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Second teaser for Takashi Miike's "As the Gods Will"

September 10, 2014, 8:01 am
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The official website for Takashi Miike's teen survival thriller As the Gods Will (out Nov 15, 2014) has been updated with a new 30-second teaser trailer.

The film stars Sota Fukushi as a 2nd-year high school student named Shun Takawata who lives an ordinary teenage life until one day he’s suddenly forced to participate in a series of children’s games such as “Daruma-san ga Koronda” with death as the penalty for losing. Other cast members include Hirona Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mio Yuki, Shota Sometani, Nao Omori, and Lily Franky.

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Koichi Sato, Tsubasa Honda, and Machiko Ono to star in "Kishuten Eki: Terminal"

September 11, 2014, 4:43 pm
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Clik here to view. Main cast of Kishuten Eki: Terminal Actor Koichi Sato is set to star in a new movie directed by Tetsuo Shinohara titled Kishuten Eki: Terminal, playing a profoundly lonely and isolated attorney named Kanji Washida. Actresses Tsubasa Honda and Machiko Ono will co-star. The film is based on a 2012 novel of the same name by Shino Sakuragi, who was the recipient of the 149th Naoki prize last year for her novel "Hotel Royal". The title is a reference to the idea that...
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New teaser and poster visual for "Joker Game" starring Kazuya Kamenashi

September 11, 2014, 9:26 pm
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Clik here to view. Joker Game main poster visual Today the official website for Yu Irie's Joker Game starring Kazuya Kamenashi, Yusuke Iseya, Kyoko Fukada and was relaunched with a new 30-second teaser trailer and a poster visual (above) was released to various media outlets. As per usual, Kamenashi isn't featured on this particular visual to his agency's internet photo ban. In the teaser, we get to see a quick glimpse of Kamenashi's character as he embarks on his first...
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Full trailer for Daihachi Yoshida's "Paper Moon" starring Rie Miyazawa

September 12, 2014, 2:08 am
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The official website for Daihachi Yoshida's Paper Moon has been updated with a new 90-second trailer.

Based on a 2012 novel by Naoki Prize-winning author Mitsuyo Kakuta, the film stars Rie Miyazawa as a bank employee named Rika Umezawa who embezzles money from customers' deposits as she begins having an affair with a much younger man. Over time, her theft spirals out of control as she attempts to fund her secret life.

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Full trailer for Isshin Inudo's "Miracle: Debikuro-kun no Koi to Maho" starring Masaki Aiba

September 17, 2014, 2:07 pm
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The official website for Isshin Inudo's "Miracle: Debikuro-kun no Koi to Maho" (out Nov 22, 2014) has been updated with a new 90-second trailer.

Based on a novel by Kou Nakamura, the film stars Arashi's Masaki Aiba as a bookstore employee and aspiring manga artist named Hikaru who distributes mysterious "Debikuro Communication" flyers at night. On one Christmas night, he experiences a miracle involving his childhood friend Anna (Nana Eikura), a renowned lighting designer named So-yeon (Han Hyo-joo), and a former university classmate named Kitayama (Toma Ikuta) who's become a successful manga artist.

The story was inspired by the classic Japanese Christmas song "Christmas Eve" by singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, who was recently announced as the film's music supervisor.

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Takeru Satoh and Aoi Miyazaki to star in "Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara"

September 17, 2014, 10:27 pm
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Clik here to view. Takeru Satoh and Aoi Miyazaki Takeru Satoh and Aoi Miyazaki will star in an adaptation of Toho film producer Genki Kawamura's debut novel Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara (lit. "If a cat has disappeared from the world"). Satoh will play a dual role as both the main character (referenced as "I") -- a postman who is diagnosed with a terminal illness and discovers he doesn't have long to live -- and a devil that appears to him with an offer to extend his life in exchange for removing things from...
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Mikako Tabe and Go Ayano to star in the live-action adaptation of George Asakura's "Piece of Cake"

September 23, 2014, 12:27 am
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Clik here to view. Mikako Tabe and Go Ayano in Piece of Cake (2015 live-action Japanese movie) Mikako Tabe and Go Ayano will play lovers in Tomorowo Taguchi's upcoming live-action adaptation of George Asakura's romance manga Piece of Cake. The film will mark the first time the two have worked together. Although primarily known as an actor, Taguchi previously directed two films, Iden & Tity (2004) and Oh, My Buddha! (2009). Tabe will star as a young woman named Shino Umemiya who leaves her controlling boyfriend, quits her job, and...
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Yoko Maki to star in live-action "Nounai Poison Berry" film

