Trailer and poster added for movie “Sin and Evil” starring Kengo Kora, Shunsuke Daito, Takuya Ishida. The film is written and directed by Yuki Saito (“The Blue Skies at Your Feet“). Caption on the poster states “Committed a crime to protect something important, became a villain to protect something important.”
“Sin and Evil” will be released February 2, 2024 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer 1 added for MBC drama series “Knight Flower” starring Lee Ha-Nee and Lee Jong-Won. Teaser trailer 1 starts with Lee Ha-Nee as Jo Yeo-Hwa stating “If someone does something bad,” (0:15) “I go over the wall every night and fight against them, risking my life.” An anonymous voice then states at the 22 second mark “I call the woman Night Blooming Flower.” The drama series follow Jo Yeo-Hwa, who is a widow and at night dons a uniform and becomes a hero for the weak.
“Knight Flower” will first air January 12, 2024 in South Korea.
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Launching teaser poster and release date set for Disney+ drama series “A Shop for Killers” starring Lee Dong-Wook & Kim Hye-Jun. The action survival drama series is now set for release January 17, 2024 via Disney+.
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Character posters and release date set for action-comedy film “Citizen of a Kind” starring Ra Mi-Ran, Gong Myung, & Yum Hye-Ran. The 7 character posters are Ra Mi-Ran, Gong Myung, Yum Hye-Ran, Park Byung-Eun, Jang Yoon-Ju, Ahn Eun-Jin, & Lee Mu-Saeng. Captions on the character posters states “If no one can catch you, we will catch you,” except for Lee Mu-Saeng’s poster which asks “Who, Me?”
“Citizen of a Kind” will be released January 24, 2024 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Missing” starring Satomi Ishihara, Tomoya Nakamura, and Munetaka Aoki. Movie is written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida (“Come On Irene“). The drama film revolves around a mother and father who endure the disappearance of their young daughter. The mother also endures public scrutiny because her daughter disappeared while she was attending an idol concert.
“Missing” will be released May 17, 2024 in Japan.
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Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, and Kanna Hashimoto are cast in movie “Kingdom 4.” The live-action film is based on manga series manga series “Kingdom” by Yasuhisa Hara and will be directed by Shinsuke Sato (who directed the previous 3 “Kingdom” films). Also cast to play new characters in “Kingdom 4” are Koji Kikkawa and Shun Oguri. MEanwhile, the first teaser trailer has been added on AsianWiki.
“Kingdom 4” will be released July 12, 2024 in Japan.
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Jung Hae-In is cast for the lead male role in tvN drama series “Mom’s Friend’s Son” (literal title). The drama series is a romantic-comedy and pairs director Yoo Je-Won and screenwriter Shin Ha-Eun, whom previously worked together in 2021 tvN drama series “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.” Meanwhile, actress Jung So-Min has been offered the lead female role and she is currently considering the offer. In “Mom’s Friend’s Son,” Jung Hae-In will play Choi Seung-Hyo. He grew up with a girl named Bae Seok-Ryu, because his mom was good friends with her mom. They meet as adults.
“Mom’s Friend’s Son” will air sometime during the second half of 2024 in South Korea.
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Sara Shida and Kanata Hongo are cast in NTV live-action drama series “Kesenai Watashi.” The revenge themed drama series is based on manga series “Kesenai Watashi: Enjo Shitsuzukeru Digital Tattoo” by Shinobu Kuroda. Sara Shida will play the lead role of Shoko Haibara. Her life is ruined by her high school school classmates. 10 years later and instead of taking her own life, she decides to get revenge.
“Kesenai Watashi” first airs January 5, 2024 in Japan.
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Netflix picks up drama series “The 8 Show” starring Ryoo Joon-Yeol, Chun Woo-Hee, and Park Jung-Min. The drama series had the early working title of “Money Game” and is based on webcomics “Money Game” and “Pi Game” by Bae Jin-Soo. Setup for “The 8 Show” follows 8 people who are placed in an empty 8 story building and must survive there to win money.
Netflix will release “The 8 Show” sometime next year.
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Hikari Mitsushima and Masaki Okada are cast in suspense film “Last Mile.” Movie is directed by Ayuko Tsukahara and scripted Akiko Nogi. The director and screenwriter previously worked together on 2018 TBS drama series “Unnatural” and 2020 TBS drama series “MIU 404.” The film will have Hikari Mitsushima and Masaki Okada play employees at a large package distribution center. A series of mailed package bombings occur, placing the entire nation in fear. The first teaser trailer can also be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Last Mile” will be released summer, 2024 in Japan.
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