Iryu 3 to Air in October on Fuji TV
Tokyo Graph News reported today that the drama series Iryu will begin its third season this fall on Fuji TV. The announcement included the appearance of two new characters. Based on Akira Nagi’s manga by the same name, Iryu is led by actor Kenji Sakaguchi. Izumi Inamori will also be returning to the series after [...]
Actor Tsuyoshi Abe Marries Shi Ke this Past Weekend
Some quick celebrity news out of Japan, Actor Tsuyoshi Abe announced on Monday that he married Chinese actress Shi Ke. The two of them met while filming the movie “Stand in Love” in 2006. The marriage became official when the couple registered themselves on Sunday at a Tokyo office. One of Abe’s best known roles [...]
Aoi Miyazaki to Star in Solanin Live Adaptation
When Asmik Ace announced their upcoming lineup, the primary focus was on the live adaptation of Inio Asano’s Solanin. The trailer featured Aoi Miyazaki (Nana) playing the guitar and on vocals. Filming starts on April 25. Source: Sports Hochi (via Tokyo Graph)
Announcement for an Announcement – Crunchyroll Hints More Live-Drama on the Way
Yesterday Crunchyroll’s leader, Shinji, announced that next week he will be announcing the return “a ton” of live-action drama titles. There was no specific day of the week given. Shinji said in the forum that “we’ve been working hard with Korean, Japanese and Chinese content owners” in order to make the deal happen and said [...]
Viz Pictures Annouces Street Date for DEATH NOTE II DVD
Last night Viz Pictures announced that the DVD of DEATH NOTE II is expected to hit the shelves on February 10, 2009. The movie is a direct sequel to the first live adaptation of DEATH NOTE. The movie begins with Light Yagami assisting in hunt of a serial killer known as ‘Kira’. In the mean [...]
MTV Catches up with Darren Aronofsky Regarding Lone Wolf and Cub Movie
If you’ve been holding your breath for an American adaptation of Lone Wolf and Cub, I hope you’re ready for an even longer haul. MTV recently contacted Darren Aronofsky regarding the project and the odds do not look good. Mr. Aronofsky said to MTV “The rights from Japan were never cleared. They tried for a [...]
Main Cast for BANDAGE Announced on Orion
Orion announced the main cast for the movie BANDAGE yesterday. Although the movie won’t be available until 2010, they began filming back on November 3. Some of the cast members include, Jin Akanishi, Kie Kitano, Nobuaki Kaneko, and Ayumi Ito. Taking place in the early 90′s, Akanishi is the leader of a band who is [...]
Viz Picture and Fathom to Release DEATH NOTE II on the Silver Screen
Viz Pictures and NCM FATHOM are teaming up once again to bring you full length Japanese movies onto the silver screen before they hit the store shelves. This time it is the popular sequel to the first DEATH NOTE movie, it’s “DEATH NOTE II: The Last Name” that will appear in almost 400 theaters across [...]
Pacifc Media Expo Set for Veteran's Day Weekend
This was actually announced back in June, but hopefully I will be forgiven… I stopped by the PMX website a couple of days ago and discovered that the convention will be returning to the LAX Hilton on Veterans Day weekend. This will be the second time that the convention will be held during this holiday [...]
VIZ Pictures Announces NANA 2 to be Released July 29th
VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, announced the release of NANA 2, the feature film sequel to the popular rock and roll drama by the same name. Like the original movie, the Nana 2 follows the lives of girls sharing the same name, but with very different lifestyles. Here’s a synopsis of the movie [...]