Tomoyo Harada is cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Snack Kizutsuki.” The drama series is based on manga “Snack Kizutsuki” by Miri Masuda. The script will have Tomoyo Harada play the proprietor of a small restaurant named Snack Kizutsuki.
“Snack Kizutsuki” first airs October 8, 2021 in Japan (takes TV Tokyo’s Friday midnight time slot after “Solitary Gourmet Season 9“).
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Nanase Nishino, Kento Nagayama, and Yuki Saito are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Kotodamasou.” The drama series will have Nanase Nishino playing lead character Kotoha Utagawa. She moves into an apartment building for women only, but her apartment experiences supernatural phenomenons.
“Kotodamasou” first airs October, 2021 in Japan.
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First teaser video added for movie “Tang” starring Kazunari Ninomiya. The movie is based on novel “A Robot in the Garden” by British author Deborah Install and directed by Takahiro Miki (“Solanin“). Above and below are promotional visuals for the upcoming movie. Caption on the visual above states “Tang. Missing child who lost its memory.”
“Tang” will be released summer, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer #2 added for tVN drama series “Yumi’s Cells” starring Kim Go-Eun & Ahn Bo-Hyun. The teaser begins with Ahn Bo-Hyun asking “It’s still early in the evening. Do you want a cup of coffee?” Kim Go-Eun later responds “Yes. It is early in the evening. I will have coffee.” Afterwards, cells in Yu-Mi’s (Kim Go-Eun) brain begin to talk. Below are still images of Kim Go-Eun and Ahn Bo-Hyun. The still images are from a scene where their characters meet for the first time.
“Yumi’s Cells” first airs September 17, 2021 in South Korea.
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Lee Sung-Kyung and Kim Young-Dae are cast in tvN drama series “Shooting Star” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Lee Soo-Hyun (“The Witch’s Diner“/”Awaken“). Drama series “Shooting Star” is a romantic-comedy with Lee Sung-Kyung playing Oh Han-Byeol. She works for the PR team of a talent agency. Kim Young-Dae will play Gong Tae-Sung. He is the top actor at the talent agency.
Filming for “Shooting Star” will begin late, September, 2021.
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Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide and Fumiyo Kohinata are cast in movie “The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero” (literal title). The film is third installment in the “The Confidence Man JP” franchise, all of which follows original 2018 Fuji TV drama series “The Confidence Man JP.” Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide and Fumiyo Kohinata will reprise their respective characters of Dako, Boku-chan, and Richard.
“The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Sadao Abe and Kenshi Okada are cast in movie “Sickness That Leads To The Death Penalty” (literal title). The film is based on 2017 novel “Shikei ni Itaru Yamai” by Riu Kushiki and directed by Kazuya Shiraishi (“The Devil’s Path“). Sadao Abe will play a convicted serial killer on death row, while Kenshi Okada will play a college student who receives a letter from the serial killer.
“Sickness That Leads To The Death Penalty” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Choi Jin-Hyuk is cast for the lead role in KBS2 drama special “Siren.” Also cast for supporting roles are Park Sung-Yeon, Jo Dal-Hwan and Koo Ja-Sung. The genre for the drama special is mystery-thriller-science fiction.
“Siren” will air November, 2021.
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Tomohisa Yamashita is cast for a co-lead role in Hulu live-action drama series “Drops of God” (working title). The drama series will be a co-production between Japan, U.S., and France. French actress Fleur Geffrie will play main character Kamille. She will take part in a wine tasting competition to win her late father’s valuable wine collection. Tomohisa Yamashita will play Issei Toomine. He is a well known wine critic and competes against Kamille in the wine tasting competition. The drama series is based on manga series “Kami no Shizuku” by Shin Kibayashi, but will substitute the manga’s main character, who is a Japanese man, with a French female character.
Filming for “Drops of God” will begin in France this month and will also take place in Italy and Japan. “Drops of God” will stream on Hulu sometime next year.
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Joo Sang-Wook, Kim Young-Chul, Park Jin-Hee and Ye Ji-Won are cast in KBS1 drama series “Taejong Yi Bang-Won.” The drama series is based on the life of Taejong of Joseon, the third of Joseon. Joo Sang-Wook will play Yi Bang-Won, who becomes known as Taejong of Joseon. He is the fifth son of King Taejo (Kim Young-Chul). He helps his father overthrow Goryeo Dynasty and begin the Joseon Dynasty.
“Taejong Yi Bang-Won” will first air December, 2021 in South Korea.