“Yamikin Ushijima-kun” movie to be released this August

Earlier, we reported that drama, “Yamikin Ushijima-kun“, would be getting a live-action adaptation starring actor Yamada Takayuki. Now, it’s been revealed that the movie will be released this August!

The movie is based on Manabe Shouhei’s manga of the same title, and is currently being serialized in “Weekly Big Comic Spirits“.

The story of “Yamikin Ushijima-kun” starts when Ushijima attends a …


Yamada Takayuki officially declares his marriage

As Sankei Sports reported yesterday, actor Yamada Takayuki is officially off the market!

The actor announced his marriage through a post on his website, which read:

“Please let me announce that I, Yamada Takayuki, have registered my marriage with the person I have dated for some time on January 1st.  I will continue making efforts on my acting career, so …


Yamada Takayuki to marry a non-celebrity woman on New Year’s Day

Sankei Sports reports that actor Yamada Takayuki (28) will be getting married to a non-celebrity woman on the New Year’s Day.

According to Sanspo, Yamada’s girlfriend is 35 years old, 7 years older than Yamada.  They started dating about 2 years ago.  Their relationship was reported by some gossip magazines back in February 2010 so the couple have been enjoying their …


Yamada Takayuki brings his new movie, “Milocrorze”, to ‘1st LA Eiga Fest’

On November 11th, actor Yamada Takayuki and director Ishibashi Yoshimasa attended the ‘1st LA Eiga Fest‘ in Los Angeles for their movie, “Milocrorze“.

‘LA Eiga Fest’ is supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Los Angeles Consulate General of Japan, and JETRO. It aims to introduce Japanese film and culture to the Hollywood community.

After the movie was screened, …


Yamada Takayuki on cheating: “There are no advantages”

Yamada Takayuki’s upcoming comedy movie, “Yubiwa Wo Hametai“, held a completion ceremony in Tokyo on November 3rd. Yamada, along with his beautiful co-stars Konishi Manami, Maki Yoko, and Ikewaki Chizuru, attended the event with director Iwata Yuki.

The movie is based on an original novel by Itou Takami, and tells the story of a man named ‘Teruhiko‘ (Yamada), a salesperson of …


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” …


Drama Prime Time Report – September 2nd~4th

Jang Geun Suk made Takimoto Miori beam in "Ikemen desu ne" (TBS)

Jang Geun Suk made Takimoto Miori beam in "Ikemen desu ne" (TBS)

It was a sporty weekend with the continuation of the “Daegu Athletics World Championships 2011” and the two football (soccer) matches of both the national men and women teams.

Fortunately, “Ikemen desu ne” (TBS), the first drama on Friday, aired at it’s regular time of 9pm and therefore avoided …


Drama Prime Time Report – August 26th~28th

Kawakubo Takuji as 'Ponji' in "Yuusha Yoshihiko" (TV Tokyo)

Kawakubo Takuji as 'Ponji' in "Yuusha Yoshihiko" (TV Tokyo)

Most of the ratings are back to normal after NTV’s “24 Hour Television” last weekend, and there was only one drama that really lost a lot of viewers between Friday and Sunday.

As usual, let’s start with Friday and the seemingly popular drama “Ikemen desu ne” on TBS. Last week it lost …


“Unfair the answer” holds dazzling premiere event with a fireworks festival

On August 25th, “Unfair the answer” held a premiere event that also included a large fireworks display at Lalaport Toyosu in Tokyo. This is became the first Japanese film to feature a fireworks event at its premiere.

Since many of this year’s fireworks were cancelled due to the Tohoku earthquake, lead actress Shinohara Ryoko (38) confessed, …


First teaser pictures revealed of Oguri Shun’s guest appearance in “Yuusha Yoshihiko”

It’s been known for a while that actor Oguri Shun would be making a guest appearance in TV Tokyo’s low-budget drama, “Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro“, where he’ll support his friend Yamada Takayuki on his hilarious and spectacular adventure. Details about his role were scant, but now TV Tokyo has finally opened up with their first teaser photos of …


Drama Prime Time Report – August 12th~14th

:'-| ... "Kingyo Club" (NHK)

:'-| … "Kingyo Club" (NHK)

The biggest winner of the weekend – “Don Quixote” (+2.2%/new season-high); the biggest loser – “Gou” (-4.5%/new season-low).

You won’t spot a lot of green (positive) icons in the listing below, because it was the weekend just before the August Bon Festival (‘Hachigatsu Bon‘). Many people also were attracted by a couple of war specials, and …


“Yamikin Ushijima-kun” to be released as a movie starring Yamada Takayuki

On August 3rd, it was revealed that the fall 2010 TBS drama, “Yamikin Ushijima-kun” will be released as a movie starring actor Yamada Takayuki (27).

This upcoming movie is scheduled to be released next year and will be directed by Yamaguchi Masatoshi. This movie is based on a manga by Manabe Shouhei of the same name which began its serialization with …


Hayashi Kento & Kiritani Mirei attend “Arakawa Under The Bridge” premiere

On July 13th, actors Hayashi Kento and Kiritani Mirei attended the premiere of their new drama, “Arakawa Under the Bridge”.

The casting of Oguri Shun as a kappa (or ‘water imp’) and Yamada Takayuki as a star-masked singer has become a raging topic for this work, but what shocked Kiritani more was to see them in normal dress. She …


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