News Roundup – Page 10

The Emperor’s Cook – 天皇の料理番 Its Relevance in today’s perception of Chefs + historical and acting highlights! [Part 1 of 3 Parts]

Posted on September 9, 2017November 26, 2017 by Jed

The awards and impressive reviews bestowed on TBS’s The Emperor’s Cook – 天皇の料理番 (released in 2015) may be regarded as unprecedented when it comes to a foodie drama. As it tackles read more

Casting News + Scoop! [Aug 12-30] Yoshizawa Ryo, Suda Masaki, Mamiya Shotaro, Kazunari Ninomiya and Inoue Mao dominate casting news with exciting projects!

Posted on August 30, 2017November 26, 2017 by Jed

This will be our final casting news for August as we will then celebrate September as our Food month! Yoshizawa Ryo and Mamiya Shotaro are getting some exciting new projects, read more

Haro Hari Nezumi – First Impressions + Ep 1 Review

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Jed

After skipping a significant number of drama seasons, I had an inclination (perhaps even an itchiness) to review a drama series. TBS’s Haro Hari Nezumi – ハロー張りネズミ is my perfect candidate, read more

Casting News + Scoop! [Aug 5-11] Suga Kenta’s Chotto Mate Yakyubu! + Murakami Nijiro”s time travels + Setoutsumi re-casting of Hayama Shono & Takasugi Mahiro + Energizing Matsuzaka Tori’s acting career!

Posted on August 10, 2017October 2, 2019 by Jed

Massive updates courtesy of Suga Kenta, Murakami Nijiro and the pair of Hayama Shono and Takasugi Mahiro, plus how effective is Matsuzaka Tori’s agency in re-energizing his acting career? Let’s read more

Casting News + Scoop! [Aug 4] Tsuchiya Tao and Yoshine Kyoko face swap in ‘Kasane’ + Yoshitaka Yuriko becomes a murderer in “Yurigokoro’ + Ayase Haruka is back in Warner Bros. ‘Tonight at Romance Theater’

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Jed

An exclusive all-female casting buzz – Yoshitaka Yuriko, Ayase Haruka, Tsuchiya Tao, and Yoshine Kyoko! Let’s take a look at Ayase first. A teaser trailer inspired by old Hollywood romantic read more

Capturing the moods of Aoi Yu: How ‘Birds Without Names’ trailer shows the actress at her best!

Posted on August 3, 2017September 30, 2019 by Jed

Her most recent performance in Over the Fence was good enough for a couple of Best Actress nominations, but Aoi Yu continues to make headlines with new and exciting projects! read more

Casting News + Scoop! [July 27-Aug 3] The latest on Kamiki, Hongo, Nomura, Fukushi + Spotlight on Sugino Yosuke!

Posted on August 2, 2017October 2, 2019 by Jed

Kamiki Ryunosuke teams up with Nomura Shuhei for the first time in a docudrama, Fukushi Sota’s Laughing Under the Clouds has a first teaser trailer, while Hongo Kanata’s Akagi gets a read more

Casting News + Scoop! [July 18-26] Updating Japanese-Korean movie collaboration hitlist + The buzz on Eita, Mitsushima Hikari and Tsumabuki Satoshi + Ikuta Toma’s Sensei!

Posted on July 26, 2017November 26, 2017 by Jed

There are plenty of casting news featuring Japan’s more established actors, including Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita, Mitsushima Hikari, Aragaki Yui, and Ikuta Toma. This post is dedicated to their new movies read more