Nov 26 2020

Shun Oguri cast in TBS drama “Japan Sinks: People of Hope”

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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Nov 26 2020

Shin Hyun-Bin cast in JTBC drama “Person Who Looks Like You”

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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Nov 25 2020

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Signal The Movie”

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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Nov 24 2020

Yuya Yagira & Yo Oizumi cast in Netflix movie “Asakusa Kid”

 Yuya Yagira and Yo Oizumi are cast in Netflix movie “Asakusa Kid.” The film is based on 1988 autobiographical novel “Asakusa Kid” by Takeshi Kitano, as well as his 1986 song “Asakusa Kid.” The movie will be directed by actor Hitori Gekidan. For the film, which is set in 1965, Yuya Yagira will play Takeshi Kitano. He begins to apprentice under entertainer Senzaburo Fukami played by Yo Oizumi.

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Nov 24 2020

“City Couple’s Way of Love: My Lovely Camera Thief” to stream on Netflix

Web drama series “City Couple’s Way of Love: My Lovely Camera Thief,” starring Ji Chang-Wook & Kim Ji-Won, will stream on Netflix in addition to Kakao TV. Each episode will be available to stream on the Netflix platform about 2 hours after it is made available on Kakao TV, with episode 1 premiering on December 8, 2020. Meanwhile, above is the main poster for the drama series and below are still images of Ji Chang-Wook and Kim Ji-Won in the drama series.

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Nov 23 2020

Teaser trailer for KBS2 drama “Secret Royal Inspector”

First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Secret Royal Inspector” (literal title) starring Kim Myung-Soo, Kwon Na-Ra, and Lee Yi-Kyung. Captions in teaser trailer #1 states (0:02) “Age of turmoil, Joseon,” (0:08) “The turbulent age is over now.” Kim Myung-Soo’s voice then appears around the 16 second mark as he declares in Korean “Here comes Secret Royal Inspector.” Below is also the first teaser poster for the drama series.

“Secret Royal Inspector” first airs December 21, 2020 in South Korea.

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Nov 23 2020

Mone Kamishiraishi & Nanao cast in TBS drama “Oh! My Boss!”

Mone Kamishiraishi & Nanao are cast in TBS drama series “Oh! My Boss! Love Is A Bonus Book” (literal title of “Oh! My Boss! Koi wa Bessatsu de”). Also cast in supporting roles are Yuta Tamamori (Kis-My-Ft2) and Shotaro Mamiya. The drama series will have Mone Kamishiraishi playing Nami Suzuki. From her small town background, she begins to work for a fashion magazine in Tokyo. Nanao will play Reiko Horai. She works as an editor at the fashion magazine and Nami Suzuki’s boss.

“Oh! My Boss! Love Is A Bonus Book” first airs January, 2021 in Japan.

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