Jul 23 2018

Mitsuki Takahata cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Boukyaku no Sachiko: A Meal Makes Her Forget”

Mitsuki Takahata is cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Boukyaku no Sachiko: A Meal Makes Her Forget.” The drama series is based on manga series “Boukyaku no Sachiko” by Jun Abe. TV Tokyo already aired a 1 episode “Boukyaku no Sachiko: A Meal Makes Her Forget” drama special version on January 2, 2018 with Mitsuki Takahata playing main character Sachiko Sasaki. Director Santa Yamagishi and screenwriter Satomi Oshima, who worked on the TV Tokyo drama special, will also return to work on the drama series version.

Boukyaku no Sachiko: A Meal Makes Her Forget” first airs October, 2018 in Japan.

 

Jul 20 2018

Teaser trailer #2 for movie “The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps”

Teaser trailer #2 added for upcoming movie “The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps” starring Ryoko Shinohara and Hidetoshi Nishijima. Movie is based on 2015 novel “Ningyo no Nemuru Ie” by Keigo Higashino and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The movie brings up moral questions on when parents should give up on children deemed brain dead by doctors. Teaser trailer #2 begins with Ryoko Shinohara’s voice stating in Japanese “This child is alive.”

“The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps” will be released November 16, 2018 in Japan.

Jul 20 2018

Cha Tae-Hyun and Bae Doo-Na cast in KBS2 drama series “The Best Divorce”

Cha Tae-Hyun and Bae Doo-Na are cast in KBS2 drama series “The Best Divorce.” The drama series is a remake of 2013 Fuji TV drama series “Matrimonial Chaos” (“Saikou no Rikon”). Also cast in major supporting character roles are Lee El and Son Seok-Koo. Story for the drama series follows a married couple played by Cha Tae-Hyun and Bae Doo-Na. The man wants a divorce and then meets his first love played by Lee El.

“The Best Divorce” first airs October, 2018 in South Korea.