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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]
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  • 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?

One Week Friends – ‘Isshukan Friends’ [Movie Review]

Posted on August 14, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed
One Week Friends – ‘Isshukan Friends’ [Movie Review]
Posted In Actors' BiasTagged In Kawaguchi Haruna, Yamazaki Kento

Studio Shochiku employs Murakami Shosuke to handle the live-action adaptation of Hazuki Matcha’s manga Isshukan Friends. Starring Kawaguchi Haruna, Yamazaki Kento, Matsuo Takashi, and Uesugi Shuhei, the movie tells the read more

Sakaguchi Kentaro [Actor Profile]

Posted on August 10, 2017October 2, 2019 by Jed
Sakaguchi Kentaro [Actor Profile]
Posted In Actors' BiasTagged In Sakaguchi Kentaro

At the age of 26, Sakaguchi Kentaro – 坂口健太郎 – is a successful male model, and is now being regarded as a potential leading dramatic actor.  Think of Ore Monogatari!!, Heroine Shikkaku, Kounodori, and Juhan 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

Arata Mackenyu: When English and ‘Hollywood’ acting experience has little to do on the way to stardom!

Posted on August 2, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed
Arata Mackenyu: When English and ‘Hollywood’ acting experience has little to do on the way to stardom!
Posted In Actors' BiasTagged In Arata Mackenyu

As of May 2017, he is officially known as Arata Mackenyu – not ‘Chiba’ or ‘Maeda’ as he was previously called by the Japanese media. He also announced that Top Coat read more

Favorite Japanese-Korean Movie Collaborations [Part 1 of 2 Parts]

Posted on July 28, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed
Favorite Japanese-Korean Movie Collaborations [Part 1 of 2 Parts]
Posted In Actors' Bias

[Editor’s Note: A favorite hit list way back in 2012, we’re launching a Part 2 to showcase new titles to add to these 5 amazing movies – with an equally read more

Murakami Nijiro: When you debut in Cannes, you’ll get compared to the great Yagira Yuya!

Posted on July 26, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed
Murakami Nijiro: When you debut in Cannes, you’ll get compared to the great Yagira Yuya!
Posted In Actors' BiasTagged In Murakami Nijiro

Murakami Nijiro won the Best New Actor award (for Distraction Babies) from the prestigious Kinema Junpo, on their 90th award season, just as Yagira Yuya won Best Actor for the read more

Again – ‘Yurusenai Aitai’ [Movie Review]

Posted on July 25, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed
Again – ‘Yurusenai Aitai’ [Movie Review]
Posted In Actors' BiasTagged In Yagira Yuya, Yoshikura Aoi

Written and directed by first-timer Kanai Junichi, under Stardust Pictures, Yurusenai Aitai – ゆるせない、逢いたい (translated into English as ‘Again’) is about the romantic relationship between Hatsumi (Yoshikura Aoi) and Ryutaro (Yagira Yuya) that 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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