Teaser poster for upcoming movie “Criminal City” (literal title) starring Ma Dong-Seok and Yoon Kye-Sang. In movie “Criminal City,” Ma Dong-Seok plays a detective as he tries to take down a Chinese criminal ring led by a man played by Yoon Kye-Sang.
“Criminal City” will be released October 4, 2017 in South Korea.
Mao Inoue is cast in new Fuji TV drama series “Tomorrow’s Promise” (literal title of “Ashita no Yakusoku”). In the drama series, Mao Inoue will play a 29-year-old high school counselor. She investigates the death of a male student who came to visit her. Also cast in the drama series are Asuka Kudo, Yua Shinkawa and Mitsuhiro Oikawa. Drama series will be directed by Masato Hijikata and scripted by Kazunao Furuya.
“Tomorrow’s Promise” first airs this October in Japan.
Here’s 9 character posters for upcoming tvN drama series “Argon.” The character posters are of Kim Ju-Hyeok, Chun Woo-Hee, Park Won-Sang, Shin Hyun-Bin, Park Hee-Von, Shim Ji-Ho, Cho Hyun-Chul, Ji Yoon-Ho and Ji Il-Joo. The 9 characters are members of the investigative reporting team Argon.
“Argon” first airs September 4, 2017 in South Korea.
Shota Matsuda and Tae Min (‘SHINee’) are cast for lead roles in new online Amazon drama series “Final Life.” This will be the first time for Tae Min to take part in a Japanese drama series. Also cast in supporting roles are Miori Takimoto, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Maho Nonami and Sho Aikawa.
In addition, a one minute teaser trailer for “Final Life” has been added on AsianWiki. “Final Life” first streams September 8, 2017 in Japan.
Main trailer and poster added for movie “Katte ni Furuetero” starring Mayu Matsuoka. The quirky film is based on 2010 novel “Katte ni Furuetero” by Risa Wataya and directed by Akiko Ohku. Story for the film follows a girl who still thinks about her first love from middle school and enjoys staying up all night reading about ammonite fossils.
“Katte ni Furuetero” opens December 23, 2017 in Japan.
Release date is now set for December 20, 2017 for upcoming live-action film “Along With The Gods.” The movie stars Ha Jung-Woo, Cha Tae-Hyun, Ju Ji-Hoon and Ma Dong-Seok. Story for the film is based on popular webcomic “Singwa Hamgge” by Joo Ho-Min and directed by Kim Yong-Hwa. Movie “Along With The Gods” is set in the afterlife and revolves around Angels of Deaths and trials held for recently deceased humans. The film will be released in two parts (with part 2 coming sometime during summer, 2018).
Teaser trailer added for Japanese-Chinese film “Legend of the Demon Cat” starring Shota Sometani, Huang Xuan and Hiroshi Abe. Movie is based on 2004 novel “Samon Kukai Tou no Kuni nite Oni to Utagesu” by Baku Yumemakura and directed by Chen Kaige.
“Legend of the Demon Cat” opens February, 2018 in Japan. Read more »
Song Ji-Hyo has received an offer to play the main character in new tvN drama special “Assistant Manager B and Love Letter” (literal title). Currently, Song Ji-Hyo is “positively considering” the offer. If she accepts, Song Ji-Hyo will play Bang Ga-Young. She is a single, 34-year-old woman who has never dated a man in her life.
“Assistant Manager B and Love Letter” will air sometime this December in South Korea.
Main trailer for movie “The Last Recipe” starring Kazunari Ninomiya, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Gou Ayano and Aoi Miyazaki. Movie is based on novel “Kirin no Shita wo Motsu Otoko” by Keiichi Tanaka and directed by Yojiro Takita.
“The Last Recipe” opens November 3, 2017 in Japan.
Moon Chae-Won is cast in period film “Propitious Site for Grave” (literal title) starring Cho Seung-Woo, Ji Sung and Kim Sung-Kyun. In the movie, Moon Chae-Won will play a gisaeng named Cho-Sun. Also cast in supporting roles are Baek Yoon-Sik, Yoo Jae-Myung, Lee Won-Geun, Kim Min-Jae and Kang Tae-Oh. Movie is directed by Park Hee-Kon (“Insadong Scandal“) and filming began August 22, 2017.
“Propitious Site for Grave” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.