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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Main trailer and poster added for boxing film “One Last Bloom” starring Koichi Sato & Ryusei Yokohama. The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Life Goes On” by singer AI. The song also appears in the main trailer. Caption on the poster states “The two decided to live only for a moment.”
“One Last Bloom” will be released August 25, 2023 in Japan.
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Sakura Ando and Ryosuke Yamada are cast in movie “Bad Lands.” Movie is based on 2015 novel “Keisou” by Hiroyuki Kurokawa (“Black Widow Business“) and directed by Masato Harada (“Chronicle Of My Mother“). The first teaser trailer and teaser poster has also been released for the movie.
“Bad Lands” will be released September 29, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Ai ni Inazuma” starring Mayu Matsuoka and Masataka Kubota. The movie is written and directed by Yuya Ishii (“Mitsuko Delivers“). The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Kokoro no Mamani” by rock group Elephant Kashimashi. “Kokoro no Mamani” is also featured in the teaser trailer. The teaser trailer starts with captions that states “Two people who met by fate.”
“Ai ni Inazuma” will be released October 27, 2023 in Japan.
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Seiyo Uchino and Kana Kita are cast in movie “Shunga Sensei.” The film is written and directed by Akihiko Shiota (“Farewell Song“) and revolves around shunga (erotic art that was popular during the Edo period). Seiyo Uchino will play Ichiro Haga, who is a reclusive teacher of shunga. Kana Kita will play Yumiko Haruno. She works as a waitress and meets Ichiro Haga while working at her job.
“Shunga Sensei” will be released October 13, 2023 in Japan.
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