The official website for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Tsubasa Yamaguchi's coming-of-age manga Blue Period released a 90-second main trailer today on May 28. It is also announced that the film's theme song "Noise" is provided by solo artist WurtS , and the song is featured in the trailer for the first time. WurtS began experimentally releasing songs on YouTube and TikTok in 2020, and has gained immense popularity among young people, with over 400 million total streams. "Originally, 'Noise' was born from a feeling of wanting to break out of my shell that I had when I first started my music career. When I received the offer from the Blue Period film, I felt a link between this feeling and Yatora's state of mind, and started to write the song," said WurtS. "I also had the time when what started as a 'like' somehow turned into an expression of myself,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
The live-action drama of writer Takeichi Abaraya and Oddtaxi series creator Kadzuya Konomoto's RoOT/Route of OddTaxi manga announced a bunch of cast announcements today, including the live-action renditions of all the anime characters, including lead taxi driver Odokawa, his friends, Mystery Kiss and much more. The cast of RoOT/Route of OddTaxi Here’s the entire live-action cast list: Daisuke Kuroda as Chief Ibusuki of the Ibusuki Detective Agency Mary Sara as Akamichi , who helps in investigations Rio Teramoto as Kanon , a hostess who is high school friends with Reina Hinako Kikuchi as the missing high school girl Reno Nakamura from Nogizaka46 as Rui Nikaidо , the center of idol group Mystery Kiss Yuki Ito as Shiho Ichimura , a member of idol group Mystery Kiss Momoko Kobayashi as Yuki Mitsuya , a member of idol group Mystery Kiss Hiroyuki Toritani as Fuyuki Yamamoto , the manager of Mystery Kiss Yu Inaba as...
- 1/31/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
“Dragons of Wonderhatch” is a new live-action/animation hybrid TV series, directed by Kentaro Hagiwara and Takashi Otsuka, starring Sena Nakajima, Daiken Okudaira, Rena Tanaka, Masaki Miura, Riko Narumi, Sumire, Go Morita and Mackenyu, streaming December 20, 2023 on Hulu and Disney+:
‘…born with the ability of ‘sound-color synesthesia’, that allows her to see colors when she hears certain sounds, ‘Nagi’ has spent her entire life feeling like she doesn’t belong.
“Dreaming of one day being able to fly, Nagi will soon come face to face with ‘Thaim’, another ‘misfit’ from a different world. Born in ‘Upananta’, Thaim has long been treated like an outcast for his inability to hear the voices of the dragons that inhabit his land. With the floating islands of Upananta slowly beginning to fall from the sky, the two will set off on an epic adventure spanning both live-action and animated worlds…”
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‘…born with the ability of ‘sound-color synesthesia’, that allows her to see colors when she hears certain sounds, ‘Nagi’ has spent her entire life feeling like she doesn’t belong.
“Dreaming of one day being able to fly, Nagi will soon come face to face with ‘Thaim’, another ‘misfit’ from a different world. Born in ‘Upananta’, Thaim has long been treated like an outcast for his inability to hear the voices of the dragons that inhabit his land. With the floating islands of Upananta slowly beginning to fall from the sky, the two will set off on an epic adventure spanning both live-action and animated worlds…”
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- 12/19/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Swedish pic Mother, Couch! starring Taylor Russell and Ewan McGregor alongside Ellen Burstyn is one of the titles San Sebastian has set to compete for its New Directors award during its 71st edition, running September 22 — 30.
The film is from the debut feature filmmaker Niclas Larsson and follows three estranged children who are brought together when their mother refuses to move from a couch in a furniture store. The previously unannounced film is a US – Danish – Swedish co-production. Unlike the other titles announced today, the mystery project had no accompanying image.
Eleven productions from nineteen countries will compete for San Sebastian’s Kutxabank-New Directors Award. Of all the selected movies, seven are debut works, while the rest are second features. The Kutxabank-New Directors Award comes with a 50,000 euro cash prize divided equally between the director and the distributor of the film in Spain. Films in the New Directors section are also...
The film is from the debut feature filmmaker Niclas Larsson and follows three estranged children who are brought together when their mother refuses to move from a couch in a furniture store. The previously unannounced film is a US – Danish – Swedish co-production. Unlike the other titles announced today, the mystery project had no accompanying image.
Eleven productions from nineteen countries will compete for San Sebastian’s Kutxabank-New Directors Award. Of all the selected movies, seven are debut works, while the rest are second features. The Kutxabank-New Directors Award comes with a 50,000 euro cash prize divided equally between the director and the distributor of the film in Spain. Films in the New Directors section are also...
- 7/27/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
A trailer has finally been released for the latest film by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Antenna, Non-ko), Sketches of Kaitan City.
The film is based on Yasushi Sato’s unfinished novel “Kaitanshi Jokei” (Sea Coal City Scenery), which was published after Sato committed suicide in 1990. The novel simply and realistically depicts life in the seaport town of Hakodate, Hokkaido as he saw it and is said to offer a glimpse into the lives of various people going through individual hardships.
Plot: After massive restructuring, Souta (Pistol Takehara) finds himself forced out of his job at a local shipyard. He decides to go on an impromptu trip with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura) to witness the first sunrise of the new year from the peak of a mountain.
A planetarium operator (Kaoru Kobayashi) deals with the pain caused by his wife’s betrayal.
After taking over his family’s gas company, Haruo...
The film is based on Yasushi Sato’s unfinished novel “Kaitanshi Jokei” (Sea Coal City Scenery), which was published after Sato committed suicide in 1990. The novel simply and realistically depicts life in the seaport town of Hakodate, Hokkaido as he saw it and is said to offer a glimpse into the lives of various people going through individual hardships.
Plot: After massive restructuring, Souta (Pistol Takehara) finds himself forced out of his job at a local shipyard. He decides to go on an impromptu trip with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura) to witness the first sunrise of the new year from the peak of a mountain.
A planetarium operator (Kaoru Kobayashi) deals with the pain caused by his wife’s betrayal.
After taking over his family’s gas company, Haruo...
- 9/24/2010
- Nippon Cinema
A trailer has finally been released for the latest film by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Antenna, Non-ko), Sketches of Kaitan City.
The film is based on Yasushi Sato’s unfinished novel “Kaitanshi Jokei” (Sea Coal City Scenery), which was published after Sato committed suicide in 1990. The novel simply and realistically depicts life in the seaport town of Hakodate, Hokkaido as he saw it and is said to offer a glimpse into the lives of various people going through individual hardships.
Plot: After massive restructuring, Souta (Pistol Takehara) finds himself forced out of his job at a local shipyard. He decides to go on an impromptu trip with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura) to witness the first sunrise of the new year from the peak of a mountain.
A planetarium operator (Kaoru Kobayashi) deals with the pain caused by his wife’s betrayal.
After taking over his family’s gas company, Haruo...
The film is based on Yasushi Sato’s unfinished novel “Kaitanshi Jokei” (Sea Coal City Scenery), which was published after Sato committed suicide in 1990. The novel simply and realistically depicts life in the seaport town of Hakodate, Hokkaido as he saw it and is said to offer a glimpse into the lives of various people going through individual hardships.
Plot: After massive restructuring, Souta (Pistol Takehara) finds himself forced out of his job at a local shipyard. He decides to go on an impromptu trip with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura) to witness the first sunrise of the new year from the peak of a mountain.
A planetarium operator (Kaoru Kobayashi) deals with the pain caused by his wife’s betrayal.
After taking over his family’s gas company, Haruo...
- 9/24/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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