Music by Kenshi Yonezu and Dark Atmospheres in upcoming films and series, from Kurosawa’s Cloud to the bombs of Last Mile, the horror Ano ko wa dare and much more
by zettaiLara
With the spring season already underway, here we are to do some order, collecting below the trailers released in recent days, also relating to the films that will soon arrive in Japanese cinemas.
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Haru Tennōji is an excellent communicator, who easily gains the appreciation of people of all ages and genders thanks to the natural attitude and approach he shows towards anyone; However, reality has it that Haru is extremely ambitious and willing to do anything for success. When he is offered a job at Dragon Bank, the largest IT company in the country, the young man refuses, preferring to start a company with his friend Manabu Taira with the aim of earning a trillion dollars; Manabu is an excellent engineer, but on a personality level he is the opposite of Haru and often finds it difficult to communicate with people; for the same reason, he failed the job interview with the Bank, yet he and his friend signed up to the trillion (one thousand billion) dollar goal.
The Trillion Game project of the two friends Haru and Gaku is now a solid reality: their start-up, which has led them to start businesses in various sectors, is profitable and allows them to aim ever higher.
The ambition of earning the sum of a trillion dollars has not yet died down, as has the rivalry with the beautiful Kirihime of the rival Dragon Bank: the new goal is the resort where the most profitable casino in the whole is located Japan!
Warner Bros announces the distribution of the film based on the manga of the same name by Taro Nogizaka, published in Italy by Star Comics. The good ones Yuya Yagira (Gannibal) and Yuina Kuroshima (Saving my stupid youth) will play the protagonists:
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Natsume Arata is a former delinquent who now works as a government official at a children’s social services facility. In order to help the family of a young victim, he goes to prison to talk to a woman suspected of being the serial killer Shinju Shinagawa. After talking to her, the man asks her to marry him, in order to discover the whole truth behind the accident; Shinju, sentenced to death, begins a complicated game with Arata…
Last Mile – investigations, mystery, terrorists, drama – film (summer 2024)
The film is written by the good one Akiko NogiWhile Ayuko Tsukahara (My Happy Marriage) directs the protagonists Hikari Mitsushima And Masaki Okada.
Curiosity: the work is set in the same narrative universe as Unnatural And MIU404 unit.
The theme song “Garakuta” (trash) will be edited by Kenshi Yonezu.
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The night before Black Friday, one of the most commercially challenging days ever, a cardboard box delivered by the largest shopping site in the world explodes. From there begins a series of other cases of mysterious explosions, and the entire nation is shocked to learn the shocking facts.
Erena Funado has just started working as the managing director of a warehouse center for large-scale retail trade that covers three-quarters of the Kanto area. The woman must try to gain control of the unprecedented situation together with team manager Ko Nashimoto.
House of the Owl – drama, father/son relationship – drama (April 2024) – Disney+
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Ryutaro Ogami is “The Owl”, a man who controls the whole of Japan through his shadow, capable of solving any scandal by covering it up or, conversely, bringing it to light. The son Ryu Ogami, on the other hand, denotes a sense of justice at opposite poles compared to his father, and tries in every way to work behind the scenes to remedy his parent’s actions.
Sayuri – horror, family – film (summer 2024)
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A family moves to a new country house. However, something is wrong, and what should have been an oasis of peace slowly turns into a nightmare.
Ano ko wa dare – horror, mystery, suicide, school – film (July 19, 2024)
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During the summer holidays, temporary teacher Honoka Kimishima is in charge of an additional class. One day, a student suddenly jumps from the school roof and dies mysteriously in front of Honoka. Honoka notices the mystery surrounding a student who shouldn’t be there. Honoka has 5 students in her supplementary class, including Miura Hitomi and Maekawa Takeru. Honoka soon discovers a shocking truth about that boy.
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Aoi Kiriyuu lost her mother as a child, and then grew up with her father in a town where, in 2008, a series of murders occurred; one of the victims was the little sister of the classmate on whom Aoi had a crush, whose body was found by Aoi herself, who was so traumatized that she lost many of her memories of the tragic event. Aoi’s father had been arrested as the alleged serial killer, and feeling that she had lost everything about her, the young girl left her hometown. Sixteen years later the woman returns as a detective, in search of the truth, to prove the innocence of her father; a new incident occurs, and this is how Aoi and her colleague Kei discover the truths hidden behind the faces of the woman’s former classmates.
Cloud – drama, marginalization, suspense – film (27 September 2024)
The acclaimed director returns to work with two films Kiyoshi Kurosawawhich for one of its two new films chooses the talented protagonist Masaki Suda:
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Ryosuke Yoshii is a man like many others, who earns a living by reselling objects on the internet; Without realizing it, however, Ryosuke also earns the hatred and resentment of the people around him. The man is thus dragged into a desperate struggle in which he risks his life.
From the manga by Yoshiharu Tsuge, a film with Ryo Narita:
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Yoshio is a mangaka who lives in Kitamachi and struggles to make ends meet; the owner of the apartment he rented, Oyaji, is involved in unclean activities and sends him to help the novelist Imori move. Yoshio thus meets Fukuko, a woman fresh from a divorce, and is enchanted by her beauty, even though the woman is already seeing someone. In the meantime, Imori sets up an advertising agency, borrowing his name, to sell his novel. Yoshio tries to contribute to Imori’s needs despite himself and helps him; the man ends up in a strange coexistence with Imori and Fukuko.
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