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The previously-announced live-action Gintama film won't be making its debut in Japan until July 2017, but we already have our first look at the main cast in motion. The official website popped up a quick teaser showing Shun Oguri as Gintoki, Masaki Suda as Shinpachi, …Read more »
You’re going to want to see this. Nissin, the makers of Cup Noodle, have been killing it lately with awesome viral videos promoting their instant ramen. Last time around idol Kanna Hashimoto pulled off some crazy Cup Noodle-related stunts, and this time, and this time …Read more »
Bakkakkoii is a portmanteau of baka (stupid) and kakkoii (cool), and that pretty much describes exactly this recent commercial for Nissin Cup Noodle. The commercial stars Kanna Hashimoto, a member of idol group Rev. from DVL who recently appeared in the live-action Assassination Classroom film …Read more »
SPIRITED AWAY: Live on Stage is coming to Blu-ray and streaming services! The footage comes from Tokyo’s Imperial Theatre, and the Blu-ray will offer two discs so you can see both sets of casts playing the characters. The Blu-ray comes out on November 14. Specific …Read more »
The third live-action Kingdom film adapting the manga by Yasuhisa Hara has proven to be a hit, so it should come as no surprise that a fourth is in the works. Production was confirmed for the next entry during a September 12 stage greeting at …Read more »
So far the very successful Spirited Away play in Japan has had two actresses rotating in the role of Chihiro, the main character. Next year, however, two more actresses will be added to the rotation, both of whom already have impressive credentials: Rina Kawaei and …Read more »
The numbers are in for the latest box office weekend in Japan, and for the third week in a row the third live-action Kingdom film came out on top. Based on the manga by Yasuhisa Hara, Kingdom: Unmei no Honoo opened in Japan on July …Read more »
The official live-action Spirited Away stage play has been a hit in Japan, and now it’s been announced that the play will move beyond its home country. Next year, between April and July (with specific dates still coming) the play will be performed at the …Read more »
July 28 marks the Japanese premiere of the third live-action Kingdom film, based on the manga by Yasuhisa Hara. While fans wait for Kingdom: Unmei no Hono (Flames of Destiny) to open, TOHO recently shared a new trailer previewing more of the epic saga and …Read more »
In February we learned that GKIDS will be bringing the Spirited Away stage play to cinemas in North America for special screenings, and now we have some new dates. Due to what GKIDS calls “overwhelming fan demand,” two more dates have been added and now …Read more »
Not everyone can be in Japan to see SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t see it at all! GKIDS, which also distributes Studio Ghibli anime movies, has revealed that it’s gotten North American audiovisual distribution rights for SPIRITED AWAY: …Read more »
Following up on last year’s Kingdom II: Harukanara Daichi e (To Distant Lands), more information has arrived for the third entry in the series. The new film now has the official title of Kingdom: Unmei no Honoo (The Flame of Fate) and will adapt the …Read more »
Shin Sawada and Renji Asai’s The Violence Action manga is coming to the big screen in a live-action film on August 19, and a new clip arrived this week to preview more of the feature. This one is all about the moment assassin Kei meets …Read more »
People were getting themselves seated for the Spirited Away play at the Misono-za theater in Nagoya when it was announced the performance had been cancelled. Romi Park, who plays Yubaba and Zeniba in alternative performances, had been diagnosed with COVID. Park said she was using …Read more »
The live-action movie adaptation of the horror title Karada Sagashi (translated as Body Search) will hit Japanese theaters on October 14, just in time for Halloween. A teaser visual has been released. The movie stars Kanna Hashimoto as Asuka Morisaki. It’s being directed by Eiichirō …Read more »
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