Japan Box Office Report – November 19th/20th

"Kaiji 2" / "Suteki na Kanashibari" / "Moneyball"

"Kaiji 2" / "Suteki na Kanashibari" / "Moneyball"

A new Japanese movie in the top ten balanced out the number of Western and Asian produced movies on the box office chart, while “1911” was replaced by another Chinese/Hong Kong collaboration.

However, the top four remained unaffected by the new starts and defended their positions. This also means the fourth consecutive first …


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 …


Three women fight for Yamada Takayuki’s love in “Yubiwa wo Hametai”

Actresses Konishi Manami, Maki Yoko, and Ikewaki Chizuru will have to fight over Yamada Takayuki love in a romantic comedy, “Yubiwa wo Hametai” (I Want A Ring On My Finger).

The movie is based on a novel by Akutagawa Prize winning novalist, Takami Ito, and is directed by Yuki Iwata.

Yamada plays Teruhiko, a 29-year-old pharmaceutical salesman who is three-timing three girlfriends. …