Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Familia” starring Koji Yakusho & Ryo Yoshizawa. Movie is directed by Izuru Narushima (“To Each His Own“) and scripted by Kiyotaka Inagaki. Around the 21 second mark of the teaser trailer, Ryo Yoshizawa states “We speak different languages and we grew up in different circumstances, but we became a family.” The film follows the relationship between a father and a son.
“Familia” will be released January 6, 2023 in Japan.
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Yuto Nakajima is cast in movie “#Manhole.” The suspense-thriller film features an original screenplay by Michitaka Okada (“Masquerade Hotel“) and directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (“My Man“). Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer and poster for the film has also been released. The movie deals with a successful office worker, who falls into a manhole the day before his wedding.
“Manhole” will be released February, 2023 in Japan.
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First teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Soshite Boku wa Tohou ni Kureru” starring Taisuke Fujigaya. The comdy-drama film is written and directed by Daisuke Miura (“Call Boy“). The film also marks the first movie acting role for Taisuke Fujigaya since 2016 movie “Mars.” The teaser trailer shows main character Yuichi Sugawara (Taisuke Fujigaya) running away from various people when he starts to feel uncomfortable.
“Soshite Boku wa Tohou ni Kureru” will be released January 13, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “Egoist” starring Ryohei Suzuki & Hio Miyazawa. Movie is based on autobiographical novel “Egoist” by Makoto Takayama and directed by Daishi Matsunaga (“Pieta in the Toilet“). The film follows to men who fall in love in Tokyo.
“Egoist” will be released February, 2023 in Japan.
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Sadao Abe, Aya Ueto, & Yuta Tamamori are cast in movie “Shylock’s Children.” The film is based on 2006 novel “Shylock no Kodomotachi” by Jun Ikeido (“Naoki Hanzawa“). TV station WOWOW will also air drama series “Shylock’s Children” this October, which is their own adaptation of the Jun Ikeido novel and not directly related to the movie version. Also cast in supporting roles for the movie are Toshiro Yanagiba, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryuta Sato, Isao Hashizume, Akira Emoto, and Kuranosuke Sasaki.
“Shylock’s Children” will be released February 17, 2023 in Japan.
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Koji Yakusho & Ryo Yoshizawa are cast in movie “Familiar.” Movie is directed by Izuru Narushima (“Solomon’s Perjury“). Also cast for supporting roles are Lucas Sagae, Fadile Waked, Miyavi, Yutaka Matsushige , Koichi Sato, Takeo Nakahara and Shigeru Muroi. The film is centered around Koji Yakusho who plays Seiji Kamiya. He works as a pottery craftsman. Ryo Yoshizawa will play his son Gaku Kamiya. He wants to quit his job as an engineer for a multi-national company and follow in his father’s footsteps.
“Familiar” will be released January 6, 2023 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “A Man” starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Ando, Masataka Kubota. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Aru Otoko” by Keiichiro Hirano (“After the Matinee“) and directed by Kei Ishikawa (“Gukoroku: Traces of Sin“). The follows Attorney Akira Kido (Satoshi Tsumabuki) as he looks into the identity of the late husband (Masataka Kubota) of a former client (Sakura Ando).
“A Man” will be released November 18, 2022 in Japan.
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Kyohei Takahashi and Mei Hata are cast in live-action film “And Yet, You Are So Sweet.” The movie is based on manga series “Nanoni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru” by Kujira Anan and directed by Takehiko Shinjo (“Come Kiss Me At 0:00 AM“). The teen romance film will follow two high school students who perform a pretend unrequited love play. In addition, the first teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“And Yet, You Are So Sweet” will be released March 3, 2023 in Japan.
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Trailer and teaser poster added for movie “Sen wa, Boku o Egaku” starring Ryusei Yokohama and Kaya Kiyohara. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Sen wa, Boku o Egaku” by Hiromasa Togami and directed by Norihiro Koizumi (“Midnight Sun“). The trailer also features inserted song “Lost” by yama.
“Sen wa, Boku o Egaku” will be released October 21, 2022 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Itsuka, Itsumo……Itsumademo” starring Mahiro Takasugi and Nagisa Sekimizu. The movie follows the relationship between a doctor and a woman who begins to live with him. The movie’s theme song has also been decided as “Shiawase no Sagashi Kata” by Mariya Takeuchi.
“Itsuka, Itsumo……Itsumademo” will be released October 14, 2022 in Japan.
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