On January 30 (JST), it was announced that one of the most successful movies of 2012 – ‘Thermae Romae‘ will be receiving a sequel in 2014!
All the main actors from ‘Thermae Romae’, lead by Abe Hiroshi as the protagonist will be reprising their roles in ‘Thermae Romae II‘, which is slated for release during the Golden Week of 2014 (early …
(02) 'BRAVE HEARTS: UMIZARU' / (01) 'Marvel's The Avengers' / (03) 'Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki'
(02) 'BRAVE HEARTS: UMIZARU' / (01) 'Marvel's The Avengers' / (03) 'Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki'
‘The Avengers’ finally opened in Japan and claimed first place by a wide margin.
This weekend was all about the belated start of ‘Marvel’s The Avengers‘ in Japan and even though the Japanese were forced to watch it a couple of months after the …
(2) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (1) 'The Amazing Spider-Man' / (3) 'Rinjo: The Movie'
(2) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (1) 'The Amazing Spider-Man' / (3) 'Rinjo: The Movie'
The top three remains unchanged, while the new ‘Anpanman‘ movie and ‘Man on a Ledge‘ opened in at fourth and fifth place.
Although we are in the middle of the summer holidays, the movie industry experienced a weekend without any blockbuster opening at the box …
(2) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (1) 'The Amazing Spider-Man' / (3) 'Rinjo: The Movie'
(2) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (1) 'The Amazing Spider-Man' / (3) 'Rinjo: The Movie'
‘The Amazing Spider-Man‘ swings to the top of the chart with an overwhelming first weekend. Japan pushes one of their own movies into the top three.
The first real summer vacation blockbuster opened in Japan with ‘The Amazing Spider-Man‘. It opened on a record-high number …
(2) 'Hotaru no Hikari' / (1) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (3) 'Men in Black III'
(2) 'Hotaru no Hikari' / (1) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (3) 'Men in Black III'
‘Snow White‘ remains on top, ‘LOVE Masao-kun ga Iku!’ opens in at fifth place.
‘Snow White and the Huntsman‘ was able to hold its position at the top for its second weekend and the same goes for the rest of top four, which are …
(2) 'Hotaru no Hikari' / (1) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (3) 'Men in Black III'
(2) 'Hotaru no Hikari' / (1) 'Snow White and the Huntsman' / (3) 'Men in Black III'
‘Snow White‘ claims first place, while ‘Ai to Makoto‘ fails to make it into the top ten.
‘Snow White and the Huntsman‘ immediately shot up to first place with 296,160 viewers (572 screens) and a revenue of 374,826,400 Yen (4.75 million USD). It was …
(2) 'Men in Black III' / (1) 'Hotaru no Hikari' / (3) 'Thermae Romae'
(2) 'Men in Black III' / (1) 'Hotaru no Hikari' / (3) 'Thermae Romae'
Women can’t resist the charm of ‘Hotaru no Hikari‘ and pushed it to the top of the box office chart.
The movie adaption of the popular drama and manga ‘Hotaru no Hikari‘ – starring Ayase Haruka and Fujiki Naohito – experienced a great opening weekend. It attracted …
(2) 'Thermae Romae' / (1) 'Men in Black III' / (3) 'Dark Shadows'
(2) 'Thermae Romae' / (1) 'Men in Black III' / (3) 'Dark Shadows'
‘Men in Black III‘ easily managed to stay on the top of the box office chart in Japan. Already, it has been seen by over 1,000,000 people and grossed more than 1,500,000,000 Yen (19.18 million USD).
Meanwhile, Japan’s very own box office hit ‘Thermae Romae‘ was able to …
'Dark Shadows' / 'Men in Black III' / 'Thermae Romae'
'Dark Shadows' / 'Men in Black III' / 'Thermae Romae'
‘Men in Black III‘ wows the Japanese people and easily claims first place on the weekend box office chart.
It definitely was a large-scale opening weekend for ‘Men in Black III‘. It opened on a whooping 979 screens, which gave a lot of opportunity for people to watch it on its …
'Thermae Romae' / 'Dark Shadows' / 'Sadako 3D'
'Thermae Romae' / 'Dark Shadows' / 'Sadako 3D'
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton beat out Abe Hiroshi and Japanese bathing customs.
‘Dark Shadows‘ – directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp – opened on a grand scale of 571 screens, attracting 311,162 viewers and grossed 404,526,450 Yen (5.10 million USD). It’s the first Western movie that managed to claim first …
"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 …
"Uchuu Kyodai" / "Thermae Romae" / "Meitantei Conan"
"Uchuu Kyodai" / "Thermae Romae" / "Meitantei Conan"
If you are wondering what people were doing during the Golden Week with the mediocre weather, it seems they went to see “Thermae Romae” in the cinemas. It was a huge hit throughout Golden Week and didn’t even give the very successful start of “Uchuu Kyodai” a chance to take over the …
"Meitantei Conan" / "Thermae Romae" / "Kamen Rider x Super Sentai"
"Meitantei Conan" / "Thermae Romae" / "Kamen Rider x Super Sentai"
The box office results have been released a few days later than usual due to the Golden Week in Japan. Aside from the travel and tourism industry, the Golden Week is also a very important time for the movie industry. Last weekend marked the first half of said week …
On April 28th, actor Abe Hiroshi (47) and actress Ueto Aya (26) attended an opening event for their movie ‘Thermae Romae‘ at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.
This film featured many “strong faced” actors such as Abe, Ichimura Masachika (63), Kitamura Kazuki (42), and Shishido Kai (45) and in commemoration, they held an event titled, ‘Japan’s Most …
On April 26th, actress Ueto Aya attended the ‘Japan Bathhouse Summit’ held at the Ikaho hot springs in Shibukawa, Gunma in order to celebrate the upcoming release of her new movie ‘Thermae Romae’.
The theme of the summit was “Bathhouses are making Japan a healthier country!”, and was attended by around 250 female managers (okami) and other women working at traditional …
