Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Nov 29 2021

Main cast & teaser for movie “Ghost Book”

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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Nov 25 2021

Riho Yoshioka & Tomoya Nakamura cast in movie “Haken Anime”

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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Nov 25 2021

Mana Ashida & Nobuko Miyamoto cast in movie “BL Metamorphosis”

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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Nov 24 2021

Ryoma Takeuchi & Ryusei Yokohama cast in movie “Akira and Akira”

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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Nov 23 2021

Ryunosuke Kamiki & Kou Shibasaki cast in live-action movie “XXXHOLiC”

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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Nov 17 2021

Hideaki Ito cast in live-action film “Kappei”

Hideaki Ito is cast for the lead role in live-action film “Kappei.” The movie is based on manga series “Kappei” by Kiminori Wakasugi (“Detroit Metal City“). Also cast for the movie are Moka Kamishiraishi, Daigo Nishihata, Yusuke Onuki, Koji Yamamoto, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, & Arata Furuta. Filming for the movie took place from May to June, 2021. The first teaser trailer has also been released and can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Kappei” will be released March 18, 2022 in Japan.

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Nov 17 2021

Trailer & poster for movie “The Midnight Maiden War”

Trailer and poster added for movie “The Midnight Maiden War” starring Ren Nagase & Elaiza Ikeda. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Mayonaka Otome Senso” by F. The movie’s theme song has also been revealed, which is “Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish. The theme song is played in the main trailer. Billie Eilish also appears in the beginning of the trailer, introducing her song as the movie’s theme song.

Release date for “The Midnight Maiden War” is now set for January 21, 2022 in Japan.

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Nov 9 2021

Kiichi Nakai, Kenichi Matsuyama & Keiko Kitagawa cast in movie “Taiga e no Michi”

Kiichi Nakai, Kenichi Matsuyama and Keiko Kitagawa are cast in movie “Taiga e no Michi.” The film is inspired by Shinosuke Tatekawa’s rakugo performance “Ino Tadataka Monogatari: Taiga e no Michi,” which was first performed in 2011. The movie will take place in the present day and also around the year 1821, as a drama series production uncovers a secret about the first person(s) to map Japan.

“Taiga e no Michi” will be released May 20, 2022. 

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Nov 4 2021

Tomohisa Yamashita cast in movie “A Blueprint for Love”


Tomohisa Yamashita is cast in Netflix movie “A Blueprint for Love.” The film is a remake of 2021 South Korean film “Architecture 101” starring Uhm Tae-Woong, Han Ga-In, Lee Je-Hoon, & Bae Suzy. For movie “A Blueprint for Love,” Tomohisa Yamashita will play lead male character Ibuki. In his college days, Ibuki met a woman named Yuna and fell in love, but they eventually parted ways. 19 years later, they meet again.

“A Blueprint for Love” will stream on Netflix sometime next year.

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