Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Feb 4 2021

Tori Matsuzaka & Ryohei Suzuki cast in movie “The Blood of Wolves Level 2”

Tori Matsuzaka & Ryohei Suzuki are cast in sequel film “The Blood of Wolves Level 2.” Also cast in the film are Nijiro Murakami, Nanase Nishino, Taichi Saotome, Takumi Saito, Baijaku Nakamura, and Kotaro Yoshida. Besides Tori Matsuzaka, all of the other actors will play new characters. The film is a sequel to 2018 movie “The Blood of Wolves” and based on 2015 novel “Korou no Chi” by Yuko Yuzuki. Kazuya Shiraishi (“Twisted Justice“) returns to direct the sequel film as well.

“The Blood of Wolves Level 2” is now slotted for release August 20, 2021 in Japan.

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Feb 3 2021

Main trailer & poster for movie “Remain In Twilight”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Remain In Twilight” starring Ryo Narita, Ryuya Wakaba, & Kenta Hamano. The film is written and directed by Daigo Matsui (“Afro Tanaka“). The film revolves around 6 high school friends meeting again at a friend’s reunion. A twist involves one of those friends. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Zou wa Nezumi Iro” by rock band Ulfuls. The theme song “Zou wa Nezumi Iro” is played in the main trailer. 

“Remain In Twilight” will be released April 29, 2021 in Japan.

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Feb 2 2021

Masaki Suda cast in movie “Cube”

Masaki Suda is cast the lead role and Anne Watanabe, Masaki Okada, Hikaru Tashiro, Takumi Saito and Kotaro Yoshida are cast supporting roles in movie “Cube.” The film is a remake of 1997 Canadian sci-fi horror film “Cube.” Filming for the remake began October, 2020 and finished November, 2020. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer for the film has been added on AsianWiki. 6 character posters are added below.

“Cube” will be released October 22, 2021 in Japan.

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Jan 29 2021

Teaser trailer & teaser posters for movie “Shin Ultraman”

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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Jan 28 2021

Hiroshi Abe & Takumi Kitamura cast in movie “Tonbi”

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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Jan 27 2021

Teaser video & character posters for movie “Tomorrow’s Dining Table”

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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Jan 27 2021

Teaser trailer for movie “Honey Lemon Soda”

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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