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A comedy in which four dull single middle-aged men struggle to fulfill the wishes of a longing woman who reunited for the first time in 20 years. In order to capture the heart of the former heroine, she depicts the adventures of men who are eager to find the mysterious “Yaunpe” she wants. The director said, “Wow! Ryo Miyawaki such as “Sukehira”. Hiroyuki Ikeuchi such as “Rock’n’Roll Sewing Machine”, Daisuke Miyagawa such as “Sakuranbo no Koi”, Satoru Matsuo such as “Shin Godzilla”, Tetsuhiro Ikeda such as “Ghostwriter Hotel”, Misako Renbu, Muramatsu Toshifumi, Kurihara, and Umika Kawashima will co-star.

And when I say insane, I mean insane. “Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie” is based on the television program of the same name, and that’s pretty much where my knowledge of the project begins and ends. The film, which opened in Japan on November 26th, is obviously aimed at children, but that honestly doesn’t matter. It looks too freaking insane for me to pass up. Besides, it’s not everyday that you get to see Japanese versions of Dracula, Wolfman, and Frankenstein, let alone in the same damn movie. Insert peculiar cinematic happiness here! Here’s a deeply confusing synopsis for you to peruse: Kaibutsukun (Satoshi Ono) is the young prince of Kaibutsu (monster) land who decides to go to Earth to prove to his people that he is worthy of becoming king. Kaibutsukun is accompanied by his friends Dracula (Norito Yashima), Wolfman (Ryuhei Ueshima), and Franken (Choi Hong-Man...

The cast and crew of Yoshihiro Nakamura’s upcoming live-action 3D Kaibutsu-kun movie were recently on location in Jaipur, India, where they shot scenes set in a fictional new area called “Curry Kingdom”. Newly announced cast additions Takaya Kamikawa and Kazuki Kitamura were also there, playing characters which will be integral to the film’s plot.

The movie is a big-budget continuation of the Kaibutsu-kun TV drama which aired on Ntv from April-June 2010. The drama, which was based on a Fujiko Fujio manga and anime, involves a young prince from the land of monsters who was sent to the human world by his father in order to receive the training necessary to succeed the throne.

The film takes place about a month after Kaibutsu-kun (Satoshi Ohno of Arashi) returns from the human world. It’s finally time for him to take over the throne, but in lieu of thunderous applause,...

The official website for the upcoming original video horror/drama release Keitai Kanojo has been updated with a trailer. The Ov was directed by Mari Asato (The Grudge: Girl in Black ) and stars Airi Suzuki of the J-pop unit °C-ute.

As previously reported by Tokyograph, this is based on a cell phone novel of the same name and is a follow-up to Keitai Kareshi, which was turned into a movie starring Umika Kawashima in 2009.

The sequel is set six months after the events of the first film. A cell phone dating simulation game called “Keitai Kanojo” has picked up where “Keitai Kareshi” left off and the image of a girl named Erika (played by Gravure Japan 2010 winner Seika Taketomi) is discovered on the cell phone of a man who dies violently. Suzuki plays a high school student who’s also named Erika and happens to look like the girl on the phone.

The official website for Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai, the live-action debut of director Yutaka Yamamoto (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), has been updated with a new full-length trailer. The film is based on a story written by novelist Akira while still in high school which went on to win the Renai Shousetsu (love novel) Contest in 2004.

The story is set on a remote island in the corner of Kyushi called Hitokage, where teenager Yamako Iriomote (Umika Kawashima) finds herself unable to confess her love for a certain upperclassman (Jingi Irie). She’s written countless drafts of a love letter meant for him, but ends up stuffing them away in her pocket. To make matters worse, a particularly obnoxious upperclassman (played by comedian Satoshi Kanada) gets his hands on one of her letters, and Yamako is forced to deal with him to avoid any further humiliation.

“Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai” will...

Although some production footage from Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai was released to various media outlets a few weeks back when the theme song was announced, the real theatrical teaser trailer wasn’t released until earlier today through the film’s official website. Normally I would just embed the clip here, but they’ve gone to great lengths to DRM-protect the stream and warn people not to do it in multiple languages. Message received.

The film marks the live-action debut of director Yutaka Yamamoto (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Kannagi) and is based on a story written by novelist Akira while still in high school. It went on to win the Renai Shousetsu (love novel) Contest in 2004 and was published by now-defunct Hekitensha in January of 2005.

The story is set on a remote island in the corner of Kyushi called Hitokage, where teenager Yamako Iriomote (Umika Kawashima) finds herself...

Early last week, Tokyograph reported that 16-year-old Umika Kawashima would be covering the 1997 debut of pop idol-turned-actress Ryoko Hirosue, "Maji de Koi Suru 5 Byou Mae", as the theme song for her upcoming movie Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai.

Tokyo Metropolitan Television aired the news the same day, and someone was kind enough to upload the relevant clip -- complete with the very first footage made available from the film -- to YouTube:

The actual cover can only be heard briefly around the 1:15 mark. Compare with the original:

"Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai" marks the live-action debut of Yutaka Yamamoto, director of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", "Lucky Star", and "Kannagi". It's based on a story written by novelist Akira while still in high school. Kawashima plays a girl named Yamako who desperately wants to confess her love for an upperclassman (Jingi Irie), writing several drafts of a confession note only to...