2nd teaser trailer added for movie “The Legend & Butterfly” starring Takuya Kimura & Haruka Ayase. The film, directed by Keishi Ohtomo (“Rurouni Kenshin“), depicts an untold love story between Nobunaga Oda (Takuya Kimura) and his wife Nohime (Haruka Ayase).
“The Legend & Butterfly” will be released January 27, 2023 in Japan.
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Gaku Hamada & Masao Kusakari are cast in NHK drama series “Dear Detective: From Rampo With Love.” Also cast in the drama series are Shizuka Ishibashi, Yuki Izumisawa, Manami Honjou, Shintaro Morimoto, Kohei Otomo, Ryo Sekoguchi, Kodai Asaka, Ittoku Kishibe, Wakana Matsumoto, Yoshimasa Kondo, & Kikunosuke Onoe. The drama series features an original screenplay that follows Taro Hirai (Gaku Hamada), who later becomes famous mystery writer Rampo Edogawa. Screenplay is written by Fumi Tsubota (“Fishbowl Wives“).
“Dear Detective: From Rampo With Love” will consist of 4 episodes and first air January 21, 2023 in Japan.
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Tao Tsuchiya is cast in movie “Matching.” The suspense film is written and directed by Eiji Uchida. For movie “Matching,” Tao Tsuchiya plays wedding planner Rinka. She is not get with dating men and signs up with a dating app on a colleague’s recommendation. The man she meets becomes a suspect in a serial murder case. The first teaser trailer for the movie has also been added on AsianWiki.
“Matching” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Yoo Seung-Ho, Kim Dong-Hwi, & Yoo Su-Bin are cast in Wavve drama series “The Deal” (working & literal title). The crime-thriller drama series is based on webcomic “Georae” by Woo Nam 20. For “The Deal,” Yoo Seung-Ho and Kim Dong-Hwi play two friends who, on a whim, decide to kidnap someone they knew from high school. The targeted kidnap victim is played by Yoo Su-Bin.
“The Deal” will be available to stream sometime next year in South Korea.
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Takumi Saito & Shuri are cast for lead roles in live-action film “Reiraku.” The movie is based on manga series “Reiraku” by Inio Asano (“Solanin“) and directed by veteran actor Naoto Takenaka. Actress Megumi is also cast in a supporting role. The film follows the relationship between a manga artist (Takumi Saito) and a prostitute (Shuri).
“Reiraku” will be released March 17, 2023 in Japan.
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Mugi Kadowaki and Kei Tanaka are cast in NTV drama series “Reversal Orchestra.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Yukako Shimizu (“I Will Not Work Overtime, Period“). Kei Tanaka will play a symphony conductor Asahi Tokiwa. By his father’s request, he returns to Japan to rebuild a local symphony. Mugi Kadowaki will play Hatsune Tanioka. She was once a violinist prodigy, but she gave up her career and began to work as a civil servant. She is recruited by Asahi Tokiwa.
“Reversal Orchestra” first airs January, 2023 (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “The First Penguin“).
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New teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “Reborn Rich” starring Song Joong-Ki, Shin Hyun-Bin, & Lee Sung-Min. The teaser trailer is set around a pool game between Jin Do-Joon (Song Joong-Ki) and Jin Yang-Cheol (Lee Sung-Min). Narration in the trailer by Song Joong-Ki states “I thought I couldn’t beat you even if I was reborn. But, you never know, who is in front of you, I died and then awakened. I am reborn as the blood member of the family who killed me.”
“Reborn Rich” first airs November 18, 2022 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer #3 added for KBS2 drama series “Curtain Call” starring Kang Ha-Neul & Ha Ji-Won. The teaser trailer begins with Kang Ha-Neul stating “There is a grandmother who came down to South Korea from North Korea. She has become extremely successful. Her last wish is to meet her grandson in North Korea.” Kang Ha-Neul plays Yoo Jae-Heon. He works as a theater actor and is hired to play the wealthy woman’s grandson.
“Curtain Call” will first air October 31, 2022 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday & Tuesday 9:50 PM time slot after “The Law Cafe“).
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Ryo Ryusei is cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Stand Up Start.” The drama series is based on manga series “Stand Up Start” by Shu Fukuda and directed by Toichiro Ruto (“Psychic Agents“) & Shinji Kuma (“Dive!!“). In “Stand Up Start,” Ryo Ryusei will play Taiyo Mihoshi. He is the CEO of an investment company and he likes to investment in people who are struggling in their personal or work careers.
“Stand Up Start” first airs January, 2023 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “The Killer Inside“).
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Main trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “The Fabulous” starring Minho & Chae Soo-Bin. The drama series follows four young people Ji Woo-Min (Minho), Pyo Ji-Eun (Chae Soo-Bin), Joseph (Lee Sang-Un), and Ye Sun-Ho (Park Hee-Jung), who devote their lives to the fashion industry and struggle to survive there.
“The Fabulous” will be released November 4, 2022 on Netflix.
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