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Kyoko Fukada to play the reclusive “Great Kiyoko” in “Idai naru, Shurarabon”
On Thursday it was announced that Kyoko Fukada will appear alongside Gaku Hamada and Masaki Okada in Yutaka Mizuochi’s upcoming movie Idai naru, Shurarabon. As previously announced back in March, the film is based on a fantasy novel by Manabu Makime and will star Okada as a young man named…14 hours ago
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Kengo Kora joins the cast of Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s “My Man”
Today it was revealed that actor Kengo Kora will appear in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s My Man, an upcoming film adaptation of Kazuki Sakuraba’s Naoki Prize-winning novel Watashi no Otoko. Kora first met Kumakiri at the age of 18 when they both attended the the Rotterdam International Film Festival, but the two…1 day ago
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“Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha 2” to be released in February 2014, 9-min. promo revealed
Today it was revealed that the second film of the trilogy based on the late Osamu Tezuka's award-winning 8-volume Buddha manga will be released in February 2014. In addition, an official website has been launched which features a 9-minute English-subtitled promotional video produced for the Cannes Film Market. The first…4 days ago
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Shusuke Kaneko’s “Ikenie no Dilemma” now a trilogy
On Monday it was announced that Shusuke Kaneko’s upcoming teen survival thriller Ikenie no Dilemma will actually be a trilogy, following the format of Shinjiro Dobashi’s original novel series. The first film, which was announced last month, will get a limited release at United Cinemas Toyosu on July 13, 2013.…4 days ago
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Former Momoiro Clover member Akari Hayami to star in “Momose, Kocchi wo Muite”
Former Momoiro Clover member Akari Hayami, who has recently been active in TV dramas and commercials, will get her first starring film role in Momose, Kocchi wo Muite. Hayami will play a high school girl named Momose who becomes involved in a pseudo-romance with an emotionally awkward classmate. Showing her…1 week ago
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Shion Sono’s “Why Don’t You Play in Hell?” gets surprising PG-12 rating
In spite of its bloody battle scenes, Shion Sono's upcoming action movie Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (Jigoku de Naze Warui) has been given a PG-12 rating by Eirin, Japan's regulating body for movies. The PG-12 rating means parental guidance is suggested for kids under the age of 12,…1 week ago
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Kaoru Yachigusa’s “Kujikenaide” supporting cast revealed
Back in February, it was announced that veteran actress Kaoru Yachigusa will star in Kujikenaide, an adaptation of late poet Toyo Shibata’s best-selling anthology of the same name. Today it was revealed that her supporting cast will include Ran Ito, Rei Dan, Mana Ashida, Mizuho Suzuki, Yusuke Kamiji, and Pierre…1 week ago
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Mizuki Yamamoto to play a maid in live-action “Black Butler”
On Thursday it was revealed that actress and fashion model Mizuki Yamamoto (21) has been cast in Kentaro Otani and Keiichi Sato’s upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Black Butler. She’ll play an original character in the film, a maid named Rin. The role will require Yamamoto to be involved in…1 week ago
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Takashi Miike and Ebizo Ichikawa team up again for new “Yotsuya Kaidan”
On Tuesday it was announced that Takashi Miike will direct Shin-Yotsuya Kaidan, a new adaptation of one of the most famous Japanese ghost stories of all time. It was also revealed that kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa has been cast in the lead role. This will be the second team-up for…2 weeks ago
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Hitoshi Matsumoto reveals his fourth feature film: R100
On Monday, comedian, television personality, and filmmaker Hitoshi Matsumoto held a press event at a Tokyo hotel to reveal production of his next film, R100. Matsumoto was joined on stage by the film’s main cast: Nao Omori, Mao Daichi, Shinobu Terajima, Hairi Katagiri, Ai Tominaga, Naomi Watanabe, Gin Maeda, Suzuki…2 weeks ago
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Trailer for "Time Scoop Hunter" starring Jun Kaname, Kaho, and Anne
A new trailer has been released for Hiroyuki Nakao’s upcoming science fiction/historical drama film Time Scoop Hunter. Time Scoop Hunter is a TV drama which has aired on NHK since 2009. The program uses the theme of time travel to present fictionalized documentaries on lesser-know historical figures. In this film…11 hours ago
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"Lie" teaser for "Shazai no Ohsama" starring Sadao Abe and Mao Inoue
A new “Lie” teaser has been released for Nobuo Mizuta’s upcoming comedy Shazai no Ohsama (lit. king of apologies). The film reunites the so-called “golden trio” that worked together on 2007’s Maiko Haaaan!!! - director Mizuta, screenwriter Kankuro Kudo, and star Sadao Abe. Inspired by the seemingly absurd number of…1 day ago
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Trailer for Bobby Ologun's "Moon Dream"
A 30-second trailer for Nigerian-born tarento Bobby Ologun’s Moon Dream has been uploaded to the Movie Collection channel on YouTube. In addition to directing and starring in the film, Ologun also wrote the screenplay, which is based on his own experiences as a young foreigner coming to Japan for the…3 days ago
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Trailer for "Jyokyo Monogatari" starring Kie Kitano and Sosuke Ikematsu
The official website for Toshiyuki Morioka’s Jyokyo Monogatari has been updated with a YouTube embed of the movie’s new trailer. In yet another live-action adaptation of Rieko Saibara’s autobiographical manga, the film stars Kie Kitano as an aspiring artist named Natsumi Takahara who arrives in Tokyo to attend art school…1 week ago
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Teaser for Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Like Father, Like Son" (Soshite Chichi ni Naru)
A teaser trailer has been released for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son, which is in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Masaharu Fukuyama as a successful family man named Ryota who discovers that his 6-year-old son was actually switched at birth with the son of…1 week ago