IU is cast in movie “Broker” co-starring Song Kang-Ho, Gang Dong-Won, and Bae Doo-Na. The movie is written & directed by award winning director Hirokazu Koreeda. Details on IU’s character has not yet been revealed. The movie revolves around a baby box, where parents can abandon their babies. Filming for “Broker” will begin sometime this year.
Teaser trailer and two teaser posters added for upcoming movie “Shin Ultraman” starring Takumi Saito, Masami Nagasawa, & Hidetoshi Nishijima. The film, which is remake of TBS series “Ultraman,” is directed by Shinji Higuchi (“Attack on Titan“) & scripted by Hideaki Anno (“Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone“). The teaser trailer shows a crisis unfolding in Japan as a giant creatures lands on Earth and destroys everything in its path.
“Shin Ultraman” is now scheduled for release sometime this summer in Japan.
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Hiroshi Abe and Takumi Kitamura are cast in movie “Tonbi.” The film is based on 2008 novel “Tonbi” by Kiyoshi Shigematsu and directed by Takahisa Zeze. The novel was previously adapted into 2012 NHK drama special “Tonbi” starring Shinichi Tsutsumi & Sosuke Ikematsu and 2013 TBS drama series “Tonbi” starring Masaaki Uchino & Takeru Satoh. Filming for the movie version began November 14, 2020 and finished December 24, 2020. Shooting took place in Okayama, Hyogo, and Kanto region in Japan.
“Tonbi” will be released sometime during 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser video & character posters added for movie “Tomorrow’s Dining Table” starring Miho Kanno, Mitsuki Takahata, & Machiko Ono. The character posters are of the three lead actresses. Caption on the character posters teases “Am I the one who killed a son?” Movie is based on 2016 novel “Ashita no Shokutaku” by Michiko Yazuki and directed by Takahisa Zeze.
“Tomorrow’s Dining Table” will be released spring, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for live-action film “Honey Lemon Soda” starring Raul & Ai Yoshikawa. Movie is based on manga series “Honey Lemon Soda” by Mayu Murata and directed by Koji Shintoku (“Peach Girl“). In addition, first group of supporting cast members for the film has been announced. They are Mayu Hotta as Serina Kanno, Tatsuomi Hamada as Tomoya Takamine, Ryota Bando as Satoru Seto, and Natsumi Okamoto as Ayumi Endo. Visuals of the supporting characters are below.
“Honey Lemon Soda” is now set for release July 9, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for live-action sequel film “Kakegurui The Movie Part 2” starring Minami Hamabe & Mahiro Takasugi. Movie is based on manga series “Kakegurui” by Homura Kawamoto & directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa (“Sadako 3D“). The teaser trailer shows Ryusei Fujii as Makuro Shikigami. He is a new character and did not appear in the 2019 film “Kakegurui The Movie.” Makuro Shikigami is the cruelest assassin and an excellent gambler.
“Kakegurui The Movie Part 2” will be released May, 2021 in Japan.
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Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura are cast for lead roles in movie “Drive My Car.” Masaki Okada and Reika Kirishima are also cast for supporting roles in the film. The movie is based on short story “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami (“Norwegian Wood“) and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Asako I & II“).
“Drive My Car” will be released summer, 2021.
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Sho Higano & Nana Oda are cast in sci-fi film “Planet Prince 2021” (working & literal title). The movie is a remake of 1958 (!) NTV drama series “Yusei Oji.” The film version will be directed by Minoru Kawasaki (“The Rug Cop“).
“Planet Prince 2021” will be released summer or fall 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “You’re Not Normal, Either” starring Ryo Narita & Kaya Kiyohara. Kotaro Koizumi and Rika Izumi have also been announced to play major supporting characters in the film. The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Kimi to Boku no Uta” by The Charm Park. The theme song appears in the main trailer.
“You’re Not Normal, Either” will be released March 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Keiko Kitagawa is cast for a special appearance in live-action film “The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window” starring Masaki Okada, Jun Shison, & Yurina Hirate. The film is based on manga series “Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru” by Tomoko Yamashita and directed by Yukihiro Morigaki. For the film, Keiko Kitagawa will play Attorney Keiko. She is placed under a curse by female high school student Erika Hiura (Yurina Hirate).
“The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window” will be released January 22, 2021 in Japan.
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