In its eighth weekend of May 31- June 2, Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram , the 27th feature film in the Case Closed/Detective Conan anime franchise, earned 229 million yen (1.47 million Usd) on 172,000 admissions according to Kogyo Tsushinsha , 24.7 percent down from last weekend , but keeping the same third-place position. As reported yesterday, the film's official website announced that The Million-dollar Pentagram had earned a cumulative 14.4 billion yen (91.57 million Usd) from 10.06 million ticket sales during its 52-day run through June 2 in Japan. It has already become the highest-grossing film in the C ase Closed/Detective Conan anime franchise, and the 16th top-grossing film of all-time ever released in Japan, surpassing Makoto Shinkai's 2019 film Weathering With You with 14.23 billion yen (90.38 million Usd). Related : Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram Anime Film Surpasses 10 Million Ticket Sales After making its second place debut last weekend, Umamusume: Pretty Derby Beginning of a New Era , an all-new...
- 6/4/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
CoMix Wave Films (Cwf), the animation studio behind such films as Your Name. (2016) and Suzume (2022), produced the short anime movie Hatsukoi no Nioi ( The Smell of First Love ), directed by up-and-coming animator Maho Takagi . Takagi has participated in many popular anime works, including Weathering With You (2019), Ssss.Dynazenon (2020), Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021), and Suzume . Hatsukoi no Nioi is her directorial debut work. The sweet, but bitter tale of first love reminded by the smell of a scarf, featuring a newly-written song of the same name by singer-songwriter Sakura Fujiwara , is now streaming on her official YouTube channel . The project started with using animation to express the coquettish charm of women as portrayed by Director Takagi. Since a life-size song to accompany the girl was essential to the story, Takagi offered Sakura Fujiwara to create the song as her ideal singing voice. Takagi had always been a big fan of Fujiwara.
- 5/20/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Tokyo, Japan – Comics Wave Film (Cwf), the acclaimed animation studio behind hits like “Your Name” and “Suzume no Tojimari,” proudly announces the release of “First Love’s Fragrance,” a short animation directed by the up-and-coming animator Asaho Takagi. This film, set to premiere on May 20th, features an original song by renowned singer-songwriter Sakura Fujiwara.
A New Talent Emerges
Asaho Takagi, known for her work on popular animations, steps into the director’s chair for the first time with “First Love’s Fragrance.” The story, woven around the bittersweet memories evoked by the scent of a scarf, is brought to life through Takagi’s unique artistic vision. The animation promises to capture the coquettish charm of its female protagonist, a theme central to Takagi’s creative direction.
A Collaboration of Visuals and Melody
The creation of “First Love’s Fragrance” was a collaborative effort between Takagi and Fujiwara, whose music...
A New Talent Emerges
Asaho Takagi, known for her work on popular animations, steps into the director’s chair for the first time with “First Love’s Fragrance.” The story, woven around the bittersweet memories evoked by the scent of a scarf, is brought to life through Takagi’s unique artistic vision. The animation promises to capture the coquettish charm of its female protagonist, a theme central to Takagi’s creative direction.
A Collaboration of Visuals and Melody
The creation of “First Love’s Fragrance” was a collaborative effort between Takagi and Fujiwara, whose music...
- 5/19/2024
- by Jun Satō
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The official website for the forthcoming live-action feature film adaptation of Soiichiro Yamamoto's romantic comedy manga series Teasing Master Takagi-san , also known as Karakai Jozu No Takagi-san , released teaser trailers and a teaser visual featuring the two main cast members — Mei Nagano as the main heroine, Takagi, and Fumiya Takahashi as the male protagonist, Nishikata. As previously reported , the film's story is set ten years after the original manga when Takagi returns to her old school as an educational intern. Nishikata has grown up and became a physical education teacher at the same school. The clip depicts the scene of their first reunion in ten years. Voice actor Yuki Kaji, who played Nishikata in the anime series , serves as the narrator. 30-second edition 15-second edition The teaser visual was shot on Shodoshima Island, where the film's main story took place, and includes the tagline "Nishikata, I'm home." Related: Teasing Master...
- 1/19/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
One thing that Japanese cinema seems to lack particularly lately is tension, with the majority of movies going out of the country following the calm and smooth road the festival-darling directors have paved for the most part. As such, it is always a pleasure to watch movies that do bring much tension in the narrative, with Masato Harada proving once more, after “Hell Dogs” and “Sekigahara”, that knows how to handle the particular aspect. Let us see how the rest of the film fares though.
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Adapted from Hiroyuki Kurokawa's 2015 novel, “Keiso” (“Weeds”) the story focuses on Neri, a swindler who works for Takagi, a local mafia boss with ties to the political world, conning elderly with her group of ragtag “catchers”, as she calls them probably in “underground” slang. Neri tries to lay low as much as she can,...
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Adapted from Hiroyuki Kurokawa's 2015 novel, “Keiso” (“Weeds”) the story focuses on Neri, a swindler who works for Takagi, a local mafia boss with ties to the political world, conning elderly with her group of ragtag “catchers”, as she calls them probably in “underground” slang. Neri tries to lay low as much as she can,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Soichiro Yamamoto’s Teasing Master Takagi-San is yet inspiring another live-action adaptation, and this time in the form of a film. It is scheduled to release on May 31, 2024.
While the previously announced live-action series follows the manga storyline portraying the middle school days of the two main characters, the film is set ten years after the their middle school days. It will feature an original story.
Mei Nagano will play the role of Takagi, who is now a now a trainee teacher in alma mater, and Fumiya Takahashi will play Nishikata, who is a gym teacher at the same school.
Rikiya Imaizumi will serve as the director for the live-action film while also co-writing the scripts with Tomoki Kanazawa and Jun Hagimori. Takashi Ohmama is in charge of composing the music.
Just like the live-action series, the film is also set in on Shodo Island at Kagawa Prefecture, which served...
While the previously announced live-action series follows the manga storyline portraying the middle school days of the two main characters, the film is set ten years after the their middle school days. It will feature an original story.
Mei Nagano will play the role of Takagi, who is now a now a trainee teacher in alma mater, and Fumiya Takahashi will play Nishikata, who is a gym teacher at the same school.
Rikiya Imaizumi will serve as the director for the live-action film while also co-writing the scripts with Tomoki Kanazawa and Jun Hagimori. Takashi Ohmama is in charge of composing the music.
Just like the live-action series, the film is also set in on Shodo Island at Kagawa Prefecture, which served...
- 11/28/2023
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Hiroyuki Tanaka, better known under the pseudonym Sabu, has started his career as an actor, but in the 1990s became a director, which arguably proved to be a much more successful venture for him. Especially internationally, he has made quite a reputation for himself, creating a unique blend of comedy and drama with many philosophical, sometime even social comments.
Running and walking are one of the recurring motifs within his filmography, especially his early work. It is both a means to escape something, a yakuza henchman chasing a character or a postman trying his best to deliver the mail. But there are also the walkers among the protagonists in his work, attempting to find some kind of hidden meaning in chaos, it seems.
In this list, we will take a look at how Sabu employs running and walking in his features
1. Dangan Runner (1996)
Already his debut feature introduces the concept of running,...
Running and walking are one of the recurring motifs within his filmography, especially his early work. It is both a means to escape something, a yakuza henchman chasing a character or a postman trying his best to deliver the mail. But there are also the walkers among the protagonists in his work, attempting to find some kind of hidden meaning in chaos, it seems.
In this list, we will take a look at how Sabu employs running and walking in his features
1. Dangan Runner (1996)
Already his debut feature introduces the concept of running,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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