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The 48th Japan Academy Film Awards ceremony took place on March 14, 2025 at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, with free announcer Shinichi Hatori and actress Sakura Ando hosting the show.

“A Samurai in Time” continued gathering awards after the three it netted from Nikkan Sports, Michihito Fujii cemented his place on the top of the current directors, while Yuumi Kawai highlighted that she is the next super star of the local industry. “Kingdom 4″ Return of the General” expectedly won the majority of the technical awards. Here is the full list

Best Picture

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Best Animation Film

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Best Director

Michihito Fujii – Faceless

Best Screenplay

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Best Actor in a Leading Role

Ryusei Yokohama – Faceless

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The award ceremony for the 48th Japan Academy Film Prizes was held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo on March 14. From the five nominees in the animation category, Look Back won the Best Animation of the Year award. Additionally, the eight main animators of Look Back were also selected for the Creative Contribution Award, which was newly established this year to honor engineers who have made particularly outstanding contributions to the films selected for the awards. The eight animators were: Kiyotaka Oshiyama , Toshiyuki Inoue , Yuka Geshi , Takuya Ninuma , Katsuhiko Kitada , Shuichi Ohara , Tasan , and Ayako Hata . Among them, Oshiyama also served as the director, screenplay writer, and character designer of the film. Meanwhile, actor Yuumi Kawai , who voiced one of the film's two protagonists, Fujino, won the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role award for her role as An Kagawa in the Yu Irie-directed...

Sony’s Columbia Pictures has secured the rights to remake “366 Days,” the Japanese romantic drama that has taken the box office by storm, for English-speaking audiences.

Co-produced and co-distributed by Shochiku and Sony Pictures Japan, the film has been a major hit locally since its Jan. 10 release. Propelled by strong word-of-mouth, “366 Days” climbed to No. 1 in total admissions by its fourth weekend and has since become the highest-grossing local film produced by a Hollywood studio in Japan based on an original screenplay. The film has grossed more than $11 million.

Directed by Takehiko Shinjo with a screenplay by Kaho Fukuda, “366 Days” draws inspiration from the popular Japanese band Hy’s beloved song of the same name. Columbia’s Peter Kang is overseeing the remake on behalf of the studio.

The film follows Minato Makiya, played by Eiji Akaso (“Pending Train”), a high school senior in Okinawa who falls...

Fans of the comedy horror Bodies Bodies Bodies will be disappointed to learn that the movie will leave Netflix on Sept. 19, 2024. But the good news is that a long list of horror comedies is available on the streaming service to fill the void. And don't miss this year's Netflix & Chills lineup.

Bodies Bodies Bodies and other horror comedies are a unique subgenre of horror that mixes slasher elements with absurd comedic ones. Mixing comedy with horror is nothing new, as Edgar Allan Poe and other writers often combined the two in their works.

Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky is the fourth installment of the Child's Play franchise, written by creator Don Mancini and directed by Ronny Yu, also known for Freddy vs. Jason (2003). Brad Dourif returns as the voice of Chucky, with Jennifer Tilly portraying Tiffany Valentine, a role she would reprise in several other installments of the franchise.

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“Though handsome and successful, Satoru Mukai suddenly realises he's been single for ten whole years and has no idea how to initiate a new relationship,” reads the series synopsis on Netflix. While the premise doesn't sound particularly compelling, Eiji Akaso as the leading man is reason enough to give it a chance. Coming fresh off recent shows like TBS's “Pending Train”, and “Ishiko and Haneo: You're Suing Me?”, Akaso brings his signature boyish good looks and endearing awkward tics to the character of Satoru Mukai, an office worker whose impending 33rd birthday forces him to face the harsh reality that his decade-long hiatus from the dating scene has cost him the happy married life and adorable children the rest of his peers all seem to have.

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Despite the success of the first film, a sequel for Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead has not been confirmed by Netflix yet. The cast for a potential sequel would likely include the three main characters, as well as other survivors from the first film. With a sprawling manga series to draw from, there is plenty of content left for a potential Zom 100 sequel to explore, and it could continue the story of Akira and his friends in the post-apocalyptic world.

