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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Teaser trailer #2 added for live-action film “Will I Be Single Forever?” starring Minami Tanaka. The film is based on manga “Zutto Dokushin de Iru Tsumori?” by Mari Okazaki and directed by Momoko Fukuda (“My Father, the Bride“). The film follows follows four women played by Minami Tanaka as Mami Honda, Miwako Ichikawa as Yukino Sato, Sayuri Matsumura as Miho Suzuki, and Eri Tokunaga as Ayaka Takahashi, deal with issues to find their own happiness.
“Will I Be Single Forever?” will be released November 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “Musicophilia” starring Kai Inowaki & Honoka Matsumoto. The film is based on webcomic “Musicophilia” by Akira Saso and directed by Masaaki Taniguchi (“Signal“). The trailer shows Nagi Naniwa (Honoka Matsumoto), who has feeling for Saku Urushibara (Kai Inowaki), expressing her feeling to him. Also Saku Urushibara argues with his step-brother Taisei Kishino (Ikusaburo Yamazaki), who is an orchestra conductor.
“Musicophilia” will be released November 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Second trailer added for movie “Cube” starring Masaki Suda, Anne Watanabe, & Masaki Okada. Movie is a remake of 1997 Canadian film “Cube.” Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Cube” by Gen Hoshino. The theme song “Cube” can be heard in the second trailer.
“Cube” will be released October 22, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for live-action film “The Mole Song: Final” starring Toma Ikuta. Movie is based on manga series “Mogura no Uta” by Noboru Takahashi and is the third installment in the trilogy of “The Mole Song” films. Takashi Miike also returns to direct the film as he did with the first two films. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Inazuma Blues” by Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight. “Inazuma Blues” is played in the main trailer.
“The Mole Song: Final” will be released November 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie” starring Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa, & Hana Sugisaki. Caption on the poster asks “Miyama, will he finally lose!?” In addition, supporting cast members have been announced for the film and they are Nana Eikura, Fumino Kimura, Munetaka Aoki, Tsurube Shofukutei, Eiji Okuda and Ittoku Kishibe.The newly announced supporting cast members all previously appeared in the drama series “99.9 Criminal Lawyer.”
“99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie” is now set for release December 30, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for movie “Onoda” starring Yuya Endo & Kanji Tsuda. Movie is based on the true story of Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda. Towards the end of World War II, he was sent to the Philippines. Even after the surrender of Japan in the war, Hiroo Onoda hid in the Philippines mountains and held out for 29 more years.
“Onoda” had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will have its domestic release October 8, 2021 in Japan.
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Riko Fukumoto and Genta Matsuda are cast in movie “The Blue Sky You Have Lost.” The film is based on 2015 novel “Kimi ga Otoshita Aozora” by Eeyo Sakura and directed by Yuki Saito (“If I’d Kissed Her“). In the film, Riko Fukumoto and Genta Matsuda will play high school students. Riko Fukumoto’s character witness Genta Matsuda’s character getting into an accident, but she will keep waking up on the morning of the accident.
“The Blue Sky You Have Lost” will be released spring, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “Wedding High” starring Ryoko Shinohara, Tomoya Nakamura, & Nagisa Sekimizu. Movie is scripted by Bakarhythm and directed by Akiko Ohku (“Tokyo Serendipity“). The film has Ryoko Shinohara playing wedding planner Maho Nakagoshi. Her clients are played by Tomoya Nakamura, & Nagisa Sekimizu.
“Wedding High” will be released March 12, 2022 in Japan.
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