Sunday 10 April 2016

No Tomorrow Seom. Sarajin Saramdeul 섬. 사라진 사람들 South Korean 2016 Film

No Tomorrow Seom. Sarajin Saramdeul 섬. 사라진 사람들 South Korean 2016 Film

     Movie: No Tomorrow
    Revised romanization: Seom. Sarajin Saramdeul
    Hangul: 섬. 사라진 사람들
    Director: Lee Ji-Seung
    Writer: Jang Jae-Il, Lee Ji-Seung
    Producer: Han Dong-Hwan, Lee Ji-Seung, Ryoo Sung-Jin
    Cinematographer: Jo Hyung-Rae
    Release Date: March 3, 2016
    Runtime: 88 min.
    Distributor: Contents Panda
    Language: Korean
    Country: South Korea

Reporter Lee Hye-Ri attempts to solve a mysterious case that took place on a remote island.

Early working title was "Sarajin Naeil" ("Gone Tomorrow").

 Cast

    Park Hyo-Joo - Lee Hye-Ri
    Bae Sung-Woo - Sang-Ho
    Lee Hyun-Wook - Suk-Hoon
    Ryoo Joon-Yeol - Ji-Hoon
    Choi Il-Hwa - Heo Sung-Goo
    Keum Dong-Hyun - Hyo-Joong
    Kang Hyun-Joong - Mr. Kang

Ninja The Monster Japanese 2016 Film

Ninja The Monster Japanese 2016 Film

     Movie: Ninja The Monster
    Romaji: Ninja The Monster
    Japanese: Ninja The Monster
    Director: Ken Ochiai
    Writer: Akihiro Dobashi
    Producer: Shuhei Akita
    Cinematographer: Chris Freilich
    Release Date: February 20, 2016
    Runtime: 84 min.
    Genre: Action
    Distributor: Shochiku
    Language: Japanese
    Country: Japan

The shogunate announced “ninja prohibition order”. Gohime (Aoi Morikawa) and her party travel to Edo to ask for Nagano han’s relief. Denzo (Dean Fujioka) is a former ninja, with a mysterious past, now travelling with Gohime's party as security. While in the mountain, their group is attacked by a monster. Only Gohime and Denzo survive. Denzo aims to protect Gohime from the monster, but they also develop feelings for each other.

 Cast

    Dean Fujioka - Denzo
    Aoi Morikawa - Gohime
    Soko Wada
    Rantaro Mine

Night of 7 Years 7Nyeonui Bam 7년의 밤 South Korean 2016 Film

Night of 7 Years 7Nyeonui Bam 7년의 밤 South Korean 2016 Film

     Movie: Night of 7 Years (literal title)
    Revised romanization: 7Nyeonui Bam
    Hangul: 7년의 밤
    Director: Choo Chang-Min
    Writer: Jung Yoo-Jung (novel)
    Producer:
    Cinematographer:
    Release Date: 2016
    Runtime:
    Language: Korean
    Country: South Korea

Seo-Won has gone through a lot as the son of a murderer. He learned that his father was executed. Seven years ago, his drunken father Hyun-Soo, working as the leader for a management team at a dam, drives out to Seryeong Village where the dam is located. He hits a girl and throws the girl into the lake. Since then, Hyun-Soo goes crazy due to guilt. Young-Je is the dead girl's father takes revenge upon Seo-Won.

Based on the novel "7Nyeonui Bam" by Jung Yoo-Jung (published April 6, 2011 by EunHaeng NaMu Publishing co.).

Filming begins October, 2015.

