The live-action drama of writer Takeichi Abaraya and Oddtaxi series creator Kadzuya Konomoto's RoOT/Route of OddTaxi manga announced a bunch of cast announcements today, including the live-action renditions of all the anime characters, including lead taxi driver Odokawa, his friends, Mystery Kiss and much more. The cast of RoOT/Route of OddTaxi Here’s the entire live-action cast list: Daisuke Kuroda as Chief Ibusuki of the Ibusuki Detective Agency Mary Sara as Akamichi , who helps in investigations Rio Teramoto as Kanon , a hostess who is high school friends with Reina Hinako Kikuchi as the missing high school girl Reno Nakamura from Nogizaka46 as Rui Nikaidо , the center of idol group Mystery Kiss Yuki Ito as Shiho Ichimura , a member of idol group Mystery Kiss Momoko Kobayashi as Yuki Mitsuya , a member of idol group Mystery Kiss Hiroyuki Toritani as Fuyuki Yamamoto , the manager of Mystery Kiss Yu Inaba as...
- 1/31/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
Ever since “The Exorcist” (1973) little children have proven their ability to scare us. In the Japanese horror industry, titles like Hideo Nakata’s “Dark Water” (2002) or Takashi Shimizu’s “Ju-On” (2002) picked up that trend and turned it into a success model. The Short Film “Payment” by Kazuyuki Miyabe features a single mother, who is missing her daughter. As the dorm’s janitory comes under suspicion, the case seems closed. But the ending holds up some breathtaking revelations.
Payment screened at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Satomi (Fusuako Urabe) is a mother awaiting the return of her young daughter, Yumi, who has gone missing. When the police investigation runs into difficulties, she grows suspicious of the apartment building’s secretive janitor. One day, Satomi happens upon the janitor at the garbage collection area who then proceeds to inform her of something no one else would know except Satomi and her daughter.
Payment screened at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Satomi (Fusuako Urabe) is a mother awaiting the return of her young daughter, Yumi, who has gone missing. When the police investigation runs into difficulties, she grows suspicious of the apartment building’s secretive janitor. One day, Satomi happens upon the janitor at the garbage collection area who then proceeds to inform her of something no one else would know except Satomi and her daughter.
- 1/15/2021
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
HBO Asia’s “Folklore” is a six-episode, hour-long series that takes place across six Asian countries – Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Each episode is based on a country’s deeply-rooted myths and folklore, featuring supernatural beings and occult beliefs. The respective episodes are helmed by a director from that country and filmed locally in the country’s primary language. In the particular segment, Takumi Saitoh deals with the myth of the tatami ghost, one of the most famous Japanese “legends”.
Folklore is available to Us subscribers on HBO Now®, HBO Go®, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms
Makoto Kishi, a mute murder scene writer whose mentality is unstable to say the least, return to his home for his father’s funeral, and the past hits him quite hard with a number of shocking memories emerging in his head. At the same time, he discovers a secret door...
Folklore is available to Us subscribers on HBO Now®, HBO Go®, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms
Makoto Kishi, a mute murder scene writer whose mentality is unstable to say the least, return to his home for his father’s funeral, and the past hits him quite hard with a number of shocking memories emerging in his head. At the same time, he discovers a secret door...
- 2/2/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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