Main trailer and poster added for live-action film “Black Night Parade” starring Ryo Yoshizawa and Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is based on manga series “Black Night Parade” by Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as original track “Shirayuki” by Eve.
“Black Night Parade” will be released December 23, 2022 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for movie “Manhole” starring Yuto Nakajima. Movie is scripted by Michitaka Okada (“Masquerade Hotel“) and directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (“My Man“). Newly announced to play major supporting characters roles in the film are Nao and Kento Nagayama. In the movie, Nao will play Mai Kudo. She is the ex-girlfriend of main character Shunsuke Kawamura played by Yuto Nakajima. Shunsuke Kawamura finds himself in quite a pickle, when he falls into a manhole after walking home drunk from a surprise party thrown for him. He is supposed to get married the next day. Kento Nagayama will play Etsuro Kase. He is a co-worker of Shunsuke Kawamura.
“Manhole” is now scheduled for release February 10, 2023 in Japan.
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2nd teaser trailer added for movie “The Legend & Butterfly” starring Takuya Kimura & Haruka Ayase. The film, directed by Keishi Ohtomo (“Rurouni Kenshin“), depicts an untold love story between Nobunaga Oda (Takuya Kimura) and his wife Nohime (Haruka Ayase).
“The Legend & Butterfly” will be released January 27, 2023 in Japan.
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Tao Tsuchiya is cast in movie “Matching.” The suspense film is written and directed by Eiji Uchida. For movie “Matching,” Tao Tsuchiya plays wedding planner Rinka. She is not get with dating men and signs up with a dating app on a colleague’s recommendation. The man she meets becomes a suspect in a serial murder case. The first teaser trailer for the movie has also been added on AsianWiki.
“Matching” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Takumi Saito & Shuri are cast for lead roles in live-action film “Reiraku.” The movie is based on manga series “Reiraku” by Inio Asano (“Solanin“) and directed by veteran actor Naoto Takenaka. Actress Megumi is also cast in a supporting role. The film follows the relationship between a manga artist (Takumi Saito) and a prostitute (Shuri).
“Reiraku” will be released March 17, 2023 in Japan.
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Mizuki Inoue (HiHi Jets) and Rinka Kumada are cast in live-action film “Otona-Najimi.” The film is based on manga series “Otona Najimi” by Aya Nakahara (“Love Complex“) and directed by Hiroto Takahashi (“Heart Beats“). For “Otona-Najimi,” Mizuki Inoue & Rinka Kumada will play two young adults who have been friends and neighbors for most of their lives. The girl has liked the boy for most of that time, but he seems unaware of her feelings.
“Otona Najimi” will be released May 12, 2023 in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams” starring Kiichi Nakai & Kuranosuke Sasaki. Movie is a sequel to 2018 film “We Make Antiques!” and 2020 film “We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous.” The movie’s theme song has also been revealed as “Yume no Mata Yume” by actor Kenta Kiritani.
“We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams” will be released January 6, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “Village” starring Ryusei Yokohama. The suspense film is written and directed by Michihito Fujii (“The Journalist“). In addition, first group of supporting actors were announced today and they are Haru Kuroki, Arata Furuta, Shido Nakamura, Wataru Ichinose, Daiken Okudaira, Ryuto Sakuma, Tetta Sugimoto, Naomi Nishida, and Hana Kino.
“Village” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for movie “My Happy Marriage” starring Ren Meguro & Mio Imada. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Watashi no Shiawasena Kekkon” by Akumi Agitogi and directed by Ayuko Tsukahara (“Cafe Funiculi Funicula“). The story is set during a fictional Meiji era (1868-1912).
“My Happy Marriage” will be released March 17, 2023 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “And So I’m at a Loss” starring Taisuke Fujigaya, Etsushi Toyokawa, & Atsuko Maeda. Movie is written and directed by Daisuke Miura (“Boys on the Run“). The film follows a young man as he tries to escape from his life and goes on a trip. Caption on the poster states “Dedicate this to you, who wants to run away from everything.”
“And So I’m at a Loss” will have its world premiere at the 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival (October 21 – November 2, 2022) in the Gala Selection and then its general release January 13, 2023.
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