Jul 27 2022

Trailer for movie “Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau”

Trailer added for movie “Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau” starring Shingo Katori & Yukino Kish. The romantic-comedy film revolves around a married couple of 4 years. The husband discovers that his wife uses the website “Husband Death Note.” Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Kokoronomamani” by Never Young Beach. The track is also played during the trailer.

“Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau” will be released September 23, 2022 in Japan.

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Apr 12 2022

Shingo Katori & Yukino Kishii cast in movie “Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau”

Shingo Katori and Yukino Kishii are cast in movie “Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau.” Movie is scripted and directed by Masahide Ichii (“Blindly in Love“). In the comedy movie, Shingo Katori and Yukino Kishii will play a married couple. They seem to be in a happy marriage, but the wife makes sinister posts about her husband on a social media page.

Filming took place from late September – late October, 2021 in Tokyo and Saitama. “Inu mo Kuwane do Charlie wa Warau” will be released September, 2022 in Japan.

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Dec 28 2021

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Yagate Umi e to Todoku”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Yagate Umi e to Todoku” starring Yukino Kishii & Minami Hamabe. Movie is based on 2016 novel “Yagate Umi e to Todoku” by Maru Ayase and directed by Ryutaro Nakagawa (“Mio on the Shore“). Captions in the teaser trailer state (0:05) “Friend who, one day, suddenly disappeared,” and (0:16) “Trip to find missing friend.”

“Yagate Umi e to Todoku” is now scheduled for release April 1, 2022 in Japan.

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Sep 3 2020

Poster & trailer for movie “Living In Your Sky”

Poster and trailer added for movie “Living In Your Sky” starring Mikako Tabe. Movie is based on 2013 novel “Sora ni Sumu” by Masato Odake and directed by Shinji Aoyama. The movie’s theme song has also been announced, which is “Sora ni Sumu; Living In Your Sky” by Sandaime J Soul Brothers. Supporting actor Takanori Iwata, who plays Morinori Tokito, is a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers. The theme song is played in the trailer. Caption on the poster states in Japanese “I, start from here.”

“Living In Your Sky” will be released October 23, 2020 in Japan.

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Jul 17 2019

Mao Inoue cast in NHK drama series “Boy Torajiro”

Mao Inoue is cast in NHK drama series “Boy Torajiro” (literal title). The drama series is based on novel “Warugaki Shosetsu Torajiro no Kokuhaku” by Yoji Yamada. The drama series will cover the first 14 years in the life of famous fictional character Torajiro Kuruma. He is the main character in the “Tora-san” series of films directed by Yoji Yamada. In the drama series, Mao Inoue will play Mitsuko Kuruma. She is the mother of Torajiro Kuruma. Also cast in the drama series are Katsuya Maiguma, Yuki Izumisawa, Yukino Kishii and Kanji Ishimaru.

“Boy Torajiro” first airs October 19, 2019 in Japan (takes over NHK’s Saturdays 21:00 time slot after “Heron Detective“).

Dec 11 2018

Teaser trailer for movie “Just Only Love”

Teaser trailer added for upcoming movie “Just Only Love” starring Yukino Kishii and Ryo Narita. Movie is based on 2003 novel “Ai ga Nanda” by Mitsuyo Kakuta and directed by  Rikiya Imaizumi. The film had its world premiere at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival. The teaser has Yukino Kishii providing narration in Japanese at the 18 second mark and asking “I wonder why I am still not Mamoru Tanaka’s lover?” The film tells a one-sided love story between Teruko Yamada (Yukino Kishii) and Mamoru Tanaka (Ryo Narita).

Release date for “Just Only Love” is now set for April, 2019 in Japan.