Studio Ghibli’s “Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)” has managed to stay on the Oricon DVD Ranking chart for 500 weeks now. Having been released on September 28th, 2001, the DVD has stayed on the rankings for nine years and ten months as of August 1st. More »

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Actress Iwata Sayuri, who plays the heroine in the upcoming movie “Assassin,” recently appeared at an event for Assassin at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. “Assassin,” directed by Go Ohara, was filmed last November in Sendai, Miyagi, and will hit theaters on October 8th. More »

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It was recently announced that singer fumika will be singing the theme song of actress Takeuchi Yuko’s upcoming movie, “HAYABUSA.” The theme song will be a ballad, titled “Taisetsu na Hikari,” and will be fumika’s second single. More »

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Mayu Shinjo the Manga creator announced on her blog that a live-action film adaptation of her Ai Ore! Love Me! (Ai-Ore! Danshikō no Hime to Joshikō no Ōji) had been put on the definite list, hopefully with the film being open to Japan at the end of the year. More »

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You may have heard of Director Spike Lee from his works like Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X etc. More »

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A trailer for the new Doraemon movie, titled “Doraemon Nobita to Kiseki no Shima: Animal Adventure,” was recently revealed through its official site. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on March 2012, and will celebrate the 100th year before Doraemon’s birth (September 3, 2112). Be sure to check out the movie trailer below! More »

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On Friday, a publicity representative for TOHO posted a photograph of the courtroom from Takashi Miike’s live-action adaptation of CAPCOM’s Ace Attorney video game franchise. The award-winning art staff that worked on Jūsan-nin no Shikaku is also working on this film as well. More »

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It was announced that the Hello! Project unit, Buono!, would be starring in their very first movie called “Gomenasai” (”Sorry”). The film was adapted from a popular mobile horror story, and will feature all three members as high school students who get dragged into series of paranormal experiences. More »

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Perfume had previously went to Hollywood for the worldwide premiere of the animated movie, “Cars 2.” On July 4th, Fuji TV’s “Mezamashi TV” had aired their coverage on Perfume’s trip. In the video, we see Perfume go to the red carpet to meet the fans and some of the Hollywood celebrities. Be sure to check out the segment on their trip below! More »

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It was just revealed that Berryz Koubou’s Kumai Yurina and C-ute’s Suzuki Airi will be starring together in the upcoming suspense horror movie, “Oosama Game,” based on author Kanazawa Nobuaki’s cell-phone novel of the same name. The movie is scheduled for a release this winter, and will also feature guest appearances by members of both groups. More »

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