Main trailer and poster added for movie “Wedding High” starring Ryoko Shinohara & Tomoya Nakamura. Movie is directed by Akiko Ohku (“Hold Me Back “) and scripted by Bakarhythm (“Fictitious Girl’s Diary The Movie“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Kimi ni Sachiare” by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. The track is also played in the main trailer.
“Wedding High” will be released March 12, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for live-action film “XXXHOLiC” starring Ryunosuke Kamiki & Kou Shibasaki. Movie is based on manga “xxxHOLiC” by Clamp, which was previously adapted into 2013 WOWOW drama series “XXXHOLiC” starring Anne Watanabe & Shota Sometani. Two new actresses, Daoko & Serena Motola, have also been announced to play supporting characters in the upcoming movie. Above and below are two new visuals for the movie. The first one is of Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kou Shibasaki, Daoko, and Serena Motola. The second one is of Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hokuto Matsumura, and Tina Tamashiro.
‘XXXHOLiC” will be released April 29, 2022 in Japan.
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Masaki Suda and Mieko Harada are cast in movie “Hyakka.” Movie is written and directed by Genki Kawamura (“If Cats Disappeared From the World“). The film deals with an adult son played by Masaki Suda as he takes care of his mother played by Mieko Harada with Alzheimer’s. The son can’t forget something that happened in their past. In addition, the first teaser trailer for the movie has been added on AsianWiki.
“Hyakka” will be released September 9, 2022 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for comedy-monster film “What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?” starring Ryosuke Yamada & Tao Tsuchiya. Movie is written and directed by Satoshi Miki (“Louder!: Can’t Hear What You’re Singin’, Wimp“). In addition, 13 new supporting actors have been announced for the film: Hidekazu Mashima, Sumire (1995), Yoji Tanaka, Yoshiki Arizono , Gin Pun Chou , Seiji Rokkaku, Eri Fuse, Toshihiro Yashiba, Kenzo Ryu, Megumi, Ryo Iwamatsu, Kyusaku Shimada and Takashi Sasano.
“What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?” will be released February 4, 2022 in Japan.
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Kairi Jyo & Fuga Shibazaki are cast in movie “Ghost Book.” Also cast for the movie are Sonny Mcclendon, Ayaka Yoshimura, Ryunosuke Kamiki, & Yui Aragaki. Movie is based on children’s story “Obake Zukan” by Hiroshi Saito & Etsuyoshi Miyamoto. The four lead children actors of Kairi Jyo, Fuga Shibazaki, Sonny Mcclendon, & Ayaka Yoshimura were cast after taking part in auditions with 500 participants. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer and teaser poster for the movie are also added and can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Ghost Book” will be released July 22, 2022 in Japan.
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Riho Yoshioka and Tomoya Nakamura are cast in movie “Haken Anime.” The film is based on novel “Haken Anime!” by Mizuki Tsujimura and directed by Kohei Yoshino (“Gone Wednesday“). Also cast in supporting roles are Tasuku Emoto & Machiko Ono. The movie is set in the competitive anime industry, with the two leads directing anime films that are set for release at the same time. The first teaser trailer for the movie can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Haken Anime” will be released May, 2022 in Japan.
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Mana Ashida and Nobuko Miyamoto are cast in movie “BL Metamorphosis.” The film is based on webcomic “Metamorphose no Engawa” by Kaori Tsurutani and directed by Shunsuke Kariyama (“Humanoid Monster, Bem“). The movie depicts an unlikely friendship between a 17-year-old girl and a 78-year-old widow. They both share a love of boy’s love manga. Filming for the movie has already completed.
“BL Metamorphosis” will be released summer, 2022.
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Ryoma Takeuchi & Ryusei Yokohama are cast in movie “Akira and Akira.” The movie is based on novel “Akira to Akira” by Jun Ikeido (“Naoki Hanzawa“) and was previously adapted into 2017 WOWOW drama series “Akira and Akira.” The movie will follow two men with the same given name of Akira who are new employees at the same bank. Their backgrounds are completely different, but their fates begin to change.
Filming of the movie began July, 2021 and finished September, 2021. “Akira and Akira” will be released summer, 2022.
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Second teaser poster added for movie “Tang” starring Kazunari Ninomiya. Movie is based on 2015 novel “A Robot in the Garden” by Deborah Install and directed by Takahiro Miki. Caption on the teaser poster states “After meeting you, my life, that had stopped, began to shine.”
“Tang” is now set for release August, 2022 in Japan.
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Ryunosuke Kamiki & Kou Shibasaki are cast for lead roles in live-action film “XXXHOLiC.” The film is based on manga “xxxHOLiC” by Clamp and directed by Mika Ninagawa (“Sakuran“). The manga series was previously adapted into 2013 WOWOW drama series “XXXHOLiC” starring Anne Watanabe & Shota Sometani in the lead roles. For the film Kou Shibasaki will play Yuko Ichihara. She is the owner of a store that grants wishes for a price. Ryunosuke Kamiki will play Kimihiro Watanuki. He comes upon the store and is granted a wish.
“XXXHOLiC” will be released April 29, 2022 in Japan.
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