Here’s the first teaser for Oshii Mamoru‘s live-action film, Assault Girls, the feature-length follow-up to his previous short films “Assault Girl: Kentucky no Hinako” and “Assault Girl 2”, both of which were part of omnibus action movies (2007’s “Shin Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden” and 2008’s “Kiru ~ Kill”, respectively). Plot: In [ Read More ]
Here a short summary of all Japanese (live-action) movies that opened today and feature Kawaii Joyuu (or at least some cute idols) that have more than just a couple of cameo appearances.Will any of these break into the the top 10 of the weekly box-office rankings? Sasori Cast: Mizuno Miki, [ Read More ]
"Parade" is one of the most popular novels of the award-winning novelist Yoshida Shuuichi and it’s now being turned into a movie with a wonderful cast. They just released the first footage of the cast together at the set and an interview-ish teaser trailer this weekend. It’s also the first [ Read More ]
Here is the first teaser for "Magare! Spoon", the first true comedy starring Nagasawa Masami. She plays an assistant director of a paranormal TV show, but she apparently has no clue that several people around her all have special psychic powers. I’m looking forward to how well she will do in [ Read More ]
The first teaser is for Inoue Mao’s newest movie “Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu” (I Give My First Love to You) with Okada Masaki as the male protagonist has been released. It’s beeing directed by Shinjo Takehiko and an adaption of Kotomi Aoki’s tear-jerking manga originally serialized in [ Read More ]
Last week various Korean sites posted the full Korean trailer for Young-nam Kim’s “Boat” in anticipation of its domestic release on May 28th. Meanwhile an alternative Japanese teaser was posted on its official Japanese site. In Japan the movie will be called “No Boys, No Cry”, but the Japanese release [ Read More ]
Here’s the first teaser for “Gokusen: The Movie”, which picks up a year after the events of the recent graduation special. Gokusen first aired in 2002 and involves a young teacher named Kumiko Yamaguchi (Nakama Yukie) who’s put in charge of the notoriously misbehaved class 3-D. Yamaguchi isn’t just any [ Read More ]
Actress Nagasawa Masami (21) participated in the preview screening of her upcoming movie “Gunjou: Ai ga Shizunda Umi no Iro” (also known as “Cobalt Blue”) that’s going to open in cinemas on June 27. She appeared wearing a springlike and fresh one-piece dress. The movie is an adaptation of a [ Read More ]
