Rumors have been circulating that actress Sawajiri Erika may appear in a live-action version of the classic anime, “Lupin the Third“!
A live-action “Lupin the Third” movie is said to be in the works, and will be released simultaneously with a “Lupin the Third” photobook. According to reports, plans have been arrange for Sawajiri to cosplay the character Fujiko …
The live-action adaption of Ishidzuka Shinichi’s best-selling manga “Gaku“, starring Oguri Shun and Nagasawa Masami, managed to capture the hearts of many mountain-lovers across the nation. It opened on 315 screens and was able to attract a lot of people, making it the most successful movie of the past weekend. In total, 208,416 people went to see the movie, resulting …
This weekend, a new movie called “Gaku“, starring Oguri Shun and Nagasawa Masami, opened in cinemas throughout Japan. “Gaku” is a story taking place in the Hida Mountains about a warm community between mountain rescue volunteer members and climbers, as well as the drama of lives at the rescue scenes.
The accident and rescue theme of the movie aside, …
May 7th was the release day for the movie “Gaku“, which stars Oguri Shun and Nagasawa Masami, and the cast members all attended the stage greeting for the film.
“Gaku” is a story taking place in the Hida Mountains about a warm community between mountain rescue volunteer members and climbers, as well as the drama of lives at the rescue scenes.
At the greeting, …
Oguri Shun (28) and Nagasawa Masami (23) visited Mt. Okuhotaka in Nagano prefecture on April 27th for the mountain opening ceremony. This is in relation to their upcoming movie, “Gaku“, set to be released on May 7th.
The movie is about mountain rescue, and the stars of the film have climbed and spent a lot of time at Mt. …
Around 2400 celebrities and entertainment industry workers attended Tanaka Yoshiko's wake on April 24th, including her on-screen children (top left to right): Yamada Yu, Kuninaka Ryoko, Sugiura Taiyo, and Kitagawa Keiko
Around 2400 celebrities and entertainment industry workers attended Tanaka Yoshiko's wake on April 24th, including her on-screen children (top left to right): Yamada Yu, Kuninaka Ryoko, Sugiura Taiyo, and Kitagawa Keiko
Actress Tanaka Yoshiko, who passed away on April 21st, did not have children in real life, but she leaves behind 22 actors and 25 actresses who played her children on …
On April 13th, actors Oguri Shun (28) and Nagasawa Masami (23) attended a special screening of their new film, “Gaku”, and greeted the audience on stage at Hitotsubashi Hall in the Chiyoda district of Tokyo.
The event was originally planned for March 23rd but was postponed due to the Great Tohoku Kanto Earthquake. Before the film was shown for the …
Ten cast members from the 2009 NHK Taiga drama, “Tenchijin”, donated a total of 20 million yen (~237,000 USD) to the Red Cross of Japan in order to aid with disaster relief from the Great Tohoku Earthquake.
The ten cast members who participated are as follows: Tsumabuki Satoshi, Oguri Shun, Abe Hiroshi, Kakuda Nobuaki, Kitamura Kazuki, Koizumi Kotaro, Takashima Masanobu, Takashima …
Actors Yakusho Koji and Oguri Shun are teaming up to both star in Shuichi Okita’s latest directorial project, “Kitsutsuki to Ame” (tentative title). Yakusho plays the role of a 60-year-old lumberjack, while Oguri Shun takes on the role of a faint-hearted 25-year-old whose presence will try to challenge a sense of humor.
The film, which is an original work …
Mangaka Koyama Chuuya’s popular comic, “Uchuu Kyoudai“, has been picked up for a live-action adaptation!
The manga, which has been serialized in “Morning” magazine since January 2008, will be released as a live-action movie starring Oguri Shun and Okada Masaki. The movie will tell the story of two boys who aim to become astronauts. Oguri will play the role of the …
Model and actress Yamada Yu has been appointed as the new image character for Schick Japan’s “Schick Quattro 4 for Women” body shaver.
At the PR event in Tokyo, she introduced the shaver and her commercial for the brand. In the commercial, she disguised herself as a cabin attendant, and at the event, she appeared dressed in the same attire.
Valentine’s Day …
Actor Mizobata Junpei will star in a special drama for the live-action of “Detective Conan (Case Closed)” which will be aired in April.
There have been two special dramas for the live-action versions of “Detective Conan” in 2006 and 2007, and Oguri Shun played the main character, Kudo Shinichi, both times. However, this time around, Mizobata is taking over the role, and the …
As tokyohive reported last week, NTV’s music show, Music Lovers, had an episode titled, “Arashi Premium”, for January 30th, and of course, it starred none other than the Johnny’s Entertainment group, Arashi.
Check out the videos below along with explanations of the content and translations!
Kobukuro’s new song, “Ano Taiyou ga, Kono Sekai wo Terashi tsuzukeru youni“, has been chosen as the theme song for the upcoming movie, “Gaku“, starring Oguri Shun.
The song was created as a result of the feeling that Kobukuro got from watching the movie, and the track ended up having the longest title among all of Kobukuro’s songs.
One of the first “magical girl” manga and anime in Japan, “Himitsu no Akko-chan“, is in the process of being turned into a live-action movie this fall, and the tabloid “Shukan Jitsuwa” claims to know who is going to star in it.
According to the tabloid, we are going to see actress Ayase Haruka (25) as the heroine “Akko”, …
