Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Jun 14 2022

Teaser poster & release date set for movie “Karada Sagashi”

Teaser poster and October 14, 2022 release date set for movie “Karada Sagashi” starring Kanna Hashimoto. The movie is based on web novel “Karada Sagashi” by Welzard and directed by Eiichiro Hasumi (“Assassination Classroom“). The teaser poster shows 6 students, including Asuka Morisaki (Kanna Hashimoto), appearing to be dead and laying around a young girl. In the film, these 6 people are killed and they wake up the next to repeat the situation. The other 5 performers on the poster will be announced at a later date.

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Jun 10 2022

Trailer & poster for movie “Convenience Story”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Convenience Story” starring Ryo Narita, Atsuko Maeda, & Seiji Rokkaku. The film is written and directed by Satoshi Miki (“Adrift in Tokyo“). Caption on the poster states “From a convenience store, a little bit different world adventure!” Story for the film follows a man and a woman who meet and fall in love at a convenience store.

“Convenience Story” will be released August 5, 2022 in Japan.

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Jun 6 2022

Erika Toda & Mei Nagano cast in movie “Maternal Instinct”

Erika Toda and Mei Nagano are cast for lead roles in movie “Maternal Instinct” (literal title). The film is based on 2012 novel “Bosei” by Kanae Minato (“Confessions“) and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki. In the film, Erika Toda and Mei Nagano will play mother and daughter. The daughter then commits suicide. The first teaser trailer for the movie can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Maternal Instinct” will be released November 23, 2022 in Japan.

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Jun 3 2022

Main trailer & poster for movie “Violence Action”

Main trailer and poster for movie “Violence Action” starring Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is directed by Toichiro Ruto (“The Way of the Househusband“) and based on webcomic “Violence Action” by Renji Asai & Shin Sawada. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Crash” by rock band Alexandros. The theme song “Crash” is played in the main trailer.

“Violence Action” will be released August 19, 2022 in Japan.

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Jun 2 2022

Main trailer & poster for movie “Offbeat Cops”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Offbeat Cops” starring Hiroshi Abe. Movie is written and directed by Eiji Uchida (“Midnight Swan“). The film is about overzealous Detective Tsukasa Naruse. He gets demoted to the police music band. The trailer shows Detective Tsukasa Naruse adapt to his new role as a drummer for the police band. Meanwhile, the theme song for the movie has been revealed as “Choral A” by pop band Official Hige Dandism. Theme song “Choral A” is also played in the main trailer.

“Offbeat Cops” will be released August 26, 2022 in Japan.

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May 30 2022

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Fragments of the Last Will”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Fragments of the Last Will” starring Kazunari Ninomiya & Keiko Kitagawa. Movie is based on non-fiction novel “Lageri kara Kita Isho” by Jun Henmi. The novel and the film is based on the life of Hatao Yamamoto. The film is set after WW2, with Hatao Yamamoto and his fellow Japanese soldiers trying to survive in a concentration camp in Siberia, Russia.

“Fragments of the Last Will” will be released December 9, 2022 in Japan.

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May 25 2022

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “My Broken Mariko”

Teaser trailer and teaser posters added for movie “My Broken Mariko” starring Mei Nagano. The film is directed by Yuki Tanada (“One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman“) and based on webcomic “My Broken Mariko” by Waka Hirako. The teaser trailer begins with Tomoyo Shiino (Mei Nagano) watching news on TV and learning her best friend Mariko Ikagawa died. Later in the teaser, Tomoyo Shiino is actually stealing her friend’s ashes and jumps out a window. In addition, Nao, Masataka Kubota, Toshinori Omi, and Yo Yoshida are newly announced supporting cast members in the film.

“My Broken Mariko” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.

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May 17 2022

Non, Mugi Kadowaki, & Yuko Oshima cast in movie “Three Sisters of Tenmasou”

Non, Mugi Kadowaki, and Yuko Oshima are cast in live-action film “Three Sisters of Tenmasou.” The film is based on manga series “Tenmasou no Sanshimai: Sky High” by Tsutomu Takahashi and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (“Azumi“). The fantasy based story is set at an inn that exists between this world and the afterlife, for souls that will return to this world or go to the afterlife. Mugi Kadowaki and Yuko Oshima will play sisters that run the inn and Non will play their younger half-sister. Their younger sister comes to stay at the inn.

“Three Sisters of Tenmasou” will be released October 28, 2022 in Japan.

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