Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Haw” starring Kei Tanaka. Kei Tanaka’s casting for the lead role was announced just today. The film is based on 2022 novel “Haw” by Hiroshi Saito and directed by Isshin Inudo (“Goo Goo, The Cat“).
“Haw” is now set for release August 19, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “A Hundred Flowers” starring Masaki Suda & Mieko Harada. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Hyakka” by Genki Kawamura and also directed by him. Also announced today for supporting roles in the film are Masami Nagasawa & Masatoshi Nagase. Masami Nagasawa will play Kaori, who is married to Izumi Kasai (Masaki Suda). Masatoshi Nagase will play Yohei Asaba. He is involved in Yuriko Kasai’s (Mieko Harada) secret.
“A Hundred Flowers” will be released September 9, 2022.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “I Am Makimoto” starring Sadao Abe. Movie is directed by Nobuo Mizuta. Director Nobuo Mizuta and actor Sadao Abe have previously worked together in comedy films “Maiko haaaan!!!,” “No More Cry!!!,” and “The Apology King.” More supporting cast members have also been announced for the film and they are Hikari Mitsushima, Ryudo Uzaki, Kouhei Matsushita, Denden, Suzuki Matsuo, Yoshiyuki Tsubokura, Rie Miyazawa, and Jun Kunimura.
“I Am Makimoto” will be released September 30, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Yokai Housemate” starring Fuka Koshiba & Ayumu Mochizuki. Movie is a sequel to 2020 TV Asahi drama series “Yokai Housemate” and 2022 TV Asahi drama series “Yokai Housemate 2.” The movie version will have Fuka Koshiba play Mio Meguro, as she continues to live with yokai at a share house and work for a publishing company. She meets AITO (Ayumu Mochizuki) through work and falls for him, but this endangers the yokai.
“Yokai Housemate” is now scheduled for release June 17, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Akira and Akira” starring Ryoma Takeuchi & Ryusei Yokohama. Movie is based on novel “Akira to Akira” by Jun Ikeido, which was previously adapted into 2017 WOWOW drama series “Akira and Akira” starring Osamu Mukai & Takumi Saito. In addition, supporting cast members have been announced for the film and they are Moka Kamishiraishi, Eiji Okuda, Yosuke Eguchi, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Muga Tsukaji, Shohei Uno , Kanji Ishimaru , Kazuya Kojima , Yusuke Santamaria, Naho Toda, Toru Nomaguchi, Tetta Sugimoto, Miki Sakai, Koichi Yamadera, Kanji Tsuda, Satoshi Tokushige, Kenichi Yajima, Erika Mabuchi, Takaya Yamauchi, Momiji Yamamura, & Shinji Takehara.
“Akira and Akira” will be released August 26, 2022 in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “Alivehoon” starring Shuhei Nomura, Ai Yoshikawa, & Takanori Jinnai. The film revolves around Koichi Oba, played by Shuhei Nomura, who is the best at a car racing esports video game and then is scouted to join a real car racing team. The trailer begins with captions that states “To all the people who don’t give up on their dreams.”
“Alivehoon” will be released June 10, 2022 in Japan.
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Ryo Narita and Atsuko Maeda are cast in movie “Convenience Story.” The film is scripted & directed by Satoshi Miki (“Adrift in Tokyo“). Story for the film revolves around convenience store Liso Mart, where mysterious woman Keiko (Atsuko Maeda) works. Ryo Narita will play a screenwriter who goes to the store and meets Keiko.
“Convenience Story” will be released August 5, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and teaser posters added for live-action film “Whisper of the Heart” starring Nana Seino & Tori Matsuzaka. Movie is based on on manga series “Mimi o Sumaseba” by Aoi Hiiragi. Caption on the two teaser posters states “There’s someone I want to meet.” Also announced today, Runa Yasuhara and Tsubasa Nakagawa will appear in the film to play the middle school days of lead characters Shizuku Tsukishima and Seiji Amasawa.
“Whisper of the Heart” will be released October 14, 2022 in Japan.
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Shingo Katori and Yukino Kishii are cast in movie “Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau.” Movie is scripted and directed by Masahide Ichii (“Blindly in Love“). In the comedy movie, Shingo Katori and Yukino Kishii will play a married couple. They seem to be in a happy marriage, but the wife makes sinister posts about her husband on a social media page.
Filming took place from late September – late October, 2021 in Tokyo and Saitama. “Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau” will be released September, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser poster and June, 2022 release date set for movie “Broker” starring Song Kang-Ho, Gang Dong-Won, IU, & Bae Doo-Na. The movie is the first Korean language film directed by award winning Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda (“Shoplifters“). Caption on the teaser poster states “Baby box, a special deal that started there.”
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