“Tomodachi Game” (2017) – Are friends really worth getting in debt over? [Drama + Movies]

Yamaguchi Mikoto’s Tomodachi Game might not be one of the most known manga series – despite first launching in December 2013 and still continuing now – but it managed to receive not read more

“Kingdom” (2019) – China’s Warring States period in a seinen LA jacket

Back in 2016 Hara Yasuhisa’s Kingdom sent a shockwave through the live action adaptation scene with the release of a 3 minute LA short to commemorate the further release of the read more

Calling the Shots: Our WANTED list for 2018 [Hitlist]

At the beginning of 2018, our team listed actors that impressed us in 2017 and that we look forward to seeing more of in 2018. Now halfway into the year, read more

Casting News + Scoop! [Oct 19-26] What’s up with Satoh Takeru, Yamazaki Kento, Suda Masaki, Yoshizawa Ryo and Kamiki Ryunosuke? + Spotlight on Taiga, Suga Kenta, and Yamada Ryosuke!

Give or take, we have 8 of the hottest young actors around in this edition of our casting news and scoop! – [in no particular order] Suda Masaki, Satoh Takeru, read more

Casting News + Scoop! [Sept 19-23] Kentaro’s Demekin + Nakagawa Taishi, Yoshizawa Ryo, Yudai Chiba channel Disney villains + Yamada’s The Miracles of Namiya General Store!

Halloween, miracles, and the next teen-angst saga courtesy of Demekin are the latest casting scoop we have for you! A Japan Times’ film critic rates The Miracles of the Namiya General Store a read more