Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Lupin’s Daughter” starring Kyoko Fukada, Koji Seto, & Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is based on 2015 novel “Rupan no Musume” by Dai Yokozeki and is a sequel to Fuji TV drama series “Daughter of Lupin” and “Daughter of Lupin 2.”
Release date for “Lupin’s Daughter” is now set for October 15, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for live-action film “Tokyo Revengers” starring Takumi Kitamura & Yuki Yamada. Movie is based on 2017 manga series “Tokyo Revengers” by Ken Wakui (“Shinjuku Swan“) and directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa. Meanwhile, the movie’s them song has been revealed as “Namae o Yobuyo” by rock band Super Beaver. The theme song “Namae o Yobuyo” appears in the main trailer.
“Tokyo Revengers” will be released July 9, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “Character” starring Masaki Suda, Fukase, & Shun Oguri. The theme song for the movie has been revealed, which is “Character” by ACA-Ne and Rinne. The track “Character” appears in the trailer.
“Character” will be released June 11, 2021 in Japan.
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Masataka Kubota & Rie Miyazawa are cast in movie “Decisive War Is Sunday” (literal title of “Kessen wa Nichiyobi”). The film is written and directed by Yuichiro Sakashita. For the movie, Maataka Kubota will play Tsutomu Tanimura. He works as a secretary for a politician. After he falls ill, the politician’s daughter, played by Rie Miyazawa, runs for his office.
“Decisive War Is Sunday” will be released next year in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for live-action film “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning” starring Takeru Satoh & Emi Takei. Caption on the poster states “It ends with this. It starts from here.”
“Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning” will be released June 4, 2021 in Japan.
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Naohito Fujiki, Michiko Kichise, Ken Miyake, and Naomi Zaizen are cast in WOWOW drama series “Black Swan Lake.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Kokucho no Mizuumi” by Makoto Usami & directed by Kazuyuki Iwata. For the drama seris, Naohito Fujiki will play main character Shota Zaizen. He is a successful CEO, but his daughter gets kidnapped. Michiko Kichise will play his wife Yuko Zaizen.
“Black Swan Lake” will consist of 5 episodes and first air July, 2021 (takes over WOWOW’s Saturday 10PM time slot.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for live-action film “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” starring Sho Hirano & Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is based on 2015 manga series “Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunosen” by Aka Akasaka and is a sequel to 2019 movie “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.” The teaser begins with captions that state “Love is war.”
“Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” will be released August 20, 2021 in Japan.
Teaser poster added for movie “Inubu” starring Kento Hayashi & Taishi Nakagawa. Movie is based on 2010 nonfiction novel “Inubu!” by Yuka Katano and directed by Tetsuo Shinohara. The theme song for the film has also been announced, which is “Life Squall” by rock band Novelbright.
“Inubu” is set for release July 22, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and supporting cast announced for movie “And, the Baton Was Passed” (literal title) starring Mei Nagano, Kei Tanaka, & Satomi Ishihara. The first batch of announced supporting cast members are Kenshi Okada, Nao Omori, Masachika Ichimura, and Kurumi Inagaki. Meanwhile, the teaser trailer begins with Mei Nagano stating “My last name has changed 4 times.” In the movie, her mother has remarried several times and she now lives with her stepfather. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta” by Maiko Seo.
“And, the Baton Was Passed” will be released October 29, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for live-action film “Between Us” starring Ayaka Konno & Sayu Kubota. Movie is based on 2013 manga “Wadaiko Girls” by Stu-Hiro & directed by Yasuo Okuaki. Movie follows girls that are part of a school’s wadaiko club. The wadaiko is a traditional Japanese drum instrument.
“Between Us” will be released May 21, 2021 in Japan.
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