Mar 13 2017

Elaiza Ikeda & Masaki Nakao cast in live-action film “Make a Bow and Kiss”

Elaiza Ikeda and Masaki Nakao are cast in upcoming live-action film “Make a Bow and Kiss” (literal title). Movie is based on manga “Ichirei Shite, Kisu” by Yakko Kaga and directed by Takeshi Furusawa. Filming for the movie has already begun and production is expected to finish by June, 2017. For their respective roles in the movie, Elaiza Ikeda and Masaki Nakao practiced kyudo (Japanese martial art of archery) for 2 months prior to filming.

“Make a Bow and Kiss” will be released autumn, 2017 in Japan.

Mar 10 2017

Eriko Hatsune & Kengo Kora cast in movie “Moon and Lightning”

Eriko Hatsune & Kengo Kora are cast in new movie “Moon and Lightning” (literal title). The film is based on 2012 novel “Tsuki to Kaminari” by Mitsuyo Kakuta. Mitsuyo Kakuta has numerous novels adapted previously into movies and drama series, with “Kami no Tsuki” (“Pale Moon“) and “Youkame no Semi” (“Rebirth“) standing out for the amount of bling it brought the films at the Japan Academy Prize. “Moon and Lightning,” distributed by Suurkiitos, opens October, 2017 in Japan.

Mar 10 2017

Trailer and English subtitled trailer for movie “What A Wonderful Family! 2”

Japanese trailer and international English subtitled trailer added for upcoming sequel film “What A Wonderful Family! 2.” Movie is directed by Yoji Yamada and features the return of the Hirata family played by Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa, Tomoko Nakajima, Shozo Hayashiya, Satoshi Tsumabuki & Yu Aoi.

“What A Wonderful Family! 2” opens May 27, 2017 in Japan.

Mar 10 2017

Main trailer and poster for movie “One Day”

Main trailer and poster added for upcoming movie “One Day” starring Kim Nam-Gil & Chun Woo-Hee. The film is directed by romance film aficionado Lee Yoon-Ki. Setup for “One Day” has insurance agent Gang-Soo (Kim Nam-Gil) driving out to a hospital to check on a woman in a coma. At the hospital he meets the woman, but it’s her ghost. Add that tasty scenario with Lee Yoon-Ki’s penchant to pair together extraordinary leads (Gong Yoo & Jeon Do-Yeon in “A Man and A Woman“/Hyun-Bin & Lim Soo-Jung in “Come Rain Come Shine“/Ha Jung-Woo & Jeon Do-Yeon in “My Dear Enemy“) and you have one film you probably don’t want to miss.

“One Day” opens April, 2017 in South Korea.

Mar 9 2017

Jang Seo-Hee, Oh Yoon-Ah, Dasom and Lee Ji-Hoon cast in SBS drama series “Unni is Alive”

Jang Seo-Hee, Oh Yoon-Ah, Dasom (‘Sistar’) and Lee Ji-Hoon are all cast in upcoming SBS weekend drama series “Unni is Alive” starring Kim Joo-Hyun. Story for the drama series follows three women who go through difficult times all at the same time and rely on each other for support. For “Unni is Alive,” Jang Seo-Hee will play Min Deul-Re. Her character was once a popular actress, but she is now relegated to obscurity. Oh Yoon-Ah will play Kim Eun-Hyang. She is a former secretary, but now a full-time mother for her daughter. Dasom will play Yang Dal-Hee. She is a rival to Kang Ha-Ri (Kim Joo-Hyun). Lastly, Lee Ji-Hoon will play Seol Gi-Chan. He is involved in a love triangle with Kang Ha-Ri and Yang Dal-Hee.

“Unni is Alive” first airs April 15, 2017 in South Korea.