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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…2 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.…2 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…5 days 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,…5 days 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…6 days 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…7 days 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…1 week 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…1 week ago
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Actor Isao Natsuyagi dies at 73
Actor Isao Natsuyagi, best known for his prolific career of supporting roles in film and television dramas, died in his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture on May 11th at at 3:22 pm. He was 73 years old. According to reports, Natsuyagi was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer sometime around autumn of…1 week ago
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Ayame Goriki to star in live-action L DK
Actress Ayame Goriki is set to get her first solo lead role in an upcoming live-action adaptation of Ayu Watanabe’s popular shojo manga L♥DK. Goriki, who has never been featured in a love story before now, will play protagonist Aoi Nishimori. The manga has been published in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend…2 weeks 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…1 day 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…5 days 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…6 days ago
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Trailer for "Ask This of Rikyu" (Rikyū ni Tazuneyo) starring Ebizo Ichikawa
The official website for Mitsutoshi Tanaka’s Ask This of Rikyu has been updated with a new 1-minute trailer. Based on a Naoki Prize-winning historical novel by Kenichi Yamamoto, the movie stars Ebizo Ichikawa as tea master Sen no Rikyu. After Rikyu is ordered to commit seppuku by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao…7 days ago
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Full trailer for the Japanese movie adaptation of David Gordon's "The Serialist"
The full trailer for Nobuaki Izaki’s film adaptation of David Gordon’s 2010 mystery novel The Serialist has been released via the film’s official website and movie news site Eiga.com. The film stars Takaya Kamikawa a second-rate novelist named Ippei Akaba who’s now relegated to writing serialized erotic stories for a…2 weeks ago