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  • 11 months ago “OCTO: Kanjo Sosakan Shinno Akari” (2022/2024) – a whimsical attempt at psychoevolutionary investigation
  • 4 years ago “Sasaki in My Mind” (2020) – One day, the final goodbye will come. It’ll be a goodbye to your own self.
  • 5 years ago “Hot Gimmick: Boy Meets Girl” (2019) – An exaggerated trip through the mess of teenagehood
  • 5 years ago “Alice in Borderland” (2020) – Life or Death. Which one are you choosing? [Ep1]
  • 5 years ago Food for Thought: “Gekijo” (2020)
  • 6 years ago “Tomodachi Game” (2017) – Are friends really worth getting in debt over? [Drama + Movies]
  • 6 years ago “Kingdom” (2019) – China’s Warring States period in a seinen LA jacket
  • 6 years ago “12nin no Shinitai Kodomotachi” (2019) – a murder mystery gone a different route
  • 7 years ago 2018 Miscellaneous Japanese Dramas
  • 8 years ago “Ajin: Demi-Human” (2017) – What would you do if you’d become immortal overnight?

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Yamada Yuki and Nogizaka46’s Saitoh Asuka headline Japanese version of Taiwanese hit ‘You Are the Apple of My Eye’

Posted on October 6, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed
Yamada Yuki and Nogizaka46’s Saitoh Asuka headline Japanese version of Taiwanese hit ‘You Are the Apple of My Eye’
Posted In News RoundupTagged In Saito Asuka, Yamada Yuki

Yamada Yuki and Saitoh Azuka will play Kosuke and Mai in the Japanese version of Taiwanese hit You Are the Apple of my Eye, entitled Ano Koro, Kimi wo Oikaketa read more

Shinkai Makoto’s hit “Your Name” to have a Hollywood version courtesy of Paramount and Bad Robot! Oh Really???

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Jed
Shinkai Makoto’s hit “Your Name” to have a Hollywood version courtesy of Paramount and Bad Robot! Oh Really???
Posted In News Roundup

Variety film reporter Dave McNary reports that Hollywood is developing a version of Shinkai Makoto’s box office hit, Your Name (Kimi no na Wa) under Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures. read more

Tokyo International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition; Tommy Lee Jones is Jury President; Yamada Ryosuke’s Fullmetal Alchemist is opening film!

Posted on September 27, 2017November 26, 2017 by Jed
Tokyo International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition; Tommy Lee Jones is Jury President; Yamada Ryosuke’s Fullmetal Alchemist is opening film!
Posted In News RoundupTagged In Sometani Shota, Yamada Ryosuke

The 30th Edition of Tokyo International Film Festival starts October 25 until November 3, 2017, at Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Roppongi and other venues in Tokyo. Film Festival screening tickets will be read more

The Emperor’s Cook – 天皇の料理番 Comprehensive Review and Acting Highlights [Part 2 of 3 Parts]

Posted on September 20, 2017November 26, 2017 by Jed
The Emperor’s Cook – 天皇の料理番 Comprehensive Review and Acting Highlights [Part 2 of 3 Parts]
Posted In News RoundupTagged In Kuroki Haru, Sato Takeru

TBS Network’s The Emperor’s Cook swept the major trophies at the 8th International Drama Awards in Tokyo back in 2015. Aside from the Grand Prix (Best Drama), Satoh Takeru, Kuroki read more

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 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 In News RoundupTagged In Kuroki Haru, Sato Takeru

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

Haro Hari Nezumi – First Impressions + Ep 1 Review

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Jed
Haro Hari Nezumi – First Impressions + Ep 1 Review
Posted In News RoundupTagged In Eita, One Hitoshi

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

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
Capturing the moods of Aoi Yu: How ‘Birds Without Names’ trailer shows the actress at her best!
Posted In News RoundupTagged In Abe Sadao, Aoi Yu, Matsuzaka Tori

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

Fullmetal Alchemist – 鋼の錬金術師 [Live Action Coverage]

Posted on July 25, 2017October 2, 2019 by Jed
Fullmetal Alchemist – 鋼の錬金術師 [Live Action Coverage]
Posted In News RoundupTagged In Hongo Kanata, LA, Stardust, Yamada Ryosuke

Warner Bros. Japan together with filmmaker and visual effects expert Sori Fumihiko will bring the live action adaptation of Arakawa Hiromu’s popular manga Fullmetal Alchemist. Yamada Ryosuke headlines the film as read more

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