Trailer for movie “Day and Night” starring Shinnosuke Abe,Masanobu Ando and Kaya Kiyohara. The film is directed by Michihito Fujii. Popular actor Takayuki Yamada is credited as a producer and screenwriter, while lead actor Shinnosuke Abe also is credited for writing the original draft and planning.
“Day and Night” will be released January 26, 2019 in Japan.
Teaser trailer added for movie “Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikarikagayaku” starring Mei Nagano and Takumi Kitamura. The film is based on novel “Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikarikagayaku” by Tetsuya Sano and directed by Sho Tsukikawa. In the film, Mei Nagano plays high school student Mamizu Watarase. She has “luminescence disease” which causes her to faintly glow under the moonlight. She doesn’t have much time left to live.
“Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikarikagayaku” will be released March 15, 2019.
Here’s a main poster for upcoming tvN drama series “The Crowned Clown” starring Yeo Jin-Goo and Lee Se-Young. Drama series is a remake of 2012 film “Masquerade” starring Lee Byung-Hun and Han Hyo-Joo.
Meanwhlie, below are photos from the traditional gosa ceremony for the drama series. The gosa ceremony took place November 30, 2018 on set in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. The ceremony is a shamanistic ritual to prevent misfortune and bring good fortune. At the ceremony, Yeo Jin-Goo stated “It’s the first time for me that I am shaking like this. I will do my best always.” Lee Se-Young stated “I hope nobody gets hurt in the drama series. I feel gratitude for working with such excellent senior actors, actresses and staff member. I will do my best.”
“The Crowned Clown” first airs January 7, 2019 in South Korea.
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe and Tomoya Nakamura are cast in movie “Murder at Shijinso” (literal title). The film is based on 2017 novel “Shijinso no Satsujin” by Masahiro Imamura and directed by Hisashi Kimura. The film have Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe and Tomoya Nakamura playing university students who stay at a pension in the mountains for a summer camp event. Zombies suddenly appear and a locked room murder takes place in the pension.
“Murder at Shijinso” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
Jin Young from boy band “Got7” is cast in tvN drama series “That Psychometric Guy” (literal title) co-starring Shin Ye-Eun. Jin Young will play lead male character Lee An. The character of Lee An has a special psychometric ability. Whenever he touches someone, he can read their memories. Genre for the drama series will feature a mixture of fantasy, romance, thriller and will be directed by Kim Byung-Soo (“The Bride of Habaek“/”A Korean Odyssey “)
“That Psychometric Guy” first airs sometime during the first half of 2019 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer for movie “Hikinige” starring Masei Nakayama, Hoshi Ishida and Ryoko Kobayashi. “Hikinige” is the second film directed by Yutaka Mizutani who is best known for starring in the long running TV Asahi drama series “Aibou.” This time around, Yutaka Mizutani also writes the original screenplay and plays the father of a hit-and-run victim in the movie. The film looks at the tragic effects a hit-and-run accident causes on a group of people.
“Hikinige” will be released May 10, 2019 in Japan.
Trailer and poster added for movie “Prince of Legend” starring Ryota Katayose and Nobuyuki Suzuki. The film follows 2018 NTV drama series “Prince of Legend” and depicts 14 young men as they vie to become their school’s Prince of Legend.
“Prince of Legend” will be released March 21, 2019 in Japan.
Park Min-Young has been offered the lead role in drama series “Her Private Life” (literal title). Currently, Park Min-Young is considering the offer. If she accepts the offer, Park Min-Young will play lead female character Jo A-Ra. She runs a fan site for an idol group and has a huge crush on band member Min-Joon. She even hires his older brother to work at her restaurant to find out more about his younger brother, but of course she begins to like the older brother. The drama series is based on novel “Noona Paen Datkom” by Kim Sung-Yeon.
“Her Private Life” will air sometime next year in South Korea.
Kentaro Ito, Tina Tamashiro, Shiori Akita and Marie Iitoyo are cast in live-action film “The Flowers of Evil” (literal title). The film is based on manga series “Aku no Hana” by Shuzo Oshimi (“Sweet Poolside“) and directed by Noboru Iguchi. In the film, Kentaro Ito will play main character Takao Kasuga. Tina Tamashiro, Shiori Akita and Marie Iitoyo will play major supporting character roles.
“The Flowers of Evil” will be released sometime during autumn, 2019 in Japan.
Here’s two teaser posters for upcoming tvN drama special “Drunk in Good Taste” (literal title). The teaser posters are of Kim Hyang-Gi and Kim Min-Kyu. They play first year college students who develop feelings romantically.
“Drunk in Good Taste” airs December 24, 2018 in South Korea.