On November 21st, NHK began their promotions for the 2013 taiga drama ‘Yae no Sakura‘ with the release of the main poster featuring starring actress Ayase Haruka.
Ayase is disguising herself as the protagonist Niijima Yae, a female warrior that can be described as the Japanese Jeanne d’Arc during the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. In the poster she is …
On November 9th, Miike Takashi revealed the supporting cast for his upcoming action suspense movie ‘Wara no Tate‘ starring Osawa Takao and Matsushima Nanako. The announcement also came with the release of the movie poster that solely focuses on the atrocious murderer played by Fujiwara Tatsuya.
‘Wara no Tate’ is based on an early novel by mangaka Kiuchi Kazuhiro (‘Be-Bop …
On October 28th, the official movie poster for the upcoming movie ‘Judas‘ was released and features starring actress Misaki Ayame donning accessories worth around 30,000,000 Yen (375,000 USD).
She has a good reason to be dolled up that much, after all ‘Judas’ is the movie adaptation of Tachibana Kurumi’s best-selling auto-biography. For those who don’t know her, Tachibana used to be …
On August 29th, the official teaser poster for the upcoming movie ‘Yokomichi Yonosuke‘ was revealed.
‘Yokomichi Yonosuke’ is based on an award-winning novel by author Yoshida Shuichi (‘Akunin’, ‘Parade’) and is starring actor Kora Kengo as well as actress Yoshitaka Yuriko. It’s directed by Okita Shuichi (‘Kitsutsuki to Ame’) and the script written by playwright and novelist Maeda Shiro. The score …
On August 10th, a new poster image was revealed for the upcoming movie ‘Karasu no Oyayubi‘, which stars Abe Hiroshi and Murakami Shoji as a pair of middle-aged swindlers.
‘Karasu no Oyayubi’ (‘Crows’ Thumb’) is an adaptation of Michio Shusuke’s novel of the same name and revolves around a unique group of five individuals who plan a once-in-a-lifetime coup in order to …
On April 26th, a new poster for the upcoming movie “Helter Skelter” was revealed along with the announcement that Hamasaki Ayumi’s 20th single “evolution” (released in 2001) will be used as its theme song.
“Helter Skelter” is directed by Ninagawa Mika and marks the comeback of actress Sawajiri Erika after a five year-long abstinence from the silver screen. It tells the …
Today, both the first poster and trailer for the much-talked about live-action adaption of “Himizu” have been released.
In the original manga, mangaka Furuya Minoru tried to explore the darkness inside the heart, which was very well received by manga fans and turned it into a popular bestseller.
Famed director Sono Sion (“Noriko’s Dinner Table”, “Love Exposure”), tried to capture the same …
On Monday, the official website for the much-discussed, upcoming movie “Gekkou no Kamen“, starring Itao Itsuji, Asano Tadanobu, and Ishihara Satomi, was finally launched along with a film poster and a first trailer.
“Gekkou no Kamen”, which already screened at the ‘35th Montreal World Film Festival‘ in August, was directed and written by Itao Itsuji himself. Itao was inspired by the …
Kuraki Mai for "Esprique Precious"
Kuraki Mai for "Esprique Precious"
In order to help celebrate the release of her 35th single, “1000 Mankai no Kiss,” pop singer Kuraki Mai is pairing up with cosmetic brand KOBE for some exclusive goods!
Fans who purchase a copy of her latest single at any of the six participating stores will also receive a free poster of the singer …
