Trailer added for horror film “Suicide Forest Village” starring Anna Yamada & Mayu Yamaguchi. The film is directed by Takashi Shimizu and co-scripted by Daisuke Hosaka & Takashi Shimizu.
“Suicide Forest Village” will be released February 5, 2021 in Japan.
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Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda announced on their respective Twitter accounts (1,2) that they have married. They did not give more specific details like when they got married. Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda starred together in 2015 movie “April Fools” and appeared in supporting roles for 2016 movie “The Emperor in August.”
Here’s the first teaser poster for upcoming movie “To Those Who Were Not Protected” (literal title) starring Takeru Satoh & Hiroshi Abe. Movie is based on novel “Mamorarenakatta Monotachi e” by Shichiri Nakayama and directed by Takahisa Zeze. Captions on the poster asks “Why…did you kill?,” “And [Murder for 10 years] took place.,” and “What..will you protect?”
The teaser poster also reveals that “To Those Who Were Not Protected” will be released autumn, 2021 in Japan.
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Masaki Suda and Fukase (Sekai no Owari) are cast in movie “Character.” The film is scripted by Takashi Nagasaki and directed by Akira Nagai. Fukase from pop band “Sekai no Owari” will make his acting debut in the movie. Masaki Suda will play main character Keigo Yamashiro. He is a manga writer, but he’s stuck in the role of an assistant due to his inability to create evil characters. He then comes across a murder scene.
“Character” will be released June, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer #2, poster, & release date added for movies “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning.” Release date for “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” is now set for April 23, 2021 and release date for “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning” is set for June 4, 2021. Caption on the poster above states “The future begins here.” The films are based on manga series “Rurouni Kenshin: Junchuhen” by Nobuhiro Watsuki and the 4th and 5th installments in the Rurouni Kenshin franchise of films.
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Gou Ayano is cast in live-action film “Homunculus.” The film is based on manga series “Homunculus” by Hideo Yamamoto (“Stop the Bitch Campaign“) and directed by Takashi Shimizu (“Ju-on“). The psychological thriller will have Gou Ayano playing homeless man Susumu Nokoshi. To make money, he undergoes trepanation, which is a medical procedure to drill a hole in the skull. It’s thought the procedure could better blood circulation and pressure inside the skull and also enhance someone’s sixth sense.
“Homunculus” will be released April 2, 2021 in Japan and the movie will also be released on Netflix at a later date.
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Main trailer and poster added for live-action film “Liar x Liar” starring Hokuto Matsumura & Nana Mori. Movie is based on manga series “Liar x Liar” by Renjuro Kindaichi & directed by Saiji Yakumo. The movie’s theme song has also been revealed as “Boku ga Boku Janai Mitaid” by boy band SixTONES. That song is also played in the main trailer.
“Liar x Liar” will be released February 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “In Those Days” (literal title) starring Tori Matsuzaka. The film is based on autobiographical comic “Ano Koro: Danshi Kashimashi Monogatari ” by Mikito Tsurugi, who is the bassist for electronic-rock band Arakajime. The trailer begins with narration that states “I always watch you. I like you a lot. I continue to cheer for you.”
“In Those Days” will be released February 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “You’re Not Normal, Either” starring Ryo Narita & Kaya Kiyohara. Movie is scripted by Ryo Takada and directed by Koji Maeda. The teaser trailer begins with the voice of Kaya Kiyohara as she states in Japanese “What a waste. If content is decent, I am sure you will have a girlfriend.”
“You’re Not Normal, Either” is now set for release March 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Under The Open Sky” starring Koji Yakusho. The film is based on novel “Mibuncho” by Ryuzo Saki and directed by Miwa Nishikawa. The film centers around Masao Mikami played by Koji Yakusho. He is a former yakuza who is released from jail and must adjust to a world that he is not familiar with.
“Under The Open Sky” will be released February 11, 2021 in Japan.
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