Netflix's adaptation of Haro Aso's manga series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead turned out to be a surprise hit for the streaming giant, so is there any Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 2 news coming down the pipeline? While Aso's sprawling series has been canonized in 14 tankōbon volumes, the Netflix movie tells a more succinct story in its roughly 2-hour runtime. With a...

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Warning: This article contains Spoilers for the Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead live-action movie and the manga.

Netflix's Zom 100 movie covers the first 11 chapters of the manga and features several key differences in the story, including changes to the opening sequence and Akira's backstory. The live-action adaptation changes Zom 100's chronology. For example, it introduces Kencho earlier in the story, before the zombie outbreak. Akira's bucket list has fewer items in the movie compared to the manga, and the items themselves differ between the two versions.

There are several differences between Netflix’s Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead live-action movie and the Zom 100 manga, which recently received an anime adaptation as well. Less than a month after the Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead anime premiered, the 2018 manga by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata now has a live-action adaptation.

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a live-action film adaptation of Haro Aso's manga series, known for its unique take on the zombie genre. The story follows the optimistic Akira Tendo, who creates a bucket list in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The cast is filled with talented actors, including Eiji Akaso, Shuntarô Yanagi, Mai Shiraishi, and Kazuki Kitamura, who bring their characters to life in this post-apocalyptic world.

Haro Aso's manga series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead got a live-action film adaptation courtesy of Netflix, and the Zom 100 live-action cast is full of talented actors and a few familiar faces. Aso's manga first was published and serialized in the magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-x in 2018 and soon became a hit thanks to its interesting spin on the zombie genre, quirky humor, and relatable characters. Immortalized in 14 volumes, an anime adaptation of Zom 100 soon followed,...

As unrealistic as zombie apocalypses are, the main character in Netflix’s movie 100 Zom: Bucket List of the Dead is easy to relate to. At the start of this live-action adaptation of Haro Asō’s manga, Akira Tendō (Eiji Akaso) is annoyingly chipper as he starts his new job. Soon enough, though, reality hits Akira like a bullet train, and he becomes yet another exploited employee at his workplace. While his misery appears to be eternal, Akira is eventually given a second chance at life as a zombie virus overwhelms the world.

Upon learning of mankind’s fate, one caused by a mysterious and contagious virus, Akira is ecstatic. He doesn’t have to go to work anymore now that most everyone is either dead or zombified. As inappropriate as his first reaction seems, the story prefaces the chaos with enough evidence of why someone like Akira would rejoice in such a dire situation.

Zombie movies are not new to our sensibilities. Anyone planning on making a zombie flick is under a great deal of pressure to avoid the trodden path and yet give the thrills expected with this subgenre of horror comedy. Yusuke Ishida’s Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead tries to showcase its own take on the zombie apocalypse through the compelling metaphor of corporate slavery.

The story of Zom 100 is told as an adventure tale experienced by a freshly employed Akira Tendo. Akira thinks that as a new member of the workforce, he will get to experience an exciting life, but he soon understands that the reality is completely different. The unending working hours, the overtime, and the authoritarian leaders all ensure that Akira loses his spirit entirely, until one day, it is reawakened by a zombie apocalypse, and he resolves to check everything off his bucket list. The...

Japanese movies can do it all; they could be thought-provoking and real-life-inspired films like Plan 75, which addresses the growing older population in Japan, as well as mindless anime adaptations like Assassination Classroom. In short, Japanese cinema boasts some of the most fantastic actors and talented directors in the world today, and Yusuke Ishida’s Zom 100 is no exception to the rule. Adapted from a manga by Haro Aso, this live-action movie is a young man’s journey towards freedom from corporate slavery and learning to follow his heart amidst a world infested by zombies. Starring Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, and Shuntaro Yanagi, among others, the movie shines as a horror comedy with a tinge of slice-of-life mixed into it, as Akira Tendo (Akaso) rediscovers himself when his surroundings are overrun by zombies. Read on for an exhaustive review of Zom 100, we hope this is right up your alley.

