Trailer and poster added for movie “In Those Days” (literal title) starring Tori Matsuzaka. The film is based on autobiographical comic “Ano Koro: Danshi Kashimashi Monogatari ” by Mikito Tsurugi, who is the bassist for electronic-rock band Arakajime. The trailer begins with narration that states “I always watch you. I like you a lot. I continue to cheer for you.”
“In Those Days” will be released February 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Yuina Kuroshima, Wakana Aoi, Shori Sato, Rena Tanaka, and Tatsuya Ueda are cast in WOWOW omnibus drama series “Yonimo Kimyona Kimi Monogatari.” The drama series is based on 2015 novel “Yonimo Kimyona Kimi Monogatari” by Ryo Asai (“The Kirishima Thing“). The drama series will consist of 5 episodes/stories with each of the announced performers starring in an episode.
“Yonimo Kimyona Kimi Monogatari” will air March, 2021 in Japan.
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Poster and release date added for movie “Pretty Men” starring Shin Min-Jae, Hwang Jung-Yoon, Hong Ha-Naim & Lee Jin-Ri. Movie is scripted by Lee Byeong-Hun, who directed and scripted box-office hit “Extreme Job.” The film is directed by newcomer Kim Jeong-Uk.
“Pretty Men” will be released January, 2021 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “You’re Not Normal, Either” starring Ryo Narita & Kaya Kiyohara. Movie is scripted by Ryo Takada and directed by Koji Maeda. The teaser trailer begins with the voice of Kaya Kiyohara as she states in Japanese “What a waste. If content is decent, I am sure you will have a girlfriend.”
“You’re Not Normal, Either” is now set for release March 19, 2021 in Japan.
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Here’s the first teaser poster for JTBC drama series “Senior, Don’t Put on That Lipstick” (literal title) starring Won Jin-A & Ro Woon. Caption on the teaser poster states in Korean “Work with me and date with me, senior.” The teaser poster also reveals that the drama series will first air January, 2021 in South Korea. The drama series will slot into JTBC’s Mon & Tue 9:30 PM time slot after “Live On.”
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Shun Oguri is cast for the lead role in TBS drama series “Japan Sinks: People of Hope” (literal title). Also cast for supporting character roles are Kenichi Matsuyama, Anne Watanabe, Toru Nakamura and Teruyuki Kagawa. As you might guess from the familiar literal title, the drama series is based on 1973 novel “Nihon Chinbotsu” by Sakyo Komatsu. 1973 film “Japan Sinks” and 2006 film “The Sinking of Japan” are also based on the same novel. Shun Oguri will play government official Keishi Amami. He must deal with the crisis that his country could sink into the ocean.
“Japan Sinks: People of Hope” will first air October, 2021 in Japan.
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Shin Hyun-Bin is cast in JTBC drama series “Person Who Looks Like You” (literal title) starring Ko Hyun-Jung. For the drama series, Shin Hyun-Bin will play second lead female character Hae-Won. She is scripted as being honest and forthright. She works as an art teacher and comes from a poor background, but she is still able to shine. After Hae-Won meets Hee-Joo (Ko Hyun-Jung), she changes.
“Person Who Looks Like You” will air sometime next year in South Korea.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Under The Open Sky” starring Koji Yakusho. The film is based on novel “Mibuncho” by Ryuzo Saki and directed by Miwa Nishikawa. The film centers around Masao Mikami played by Koji Yakusho. He is a former yakuza who is released from jail and must adjust to a world that he is not familiar with.
“Under The Open Sky” will be released February 11, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Signal The Movie” starring Kentaro Sakaguchi, Kazuki Kitamura, and Michiko Kichise. The film is based on 2016 tvN drama series “Signal” and a sequel to 2018 Fuji TV remake drama series “Signal.” Newly announced supporting cast members for the movie, who also appeared in the Fuji TV drama series, are Kazuki Kitamura, Michiko Kichise, Yuichi Kimura, Tetsuhiro Ikeda and Kaede Aono. Also cast to play new characters in the film are Tsuyoshi Ihara, Tetsushi Tanaka, Tetta Sugimoto, Takeshi Kaga and Nao.
Release date for “Signal The Movie” is now set for April 2, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer added for tvN drama series “Awaken” starring Namgung Min, Seol Hyun, and Lee Chung-Ah. Above are character posters of the three main characters and below is the main poster for the drama series. The drama series features a mixture of mystery, thriller, and romance genres.
“Awaken” first airs November 30, 2020 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Birthcare Center“).
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