeral for her sibling, she decides to live with her 15-year-old niece who lost her parents in a car accident.
“Ikoku Nikki” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Undercurrent” starring Yoko Maki, Arata Iura, & Lily Franky. Movie is based on manga series “Undercurrent” by Tetsuya Toyoda and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi (“Little Nights, Little Love“). Caption on the teaser poster states “Lying to live is a sin?” The film revolves around a wife (Yoko Maki) and a private detective (Lily Franky) looking into the disappearance of her husband. A man played by Arata Iura enters her life at that time.
“Undercurrent” will be released October 6, 2023 in Japan.
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