Trailer added for movie “Awake” starring Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryuya Wakaba, Motoki Ochiai. The film revolves around the board game Go, but with the added twist of an AI program that goes up against a top player. Movie is written and directed by Atsuhiro Yamada.
“Awake” will be released December 25, 2020 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for movie “Brave: Gunjyo Senki” starring Mackenyu Arata, Haruma Miura, Hirona Yamazaki, and Kenichi Matsuyama. In addition, supporting cast members have announced for the film. The new supporting cast members are Nobuyuki Suzuki, Keisuke Watanabe, Tatsuomi Hamada, Jin Suzuki, Shodai Fukuyama, Hiroki Iijima, Takuro Osada, and Suguru Adachi. Movie is based on manga series “Gunjyo Senki” by Masaki Kasahara.
“Brave: Gunjyo Senki” will be released March 12, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer and posters for live-action film “The Promised Neverland” starring Keiko Kitagawa & Minami Hamabe. Movie is based on manga series “Yakusoku no Neverland” by Kaiu Shirai. The illustration poster above is illustrated by Posuka Demizu, who also illustrated the original manga “Yakusoku no Neverland.” In addition, the movie’s theme song has been revealed and also appears in the main trailer. The theme song is “Tadashiku Narenai” by rock group Zutomayo.
“The Promised Neverland” will be released December 18, 2020 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for movie “New Interpretation Records of the Three Kingdoms” (literal title) starring Yo Oizumi, Tsuyoshi Muro, Satoshi Hashimoto, and Tsutomu Takahashi. Movie is written and directed by Yuichi Fukuda (“From Today, It’s My Turn!!“).
“New Interpretation Records of the Three Kingdoms” will be released December 11, 2020 in Japan.
Rena Takeda is cast in movie “Shin Samejima Jiken.” The film is written and directed by Jiro Nagae (“Liar! Uncover the Truth“). In addition, the first teaser trailer and a still image of Rena Takeda in the movie has been released.
“Shin Samejima Jiken” will be released November 27, 2020 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “The Door into Summer” starring Kento Yamazaki, Kaya Kiyohara, and Naohito Fujiki. Movie is based on novel “The Door into Summer” by U.S. sci-fi writer Robert A. Heinlein and directed by Takahiro Miki (“Fortuna’s Eye“). In addition, supporting cast members have been announced for the film: Natsuna Watanabe, Hidekazu Mashima, Taizo Harada, Rin Takanashi, Kenta Hamano, and Tomorowo Taguchi.
“The Door into Summer” is now set for release February 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Kenichi Matsuyama and Tsuyoshi Muro are cast in movie “Kawapperi Mukoritta.” The film is based on novel Kawapperi Mukoritta” by movie director Naoko Ogigami (“Close-Knit“) and she also directs the film. Filming for the movie begins early September, 2020 and finishes October, 2020. Shooting will take place in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
“Kawapperi Mukoritta” will be released 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser 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 and directed by Saiji Yakumo. The film follows an unusual romance between non-blood related siblings. One is a germaphobe and the other is a bit of a player with the girls.
“Liar x Liar” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Main trailer added for boxing film “Underdog” starring Mirai Moriyama & Takumi Kitamura. The film also features the pairing of director Masaharu Take and screenwriter Shin Adachi. They previously collaborated on 2014 award-winning boxing film “100 Yen Love.” Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Flowers” by singer Huwie Ishizaki. Theme song “Flowers” is also featured in the main trailer. Also, more castings has been announced for the film. They are Asami Mizukawa, Kumi Takiuchi, Minori Hagiwara, Ami Tomite, Ryutaro Ninomiya, Mami Kumagai, Morio Kazama, and Akira Emoto.
“Underdog” will be released November 27, 2020 in Japan.
Read more »Teaser poster and release date added for movie “Awake” starring Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryuya Wakaba. The film is written and directed by Atsuhiro Yamada (“Happy Ending“). Caption on the teaser poster states in Japanese “That is the best feeling that I have experienced, after waking up from the bottom.” The film follows Ryo Yoshizawa as Eiichi. He once aspired to become a shogi player and trained hard for it, but he now writes shogi software programs. He faces an old nemesis in shogi player Riku played by Ryuya Wakaba.
“Awake” is now set for release December 25, 2020 in Japan.
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