In an exciting announcement for fans of Great Teacher Onizuka, it has been revealed that the original cast members from the 1998 adaptation will reunite for the upcoming drama Gto Revival.
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yuta Yamazaki, Yosuke Kubozuka, Hidenori Tokuyama, Shun Oguri, and Naohito Fujiki, who portrayed pivotal characters such as Kunio Murai, Masaru Watanabe, Yoshito Kikuchi, Kenji Youda, Noboru Yoshikawa, and Ryuji Saejima respectively in the iconic series, are set to reprise their roles in this highly anticipated revival.
It was previously revealed that Takashi Sorimachi will return to portray the role of Onizuka.
Other cast includes:
Shinya Kote as Takeshi Fujiyamada Sae Okazaki as Miyu Ayahara Kosuke Suzuki as Koichi Ichikawa Mei Hata as Rin Endo Rikako Yagi as Suzuka Ichikawa Wataru Hyuga as Haruto Uno
Gto Revival is scheduled to release on April 1, 2024, on Kansai TV, Fuji TV. Blue Encount will perform the theme song “Poison”.
The plot for...
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yuta Yamazaki, Yosuke Kubozuka, Hidenori Tokuyama, Shun Oguri, and Naohito Fujiki, who portrayed pivotal characters such as Kunio Murai, Masaru Watanabe, Yoshito Kikuchi, Kenji Youda, Noboru Yoshikawa, and Ryuji Saejima respectively in the iconic series, are set to reprise their roles in this highly anticipated revival.
It was previously revealed that Takashi Sorimachi will return to portray the role of Onizuka.
Other cast includes:
Shinya Kote as Takeshi Fujiyamada Sae Okazaki as Miyu Ayahara Kosuke Suzuki as Koichi Ichikawa Mei Hata as Rin Endo Rikako Yagi as Suzuka Ichikawa Wataru Hyuga as Haruto Uno
Gto Revival is scheduled to release on April 1, 2024, on Kansai TV, Fuji TV. Blue Encount will perform the theme song “Poison”.
The plot for...
- 2/23/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
The official Twitter account of the upcoming Gto Revival live-action drama unveiled a new trailer previewing the theme song on Feb 5, 2024. Blue Encount will perform the theme song “Poison”.
Gto Revival is scheduled to release on April 1, 2024, on Kansai TV, Fuji TV.
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4月1日よる9時#反町隆史 主演#GTOリバイバル
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新キャスト一挙解禁!#岡崎紗絵 #小手伸也 #八木莉可子 #畑芽育 #日向亘 #鈴木浩介 が出演
さらに!主題歌は…#ブルエン が #Poison を
リバイバルアレンジ✨
反町も歌唱参加!
コメントはこちら
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Gto Revival is scheduled to release on April 1, 2024, on Kansai TV, Fuji TV.
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4月1日よる9時#反町隆史 主演#GTOリバイバル
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新キャスト一挙解禁!#岡崎紗絵 #小手伸也 #八木莉可子 #畑芽育 #日向亘 #鈴木浩介 が出演
さらに!主題歌は…#ブルエン が #Poison を
リバイバルアレンジ✨
反町も歌唱参加!
コメントはこちら
☞https://t.co/BihQQmRhNY
PR動画も公開...
- 2/5/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
The early 2000s mark not only the busiest period within director Johnnie To’s body of work, but also a phase during which he released some of this most interesting films, the majority of which collaborative efforts with Wai Ka-Fai. Even though it is difficult to choose one project as the best among the plethora of films To made in those years, his 2001 effort “Fulltime Killer” probably stands out as one of his boldest movies in terms of shaking up the genre formula as well as exploring the concept of the hitman in what may be an entertaining action film, but also one of the cleverest pieces of meta-fiction within Hong Kong cinema.
At the center of the movie we have the character of O (Takashi Sorimachi) and Lok Tok-Wah (Andy Lau), both of which make a living doing hits for the various Asian crime syndicates. Whereas...
At the center of the movie we have the character of O (Takashi Sorimachi) and Lok Tok-Wah (Andy Lau), both of which make a living doing hits for the various Asian crime syndicates. Whereas...
- 1/28/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Arrow Video has been a leader of UK Blu-Ray and DVD distribution when it comes to genre titles. Today, they have made my day by announcing that they are releasing the Complete Collection of Kinji Fukasaku’s Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. All five films, also known as The Yakuza Papers, will see a limited Blu-Ray release in the UK (Region B) and Us (Region A). The announcement came straight from their Facebook page.
New UK/Us Title Announcement: Battles Without Honor And Humanity Dual Format Bd & DVD [Limited Edition]
Battles Without Honor & Humanity – this seminal series of epic gangsterism told with gritty realism plays like a head-spinning fusion of Martin Scorsese and Paul Greengrass! This Limited Edition collections features Kinji Fukasaku’s (Battle Royale) original five films in the series with brand new extras, the never-before-seen in the west ‘Complete Saga’ and a 150-page hardback book! Limited to just 2000 copies...
