Check out the preview trailer for upcoming horror movie ‘Sadako 3D 2′

As reported earlier, the sequel to the big hit horror movie ‘Sadako 3D‘, titled ‘Sadako 3D 2‘ will be released starring Takimoto Miori, and its preview trailer and poster have recently been revealed.

Since ‘Sadako 3D 2′ is set five years after the events of ‘Sadako 3D’, some cast members from the previous film will also appear in the sequel, which …


Takimoto Miori to star in ‘Sadako 3D 2′

On April 16th, it was revealed that young actress Takimoto Miori is going to star in the upcoming sequel to the popular horror movie ‘Sadako 3D‘, announced last October.

Suzuki Koji, the author of the original ‘Ring’ novels, and director Hanabusa Tsutomu have once again teamed up. Their goal is to once again create “the most terrifying 3D attraction horror movie“. …


Drama Prime Time Report – 10/08~10/11

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/08~10/11

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/08~10/11

The fall season is here and this week already brought us a couple of new dramas, though real surprises failed to appear.

‘Perfect Blue‘ (TBS), starring Takimoto Miori, premiered on Monday and managed to record a better start than last season’s ‘Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan‘ with a rating of 9.0%. It faced some really strong competition …


Takimoto Miori practices kiss scene with drama co-star

At the end of August, TBS announced that actress Takimoto Miori would star as a private detective in their upcoming live-action drama adaptation of Miyabe Miyuki’s novel ‘Perfect Blue‘.

The filming for the drama recently began and Takimoto was able to meet her co-star for the first time, who was quite eager to practice a kiss scene with her. Much to her fans’ relief…


‘GTO’ to air two-hour special episode in October

On September 11th, it was announced that the remake of ‘GTO‘ (Fuji TV) is going to return with a two-hour special episode in October.

The ‘GTO’ remake stars EXILE’s AKIRA as ‘Onizuka Eikichi’ and just aired its final episode on the 11th. In the upcoming special, he will have to face corrupt politicians and use all of his energy in order to …


Takimoto Miori to star in the drama adaptation of Miyabe Miyuki’s ‘Perfect Blue’

On August 29th, it was announced that actress Takimoto Miori will be starring in the live-action drama adaptation of famed author Miyabe Miyuki’s mystery novel ‘Perfect Blue‘.

It will be Takimoto’s first time to have a sole starring role in a drama on a commercial network. Moreover, TBS will be airing the drama in prime time, which makes it an even …


EXILE AKIRA attends press conference for upcoming drama ‘GTO’

On June 22nd, EXILE’s AKIRA attended a press conference for the upcoming Fuji TV drama ‘GTO‘, which will be airing every Tuesday at 10:00pm starting from July 3rd. This drama is based on the popular manga series of the same name by Fujisawa Toru that was serialized from 1997 to 2002 in ‘Weekly Shounen Magazine’. The drama adaptation in 1998 …


More cast members revealed for upcoming drama ‘GTO’

As reported previously, Fuji TV will be making a remake of popular drama “GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka)” starring EXILE’s performer AKIRA. Recently, more cast members for the upcoming drama have been revealed.

Revealed cast members include Takimoto Miori as the heroine “Fuyutsuki Azusa”, Shirota Yu as “Danma Ryuji” (Onizuka’s friend and manager of a cafe), Yamamoto Yusuke as “Saejima Toshiyuki” (Onizuka’s …


‘Hungry’ cast reveals Mukai Osamu possesses amazing cooking skills

On January 5th, a press conference for upcoming drama “Hungry!” was held, which was attended by cast members Mukai Osamu, Takimoto Miori, Kuninaka Ryoko, Inagaki Goro (SMAP), and more.

‘Hungry!’ follows the story of ‘Yamate Eisuke’ (Mukai), a sadistic French chef with a poisonous tongue who used to be a bassist, but began his culinary career in accordance with …


Sexy Zone’s Sato Shori to make his acting debut in Mukai Osamu’s new drama

New 5-member group from Johnny & Associates, Inc., Sexy Zone’s member, Sato Shori will make his acting debut in Mukai Osamu’s upcoming drama “Hungry!” scheduled to begin on January 10th, 2012.

As reported previously, the drama is set at a French restaurant, and will show human relationships, such as dream, frustration, love, friendship, and confrontation between men, with a …


Mukai Osamu’s upcoming drama gets a title + more cast details

Last month, Fuji TV announced that actor Mukai Osamu would star in his first prime time drama next season. Today they finally announced its title, “Hungry!“, and who is going to costar with him.

As stated in the previous announcement, “Hungry!” is a human drama with a comedic touch that is set at a French restaurant. Mukai plays ‘Yamate Eisuke’, …


Drama Prime Time Report – September 22nd~25th

The bitter/happy end? ("Ikemen desu ne" - TBS)

The bitter/happy end? ("Ikemen desu ne" – TBS)

Today’s report includes no surprises, a couple of variety specials, and four more dramas that have come to an end.

The long-running TBS drama “Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari” is airing 2-hour-long episodes at the moment and last week’s episode dominated Thursday with a rating of 16.5%, despite going against various variety specials …


Drama Prime Time Report – September 16th~19th

What happened at the wedding?! ("Zenkai Girl" - Fuji TV)

What happened at the wedding?! ("Zenkai Girl" – Fuji TV)

A couple more dramas have come to an end since Friday, leaving fans craving for more as usual. The Monday ratings are also included in this report, because it was a public holiday in Japan and therefore part of the long weekend.

Nothing big happened on Friday. “Ikemen desu ne” (TBS) …


Drama Prime Time Report – September 9th~11th

Just awesome, and he knows it! ("Yuusha Yoshihiko" - TV Tokyo)

Just awesome, and he knows it! ("Yuusha Yoshihiko" – TV Tokyo)

It was the first weekend after the recent conclusion of all the sporting events, and most programs were able to reclaim their viewer ratings, especially the Saturday drama’s.

Friday still started with a popular TV special, the “31st All Japan High School Quiz“. Unfortunately, the drama special “Majutsu wa Sasayaku” …


A.N.JELL, the band in “Ikemen Desu ne” to make a debut

On September 5th, it was announced that the band A.N.JELL from the TBS drama “Ikemen Desu ne” will make their official debut on October 5th!

This band was originally a fictional band for the drama with Johnny’s Entertainment members Tamamori Yuta (Kis-My-Ft2) as Katsuragi Ren, Fujigaya Taisuke (Kis-My-Ft2) as Fukishiro Shu, Yaotome Hikaru (Hey! Say! JUMP) as Hongo Yuki, and actress Takimoto …


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