Yukino Kishii & Minami Hamabe are cast in movie “Yagate Umi e to Todoku.” Movie is based on 2016 novel “Yagate Umi e to Todoku” by Maru Ayase and directed by Ryutaro Nakagawa. For the movie, Yukino Kishii will play lead character Mana. She learns about the death of her former friend Sumire played by Minami Hamabe.
“Yagate Umi e to Todoku” will be released spring, 2022 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Your Turn to Kill” starring Tomoyo Harada & Kei Tanaka. Movie is based off of 2019 NTV drama series “Your Turn to Kill,” with Tomoyo Harada & Kei Tanaka in the lead roles. The theme song for the movie has also been announced, which is “One and Last” by Aimer. Caption on the poster states “Welcome. Next is ..”
“Your Turn to Kill” will be released December 10, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and release date set for movie “What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?” starring Ryosuke Yamada & Tao Tsuchiya. Movie is written and directed by the always quirky Satoshi Miki (“The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia“). Also announced today are the first batch of supporting actors for the film and they are Gaku Hamada, Joe Odagiri, & Toshiyuki Nishida.
“What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?” is now set for release February 4, 2022 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Parasite in Love” starring Kento Hayashi & Nana Komatsu. The theme song for the movie was announced along with the main trailer and that song is “Parasite in Love” by rapper Awich from Okinawa, Japan. Her theme song is also featured in the main trailer.
“Parasite in Love” will be released November 12, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Pure Japanese” starring Dean Fujioka & Aju Makita. Movie is directed by Daishi Matsunaga (“Pieta in the Toilet“) and produced by leda actor Dean Fujioka. Caption on the poster states “Kill all of these people.”
“Pure Japanese” will be released January 28, 2022 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “The Cursed Sanctuary X” starring Masaki Okada & Haruna Kawaguchi. In addition, newly announced supporting actors for the film are Naoto Ogata, Yoko Maki , Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Maho Yamada, and Sho Yakumaru.
Release date for for “The Cursed Sanctuary X” is now set for November 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “189” starring Yuma Nakayama & Natsuna Watanabe. Movie is directed by Ikuo Kamon. The film revolves around social worker Taiga Sakamoto, who helps children in abusive situations. 189 is a phone number that the public can call to report abusive situations.
“189” will be released December 3, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for movie “The End of the Pale Hour” starring Takumi Kitamura & Yuina Kuroshima. Movie is based on 2020 novel “Akegata no Wakamonotachi” by Masahiko Katsuse and directed by Hana Matsumoto. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Happy Ending e no Kitai wa” by rock band Macaroni Empitsu. The theme song is also featured in the main trailer.
“The End of the Pale Hour” is now set for release December 31, 2021 in Japan.
Trailer added for movie “The Sound of Grass” starring Masahiro Higashide & Nao. Movie is based on 1982 novel “Kimi no Tori wa Utaeru” by Yasushi Sato (“Sketches of Kaitan City“) and directed by Hisashi Saito (“There’s Nothing to Be Afraid of“). The film follows a man who returns to his hometown with his hometown due to a health condition.
“The Sound of Grass” will be released October 8, 2021 in Japan.
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Nana Komatsu and Kentaro Sakaguchi are cast in movie “The Last 10 Years.” The film is based on 2007 novel “Yomei 10 Nen” by Ruka Kosaka and directed by Michihito Fujii (“The Brightest Roof in the Universe“). The novel is “inspired” by the true story of its author Ruka Kosaka, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 38. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer and poster has been added on AsianWiki. The teaser trailer begins with Kentaro Sakaguchi’s stating “She lives her last 10 years like the beginning of her life.”
“The Last 10 Years” will be released spring, 2022 in Japan.
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