Go Ayano, Tasuku Emoto, & Honami Sato are cast in movie “Hanakutashi.” The film is based on the 2000 novel of same name by Hisaki Matsuura and directed by Haruhiko Arai (“This Country’s Sky“). For “Hanakutashi,” Go Ayano will play Tochitani. He who works as a director in the porn industry. Tasuku Emoto will play Iseki, who aspired to become a screenwriter. Honami Sato will play actress Shoko.
“Hanakutashi” will be released sometime during winter, 2023 in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “Kingdom 3” starring Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, & Takao Osawa. The trailer begins with Ouki (Takao Osawa) naming the force Hishintai, which is led by Shin (Kento Yamazaki) and has 100 warriors, as they prepare to go to the battlefied.
“Kingdom 3” will be released July 28, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “My Missing Valentine” starring Masaki Okada & Kaya Kiyohara. Movie is a remake of 2020 Taiwanese film “My Missing Valentine,” with the screenplay adaptation handled by Kankuro Kudo (“Welcome to the Quiet Room“) and directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita (“My Back Page“). Caption on the teaser poster states “The timing’s always not right.”
“My Missing Valentine” will be released July 7, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Haru ni Chiru” starring Koichi Sato & Ryusei Yokohama. The boxing themed movie is based on novel “Haru ni Chiru” by Kotaro Sawaki and directed by Takahisa Zeze (“Fragments of the Last Will“). Caption on the teaser poster states “The two decided to live for only one moment.”
“Haru ni Chiru” is now set for release August 25, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for live-action film “G-Men” starring Yuta Kishi, Ryo Ryusei, Shintaro Morimoto, Yuma Yamoto, & Rintaro. Movie is based on manga series “G-Men” by Toshio Ozawa and directed by Toichiro Ruto (“The Way of the Househusband The Movie“). Below are 5 visuals of the five leads.
“G-Men” will be released August 25, 2023 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “The Dry Spell” starring Toma Ikuta. The film follows Shunsaku Iwakiri (Toma Ikuta) who works for the city water company. His job is to shut off the water or collect late payment from businesses and residential customers. The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Kassui” by Shutoku Mukai, which is played in the main trailer as well. Newly announced supporting cast members for the film are Ryubi Miyase, Ken Yoshizawa, Atsushi Shinohara, Rie Shibata, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Yoji Tanaka, and Gitan Otsuru.
“The Dry Spell” will be released June 2, 2023 in Japan.
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Satomi Ishihara is cast in movie “Missing.” The film, written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida (“Himeanole“), has Satomi Ishihara playing wife and mother Saori. Her daughter goes missing while she is attending a concert. Rumors about her spread on the internet because of this and her marriage begins to suffer.
“Missing” will be released next year in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “Nigekireta Yume” starring Ken Mitsuishi & Miyu Yoshimoto. The film, written and directed by Ryutaro Ninomiya (“Sweating the Small Stuff“), follows Shuhei Suenaga (Ken Mitsuishi) as he tries to make changes in his life before he loses his memories completely.
“Nigekireta Yume” will be released June 9, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser poster and September 15, 2023 release date set for live-action film “Don’t Call it Mystery” starring Masaki Suda. In addition, the first group of supporting actors have been announced for the film and they are Kou Shibasaki, Kouhei Matsushita, Keita Machida, Nanoka Hara, & Riku Hagiwara. The supporting actors will play characters who are involved in an inheritance mystery set in Hiroshima. “Don’t Call it Mystery” is based on manga series “Mystery to Iu Nakare” by Yumi Tamura.
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Trailer added for movie “Hamon” starring Mariko Tsutsui & Ken Mitsuishi. Movie is written and directed by Naoko Ogigami (“Riverside Mukolitta“). Captions in the main trailer states (0:11) “Husband went missing,” (0:22) “Husband is back,” (0:29) “Man who abandoned his family,” (0:31) “He got cancer,” (0:38) “Daily life falls apart,” (0:49) “Hate,” and (1:18) “Laugh at despair.”
“Hamon” will be released May 26, 2023 in Japan.
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