Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Daikaijyu no Atoshimatsu” starring Ryosuke Yamada & Tao Tsuchiya. The film is written and directed by Satoshi Miki. Caption on the teaser poster asks “The dead body, what are we going to do?”
“Daikaijyu no Atoshimatsu” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Ryusei Yokohama is cast in live-action film “Usogui.” Movie is based on manga series “Usogui” by Toshio Sako and directed by Hideo Nakata (“Ring“). The film revolves around an underground gambling club with Ryusei Yokohama playing mysterious gambler Baku Madarame. Above is the first teaser poster for the movie.
“Usogui” will be released February, 2022 in Japan.
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Hiroshi Abe is cast in movie “Transfer Order Is To The Musical Band” (literal title of “Ido Jirei wa Ongakutai!”). The film is written and directe by Eiji Uchida. In the film, Hiroshi Abe will play Detective Tsukasa Naruse. His boss transfers him to the police musical band as punishment. Director Eiji Uchida became inspired to the make the movie after watching a flash mob police musical band perform on YouTube.
Filming for “Transfer Order Is To The Musical Band” begins at the start of August, 2021 and will be released during summer, 2022.
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Teaser poster and November 3, 2021 set for movie “Riverside Mukolitta” starring Kenichi Matsuyama & Tsuyoshi Muro. Caption on the teaser poster states “They are neither friends or family, but not lonely.” Movie is based on 2019 novel “Kawapperi Mukolitta” by Naoko Ogigami and also directed by him.
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Toma Ikuta cast in live-action film “The Mole Song: Final.” Along with Toma Ikuta as Reiji Kikukawa, director Takashi Miike & screenwriter Kankuro Kudo will work together again after collaborating on 2014 movie “The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji” and 2016 sequel movie “The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio.” The film will have Reiji Kikukawa going undercover to infiltrate the biggest yakuza organization. In addition, the first teaser trailer has already been added on AsianWiki. Filming for the movie finished mid-June, 2021.
“The Mole Song: Final” will be released November 19, 2021.
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Main trailer and poster added for sequel film “Masquerade Night” starring Takuya Kimura & Masami Nagasawa. Movie is based on 2017 novel “Masquerade Night” by Keigo Higashino and a sequel to 2019 movie “Masquerade Hotel .” Caption on the poster states “500 suspects, Time limit is 24 hours.”
“Masquerade Night” will be released September 17, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for live-action film “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” starring Sho Hirano & Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is based on manga series “Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunosen” by Aka Akasaka and is a sequel to 2019 live-action film “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.” Caption on the teaser poster states “I want to get a confession this time.” Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Koifuru Tsukiyo ni Kimi Omou” by King & Prince. That song and a track by singer Ado are played in the trailer.
“Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” will be released August 20, 2021 in Japan.
Two trailers added for movie “Last of the Wolves” starring Tori Matsuzaka and Ryohei Suzuki. Movie is a sequel to 2018 movie “The Blood of Wolves” and also based on 2015 novel Korou no Chi” by Yuko Yuzuki. The sequel film is directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, who also directed the original 2018 movie.
“Last of the Wolves” will be released August 20, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and teaser posters added for movie “What She Likes” (literal title) starring Fuju Kamio & Anna Yamada. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Kanojo ga Sukina Mono wa Homo de Atte Boku dewa Nai” by Naoto Asahara and was previously adapted into 2019 NHK drama series “Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru.” The teaser trailer begins with Sae Miura (Anna Yamada), who doesn’t know Jun Ando (Fuju Kamio) is gay, confessing her feelings to him.
“What She Likes” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and two teaser posters added for live-action film “What Did You Eat Yesterday?” (literal title) starring Hidetoshi Nishijima & Seiyo Uchino. Movie is based on 2007 manga series “Kinou Nani Tabeta?” by Fumi Yoshinaga and directed by Kazuhito Nakae. 2019 TV Tokyo drama series “What Did You Eat Yesterday?” is also based on the same manga series and stars Hidetoshi Nishijima & Seiyo Uchino.
“What Did You Eat Yesterday?” will be released November 3, 2021 in Japan.
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