Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Aug 30 2022

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Soshite Boku wa Tohou ni Kureru”

First teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Soshite Boku wa Tohou ni Kureru” starring Taisuke Fujigaya. The comdy-drama film is written and directed by Daisuke Miura (“Call Boy“). The film also marks the first movie acting role for Taisuke Fujigaya since 2016 movie “Mars.” The teaser trailer shows main character Yuichi Sugawara (Taisuke Fujigaya) running away from various people when he starts to feel uncomfortable.

“Soshite Boku wa Tohou ni Kureru” will be released January 13, 2023 in Japan.

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Aug 22 2022

Sadao Abe, Aya Ueto, & Yuta Tamamori cast in movie “Shylock’s Children”

Sadao Abe, Aya Ueto, & Yuta Tamamori are cast in movie “Shylock’s Children.” The film is based on 2006 novel “Shylock no Kodomotachi” by Jun Ikeido (“Naoki Hanzawa“). TV station WOWOW will also air drama series “Shylock’s Children” this October, which is their own adaptation of the Jun Ikeido novel and not directly related to the movie version. Also cast in supporting roles for the movie are Toshiro Yanagiba, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryuta Sato, Isao Hashizume, Akira Emoto, and Kuranosuke Sasaki.

“Shylock’s Children” will be released February 17, 2023 in Japan.

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Aug 22 2022

Koji Yakusho & Ryo Yoshizawa cast in movie “Familiar”

Koji Yakusho & Ryo Yoshizawa are cast in movie “Familiar.” Movie is directed by Izuru Narushima (“Solomon’s Perjury“). Also cast for supporting roles are Lucas Sagae, Fadile Waked, Miyavi, Yutaka Matsushige , Koichi Sato, Takeo Nakahara and Shigeru Muroi. The film is centered around Koji Yakusho who plays Seiji Kamiya. He works as a pottery craftsman. Ryo Yoshizawa will play his son Gaku Kamiya. He wants to quit his job as an engineer for a multi-national company and follow in his father’s footsteps.

“Familiar” will be released January 6, 2023 in Japan.

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Aug 17 2022

Main trailer and poster for movie “A Man”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “A Man” starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Ando, Masataka Kubota. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Aru Otoko” by Keiichiro Hirano (“After the Matinee“) and directed by Kei Ishikawa (“Gukoroku: Traces of Sin“). The follows Attorney Akira Kido (Satoshi Tsumabuki) as he looks into the identity of the late husband (Masataka Kubota) of a former client (Sakura Ando).

“A Man” will be released November 18, 2022 in Japan.

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Aug 16 2022

Kyohei Takahashi & Mei Hata cast in movie “And Yet, You Are So Sweet”

Kyohei Takahashi and Mei Hata are cast in live-action film “And Yet, You Are So Sweet.” The movie is based on manga series “Nanoni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru” by Kujira Anan and directed by Takehiko Shinjo (“Come Kiss Me At 0:00 AM“). The teen romance film will follow two high school students who perform a pretend unrequited love play. In addition, the first teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“And Yet, You Are So Sweet” will be released March 3, 2023 in Japan.

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Aug 5 2022

Toma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, and Kanna Hashimoto cast in movie “Yumichi”

Toma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, and Kanna Hashimoto are cast in movie “Yumichi.” Movie is directed by Masayuki Suzuki (“Masquerade Hotel“) and scripted by Kundo Koyama (“Departures“). The film revolves around a family owned bathhouse. Toma Ikuta will play older brother Shiro Miura and Gaku Hamada will play younger brother Goro Miura. Their late father passed the bathhouse down to them and Goro Miura has been operating the bathhouse since their father’s death. Kanna Hashimoto will play Izumi. She is an employee at the bathhouse. Filming for the movie took place on a set in Kyoto, Japan.

“Yumichi” will be released February 23, 2023 in Japan.

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