Moviegoers in Japan are only a few days away from the upcoming release of coming-of-age drama Brats, Be Ambitious! The film is the third and latest directorial effort by Shin Adachi, best known for penning flicks like Popeyed Goldfish and memorable romantic boxing drama, 100 Yen Love to name a few.
Eiji Uchida (Offbeat Cops) and Shinzo Katayama (Missing) have paired up to stir some much-needed craziness this summer as Life of Mariko in Kabukicho revs up a June release. Steered by lead actor Sairi Itoh from a script by both directors along with Yoshitatsu Yamada, the story sees our star as Mariko, a bar owner who moonlights as a detective and is assigned to help find an alien living amongst the residents of Kabukicho.
Signal: The Movie helmer Hajime Hashimoto will have plenty to present for his latest goings-on since then now that the first mini-promo is here for gangster/jidaigeki spoof, Bakamatsu Without Honor And Humanity. It’s only fitting that a title like this comes out of Toei seeing as the title takes its cues from the classic crime saga of yesterday shepherded largely by the late, legendary Kinji Fukasaku for the studio – here now broached once more with a comedic, fantastical twist with Hashimoto directing from a script by Kamen Rider vet, Nobuhiro Mori.
Less than a month away from its Japan release is the long-awaited gangster crime thriller, Hell Dogs, starring Junichi Okada and Kentarô Sakaguchi. Toei and Sony Pictures Japan are handling its distribution, which means we should see the film’s release outside the region at some point.
Fans asked; Shout! Factory, as usual, delivered! Fan favorite and classic Heisei-era tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kuuga will be making it’s way to blu-ray as a further celebration of the franchise’s 50th anniversary. Originally premiered in Japan in 2000, Kuuga began the Heisei-era with a new spin on the original Kamen Rider formula, and to this day remains a must watch for new fans of tokusatsu and veterans alike. After the success of the Kamen Rider Zero-One release by Shout!, many thought this would follow, and on September 20, Kuuga finally has it’s moment in the spotlight!
A new collaboration project has been announced with writer and director Hideaki Anno ( Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shin Godzilla) and his Shin films at it’s core. Billed as a “Miracle Project” on it’s official website, the collaboration has been launched in tandem by Toho, Color, Tsuburaya Productions, and Toei as a dream collab of four heroes that represent Japan.
At a special live event, it was announced that a new film to continue the story of 2010’s Kamen Rider OOO would be released. Kamen Rider OOO: Revival of the Core Medals is the next film to be released in Toei’s V-Cinext series, and features the return of several characters from the beloved series to the screen. The film will have a limited theatre screening in Spring 2022, and a Blu-Ray/DVD release August 24th.
Toei has shared new details and trailers ahead of the release of the return of one of it’s most popular Sentai teams’ return to the screen: Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger. Along with sharing a new poster and one minute long trailer for the V-Cinext film, they have confirmed release dates for not only the Blu-Ray and DVDs, but a limited theatrical run as well.
What do you get when you take three hard-as-nails Yakuza underlings and give them a sex change as part of their penance? Possibly one of the wackiest tales ever featured in any medium, but you can bet Jasmine Gyuh was up to the task back in 2015 upon birthing the hit manga, Back Street Girls, from Kodansha.
Watch the new trailer below!
So I really wouldn’t recommend this box set to those that don’t know anything about Kamen Rider right now but if you do want to take a look at who these awesome heroes are, there have been remakes of the original Double Riders: Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next.
FLOWER MOUND, TX, May 30, 2014 – Prepare for the Dragon Ball Z experience of a lifetime as Earth’s greatest heroes hit the big screen in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods! Stunning animation and epic new villains highlight this first new Dragon Ball feature film in over seventeen years!
The new poster and trailer have arrived for the upcoming CG-animated sci-fi action feature film, Space Pirate Captain Harlock. The film is a remake based on an original manga character dating back to the 1950’s and 1970’s by artist Leiji Matsumoto, about a hero who becomes a space pirate and rebels against Earth’s government to save mankind.
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