Teaser trailer added for movie “Kataomoi Sekai” starring Suzu Hirose, Hana Sugisaki, and Kaya Kiyohara. Movie features an original screenplay by Yuji Sakamoto and directed by Nobuhiro Doi. Yuji Sakamoto and Nobuhiro Doi previously worked together on 2021 movie “We Made a Beautiful Bouquet.” The film follows three young woman who live together and have been close for the past 12 years.
“Kataomoi Sekai” will be released April 4, 2025.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Trillion Game” starring Ren Meguro and Hayato Sano. “Trillion Game” is based manga series “Trillion Game” by Riichiro Inagaki and a sequel to 2023 TBS drama series “Trillion Game.” The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “SBY” by idol group Snow Man. The theme song “SBY” is played during the main trailer.
“Trillion Game” will be released February 14, 2025 in Japan.
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Ryoma Takeuchi and Ryoma Takeuchi are cast in Netflix live-action film “10DANCE.” The film is based on manga series “10Dance” by Satoh Inoue and directed by Keishi Ohtomo (“Rurouni Kenshin“). Steeped in the BL genre, Ryoma Takeuchi and Ryoma Takeuchi will play two dancers who perform in different dance fields, but decide to partner for a world dance competition.
“10DANCE” will be available to stream sometime next year in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for live-action film “A Girl & Her Guard Dog” starring Riko Fukumoto & Jesse Lewis. Movie is based on manga series “Ojo to Banken-kun” by Hatsuharu and directed by Keiichi Kobayashi (“About the Pink Sky“). The teaser trailer begins with Riko Fukumoto as Isaku Senagaki, who is the granddaughter of a yakuza boss, stating “When I become a high school student, I want to have a normal life. Being in love normally!”
“A Girl & Her Guard Dog” will be released March 14, 2025 in Japan.
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Ai Hashimoto and Taishi Nakagawa are cast in movie “As for Me.” The film is based on 2012 novel “Wasejo, Onna, Otoko” by Asako Yuzuki (“The Hotel of My Dream“) and directed by Hitoshi Yazaki (“Sweet Little Lies“). Movie “As for Me” is setup as a young adult love story between two people that have dated for 10 years.
“As for Me” will be released March, 2025 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Sunset Sunrise” starring Masaki Suda. The fishing themed movie is based on 2022 novel “Sunset Sunrise” by Shuhei Nire. The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Shion” by GRe4N BOYZ. The theme song is featured in the main trailer.
“Sunset Sunrise” will be released January 17, 2025 in Japan.
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Ryubi Miyase & Rinka Kumada are cast in live-action movie “Kaodakeja Sukini Narimasen.” The film is based on manga series “Kaodakeja Sukini Narimasen” by Karin Anzai and directed by Saiji Yakumo (“Touken Ranbu“). The film will revolve around two high school students who work together to increase the school’s social media site. This is so the male student with blue hair named Kanato Ugo, can avoid getting expelled.
“Kaodakeja Sukini Narimasen” will be released March 7, 2025 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “The Boy and the Dog” starring Fumiya Takahashi and Nanase Nishino. Movie is based on short story collection “Shonen to Inu” by Seishu Hase and directed by Takahisa Zeze (“The 8-Year Engagement“). Caption on the teaser poster states “The dog traveled 3000km from Tohoku to Kyushu, over a 5 year period, just to meet the boy.”
“The Boy and the Dog” is now set for release March 20, 2025 in Japan.
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Ryuto Sakuma (HiHi Jets) and Mizuki Yamashita are cast for lead roles in movie “My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.” In addition, the first teaser trailer and teaser poster has also been released (the teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki). The film is setup as a romantic-comedy between a university student (Mizuki Yamashita), who was recently dumped by her ex-boyfriend, and a high school student-professional gamer (Ryuto Sakuma).
“My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999” will be released March 28, 2025 in Japan.
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Suzu Hirose and Kenichi Matsuyama are cast in TBS drama series “Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?” The drama series is based on webcomic “Kujaku no Dance, Dare ga Mita?” by Rito Asami (“Ichikei’s Crow: The Criminal Court Judges“). In the suspense-crime drama series, Suzu Hirose plays Komugi Yamashita. Her father is a former police officer, but is a murdered and leaves behind a letter to her. Kenichi Matsuyama will play Yoshiteru Matsukaze. He is a lawyer and works with Komugi Yamashita to uncover the truth behind his death.
“Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?” will first air January, 2025 in Japan.
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