September 24, 2014, 4:05 am
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Clik here to view. Yoko Maki and Hidetoshi Nishijima Today it was announced that Yoko Maki will star in Yuichi Sato's upcoming film Nounai Poison Berry (lit. "Cerebral Poison Berry" or "Poison Berry in My Brain"). In addition, actor Hidetoshi Nishijima has been announced as Maki's co-star. The film will mark the third time the two have worked together in the past two years, having both appeared in the 2013 film Genome Hazard and the 2014 TBS drama MOZU. The film is based on a manga by Setona...
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Yoji Yamada to direct family comedy "Kazoku wa Tsurai yo"

September 25, 2014, 2:41 pm
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Clik here to view. Kazoku wa Tsurai yo cast Veteran director Yoji Yamada is set to direct a new movie titled Kazoku wa Tsurai yo (lit. "It's tough being a family"), his first comedy since the final installment of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo (lit. "It's tough being a man") series in 1995. In addition, it's been revealed that the film will star 8 members of the cast of Yamada's previous work, Tokyo Family (2013). They include Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui...
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New preview clip for Yu Irie's "Hibi Rock" features Fumi Nikaido performing as pop idol Saki Utagawa

September 27, 2014, 2:55 am
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Clik here to view. hibirock-sunrise Film company Shochiku has released a new clip to promote Yu Irie's live-action adaptation of Katsumasa Enokiya's rock 'n' roll manga Hibi Rock. The clip features a scene in which the formerly depressed protagonist, aspiring rock frontman Takuro Hibinuma (Shuhei Nomura), suddenly becomes inspired to get back to writing music when he sees the video for pop star Saki Utagawa's new single "Sunrise". The clip then transitions into a brief "making-of" segment in which...
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First teaser for "Ai wo Tsumu Hito" starring Koichi Sato

October 5, 2014, 4:59 am
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The official website for Yuzo Asahara's "Ai wo Tsumu Hito" has been updated with a new 30-second teaser trailer.

Based on Edward Mooney Jr.'s novel "The Pearls of the Stone Man", the film stars Koichi Sato as a man named Atsushi who finds it difficult to settle down and enjoy retirement with his wife Ryoko (Kanako Higuchi) after a lifetime of being obsessed with his work. Out of concern, Ryoko suggests he build a stone wall she's wanted for most of her life.

When Ryoko suddenly dies of a terminal heart condition, Atsushi discovers letters from her which inspire him to begin building relationships with the people in his life, including his estranged daughter Satoko (Keiko Kitagawa) and his wall-building assistant Toru (Shuhei Nomura).

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Trailer for Toshio Lee's "Kamisama wa Bali ni Iru"

October 8, 2014, 2:45 am
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A trailer has been released for Toshio Lee's "Kamisama wa Bari ni Iru" (out Jan 17, 2015).

Based on a novel by Sho Kuroiwa, the film stars Machiko Ono as a woman named Sachiko who flees to Bali after the failure of her matchmaking business back home. While in Bali, she meets other foreigners including a Japanese ophthalmologist named Ryu (Hiroshi Tamaki) who seem to have tremendous faith in a Japanese multimillionaire in the area nicknamed "Aniki" (Shinichi Tsutsumi). Aniki soon takes Sachiko under his wing as she works her way toward becoming a successful entrepreneur. However, she remains doubtful about his increasingly bizarre lessons.

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Fumi Nikaido and Hiroki Hasegawa to star in "Kono Kuni no Sora"

October 8, 2014, 4:43 am
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Clik here to view. Fumi Nikaido and Hiroki Hasegawa in Kono Kuni no Sora (2015 Japanese movie) Fumi Nikaido and Hiroki Hasegawa are starring in an upcoming film by prolific screenwriter Haruhiko Arai titled Kono Kuni no Sora (This Country's Sky). The movie marks Arai's first directorial effort since 1997's Mi mo Kokoro mo. The film is based on a 1983 novel by Yuichi Takai which went on to win the Tanizaki Prize for full-length fiction the following year. Production will be handled by Yoshimoto Kogyo's newly-formed film subdivision "KATSU-do" to...
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New trailer for live-action "Ao Haru Ride" movie

October 8, 2014, 11:53 am
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Toho has released a new teaser and trailer for Takahiro Miki's live-action movie adaptation of "Ao Haru Ride" (out Dec 13, 2014) featuring Ikimono-gakari's newly-recorded theme song "Kirari".

