Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Sep 17 2021

Teaser trailer 2 for movie “Will I Be Single Forever?”

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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Sep 16 2021

Trailer added for movie “Musicophilia”

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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Sep 14 2021

Main trailer for movie “The Mole Song: Final”

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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Sep 13 2021

Main trailer & poster for movie “99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie”

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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Sep 10 2021

Main trailer for movie “Onoda”

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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Sep 3 2021

Riko Fukumoto & Genta Matsuda cast in movie “The Blue Sky You Have Lost”

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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Aug 31 2021

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Ando, & Masataka Kubota cast in movie “A Man”

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Ando, & Masataka Kubota are cast for lead roles in movie “A Man” (literal title). The film is based on 2018 novel “Aru Otoko” by Keiichiro Hirano and directed by Kei Ishikawa (“Gukoroku: Traces of Sin“). Also cast for supporting roles are Nana Seino, Hidekazu Mashima, Kazutoyo Koyabu, Taiga Nakano, Yoko Maki, and Akira Emoto. Filming for the movie took place from January 25th to March 1st, 2021. 

The mystery film will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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Aug 30 2021

Masaki Okada and Haruna Kawaguchi cast in movie “The Cursed Sanctuary X”

Masaki Okada and Haruna Kawaguchi are cast for lead roles in movie “The Cursed Sanctuary X” (working title). Movie is based on play “Seichi X” by Tomohiro Maekawa and directed by Yu Irie (“8000 Miles“). Filming for the movie has already completed and took place in South Korea over a 1 month period. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer for the film has been added on AsianWiki. The genre of the movie is horror/mystery, with Masaki Okada and Haruna Kawaguchi playing siblings.

“The Cursed Sanctuary X” will be released autumn, 2021 in Japan.

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