New UK/Us Title Announcement: Battles Without Honor And Humanity Dual Format Bd & DVD [Limited Edition]
Battles Without Honor & Humanity – this seminal series of epic gangsterism told with gritty realism plays like a head-spinning fusion of Martin Scorsese and Paul Greengrass! This Limited Edition collections features Kinji Fukasaku’s (Battle Royale) original five films in the series with brand new extras, the never-before-seen in the west ‘Complete Saga’ and a 150-page hardback book! Limited to just 2000 copies...
- 8/13/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
One of the the most prolific directors in Hong Kong, let alone the world, Johnnie To is a filmmaker who I’m surprised has never been asked to join the Criterion Collection with any number of his films. Until now, perhaps. Not only did IFC Films pick up his critically acclaimed film Vengeance (which was put out by Mpi Home Video) but they also recently asked him what his 10 favorite Criterion films were, which you can see right here. He’s very short and sweet as to why he loves these films, but while perusing the list, one can see his influence and how he crafts his films.
So we here at the Criterion Cast like to play guessing games and are wishful thinkers, so here’s a top 10 Johnnie To films that we wish could enter the Criterion Collection. Remember, a lot of hands are on these films, in...
So we here at the Criterion Cast like to play guessing games and are wishful thinkers, so here’s a top 10 Johnnie To films that we wish could enter the Criterion Collection. Remember, a lot of hands are on these films, in...
- 6/18/2011
- by James McCormick
- CriterionCast
While it has been known for some time that Shingo Katori from the Japanese Pop-group Smap (jup, the one from the Ninja Scroll live-action adaptation) will continue the work of Shintaro Katsu and Takeshi Kitano and will play the role of Ichi, the full cast has just been announced. Tokyograph mentions Takashi Sorimachi (Fulltime Killer, Yamato) and Satomi Ishihara (The Climber’s High) in supporting roles and Chieko Baisho, Youki Kudoh, Koichi Iwaki, Yoshio Harada, Kanzaburo Nakamura and Seishiro Kato in smaller roles.
But I think more interesting than all these names is the fact that Sorimachi will play a close friend of Ichi while cute Ishihara will be his wife!
Looks like director Junji Sakamoto (Children of the Dark, Chameleon) wants to show another side of the lone wolf Ichi, who already went through a sex change in 2008 when Haruka Ayase played his/her part in Ichi.
The shooting began in early March,...
But I think more interesting than all these names is the fact that Sorimachi will play a close friend of Ichi while cute Ishihara will be his wife!
Looks like director Junji Sakamoto (Children of the Dark, Chameleon) wants to show another side of the lone wolf Ichi, who already went through a sex change in 2008 when Haruka Ayase played his/her part in Ichi.
The shooting began in early March,...
- 4/23/2009
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
Opened Friday, March 21
New York
"Fulltime Killer" imbues fast-moving action suspense with a vigorous visual style to explore the rivalry of two hired assassins, with playful tips of the hat to numerous crime films along the way. Directing duo Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai make the most of Hong Kong star Andy Lau's youthful charisma, which is at full throttle here. There's a fine chemistry of contrasts between Lau's exuberance and the quiet, slow-burning intensity Takashi Sorimachi brings to his role.
Based on a best-selling novel by Edmond Pang, the film was a hit on home turf in 2001. Word of mouth may entice audiences beyond genre fans during its Stateside limited release.
The story moves quickly into high gear, crisscrossing Asia as its two Hong Kong-based protagonists carry out deadly assignments, approaching their work from opposite ends of the spectrum. The preternaturally cool O (Sorimachi), a native of Japan who's traded in his original identity to become Asia's No. 1 assassin, is a man of few words who lives in the shadows. Hot on his heels is Lau's upstart Tok, a flashy, self-styled film buff who rhapsodizes about the art of trailers, draws direct inspiration from movies and takes undesirable jobs at bargain rates as he plots to challenge O's crown.
Toward that end, Tok becomes involved with Chin (Kelly Lin), the shy video-store clerk who moonlights as O's maid. He steps into her life with supreme confidence, albeit from behind a grinning Clinton mask (an overt nod to "Point Break"). In one of the film's most audacious scenes, Tok excuses himself from a cafe tete-a-tete with Chin to commit a quadruple hit in broad daylight -- and then returns breathlessly to their date. Soon, he's instructing her in the fine art of automatic weapons.
But Tok's swagger and brazenness belie a deep-seated fear, evidenced in his extreme physical reaction to close calls, among them a hair's-breadth encounter with a speeding subway train, tightly framed to heighten the tension. Two Interpol cops on his trail (Simon Yam and Cherrie Ying) unearth the supposed key to Tok's murderous ways, but this less-than-convincing back story feels beside the point. More successful dramatically are the film's sketched-in glimpses of O's psychology; his guilt over a past incident, depicted in haunting images, fuels his resolve when at last he makes his move with Chin.