What Is The Movie About?...

“Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” is a comedy movie directed by Yusuke Ishida. It is based on the manga series of the same name by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata. It stars Eiji Akaso as Akira Tendo.

Are you looking for a well-crafted comedy that is both relaxed and visually appealing? “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” successfully combines these aspects and delivers more than what it promises in a film.

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Akira wakes up one day to find himself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. The world is in chaos, and everyone has been turned into zombies.

But not everything is a disaster, because Akira is happy that he doesn’t have to go to work.

About the Film Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

The film stays true to its style, even though it may not be particularly ambitious. It is an ideal...

Where has time gone? August is officially here, bringing with it a slew of new titles arriving on streaming. This month also edges us even closer to the Halloween season, which means you can expect the horror programming to start ramping up in earnest.

August offers brand new streaming exclusives and recent releases that’ll give you a chance to catch up on 2022 and 2023 horror.

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It’s Ghostbusters meets Beetlejuice in this gateway horror comedy. In the Screambox exclusive, “Lilith is sent to boarding school where she meets the Ghastly brothers, a pair of strange ghost hunters. Together, they need to rid the school of the demons who have made it their home!”

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead...

The summer movie season rolls on as we officially break into August, and this first week of the month is loaded with fresh horrors on the big screen and the small screen as well.

Here’s all the new horror releasing August 1– August 6, 2023!

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First up, Ghastly Brothers is streaming exclusively on Screambox now!

The Dutch supernatural horror-comedy harkens back to such gateway horrors as Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, and Goosebumps.

“Lilith is sent to boarding school where she meets the Ghastly brothers, a pair of strange ghost hunters. Together, they need to rid the school of the demons who have made it their home.”

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We may be into the dregs of summer, but there's been no shortage of great content on TV over the last few months.

Netflix continues to share returning series, new series, and exciting movies. August promises to be another banner month for the streaming service.

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Untold: The Jake Paul Story - August 1

At 26, is Jake Paul the boxing world's new savior or a "delusional" promoter who packs more punch in his marketing skills than in his right hand?

It depends on whom you ask in Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child, an unflinching deep dive into how a wide-eyed kid from Ohio morphed from Internet sensation to most polarizing man in sports. For every high-profile critic (UFC president Dana White), there's another supporter in his corner (former professional boxer Mike Tyson).

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A live-action film based on the Japanese manga Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is set to be released through the Netflix streaming service on August 3rd, and with that date swiftly approaching a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Yûsuke Ishida from a screenplay by Tatsuro Mishima, based on the manga written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead has the following synopsis: Akira Tendo works at an exploitative company where he suffers endless hours and harassment from his boss. Spending more days feeling dead than alive, he awakes to discover his town has been devastated and overtaken by zombies and suddenly feels excited at the prospect of not needing to go to the office anymore. After witnessing an older co-worker he looked up to become a zombie,...

Netflix has announced this morning that their live action horror movie Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead will premiere on August 3, and they’ve also unleashed the official trailer.

The film is a feature length, live action adaptation of the Japanese manga. Netflix previews the upcoming Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “a fresh zombie comedy comes to life, packed with laughs and thrills for anyone stressed out by modern society.”

Watch the official trailer below, which features a massive zombie shark!

Written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata, the manga series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead debuted in October 2018. Here’s the plot synopsis for the live action movie…

Akira Tendo (Eiji Akaso) works at an exploitative company where he suffers endless hours and harassment from his boss. Spending more days feeling dead than alive, he awakes to discover his town has been...

"It might just be people like you who can save everyone from a pandemic like this." Netflix has debuted the full-length official trailer for a live-action adaptation of a fun Japanese manga called Zom 100. The wacky zomcom film's full title is Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead and it's about a frustrated guy who decides to create his "bucket list" of dream activities when a zombie outbreak takes over Japan. A young man who has had life sucked out of him through his power-harassing boss wakes up one day to a zombie apocalypse and pursues his own "zombie apocalypse bucket list." When it begins - he lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. "A fresh and exciting zombie movie that brings laughter and thrills!" Starring Eiji Akaso as Akira, with Mai Shiraishi,...