Based on a manga by Io Sakisaka, the film stars Tsubasa Honda as Futaba Yoshioka and Masahiro Higashide as Ko Mabuchi. The two were close in middle school, but Ko moved away before Futaba could tell him how she truly felt about him. Several years later, they're reunited in high school, but Ko's personality seems to have changed during their time apart.

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Full trailer for live-action "Princess Jellyfish" movie starring Rena Nounen

October 9, 2014, 3:00 am
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The official website for Taisuke Kawamura's live-action movie adaptation of Princess Jellyfish has been updated with a new 96-second trailer.

Based on a manga by Akiko Higashimura, the film stars Rena Nounen as an aspiring illustrator named Tsukimi Kurashita who lives in an apartment building called "Amamizukan" with other like-minded otaku women. Tsukimi's particular otaku obsession is jellyfish, which she has loved since she was a child. One day, Tsukimi befriends a young woman at a local tropical fish shop who turns out to be a cross-dressing young man named Kuranosuke. And because men are not allowed at Amamizukan, Tsukimi keeps Kuranosuke's gender a secret from her neighbors.

Soon, Amamizukan is threatened with demolition and Kuranosuke begins helping the girls become successful in order to save their beloved home.

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Trailer for live-action "Tsukuroi Tatsu Hito" movie starring Miki Nakatani

October 10, 2014, 9:36 am
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GAGA has released a new trailer for Yukiko Mishima's "Tsukuroi Tatsu Hito" (out Jan 31, 2015).

Based on a manga by Aoi Ikebe, the film stars Miki Nakatani as a seamstress named Ichie who takes over her grandmother's dressmaking shop. In spite of her dress designs being popular with locals, she continues on the path laid out by her grandmother by avoiding mass production and branding.

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Kankuro Kudo, Takayuki Yamada, and Lily Franky join live-action "Bakuman" cast

October 10, 2014, 3:24 pm
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Clik here to view. Kankuro Kudo, Takayuki Yamada, and Lily Franky in Bakuman (live-action 2015 movie) Kankuro Kudo, Takayuki Yamada, and Lily Franky have joined the cast of Hitoshi Ohne's live-action movie adaptation of Bakuman. Based on a manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, the movie stars Takeru Satoh and Ryunosuke Kamiki as classmates and aspiring mangaka Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi. After hearing that Moritaka's crush Miho Azuki (Nana Komatsu) dreams of becoming a voice actress, the two begin working on manga together under...
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Full trailer for Takashi Miike's "As the Gods Will"

October 11, 2014, 5:56 am
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The official website for Takashi Miike's teen survival thriller As the Gods Will (out Nov 15, 2014) has been updated with a new 90-second trailer.

The film stars Sota Fukushi as a 2nd-year high school student named Shun Takawata who lives an ordinary teenage life until one day he’s suddenly forced to participate in a series of children’s games such as “Daruma-san ga Koronda” with death as the penalty for losing. Other cast members include Hirona Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mio Yuki, Shota Sometani, Nao Omori, and Lily Franky.

The new clip also offers a preview of the film's newly-announced voice cast including Atsuko Maeda as the beckoning cat, Tsutomu Yamazaki as the polar bear, comedy trio Dacho Club as the kokeshi dolls, and Tommies Masa as the daruma doll.

via Anime News Network

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Tori Matsuzaka to play first gay role in live-action "Piece of Cake" film

October 14, 2014, 9:21 am
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Clik here to view. Mikako Tabe, Tori Matsuzaka, and Fumino Kimura in Piece of Cake (2015 Japanese movie) Actor Tori Matsuzaka will play an "onee" (flamboyantly gay) character for the first time in Tomorowo Taguchi's live-action adaptation of George Asakura's Piece of Cake manga. Additional supporting cast announcements include Fumino Kimura, Kaoru Mitsumune, Masaki Suda, Tasuku Emoto, Tomoya Nakamura, Tamae Ando, and Ryu Morioka. Filmmakers Kankuro Kudo and Ryuichi Hiroki will also appear in small cameo roles. Last month, it was...
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Shota Matsuda and Atsuko Maeda to star in Yukihiko Tsutsumi's "Initiation Love"

October 16, 2014, 12:57 am
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Clik here to view. Initiation Love cast Yukihiko Tsutsumi is directing a film adaptation of Kurumi Inui's popular novel Initiation Love which will star Shota Matsuda and Atsuko Maeda. The film will mark the first time Matsuda and Maeda have co-starred together. The pair were supposed to work together on Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai's planned 2013 film 1905, but the project was cancelled due to complications involving the Senkaku Islands dispute and bankruptcy of distribution...
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