On May 10, young actress Hashimoto Ai was among the attendees of the ‘4th Nippon Theater Staff Film Festival in Seijo‘ and was showered with questions related to the recent reports of her alleged relationship with actor Ochiai Motoki.
Hashimoto attended the festival to receive the “Best Supporting Actress” award for her performance in the movie ‘Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo‘ …
On May 10, the latest issue of weekly tabloid FRIDAY reported that actress Hashimoto Ai (17) and actor Ochiai Motoki (22), who worked together in the movie ‘Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo‘ (International title: ‘The Kirishima Thing‘), are currently a couple.
The tabloid was able to obtain pictures of the two coming and going in front of each others’ apartments, which led to …
On January 21, pre-screening for the upcoming film “Sayonara Debussy” (opens January 26) which stars actress Hashimoto Ai (17), was held in Osaka. At the pre-screening event, director Riju Ko (50) and co-star / pianist Kiyozuka Shinya (30), as well as a singer Izumi Sayoko who sang the theme song, attended the stage greeting.
Riju spoke about the late director Oshima …
On September 29th, the omnibus movie ‘BUNGO ~Sasayaka na Yokubo~‘ held a stage greeting on its opening day. The greeting was attended by the four actresses Ishihara Satomi, Hashimoto Ai, Haru, and Misaki Ayame and since the movie features several short love stories set during the Show era, they all impressed the audience with a fabulous retro look.
‘BUNGO ~Sasayaka na …
On September 1st, it was revealed that director Tsutsumi Yukihiko (‘TRICK’, ‘20th Century Boys’, ‘SPEC’) is going to adapt Tokyo Seleccion Deluxe’s most popular play, ‘Kuchizuke‘ (‘Kiss’) into a movie starring actress Kanjiya Shihori.
The original play by Tokyo Seleccion Deluxe, who announced their breakup in 2012, was performed in four major cities in 2010 and was sold out for every day. …
On August 23rd, a full trailer for the upcoming omnibus movie ‘BUNGO ~Sasayaka na Yokubo~‘ (literally: ‘Meager Desire’) was released online.
Similar to the ‘BUNGO‘ drama series back in 2010, it features a live-action adaptation of short stories written by some of Japan’s finest authors from the Showa era. They are brought to life by six well-known scriptwriters and …
Hashimoto Ai overwhelmed by the standing ovation and praise.
Hashimoto Ai overwhelmed by the standing ovation and praise.
On August 11th, the opening day of the youth drama ‘Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo‘ – starring Kamiki Ryunosuke and Hashimoto Ai – was commemorated with an obligatory stage greeting in Tokyo.
The stage greetings took place after the screening and the cast received a standing ovation from the audience, when they went up …
(02) 'BRAVE HEARTS: UMIZARU' / (01) 'Kamen Rider Fourze' / (03) 'Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki'
(02) 'BRAVE HEARTS: UMIZARU' / (01) 'Kamen Rider Fourze' / (03) 'Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki'
‘Kamen Rider’ dethrones ‘Umizaru’, while ‘The Dark Knight’ gets pushed down to the fifth place by two anime.
The Japanese movie industry is still fighting against the Olympics on TV and less movie tickets have been sold compared to the previous summer. Only big …
On August 5th, actress Hashimoto Ai (16) held a handshake event to commemorate the release of her first photo book, ‘Ai no Furu Hoshi‘.
Hashimoto shared, “When I look back at my 14-year-old self, it makes me think about how young I used to be. Now, I’m often mistaken as a 20-year-old, so I miss being young.” She …
On July 23rd, it was announced that Aono Shunju’s popular manga ‘Ore wa Mada Honki Dashitenai Dake‘ will be adapted into a live-action movie.
This manga made it on the ‘Kono Manga ga Sugoi!’ ranking in 2009 and more than 20 companies are said to have sent Aono offers regarding a live-action adaptation. The protagonist, an unappealing 41-year-old salary man named …
"Sadako 3D" / "Thermae Romae" / "Uchuu Kyodai"
"Sadako 3D" / "Thermae Romae" / "Uchuu Kyodai"
‘Thermae Romae‘ is not giving away its first place, not even with the risk of getting cursed by Sadako.
It seems like people still can’t get enough of ‘Thermae Romae‘ as they helped it defend 1st place against the evil yet beautiful Sadako from ‘Sadako 3D‘. The comedy was seen by …
On May 12th, the cast of horror film, ‘Sadako 3D‘, attended the first stage greeting in Tokyo.
During this event, it was announced that the movie will be released in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The cast was delighted to hear this good news that even Sadako approached actress Ishihara Satomi and gave her a hug. …
Who's the real Sadako?
On May 11th, distributor Kadokawa Pictures has finally revealed the actress who is playing the Japanese horror icon Sadako in the upcoming movie ‘Sadako 3D’.
At a special advanced screening in April, an selected audience was already able to see the majority of the movie, except for the last 12 minutes that reveal the face of Sadako. After the screening, Sadako herself made a surprise appearance at the stage greeting herself and went to throw the opening pitch of a baseball game a few days later. Many people became curious about which actress is hiding behind the long black hair.
Find out the true identity of Sadako after the cut!
On May 7th, it was announced that Kato Miliyah (23) will be singing the theme song for upcoming horror movie ‘Another‘, which is scheduled to be released on August 4th. As reported previously, ‘Another’ is a horror movie based on Ayatsuji Yukito’s popular novel. Yamazaki Kento (17) and Hashimoto Ai (16) will be starring in the movie.
The title of the …
Actor Yamazaki Kento (16) and actress Hashimoto Ai (15) will star in the upcoming horror movie, “Another“, based on popular novelist Ayatsuji Yukito’s best-seller of the same title.
While both are newcomers to the entertainment industry, this is their second time starring in a movie together, after “Kanseito“, which opened on April 9th. “We would joke that the third …
