Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “The Dry Spell” starring Toma Ikuta. Movie is based on 1990 novel “Kassui” by Mitsuru Kawabayashi and the screenplay adaptation is written by Shotaro Oikawa (“Chokolietta“). The movie has Toma Ikuta playing city hall water department employee Shunsaku Iwakiri. He encounters two young sisters when he visits a home for non payment on their water bill.
“The Dry Spell” is now set for release June 2, 2023 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Father Of The Milky Way Railroad” starring Koji Yakusho & Masaki Suda. Movie is based on 2017 novel “Ginga Tetsudo no Chichi” by Yoshinobu Kadoi, which won the naoki Prize, and directed by Izuru Narushima (“Solomon’s Perjury 1: Suspicion“). Caption on the main poster states “A story about the absolute love of the father and family towards unknown writer Kenji Miyazawa.”
“Father Of The Milky Way Railroad” will be released May 5, 2023 in Japan.
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Kazunari Ninomiya & Haru are cast in movie “Analog.” Movie is based on 2017 novel “Analog” by multi-talented director Takeshi Kitano. The romance themed film follows two people who are luddites and meet at a cafe. The woman, played by Haru, disappears just when the man, played by Kazunari Ninomiya, is about to propose to her.
“Analog” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.
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Hokuto Matsumura & Mone Kamishiraishi are cast in movie “Yoake no Subete.” Movie is based on 2020 novel “Yoake no Subete” by Maiko Seo (“Our Meal For Tomorrow“) and directed by Sho Miyake (“Ryunosuke Kamiki’s Filming Break“). The film will have Hokuto Matsumura & Mone Kamishiraishi play co-workers. Hokuto Matsumura is a new employee who suffers panic attacks. Mone Kamishiraishi plays Misa Fujisawa. Her monthly PMS causes her to frequently lose her temper.
“Yoake no Subete” will be released February, 2024 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “Side By Side” starring Kentaro Sakaguchi & Asuka Saito. Movie is written and directed by Chihiro Ito (longtime screenwriter for movies directed by Isao Yukisada). Caption on the poster states “No one knows who you really are.” Meanwhile, the theme song for the movie has also been revealed as “Tonari” by Kai Kubota. That song also plays during the trailer.
“Side By Side” will be released April 14, 2023 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “Life of Mariko in Kabukicho” starring Sairi Itoh & Yutaka Takenouchi. The quirky film is set in the bar filled alleyways of Shinjuku Golden Gai in the Kabukicho entertainment district of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Sairi Itoh plays Mariko, who works as a bartender and also a private detective. She gets a job to find an alien. The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Highball Boogie” by boy band Da-iCE That song is played in the trailer.
“Life of Mariko in Kabukicho” is now set for release June 30, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “Sekai no Owari kara” starring Aoi Ito. Movie is written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya (“Casshern“). In addition, 10 supporting actors have been announced for the film and they are Katsuya Maiguma, Aya Asahina, Mio Masuda, Shunji Iwai, Yui Ichikawa, Naoki Matayoshi, Ai Tominaga, Katsunori Takahashi, Kazuki Kitamura, & Mari Natsuki.
“Sekai no Owari kara” will be released April 7, 2023 in Japan.
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Main trailer and two posters added for movie “Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1” starring Takumi Kitamura & Mio Imada. Movie is based on manga series “Tokyo Revengers” by Ken Wakui (“Shinjuku Swan“) and directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa (“Sadako 3D“). Meanwhile, the theme song for the movie has been announced as “Graduation” by rock band Super Beaver. That song also appears in the main trailer.
“Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1” will be released April 21, 2023 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Nemesis” starring Suzu Hirose & Sho Sakurai. The film is a sequel to 2021 NTV drama series “Nemesis” which also starred Suzu Hirose and Sho Sakurai in the lead roles as Anna Mikami and Naoki Kazama. The sequel movie version is directed by Yu Irie (“8000 Miles“) and scripted by Takehiko Hata (“Unfair“). Caption on the poster states “Every time I solve a riddle, someone dies.”
“Nemesis” will be released March 31, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “Hard Days” starring Junichi Okada & Go Ayano. Movie is a remake of 2014 South Korean film “A Hard Day” starring Lee Sun-Kyun and Cho Jin-Woong. 10 supporting actors were also announced today for the movie “Hard Days.” They are Ryoko Hirosue, Hayato Isomura, Tetta Sugimoto, Taro Suruga, Mario Kuroba, Ryusuke Komakine, Takashi Yamanaka, Maho Yamada, Kurumi Shimizu, & Akira Emoto. Story for the movie takes place over a very chaotic 96 hour period.
“Hard Days” will be released May 19, 2023 in Japan.
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