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Japan Cuts XVI Review: In THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY, Love Is A Subversive Sengoku-Era Battlefield

Indeed, Oda Nobunaga is one of the most well-documented figures in world history. His is a recurring legacy in many a multimedia product in film and TV, and to no one’s surprise is source material rich with potential that filmmakers to this day are curious to adapt stories illustrating his life. Keishi Otomo, the mind behind adapting the biggest manga-inspired franchise of the past decade with Rurouni Kenshin, found a way in fitting fashion with his usual caliber of work alongside The Confidence Man JP trilogy and Parasyte adaptation screenwriter Ryota Kosawa.

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New THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY Poster Revealed

Set to arrive just in time to celebrate the 70th anniversary in Toei, Rurouni Kenshin franchise director Keishi Ohtomo’s newest period epic, The Legend & Butterfly is coming to Japan theaters on January 27. Headliners Takuya Kimura and Haruka Ayase star from a script by Ryota Kawase (The Confidence Man: JP trilogy, Parasyte Part 1 & 2).

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Fantasia XXV Review: CAUTION, HAZARDOUS WIFE: THE MOVIE, Love On The Edge With Heartshot Espionage Thrills

If there’s one thing that serves as inviting to watch a recent series, its getting to screen that show’s feature film continuation, which is nifty little way to truly end a series drama on a high note. To that end, it definitely depends on how those behind the scenes attempt to weave together the connecting stories. Arguably, it might even lead to the notion that said film can even stand on its own – a notion that Toya Sato’s Caution: Hazardous Wife: The Movie certainly puts to the test in segueing from the cliffhanger end of the titular NTV drama starring Haruka Ayase (Honnouji Hotel, Ichi) and Hidetoshi Nishijima (Silent Night, Mozu franchise) in reprisals of their respective roles.

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