If Cats Disappeared From the World (Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara) – 世界から猫が消えたなら [Movie Review]
Playing the dual role of the devil and the victim, Takeru Satoh headlines If Cats Disappeared From the World. Directed by Akira Nagai (who made the comedy ‘Judge!’ and will read more
A Double Life (Nijyuu Seikatsu) – 二重生活 [Movie Review]
A Double Life is about a curious young woman who followed her neighbor and discovered he is having an extramarital affair. Based on the novel “Nijyuu Seikatsu” by Mariko Koike, Tama (Mugi Kadowaki) becomes inspired by read more
Does it matter if they cast the right actor on Live-action adaptations? A list of the best and worst casting choices! [Part 2 of 3 Parts]
Before I list our best and worst casting choices, let me mention some issues related to the cast of Japanese live-action movies of late. There were a lot of discussions read more
Pink and Gray (Pinku to Gure) – ピンクとグレー [Movie Review]
Reports have it that there are two versions of Pink and Gray, one has the full-frontal sex scene featuring Johnny’s idol Yuto Nakajima and Kaho, while the ‘tame’ version deleted the read more
2017 Most Anticipated Japanese Movies: Traces of Sin (Gukoroku) – 愚行録 [Kei Ishikawa]
Gukoroku (also known as Traces of Sin) is the reunion of Satoshi Tsumabuki and Hikari Mitsushima on the big screen. Both award-winning actors play siblings in the Tv series Wakamonotachi read more
2017 Most Anticipated Japanese Movies: Blade of the Immortal (Mugen no Junin) – 無限の住人 [Takashi Miike]
Johnny’s perennial idol and superstar Takuya Kimura will be collaborating with Takashi Miike for the first time in the live-action, The Blade of the Immortal. Based on the manga series “Mugen read more
2017 Most Anticipated Japanese Movies: ReLIFE (Riraifu) – リライフ [Takeshi Furusawa]
Last October 4, Taishi Nakagawa announced on his official blog that he’d be playing the central role in Re: LIFE. Re: LIFE is an ongoing Japanese science fantasy drama (web based) read more
Is Yamazaki Kento trying to claim the title of Prince of Romance?
About two or three years ago, when he’d done a few dramas, and a few lesser-known movies, Yamazaki Kento was mainly known to me as a kid with potential. Someone read more