Jul 11 2020

Kou Shibasaki cast in NTV drama “35-Year-Old Girl”

Kou Shibasaki is cast for the lead role in NTV drama series “35-Year-Old Girl” (literal title of “35sai no Shojo”). The drama series features an original screenplay by Kazuhiko Yukawa and directed by Ryuichi Inomata. The pair have worked on several NTV drama series together, with “I’m Mita, Your Housekeeper” being one of their more memorable works.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A daughter, Nozomi Imamura (Kou Shibasaki), returns after 25 years. She is still like a 10 year old kid.

“35-Year-Old Girl” will first air October, 2020 in Japan.

Jul 10 2020

Supporting cast announced for NHK drama series “Seiten wo Tsuke”

Supporting cast announced for NHK drama series “Seiten wo Tsuke” starring Ryo Yoshizawa. The 20 newly announced performers are Kaoru Kobayashi, Emi Wakui, Eri Murakawa, Ryoko Fujino, Kengo Kora, Riko Narumi, Seiichi Tanabe, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Ai Hashimoto, Kenshi Okada, Sei Hiraizumi, Mayumi Asaka, Naoto Takenaka, Ikkei Watanabe, Kanji Tsuda, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Yoshino Kimura, Mitsuru Hirata, and Hiroshi Tamaki.  “Seiten wo Tsuke” is NHK’s 60th taiga drama series and revolves around the life of Eiichi Shibusawa (played by Ryo Yoshizawa). He became known as the father of Japanese capitalism. Among the supporting characters, Ai Hashimoto will play Chiyo Odaka. Eiichi Shibusawa liked her since he was a child and they eventually became husband and wife.

“Seiten wo Tsuke” will during 2021 in Japan.

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Jul 9 2020

Teaser trailer #5 for tvN drama series “Flower of Evil”

Teaser trailer #5 & new still images for tvN drama series “Flower of Evil” starring Lee Joon-Gi & Moon Chae-Won. Meanwhile, above and below are four new still images from the drama series. The still images show a relative happy family, while the last still images shows there’s trouble ahead.

“Flower of Evil” first airs July 29, 2020 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Cha Ji-Won (Moon Chae-Won) is a detective. She is married to Baek Hee-Sung (Lee Joon-Gi) and they a daughter. Baek Hee-Sung seems like a committed husband and father, but he hides his cruel past and lives under another person’s identity. He deceives his wife completely. Cha Ji-Won learns of his deception and chases his past.

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Jul 9 2020

Anna Yamada and Mayu Yamaguchi cast in horror film “Suicide Forest Village”

Anna Yamada and Mayu Yamaguchi are cast in horror film “Suicide Forest Village.” The film follows 2020 movie “Howling Village” which also deals with a village known for cult activity. Both films are scripted & directed by Takashi Shimizu (“Ju-on“). Filming for the movie will begin July 11, 2020. Above and below are three international promotional visuals for the upcoming movie.

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Jul 9 2020

Sosuke Ikematsu, Joe Odagiri, & Choi Hee-Seo cast in movie “Angel of Asia”

Sosuke Ikematsu, Joe Odagiri, and Choi Hee-Seo are cast in movie “Angel of Asia” (literal title of “Asia no Tenshi”). The film is written and directed by Yuya Ishii. Filming for the movie was done entirely in South Korea from February to March, 2020. “Angel of Asia” is expected to be released spring, 2021 in South Korea and sometime during 2021 in Japan. Sosuke Ikematsu will play Takeshi Aoki, Joe Odagiri will play his older brother who lives in South Korea, and Choi Hee-Seo will play Choi Seol.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Takeshi Aoki (Sosuke Ikematsu) lives with his 8 years old son Manabu. His wife died from an illness. He has an older brother (Joe Odagiri), but they became estranged. Takeshi Aoki and his son Manabu travel to Seoul, South Korea where his older brother lives. His older brother is not doing well at all, unlike Takeshi’s expectation. His older brother practically lives from hand to mouth. Even though Takeshi is unable to speak Korean, he needs to help his brother’s work, which is to import and sell cosmetics of dubious quality.

Meanwhile, Choi Seol (Choi Hee-Seo) sings a song on the stage at a traditional market, which nobody listens to. Due to the CEO of her management agency, she is unable to sing her own song. She also has problems with her older brother and younger sister.

Takeshi and his older brother get involved with Choi Seol.

Jul 9 2020

Main poster for tvN drama series “Stranger 2”

Main poster added for tvN drama series “Stranger 2” starring Cho Seung-Woo & Bae Doo-Na. Caption on the main poster states “The one who wants silence. Everyone is an accomplice.” Appearing on the poster are Cho Seung-Woo, Bae Doo-Na, Jeon Hye-Jin, Choi Moo-Sung, Lee Joon-Hyuk, and Yoon Se-Ah. The drama series is a sequel to 2017 tvN drama series “Stranger,” with the script having the prosecutor’s office and the police on opposing sides. Prosecutor Hwang Shi-Mok (Cho Seung-Woo) and Detective Han Yeo-Jin (Bae Doo-Na) work together to solve a case.

“Stranger 2” first airs August, 2020 in South Korea.

Jul 9 2020

Trailer & poster for movie “Your Eyes Tell”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Your Eyes Tell” starring Yuriko Yoshitaka and Ryusei Yokohama. The movie is a remake of 2011 South Korean film “Always” starring So Ji-Sub and Han Hyo-Joo. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed which is “Your Eyes Tell” by popular boy band BTS. Jeon Jung-Kook, the youngest member of BTS, was touched by the film and participating in composing the song as well. “Your Eyes Tell” is also included on their next Japanese album “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” which drops July 15, 2020.

Movie “Your Eyes Tell” will be released October 23, 2020 in Japan.

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Jul 8 2020

Koji Yakusho cast in movie “Under The Open Sky”

Koji Yakusho is cast in movie “Under The Open Sky.” The film is based on 1990 novel “Mibuncho” by Ryuzo Saki (“Vengeance Is Mine“) and directed by Miwa Nishikawa (“Sway“). The film has also cast Taiga Nakano, Isao Hashizume, Meiko Kaji, Seiji Rokkaku, Yukiya Kitamura, Masami Nagasawa, and Narumi Yasuda for supporting roles. Koji Yakusho will play main character Masao Mikami for the upcoming movie. He tries to adapt to life after serving a 13 year prison sentence. He becomes involved in a TV program about his life.

“Under The Open Sky” will be released sometime during spring, 2021 in Japan.

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Jul 8 2020

Haru & Kyoka Suzuki cast in TV Asahi drama “Women Document Detectives Season 2”

Haru and Kyoka Suzuki are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Women Document Detectives Season 2.” The two women will reprise their detectives roles from 2018 drama series “Women Document Detectives.” Also cast in the drama series for supporting roles are: Ikki Sawamura, Asuka Kudo, Takaya Yamauchi, Junji Takada and Kenichi Endo. All five of these actors will also reprise their roles from the first season.

“Women Document Detectives Season 2” will first air August 6, 2020 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Thursday 9PM time slot after “BG: Personal Bodyguard Season 2.”).

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