 Cast

    Jang Dong-Gun - Young-Je
    Ryoo Seung-Ryong - Hyun-Soo
    Song Sae-Byeok - Seung-Hwan
    Ko Gyung-Pyo - Seo-Won
    Moon Jeong-Hee - Hyun-Soo's wife

Bitter & Sweet Nigakute Amai にがくてあまい Japanese 2016 Film

Bitter & Sweet Nigakute Amai にがくてあまい Japanese 2016 Film

     Movie: Bitter & Sweet (literal title)
    Romaji: Nigakute Amai
    Japanese: にがくてあまい
    Director: Shogo Kusano
    Writer: Yumio Kobayashi (manga), Tomohiro Otoshi
    Producer:
    Cinematographer:
    Release Date: 2016
    Runtime:
    Language: Japanese
    Country: Japan


Maki Eda (Haruna Kawaguchi) works for an advertising agency at a large company. She is a single and doesn't have good luck with men. She also isn't very good at cooking and likes eating junk food. One day, she meets Nagisa Katayama (Kento Hayashi). He is an art teacher and a vegetarian. Unlike Maki, Nagisa cooks very well. The two people then happen to live together. Maki realizes that she is in love with Nagisa, but Nagisa is gay. Through his cooking, they solve their own problems and become important to each other.

Based on the manga series "Nigakute Amai" by Yumio Kobayashi (first published November 13, 2009 in magazine Eden).

 Cast

    Haruna Kawaguchi - Maki Eda
    Kento Hayashi - Nagisa Katayama

Neko Nanka Yondemo Konai 猫なんかよんでもこない。 Japanese 2016 Film

Neko Nanka Yondemo Konai 猫なんかよんでもこない。 Japanese 2016 Film

     Movie: Neko Nanka Yondemo Konai
    Romaji: Neko Nanka Yondemo Konai
    Japanese: 猫なんかよんでもこない。
    Director: Toru Yamamoto
    Writer: Sugisaku (manga), Toru Yamamoto, Tamio Hayashi
    Producer:
    Cinematographer:
    Release Date: 2016
    Runtime:
    Language: Japanese
    Country: Japan

Based on the manga series "Neko Nanka Yondemo Konai" by Sugisaku (published May 17, 2012 by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha).

 Cast

    Shunsuke Kazama - Mitsuo
    Mayu Matsuoka - Ume
    Takeshi Tsuruno - Mitsuo's older brother

Natsumi's Firefly Natsumi no Hotaru 夏美のホタル Japanese 2016 Film

Natsumi's Firefly Natsumi no Hotaru 夏美のホタル Japanese 2016 Film

     Movie: Natsumi's Firefly (literal title)
    Romaji: Natsumi no Hotaru
    Japanese: 夏美のホタル
    Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
    Writer: Akio Morisawa (novel)
    Producer:
    Cinematographer:
    Release Date: June 11, 2016
    Runtime: 110 min.
    Distributor: Aeon Entertainment
    Language: Japanese
    Country: Japan


Natsumi (Kasumi Arimura) wants to become a photographer. She takes a bike which her late father left behind and goes to a forest to find a firefly she saw with her father. In the forest, Natsumi meets old mother Yasu and old son Jizo. They run a general store. Natsumi learns how to live in nature from them. She has happy summer days there. One day, Jizo tells her that he became estranged from his son in the past.

Based on the novel "Natsumi no Hotaru" by Akio Morisawa (published December, 2010 by Kadokawa Shoten).

 Cast

    Kasumi Arimura - Natsumi
    Asuka Kudo
    Kaoru Kobayashi
    Ken Mitsuishi
    Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Monday 4 April 2016

Brother - Hyeong - 형 South Korean 2016 Film

Brother - Hyeong - 형 South Korean 2016 Film

     Movie: Brother (working & literal title)
    Revised romanization: Hyeong
    Hangul: 형
    Director: Kwon Soo-Kyung
    Writer: Yoo Young-A
    Producer:
    Cinematographer:
    Release Date: 2016
    Runtime:
    Distributor: CJ Entertainment
    Language: Korean
    Country: South Korea


Doo-Sik (Cho Jung-Seok) gets paroled from prison thanks to his younger brother ( Do Kyung-Soo) Doo-Young. Doo-Young is a promising judo athlete. After 15 years, Doo-Sik (Cho Jung-Seok) suddenly appears in front of Doo-Young and they begin to live together. Doo-Young becomes involved in an accident before the selection for the national team

Filming began October 19 and finished December 31, 2015 in Songpa, Seoul, South Korea

 Cast

    Cho Jung-Seok - Doo-Sik
    Park Shin-Hye - Judo Coach
    Do Kyung-Soo - Doo-Young