Tsumabuki Satoshi & Ikematsu Sosuke to star in the movie “Bokutachi no Kazoku”

Tsumabuki Satoshi and Ikematsu Sosuke will co-star with each other for the first time in the upcoming movie “Bokutachi no Kazoku” (directed by Ishii Yuya) as brothers.

“Bokutachi no Kazoku” is a live-action movie adaptation of Hayami Kazumasa’s novel of the same name. It’s a touching story that depicts a family that falls apart, and starts becoming one due to their …


Oricon reveals ranking of ideal faces chosen by men

We recently reported the results of Oricon’s “ideal faces chosen by women ranking”. Now, the ranking for the men has been revealed!

Singer/actor Fukuyama Masaharu was chosen again as this year’s number 1, making this his 4th consecutive time to top the ranking.

Check out the full results below!

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1. Fukuyama Masaharu
2. Mukai Osamu
3. Kimura Takuya
4. Tsumabuki Satoshi
5. Inaba Koshi
6. Okada Junichi
7. …


Japan Box Office Report – November 3rd/4th

(02) 'Kita no Canariatachi' / (01) 'Nobou no Shiro' / (03) 'Eiga Smile Precure!'

(02) 'Kita no Canariatachi' / (01) 'Nobou no Shiro' / (03) 'Eiga Smile Precure!'

Plenty of the new movies made it to the top ten – including ‘Nobou no Shiro’ in first, ‘Kita no Canariatachi’ in second, and ‘Ougon wo Daite Tobe’ in fourth place.

It was shuffle time for the box office chart and five new cards made it into …


Mitani Koki casts an ensemble of 26 actors for his new movie ‘Kiyosu Kaigi’

Nobody in his right mind would dare to reject a casting offer by famed director Mitani Koki (‘A Ghost of a Chance’) and so it’s no surprise that he is able to announce an ensemble cast of 26 starring actors for 26 leading roles in his new movie ‘Kiyosu Kaigi‘ (‘Kiyosu Conference’), which is a live-action adaptation of his own …


Amuro Namie’s new song to be used as the theme song for the upcoming movie ‘Ougon wo Daite Tobe’

On July 26th, it was announced that Amuro Namie’s new song “Damage” will be used as the theme song for Izutsu Kazuyuki’s new movie ‘Ougon wo Daite Tobe‘ (English title: ‘Fly With The Gold‘) starring Tsumabuki Satoshi.

The movie is based on the award-winning debut crime novel of the same name by best-selling author Takamura Kaoru. Set in Osaka, it follows …


Aragaki Yui & Tsumabuki Satoshi promote the new Canon ‘EOS M’

On July 23rd, Canon presented their new mirror-less, interchangeable lens camera ‘EOS M‘ at a PR event in Tokyo and introduced actress Aragaki Yui and actor Tsumabuki Satoshi as their communication partners for the camera. Furthermore, they revealed that the theme song for the new CMs will be a cover of the The Beatles‘ “Hello Goodbye” sung by Kimura Kaela.

The …


New stage ‘Egg’ featuring Tsumabuki Satoshi, Fukatsu Eri and Nakamura Toru announced

Japanese theater genius Noda Hideki’s very own theater company, NODA MAP, will be opening their 17th stage titled, “Egg”, featuring Tsumabuki Satoshi, Fukatsu Eri, and Nakamura Toru as the starring actors for this play.

It was also revealed on the same day that singer-songwriter Shiina Ringo will be providing a new song for this upcoming stage play as well. This play …


‘Ai to Makoto’ to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival

On April 19th, it was announced that film “Ai to Makoto” (to hit theaters on June 16th) was exclusively invited to be shown at France’s very own Cannes Film Festival from May 16th to the 27th, and will be a part of their midnight showing.

For Miike Takashi (51) director, this will be the second …


Tsumabuki Satoshi tries to describe his upcoming movie ‘Ai to Makoto’ again

On April 18th, director Miike Takashi and actors Tsumabuki Satoshi and Saito Takumi attended an event called ‘Miike Takashi presents Otono Dake no Koukan’ in Tokyo. Tsumabuki and Saito are both appearing in Miike’s upcoming movie ‘Ai to Makoto’.

The reporters were very interested whether Tsumabuki would be able to describe ‘Ai to Makoto’ in a better way than he previously …


TOYOTA’s new Doraemon CM series released

On April 8th, a new CM for the Doraemon CM series of  TOYOTA’s campaign ‘ReBORN‘, was released. As we reported before, a french actor, Jean Reno, plays Doraemon and Tsumabuki Satoshi plays Nobita.

This 5th CM version is titled “Suneo’s nice driving”, and Yamashita Tomohisa, who plays Suneo, invites Nobita and Doraemon to his palatial residence to show …


Full trailer for Miike Takashi’s “Ai to Makoto” starring Tsumabuki Satoshi & Takei Emi

Today, the full trailer for Miike Takashi’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular manga “Ai to Makoto” was released on the movie’s official website.

“Ai to Makoto” follows the turbulent romance between the high school delinquent ‘Taiga Makoto’ (Tsumabuki Satoshi) and the pure high school girl ‘Saotome Ai’ (Takei Emi).

Aside from your everyday high school brawls and the romantic moments …


Kobayashi Takeshi to produce the music for Miike Takashi’s “Ai to Makoto”

On March 9th, it was revealed that hit producer Kobayashi Takeshi will be handling all the tracks for Miike Takashi’s upcoming movie ‘Ai to Makoto‘, starring Tsumabuki Satoshi and Takei Emi.

‘Ai to Makoto’ is based on a popular manga series written by Kajiwara Ikki. It depicts an intense story about youth and love, featuring ‘Taiga Makoto’ (Tsumabuki), …


Winners of the ‘54th Blue Ribbon Awards’ attend award ceremony

On January 14th, the winners of the ‘54th Blue Ribbon Awards‘, which were announced in January, gathered at the Iino Hall in Uchisaiwaicho, Tokyo in order to receive their respective awards.

The award ceremony was hosted by last year’s winners of the Best Starring Actor and Best Starring Actress awards, Tsumabuki Satoshi and Terajima Shinobu. Moreover the awards are very special this year, because the record for the youngest and oldest award recipient was broken at the same time by child actress Ashida Mana (7) and director Shindo Kaneto (99).

You can check out all of the winners and parts of their acceptance speeches after the cut!


Oricon reveals their ranking of “ideal face chosen by men”

Just a few days ago, Oricon released their 5th “Ideal Face Chosen by Women Ranking“, and now, the 3rd “Ideal Face Chosen by Men Ranking” has been revealed!

Oricon asked 500 men from their teens to their 40’s, “Which male celebrity possesses the ideal face?” As a result, singer/actor Fukuyama Masaharu received the most votes, and ranked first for …


French actor Jean Reno becomes Doraemon for new Toyota CM

French actor Jean Reno has picked up the role to play  ‘Doraemon’ for Toyota’s new CM!

Last week, Toyota released the first-ever live action adaptation of the popular anime, “Doraemon“, through their CM, which also stars Tsumabuki Satoshi as ‘Nobita’ and Ogawa Naoya as ‘Gian’. Joining Jean Reno, Yamashita Tomohisa will play ‘Suneo’ and Mizukawa Asami will play ‘Shizuka-chan’.

The …


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