Last year, Takashi Miike announced that a sequel for “The Great Yokai War” was in production for Summer 2021. Also, since the initial announcement, details regarding its production and cast slowly began appear throughout the year. Now, for those unaware, the original film released in 2005 paying tribute to Kadokawa Daiei’s “Yokai Monsters.” The “Yokai Monsters” trilogy were feudal era based films adapting stories from Japanese mythology and folklore. Whereas, Takashi Miike’s film adapted them for the modern era, while drawing influences from Mizuki Shigeru’s manga GeGeGe no Kitarō. Titled,…
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Live-Action Bleach Film Encore Screening Announced
The Japan Society website has updated with the announcement that the live-action film adaptation for the Bleach franchise will be receiving an encore screening at the Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. The film’s first screening is set for 7:45 P.M., which is currently sold out. The second screening will be set at 11:00 P.M. on the same day. The event will be co-presented by Anime NYC and Japan Cuts. Shinsuke Satō, the director the film, will be making an appearance in the first screening to introduce the event and will also participate in a Q&A. More details including ticket…
Read MoreLive-Action Bleach Film Preview Streamed
Warner Bros. Japan has updated their official Youtube channel with a new trailer for the live-action film adaptation of the Bleach franchise. The latest trailer features the film’s theme song titled, “Mosquito Bite,” which is performed by ALEXANDROS. The trailer also features some battle scenes involving Ichigo Kurosaki (Sōta Fukushi), Renji Abarai (Taichi Saotome), and Byakuya Kuchiki (MIYAVI). Last week, several character trailers featuring a look at some of the main characters were also posted to the official Warner Bros. Japan Youtube channel. The live-action Bleach film will premiere in Japanese theaters on July 20 and will later premiere at the Japan Cuts Festival in…
Read MoreLive-Action Bleach Film Character Trailers Streamed
Warner Bros. Japan has updated their official Youtube channel with three character trailers for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of the Bleach franchise. For those who are unaware, the film is based on Tite Kubo’s manga of the same name. The trailers feature a look at Ichigo Kurosaki (Sōta Fukushi), Rukia Kuchiki (Hana Sugisaki), and Uryū Ishida (Ryō Yoshizawa). The first character trailer that features Ichigo Kurosaki also previews the film’s theme song titled, “Mosquito Bite,” which is performed by ALEXANDROS. The cast for the film includes: Sōta Fukushi: Ichigo Kurosaki Hana Sugisaki : Rukia Kuchiki Ryō Yoshizawa: Uryū Ishida…
Read MoreLive-Action Bleach Film Premiere Date Announced
It was recently revealed in the recent issue of the Shonen Jump magazine has revealed some new details about the live-action film adaptation of Tite Kubo’s Bleach manga series. First, it has been revealed that Hana Sugisaki will be portraying Rukia Kuchiki in the film. The other major detail that the magazine revealed was the release date for the film. The film is set to premiere in Japanese theaters on July 20. For those who are unaware the live-action film adaption of Bleach franchise is directed by Shinsuke Sato. The main protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, will be portrayed by Sota Fukushi. Warner Brothers Japan posted…
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