Teaser trailer and new teaser poster added for action film “Older Sister” (literal title) starring Lee Si-Young. The premise for the film is simple enough with an older sister (Lee Si-Young) attempting to find her younger sister and kicking major ass in the process.
In addition, “Older Sister” is now set for release December 26, 2018 in South Korea.
Reina Triendl & Dori Sakurada are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Perfect Crime.” The drama series is based on manga series “Perfect Crime” by Ririo and illustrated by Aya Tsukisima. Characters played by Reina Triendl & Dori Sakurada are interior designers and they being to work together. Reina Triendl’s character is having an affair with her boss (Hidekazu Mashima), but her fate changes after meeting Dori Sakurada’s character.
“Perfect Crime” first airs January 19, 2019 in Japan.
Teaser trailer and poster for movie “To The Ends of the Earth” starring Atsuko Maeda. The film is written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and shot entirely in the country of Uzbekistan. In addition, Shota Sometani, Tokio Emoto and Ryo Kase will appear in the film in supporting roles.
“To The Ends of the Earth” will be released sometime next summer in Japan.
Ikki Sawamura is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Detective Zero” (literal title of “Keiji Zero”). The drama series features an original screenplay by Masashi Todayama (“Aibou: The Movie“). Story for “Detective Zero” will have Ikki Sawamura playing 51-year-old detective Rekihiko Tokiya. An accident causes him to lose the last 20 years of his memory. He then returns to work as a detective, but his methodology differs.
“Detective Zero” first airs January, 2019 in Japan.
Kou Shibasaki is cast in WOWOW drama series “The House on the Slope” (literal title). The drama series is based on 2016 novel “Saka no Tochu no Ie” by Mitsuyo Kakuta (“The Eighth Day“/”Paper Moon“). For the drama series, Kou Shibasaki will play housewife and mother Risako Yamazaki. She is selected to take part in a murder trial involving a mother who killed her own infant daughter. In addition, a teaser trailer for the drama series has been added on AsianWiki.
“The House on the Slope” first airs sometime spring, 2019.
Hana Sugisaki is cast for the main character role in new TV Asahi drama series “Haken Uranaishi Ataru.” The drama series is scripted by Kazuhiko Yukawa and directed by Kazuhiko Yukawa and Ken Higurashi. Also cast in supporting roles are Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Mirai Shida, Shotaro Mamiya, Jun Shison, Maho Nonami, Yuka Itaya, Mayumi Wakamura and Mitsuhiro Oikawa. For the drama series, Hana Sugisaki will play 21-year-old Ataru Matoba. She begins her first job and she also has a secret ability: when she makes eye contact with people she can see their troubles or permanent memories.
“Haken Uranaishi Ataru” first airs January, 2019 in Japan.
Ji Jin-Hee has been offered the lead role in new tvN drama series “Designated Survivor.” The drama series is a remake of U.S. TV series “Designated Survivor” starring Kiefer Sutherland. Currently, Ji Jin-Hee is considering his offer. If he accepts, Ji Jin-Hee will play main character Park Moo-Jin. He holds the Minister of Environment government position, but an explosion at a Presidential speech kills all higher ranking government officers. Park Moo-Jin then becomes the President for the next 60 days and he works to find who is responsible for the explosion.
“Designated Survivor” will first air sometime in the first half of 2019 in South Korea,
Teaser trailer added for movie “Inemuri Iwane” starring Tori Matsuzaka. Meanwhile Fumino Kimura and Kyoko Yoshine are cast for lead female characters in the movie. Movie “Inemuri Iwane” is based on novel “Inemuri Iwane Edo Zoshi” by Yasuhide Saeki and directed by Katsuhide Motoki (“Samurai Hustle“). NHK drama series “Crossing of Heat Haze” (“Kagero no Tsuj”) is also based on the same novel. Fumino Kimura will play Okon and Kyoko Yoshine will play Nao Kobayashi. In addition, supporting cast actors for “Inemuri Iwane” have been added on AsianWiki.
“Inemuri Iwane” will be released May 17, 2019 in Japan.
First teaser trailer for movie “Malmoi” starring Yu Hae-Jin and Yoon Kye-Sang. Movie is directed by Uhm Yoo-Na (screenwriter for movie “A Taxi Driver“). The film is set in the 1940’s and follows two men who work together to publish a Korean dictionary. This was at a time when Korea was occupied by Japan and they could not speak Korean.
“Malmoi” will be released January, 2018 in South Korea.
Tsubasa Honda & Amane Okayama are cast in TBS-MBS live-action drama series “Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne.” The drama series is based on manga “Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne” by Renjuro Kindaichi. The drama series has Takumi Satsuki (Amane Okayama) inviting an online video game teammate to stay at his place. They have never met before, but both persons use avatars of the opposite sex. When they meet, Takumi Satsuki is surprised that the other person is a woman (Tsubasa Honda).
“Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne” first airs January 6, 2018 in Japan.