Netflix Buys Japanese Romcom ‘Turn To Me Mukai-Kun’ From Nippon TV

Netflix has acquired romantic comedy drama Turn To Me Mukai-Kun from Japan’s Nippon TV. The series will stream on Netflix starting July 12, immediately after its broadcast on Nippon TV’s Wednesday primetime slot. Hulu Japan, which is owned by Nippon TV, will also stream the series in Japan immediately after its primetime broadcast. Based on the award-winning manga by Yoko Nemu, the series stars Eiji Akaso as a young man with a perfect life but disastrous love life who reconnects with an unforgettable ex.

‘How Do You Live?’ To Be First Studio Ghibli Film To Get Simultaneous Imax Release

Japan’s Studio Ghibli has announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, How Do You Live?, will have an Imax release when it opens in Japan this Friday (July 14), marking the first of the animation master’s films to release simultaneously in Imax.

Netflix has acquired Nippon TV’s upcoming already completed rom-com drama “Turn to me Mukai-kun.”

The series explores the story of a man who has lost touch with the intricacies of a relationship, a universal theme for anyone unlucky in love, or in search of that special someone.

The series will stream on Netflix Japan starting Wednesday, immediately after Nippon TV’s Wednesday primetime air slot, with global streaming of the series to follow on all Netflix outlets. Hulu Japan, which is owned by Nippon TV, will also stream the series immediately after the Japan terrestrial and cable broadcast.

“Turn to me Mukai-kun” is based on the award-winning manga by Nemu Yoko, currently running on a popular monthly comic magazine Feel Young. Local heart throb Akaso Eiji stars in the leading role with Ikuta Erika, Fujiwara Sakura, Okayama Amane and Ziasen Naomi alongside.

Viewers are immersed in the tumultuous dating...

"I don't have to go to work anymore? Yatta!!!!" Netflix has revealed the first look teaser trailer for a live-action adaptation of a popular Japanese manga called Zom 100. The zomcom film's full title is Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead and it's about a corporate worker who gets caught up in finally living out his "bucket list" dreams during a zombie outbreak. A young man who has had life sucked out of him through his power-harassing boss wakes up one day to a zombie apocalypse and starts to pursue his "zombie apocalypse bucket list." He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. "A fresh and exciting zombie movie that brings laughter and thrills!

As part of Geeked Week, Netflix announced the new movie Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, based on the Haro Aso Japanese manga series and dropped the following photo above.

The pic, directed by Yusuke Ishida and adapted by Tatsuro Mishima follows a young man whose doldrum life at work under the thumb of brutish boss is turned around when the zombie apocalypse arrives. Seeing he doesn’t need to toil at the office any longer, he sets his mind on surviving the onslaught, coming up with a bucket list of 100 things before he’s turned into a zombie. Pic stars Eiji Akaso and Mai Shiraishi, the latter known as a former member of the J pop band Nogizaka 46.

Akira Morii produces in conjunction with Robot and Plus One Entertainment.

No release date was announced.

Netflix on Tuesday announced a new film based on the popular Japanese manga series “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead,” a zombie movie and horror comedy set to premiere on the streaming network.

“Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” was unveiled as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week presentations that continued Tuesday.

The film is inspired by the manga series of the same name, written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata.

No release date was announced, though Netflix did release a first look image you can see above.

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A cavalcade of creatures from Japanese folklore come alive in “The Great Yokai War: Guardian,” a hugely enjoyable fantasy-adventure directed by the famously prolific and supremely versatile Takashi Miike. Starring amazingly talented child actors Kokoro Terada and Rei Inomata as brothers summonsed by peace-loving spirits to stop an angry demon from engaging in the time-honored Japanese monster movie tradition of destroying Tokyo, this smashing piece of young-adult entertainment should be a big hit in Japan, where it’s sure to get plenty of love from older adults as well. With its standout visuals and uplifting messages about trust, friendship and acceptance, “Guardians” should attract the interest of specialized overseas distributors following its international premiere as the closing-night attraction of Fantasia 2021.

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