Posts Categorized: Japanese Movies

Mar 25 2025

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Black Showman”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Black Showman” starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Kasumi Arimura. The mystery film is based on 2020 novel “Black Showman and the Murder in an Obscure Town” by Keigo Higashino and directed by Akira Tanaka (“The Confidence Man JP“). After the murder of Eiichi Kamio, his brother Takeshi Kamio (Masaharu Fukuyama) and his daughter Mayo Kamio (Kasumi Arimura) team up to solve the murder case. The teaser trailer begins with Masaharu Fukuyama standing in front of a black background and shouting “It’s Show Time!!”

“Black Showman” is now set for release September 12, 2025 in Japan.

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Mar 12 2025

Main trailer and poster for movie “Kakukaku Shikajika”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Kakukaku Shikajika” starring Mei Nagano and Yo Oizumi. Movie is based on autobiographical manga series “Kakukaku Shikajika” by Akiko Higashimura (“Princess Jellyfish“). The trailer begins with Mei Nagano as Akiko Hayashi stating “I’m the worst student.” The theme song for the movie has also been announced, which is “Message” by girl group MISAMO.

“Kakukaku Shikajika” will be released May 16, 2025 in Japan.

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Mar 5 2025

Teaser trailer and poster for Netflix movie “Bullet Train Explosion”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix distributed movie “Bullet Train Explosion” starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi. Movie is a remake of 1975 movie “The Bullet Train” starring Ken Takakura. Story for “Bullet Train Explosion” revolves around a train en rout to Tokyo that has a bomb placed somewhere on the train. A caller claims if the train goes below 100 km/h, the bomb will go off. Supporting cast members has also been announced for the film and they are Kanata Hosoda, Non, Machiko Ono, Jun Kaname, Hana Toyoshima, Takumi Saito, Daisuke Kuroda, Satoru Matsuo, Suzuka Ohgo, Matsuya Onoe, Naomasa Musaka, Pierre Taki, and Yajuro Bando.

“Bullet Train Explosion” will be released April 23, 2025 on Netflix.

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Feb 26 2025

Joe Odagiri and Akari Takaishi cast in movie “Natsu no Suna no Ue”

Joe Odagiri and Akari Takaishi are cast in movie “Natsu no Suna no Ue.” The film is based on 1998 theatrical play “Natsu no Suna no Ue” scripted by Masataka Matsuda and directed by Shinya Tamada (“Lust in a Karaoke Box“). Also cast for supporting roles are Takako Matsu, Hikari Mitsushima, Fumiya Takahashi, Naotaro Moriyama, & Ken Mitsuishi. Story for the “Natsu no Suna no Ue” will have Joe Odagiri play Osamu Koura. After losing his young son, he life came to a complete stop. His sister (Hikari Mitsushima) then asks him to take care of her 17-year-old daughter Yuko (Akari Takaishi).

“Natsu no Suna no Ue” will be released July 4, 2025 in Japan.

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Feb 11 2025

Trailer and poster for movie “She Taught Me Serendipity”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “She Taught Me Serendipity” starring Riku Hagiwara and Yuumi Kawai. Movie is based on 2020 romance novel “Kyo no Sora ga Ichiban Suki, to Mada Ienai Boku wa” by Shusuke Fukutoku (“The Hero Show“) and directed by Akiko Ohku (“Tremble All You Want“). The trailer also features the music track “Hatsukoi Crazy” by rock band Spitz. The main trailer begins with Toru Konishi (Riku Hagiwara) playing with a dog outside of a shop, when Hana Sakurada (Yuumi Kawai) comes out and smiles at him.

“She Taught Me Serendipity” will be released April 25, 2025 in Japan.

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Feb 6 2025

Main trailer & poster for movie “As for Me”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “As for Me” starring Ai Hashimoto and Taishi Nakagawa. Movie is based on 2012 novel “Wasejo, Onna, Otoko” by Asako Yuzuki (“The Many Faces of Ito“) and directed by Hitoshi Yazaki (“Strawberry Shortcakes“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Our Last Step” by Ikkyu Nakajima from rock band “tricot.” The theme song is also featured in the main trailer. Caption on the main poster states “This man is a fool, but I am even more of a fool who has loved him all the way.”

“As for Me” will be released March 14, 2025 in Japan.

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Jan 22 2025

Trailer and support cast announced for movie “Dollhouse”

Trailer and support cast announced for movie “Dollhouse” starring Masami Nagasawa. The film is written and directed by Shinobu Yaguchi (“Swing Girls“). Cast in supporting roles for the film are Koji Seto, Tetsushi Tanaka, Ken Yasuda, and Jun Fubuki. The movie revolves around a mysterious doll that main character Yoshie (Masami Nagasawa) buys after her young daughter dies. Koji Seto will play Tadahiko. He is married to Yoshie and and works as a nurse at a hospital.

“Dollhouse” will be released June 13, 2025 in Japan.

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Jan 21 2025

Yuki Yamada, Sairi Itoh, Shota Sometani, and Atsuro Watabe cast in movie “Bakudan”

Yuki Yamada, Sairi Itoh, Shota Sometani, and Atsuro Watabe cast in movie “Bakudan.” The mystery-suspense film is based on 2022 novel “Bakudan” by Katsuhiro Go and directed by Akira Nagai (“After the Rain“). The film will have Yuki Yamada play lead character Ruike. He works for the Metropolitan Police Department. A man is brought to a station and predicts that 3 bomb explosions will occur in Tokyo, one hour apart from each other. He predicts that the first bomb will explode in Akihabara. After a bomb actually explodes in Akihabara, Ruike tries to solve the case. Sairi Itoh, Shota Sometani, and Atsuro Watabe will all play police officers who try help solve the case.

“Bakudan” will be released sometime this year in Japan.

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Jan 15 2025

Kentaro Sakaguchi & Ken Watanabe cast in movie “The Sunflower on the Shogi Board”

Kentaro Sakaguchi and Ken Watanabe are cast in movie “The Sunflower on the Shogi Board.” The film is based on 2017 novel “Banjo no Himawari” by Yuko Yuzuki (“The Blood of Wolves“), which was previously adapted into 2019 NHK drama series “The Sunflower on the Shogi Board.” The film starts off with a skeleton and a rare shogi game piece found buried on a mountain. The owner of the rare shogi game is Keisuke Kamijo (Kentaro Sakaguchi), who becomes a suspect. The first teaser trailer for the movie has also been added on AsianWiki.

“The Sunflower on the Shogi Board” will be released October 31, 2025 in Japan.

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