Posts Tagged: Hana Sugisaki

Dec 1 2025

Hana Sugisaki cast in NTV drama “Fuyu no Nankasa, Haru no Nankasa”

Hana Sugisaki is cast in NTV drama series “Fuyu no Nankasa, Haru no Nankasa.” The drama series is scripted and co-directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. He previously worked with Hana Sugisaki in 2023 WOWOW drama series “Hana Sugisaki’s Filming Break.” The drama series is setup to tell an everyday love story about a young woman who lives earnestly despite making mistakes.

“Fuyu no Nankasa, Haru no Nankasa” will first air January 14, 2026 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “Escape“).

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May 16 2025

Hana Sugisaki cast for the lead role in movie “Meets the World”

Hana Sugisaki is cast for the lead role in movie “Meets the World.” Movie is based on 2022 novel “Meets the World” by Hitomi Kanehara and directed by Daigo Matsui (“Sweet Poolside“). The first teaser poster and teaser trailer has also been released for the upcoming movie, with the trailer being available for view at AsianWiki. In the movie, Hana Sugisaki will play otaku Yukari. Anxious about all her friends leaving her to get married, she decides to find a person to marry and goes on a blind date. Things don’t go well for her, when she meets a beautiful hostess named Rai.

“Meets the World” will be released October 24, 2025 in Japan.

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Dec 13 2024

Teaser trailer for movie “Kataomoi Sekai”

Teaser trailer added for movie “Kataomoi Sekai” starring Suzu Hirose, Hana Sugisaki, and Kaya Kiyohara. Movie features an original screenplay by Yuji Sakamoto and directed by Nobuhiro Doi. Yuji Sakamoto and Nobuhiro Doi previously worked together on 2021 movie “We Made a Beautiful Bouquet.” The film follows three young woman who live together and have been close for the past 12 years.

“Kataomoi Sekai” will be released April 4, 2025.

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Apr 9 2024

Trailer and poster for movie “Kuchinai Sakura”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Kuchinai Sakura” starring Hana Sugisaki. The mystery-suspense film is based on 2015 novel “Kuchinai Sakura” by Yuko Yuzuki (“The Blood of Wolves“) and directed by Hiroto Hara (“Tokyo City Girl“). The trailer begins with successive captions that states “Stalker murder, police scandal, friend’s death.” Caption on the poster states “Believe me.” In addition, more supporting actors has been announced for the film. They are Kokoro Morita, Minosuke Bando, Taro Suruga, Yuya Endo, Soko Wada, and Tomoko Fujita. 

“Kuchinai Sakura” will be released June 21, 2024.

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Mar 12 2024

Teaser trailer & posters for movie”Kuchinai Sakura”

Teaser trailer and character posters added for suspense-mystery film “Kuchinai Sakura” starring Hana Sugisaki. Movie is based on 2015 novel “Kuchinai Sakura” by Yuko Yuzuki and directed by Hiroto Hara (“Tokyo City Girl“). Also newly announced main cast members for the film are Riku Hagiwara, Kosuke Toyohara, & Ken Yasuda. The teaser trailer begins with the narrator stating “Suspense-mystery that exposes the darkness within the police.”

“Kuchinai Sakura” will be released June 21, 2024 in Japan.

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Feb 19 2024

Hana Sugisaki cast in Fuji TV-KTV drama “Unmet”

Hana Sugisaki is cast in Fuji TV-KTV drama series “Unmet.” The live-action drama series is based on manga  “Unmet” by Yuzuru Kojika. The original author of the manga is a former brain surgeon and her experience in that field lays out the groundwork for screenplay. Hana Sugisaki will play Miyabi Kawauchi. She was a promising neurosurgeon, but she got into an accident that caused her to lose her memory. She then meets Tomoharu Sanpei, who is himself an eccentric neurosurgeon.

“Unmet” will first air April, 2024 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Monday 10 PM time slot after “When Spring Comes“).

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Oct 12 2023

Main trailer for movie “The Innocent Game”

Main trailer added for movie “The Innocent Game” starring Ren Nagase, Hana Sugisaki, & Takumi Kitamura. Movie is based on 2020 mystery novel “Houtei Yugi” by Ritsuto Igarashi and directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa (“Sagrada Reset Part 1“). The trailer begins with Ren Nagase as law school student Kiyoyoshi Kuga stating “We expected this ending.” Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Itoshi Ikiru Koto” by group King & Prince. The theme song is played during the main trailer.

“The Innocent Game” will be released November 10, 2023 in Japan.

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Sep 1 2023

Trailer and poster for movie “Ichiko”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Ichiko” starring Hana Sugisaki & Ryuya Wakaba. The film will screen at the upcoming 28th Busan International Film Festival (October 4-13, 2023) in the Jiseok Section. Movie is directed by Akihiro Toda (“The Name“). The movie “Ichiko,” follows a man who searches for his girlfriend who disappeared the day after he proposed to her. He then learns about her traumatic past.

“Ichiko” will be released December 8, 2023 in Japan.

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Aug 11 2023

Hana Sugisaki cast in movie “52 Hertz no Kujiratachi”

Hana Sugisaki is cast for the lead role in movie “52 Hertz no Kujiratachi.” The movie is based on 2020 novel “52 Hertz no Kujiratachi” by Sonoko Machida and directed by Izuru Narushima (“Solomon’s Perjury 1: Suspicion“). The novel is the winner of the 18th Japan Booksellers’ Award in 2021. For the movie version, Hana Sugisaki will play Kiko Mishima. She leaves behind her family that abused her and moves to seaside town. There, she meets a 13-year-old boy that experienced similar abuse as she did.

Filming for “52 Hertz no Kujiratachi” is currently ongoing and the movie will be released March, 2024 in Japan.

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Mar 10 2023

Ren Nagase, Hana Sugisaki and Takumi Kitamura cast in movie “Houtei Yugi”

Ren Nagase, Hana Sugisaki and Takumi Kitamura cast in movie “Houtei Yugi.” The mystery-law themed film is based on 2020 novel “Houtei Yugi” by Ritsuto Igarashi and directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa (“Restaurant From The Sky“). The film will have Ren Nagase, Hana Sugisaki and Takumi Kitamura play law school students. They look into a case that they are connected by their pasts.

“Houtei Yugi” will be released November 10, 2023 in Japan.

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