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The official YouTube channel for the upcoming live-action web drama and feature film adaptation of the Oshi no Ko manga series has released a main trailer for the drama series. In addition to introducing the main cast members, "Warera Kanzen Muteki no Idol!!" ("We are the perfect and invincible idol"), an original song performed by the in-show idol group B-Komachi, is revealed for the first time in the clip. Related: Oshi no Ko Live-Action Drama and Movie Reveal Teaser Trailer, Visual The eight-episode drama series will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on November 28, 2024. Then the feature film that tells the drama's sequel story will release in Japan on December 20, 2024, distributed by Toei. Smith , best known for his music video works for NMB48 and Kishidan, serves as the feature film's director. He also directs the drama series alongside Hana Matsumoto , who has also worked on music videos for HKT48, TrySail,...

The notion that possessing a firearm, for most people in a civilized society, is a rare and fascinating thing is the ideological underpinning of Japanese thriller “The Gun 2020.”

The pitch may have its limits in the U.S., but in the hands of director Masaharu Take (“100 Yen Love” “Netflix’ “The Naked Director”) the story flows from a student’s accidental discovery of a handgun, right when she needs it, through to the slaying of a neighbor, and to a police chase. Along the way the back story of both the gun and the woman become clearer.

The film stars “Shoplifters” standout Lily Franky as a detective, alongside Kyoko Hinami and Koichi Sato. It is conceived as a sequel of sorts to Take’s “The Gun” which also started with the discovery of a weapon, and was presented at the autumn 2018 edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival.

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With a final wave of programming, the 2019 edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival has now released its full lineup, featuring over 130 incredible features from across the globe.

Fantasia International Film Festival

Montreal, Quebec – July 11 to August 1

In addition, the festival is also very proud to announce a record number of repertory titles, its esteemed 2019 jury, a horror film location bus tour through Montreal, and exciting, one-of-a-kind live events with producer Edward R. Pressman, “First Blood” director Ted Kotcheff, and iconic horror host Joe Bob Briggs.

Japanese horror icon ”Sadako” will open fantasia 2019!

Sadako

Twenty years ago, Fantasia celebrated the North American Premiere of Hideo Nakata’s “Ringu” and its sequel, which led to Dreamworks acquiring the franchise and is largely seen as having been the birth of J-Horror in the West. This Summer, the festival is proud to open its 23rd edition with the series’ latest sequel, “Sadako” (North...