The lead actors' appeal is especially apparent when their characters finally meet: The killers interact with striking ease, their mutual respect bordering on affection as they joke over dinner before the climactic showdown. The least effective of the film's action sequences, the battle between O and Tok serves as prelude to a postmodern twist that places Yam's Interpol cop center stage.
Compelling throughout, Lau and Sorimachi get strong support from the rest of the cast. To and Wai alternate adrenaline-rush set pieces with more brooding, contemplative scenes, using stylized interiors to express O's hermetic existence. The effective score, ranging from techno to classical, is a crucial element propelling the stark spin on anonymity vs. celebrity.
"Fulltime Killer" never takes itself too seriously and is as much a winking comment on movies as an exploration of human nature. When Lau's character cites an Alain Delon film, he could also be talking about his own project: "Not the best movie", he says. "But I like the style".
FULLTIME KILLER
Palm Pictures
Milky Way Image Co
and Teamwork Motion Pictures in association with CMC Magnetics Corp.
Credits:
Directors: Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
Screenwriters: Wai Ka-fai, Joseph O'Bryan
Based on the novel by: Edmond Pang
Producers: Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai, Andy Lau
Executive producer: Shirley Lau
Director of photography: Cheng Siu-keung
Art directors: Silver Cheung, Jerome Fung
Music: Guy Zerafa
Editor: David M Richardson
Cast:
Tok: Andy Lau
O: Takashi Sorimachi
Lee: Simon Yam
Chin: Kelly Lin
Gigi: Cherrie Ying
Running time --100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
New York
"Fulltime Killer" imbues fast-moving action suspense with a vigorous visual style to explore the rivalry of two hired assassins, with playful tips of the hat to numerous crime films along the way. Directing duo Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai make the most of Hong Kong star Andy Lau's youthful charisma, which is at full throttle here. There's a fine chemistry of contrasts between Lau's exuberance and the quiet, slow-burning intensity Takashi Sorimachi brings to his role.
Based on a best-selling novel by Edmond Pang, the film was a hit on home turf in 2001. Word of mouth may entice audiences beyond genre fans during its Stateside limited release.
The story moves quickly into high gear, crisscrossing Asia as its two Hong Kong-based protagonists carry out deadly assignments, approaching their work from opposite ends of the spectrum. The preternaturally cool O (Sorimachi), a native of Japan who's traded in his original identity to become Asia's No. 1 assassin, is a man of few words who lives in the shadows. Hot on his heels is Lau's upstart Tok, a flashy, self-styled film buff who rhapsodizes about the art of trailers, draws direct inspiration from movies and takes undesirable jobs at bargain rates as he plots to challenge O's crown.
Toward that end, Tok becomes involved with Chin (Kelly Lin), the shy video-store clerk who moonlights as O's maid. He steps into her life with supreme confidence, albeit from behind a grinning Clinton mask (an overt nod to "Point Break"). In one of the film's most audacious scenes, Tok excuses himself from a cafe tete-a-tete with Chin to commit a quadruple hit in broad daylight -- and then returns breathlessly to their date. Soon, he's instructing her in the fine art of automatic weapons.
But Tok's swagger and brazenness belie a deep-seated fear, evidenced in his extreme physical reaction to close calls, among them a hair's-breadth encounter with a speeding subway train, tightly framed to heighten the tension. Two Interpol cops on his trail (Simon Yam and Cherrie Ying) unearth the supposed key to Tok's murderous ways, but this less-than-convincing back story feels beside the point. More successful dramatically are the film's sketched-in glimpses of O's psychology; his guilt over a past incident, depicted in haunting images, fuels his resolve when at last he makes his move with Chin.
The lead actors' appeal is especially apparent when their characters finally meet: The killers interact with striking ease, their mutual respect bordering on affection as they joke over dinner before the climactic showdown. The least effective of the film's action sequences, the battle between O and Tok serves as prelude to a postmodern twist that places Yam's Interpol cop center stage.
Compelling throughout, Lau and Sorimachi get strong support from the rest of the cast. To and Wai alternate adrenaline-rush set pieces with more brooding, contemplative scenes, using stylized interiors to express O's hermetic existence. The effective score, ranging from techno to classical, is a crucial element propelling the stark spin on anonymity vs. celebrity.
"Fulltime Killer" never takes itself too seriously and is as much a winking comment on movies as an exploration of human nature. When Lau's character cites an Alain Delon film, he could also be talking about his own project: "Not the best movie", he says. "But I like the style".
FULLTIME KILLER
Palm Pictures
Milky Way Image Co
and Teamwork Motion Pictures in association with CMC Magnetics Corp.
Credits:
Directors: Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
Screenwriters: Wai Ka-fai, Joseph O'Bryan
Based on the novel by: Edmond Pang
Producers: Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai, Andy Lau
Executive producer: Shirley Lau
Director of photography: Cheng Siu-keung
Art directors: Silver Cheung, Jerome Fung
Music: Guy Zerafa
Editor: David M Richardson
Cast:
Tok: Andy Lau
O: Takashi Sorimachi
Lee: Simon Yam
Chin: Kelly Lin
Gigi: Cherrie Ying
Running time --100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
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