Sep 12 2023

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Lumberjack The Monster”

Teaser trailer and posters added for movie “Lumberjack The Monster” starring Kazuya Kamenashi, Nanao, & Riho Yoshioka. The film is based on 2019 novel “Kaibutsu no Kikori” by Mayusuke Kurai and directed by Takashi Miike (“Shield of Straw“). The film follows a lawyer played by Kazuya Kamenashi, who lacks having empathy for others, as he becomes the target of a masked serial killer who uses an ax to steal his victim’s brain.

“Lumberjack The Monster” will be released December 1, 2023 in Japan.

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Sep 11 2023

Ryosuke Yamada &Minami Hamabe cast in movie “Silent Love”

Ryosuke Yamada and Minami Hamabe are cast in movie “Silent Love.” The romance film is written and directed by Eiji Uchida (“Lowlife Love“). The film follows the bond between a young man who has stopped speaking completely and a young woman who lost her vision due to an accident. The first teaser trailer for the movie can also be viewed on AsianWiki.

“Silent Love” will be released January, 2024 in Japan.

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Sep 11 2023

Ryoko Shinohara & Ikusaburo Yamazaki cast in TV Tokyo drama “Hyena”

Ryoko Shinohara and Ikusaburo Yamazaki are cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Hyena.” The drama series is a remake of 2020 SBS drama series “Hyena” starring Kim Hye-Soo and Ju Ji-Hoon. The TV Tokyo drama series version will revolve around two lawyers played by Ryoko Shinohara and Ikusaburo Yamazaki. Although they work and compete in the same industry, they come from different backgrounds.

“Hyena” will first air October 20, 2023 in Japan (takes over TV Tokyo’s Friday 8PM time slot after “Black Postman“).

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Sep 11 2023

Main cast for Netflix drama “Aema”

Lee Ha-Nee, Bang Hyo-Rin, Jin Sun-Kyu, and Cho Hyun-Chul are cast in Netflix drama series “Aema.” The comedy drama series will be directed Lee Hae-Young, who has directed such movies as “Like a Virgin” and “Believer.” Story for drama series “Aema” will be set in the 1980’s and around Chungmuro in Seoul, which was like the Hollywood area of Korea at that time. In “Aema,” Lee Ha-Nee and Bang Hyo-Rin will play actresses who are cast to play the lead role in movie “Madame Aema.” Jin Sun-Kyu will play a movie producer, responsible for movie “Madmae Aema” and Cho Hyun-Chul will play a rookie movie director who will direct “Madame Aema.”

Release date for “Aema” has not yet been decided.

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Sep 8 2023

First teaser trailer and posters for Waave drama “The Deal”

First teaser trailer and teaser posters added for Waave drama series “The Deal” starring Yoo Seung-Ho, Kim Dong-Hwi, & Yoo Su-Bin. The drama series that revolves around an impulsive kidnapping was recently invited to screen at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in the On Screen section. Captions on the two teaser posters states “Today we deal in our friend.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:32) “Today we” (0:33) “Kidnap a friend.” Dialogue in the teaser trailer states (0:10) Yoo Seung-Ho “Are you sure we can get the money without being caught?,” (0:23) Yoo Su-Bin “Hey Lee Joon-Sung … hey … you guys tied me up?,” (0:37) Kim Dong-Hwi “We have your son. Prepare one billion won,” (0:45) Yoo Seung-Ho “Do you really want to mess up your life?,” (0:46) Kim Dong-Hwi “We can make 500 million won each,” (0:53) anonymous voice “It’s a very skilled professional.”

“The Deal” will be available to stream from October 6, 2023 in South Korea.

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Sep 8 2023

First teaser trailer for MBC drama “A Good Day to Be a Dog”

First teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “A Good Day to Be a Dog” starring Cha Eun-Woo, Park Gyu-Young, & Lee Hyun-Woo. The fantasy-romance drama series is based on webcomic “Onueldo Sarangseureobgae” by Lee Hye. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:05) “Dogs go crazy about her?,” (0:10) “She’s very popular with dogs,” (0:18) “She isn’t popular with him at all , who is perfect,” (0:21) “The reason he doesn’t like her,” (0:27) “Is
she human or a dog?,” (0:33) “She has a curse that when she kisses someone, she turns into a dog,” (0:38) “The beginning of her first date in her 28 years of life.” Below are the first still images of Cha Eun-Woo and Park Gyu-Young in the drama series.

“A Good Day to Be a Dog” first airs  October 11, 2023 in South Korea.

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Sep 7 2023

Teaser trailer for Netflix movie “Ballerina”

Teaser trailer added for Netflix movie “Ballerina” starring Jun Jong-Seo, Kim Ji-Hoon, & Park Yoo-Rim. Caption on the teaser poster states “The only thing I wanted to protect.” The action-thriller film follows a former bodyguard, played by Jun Jong-Seo, who goes after the man responsible for the death of her close ballerina friend. “Ballerina” has also been invited to screen at the upcoming 28th Busan International Film Festival in the Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere section.

“Ballerina” will be available to stream from October 6, 2023 on Netflix.

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Sep 7 2023

Trailer for TVING drama series “A Bloody Lucky Day”

Trailer added for TVING drama series “A Bloody Lucky Day” starring Lee Sung-Min, Yoo Yeon-Seok, & Lee Jung-Eun. The drama series features a thriller script that is based on webcomic “Woonsoo Ojin Nal” by Aporia. The trailer begins with Taxi Driver Oh Taek (Lee Sung-Min) having a dream about a pig. The pig in his dream symbolizes that good fortune is about to happen to him. He then gets a taxi passenger, Geum Hyeok-Soo (Yoo Yeon-Seok), who offers to pay him a lot of money to drive him a long distance. Caption in the trailer at the 28 second mark and on the poster states “I put a murderer in my taxi.”

“A Bloody Lucky Day” will be available to stream November, 2023.

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Sep 6 2023

Trailer and character posters for Netflix drama “Song of the Bandits”

Trailer and character posters added for Netflix drama series “Song of the Bandits” starring Kim Nam-Gil & Seohyun. The character posters above and below are of Kim Nam-Gil as Lee Yoon, Seohyun as Nam Hee-Shin, Yoo Jae-Myung as Lee Chung-Soo, Lee Hyun-Wook as Lee Gwang-Il, and Lee Ho-Jung as Eon-Nyeon. Caption on all the character posters states “Must steal to survive.” The drama series is set in the early 20th century.

“Song of the Bandits” will be available to stream from September 22, 2023.

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Sep 6 2023

Mayu Hotta & Riku Hagiwara cast in TV Asahi drama “Tatoe Anata wo Wasuretemo”

Mayu Hotta & Riku Hagiwara are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Tatoe Anata wo Wasuretemo.” The romance drama series is scripted by Taeko Asano (“Tsuki no Koibito ~Moon Lovers~“) and directed by Kentaro Otani & Akihiko Takaishi. The drama series will follow the relationship of piano instructor Miri Kono (Mayu Hotta) and food truck operator Sora Aoki (Riku Hagiwara). Sora Aoki also has a type of dissociative amnesia that makes it difficult for him to remember things.

“Tatoe Anata wo Wasuretemo” will first air October 22, 2023 in Japan.

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