The official website for Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai , the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Shihon Takamura's romantic comedy light novel series, released a new key visual today featuring the two twin protagonists — Rumi and Naori Jinguji. The anime is currently scheduled to premiere in July 2024. Motoki Nakanishi ( Summoned to Another World... Again? ) is also now confirmed to direct the TV anime. "The staff is working hard to bring out the charm of the original novel, which unfolds from the viewpoints of the twin heroines Rumi and Naori, who have diametrically opposed personalities, and the protagonist Jun, who is at the mercy of both of them," said Nakanishi. "We hope that you will join us in watching the sweet and sour love triangle that develops amidst the dilemma of their mutual love for each other, which sometimes ends up hurting each other." Related: Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai TV Anime...
- 3/24/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Prolific genre filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) quietly released short film “Midnight,” based on a manga by Osamu Tezuka, on Apple’s YouTube channel yesterday. And that’s not even the most impressive part: per THR, the filmmaker shot the thrilling short on an Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
Watch “Midnight” below.
The short film “centers on a late-night taxi driver named Midnight, played by popular Japanese actor Kento Kaku, who roams the streets of Tokyo offering help to those in need. The film follows Midnight as he comes to the aid of a young woman, played by Konatsu Kato, who is struggling to take over her recently deceased father’s truck-driving business while fighting off a nefarious local gang, led by an evil boss played by the acclaimed character actor Yukiyoshi Ozawa.”
The 19-minute comedic action short looks incredible for being shot on an iPhone, and mixes live-action with manga illustrations.
Watch “Midnight” below.
The short film “centers on a late-night taxi driver named Midnight, played by popular Japanese actor Kento Kaku, who roams the streets of Tokyo offering help to those in need. The film follows Midnight as he comes to the aid of a young woman, played by Konatsu Kato, who is struggling to take over her recently deceased father’s truck-driving business while fighting off a nefarious local gang, led by an evil boss played by the acclaimed character actor Yukiyoshi Ozawa.”
The 19-minute comedic action short looks incredible for being shot on an iPhone, and mixes live-action with manga illustrations.
- 3/6/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Here’s a nice surprise to get you over Hump Day: Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike secretly shot a 19-minute short film, titled “Midnight,” on an Apple iPhone 15 Pro. Apple quietly released the film on YouTube.
“Midnight,” originally a manga by Osamu Tezuka and directed for film by Miike, follows a mysterious taxi driver, Midnight, who lends a hand to Kaede, a young girl chased by assassins. This dude is a hell of a lot better than that “Cash Cab” guy, and “Midnight” is a hell of a lot better than your home iPhone videos.
Midnight can see the near future, which makes him one of the only people outside of Miike himself who saw this film coming. But when you do see it, you’ll probably want to trade in your Samsung device.
The short film is visually stunning, especially when you consider its camera — Miike’s iPhone has no...
“Midnight,” originally a manga by Osamu Tezuka and directed for film by Miike, follows a mysterious taxi driver, Midnight, who lends a hand to Kaede, a young girl chased by assassins. This dude is a hell of a lot better than that “Cash Cab” guy, and “Midnight” is a hell of a lot better than your home iPhone videos.
Midnight can see the near future, which makes him one of the only people outside of Miike himself who saw this film coming. But when you do see it, you’ll probably want to trade in your Samsung device.
The short film is visually stunning, especially when you consider its camera — Miike’s iPhone has no...
- 3/6/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Midnight is one of manga master Osamu Tezuka's lesser-known works. Published in two parts just two years before his passing, it tells the story of Midnight, a mysterious taxi driver who encounters strange passengers during his late-night drives. Today, a new short film has dropped, inspired by the classic manga—and it was filmed entirely on the iPhone 15 Pro. The 19-minute film was directed by Takashi Miike, known for everything from gritty films like Audition and Ichi the Killer to his adaptations of Ace Attorney and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure . Film and TV actor Kento Kaku plays Midnight, who roams the streets of Tokyo in his specially modified taxi. Konatsu Kato plays Kaede, a young trucker on the run from her father's killer (played by Yukiyoshi Ozawa). Miike himself has a cameo as Kaede's late father in a flashback. Watch the entire short here. Don't forget to turn on...
- 3/6/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
Apple had a surprise in store Wednesday for fans of Japanese manga and the always-stimulating, neo-noir cinema of Takashi Miike — a 19-minute short film made by the filmmaker using only an iPhone 15 Pro.
Titled Midnight, the mini-movie is an adaptation of a lesser-known work by legendary Japanese manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Much of the film takes place in neon-lit Tokyo at night, including a thrilling car chase sequence — a deliberate exercise on Apple’s part to showcase their device’s video capture capabilities in low lighting. (Watch the film below)
The story centers on a late-night taxi driver named “Midnight” played by popular Japanese actor Kento Kaku, who roams the streets of Tokyo offering help to those in need. The film follows Midnight as he comes to the aid of a young woman, played by Konatsu Kato, who is struggling to take over her recently deceased father’s truck-driving business...
Titled Midnight, the mini-movie is an adaptation of a lesser-known work by legendary Japanese manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Much of the film takes place in neon-lit Tokyo at night, including a thrilling car chase sequence — a deliberate exercise on Apple’s part to showcase their device’s video capture capabilities in low lighting. (Watch the film below)
The story centers on a late-night taxi driver named “Midnight” played by popular Japanese actor Kento Kaku, who roams the streets of Tokyo offering help to those in need. The film follows Midnight as he comes to the aid of a young woman, played by Konatsu Kato, who is struggling to take over her recently deceased father’s truck-driving business...
- 3/6/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
See the two Rascal Does Not Dream films as intended: on a big screen! Fathom Events has announced that it will be teaming up with Aniplex of America to screen both Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and the new Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid as a double feature in theaters across North America later this month. Besides marking the U.S. theatrical premiere for both films, this special event will also be showcasing the first English dub for either film—and, indeed, the first English dub within the Rascal Does Not Dream series as a whole. A trailer showcases footage from both films, set to the series's main theme, "Fukashigi no Karte": Related: Rascal Does Not Dream Anime to Adapt University Arc An exclusive video featuring messages from the voice cast, exclusive to Fathom Events, will be shown before the screening. The...
- 3/2/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru (“Grandpa and Grandma are Rejuvenated”), an upcoming TV anime based on the romantic comedy web manga about an elderly couple who spontaneously regain their youth, has revealed a new trailer, new cast additions, a new key visual and the opening and ending theme song performers for the series. Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru will broadcast in Japan beginning on April 7, 2024. The new cast members include: Shota voiced by Junta Terashima (Shiki Ando in Paradox Live The Animation ) Shota character visual Yoshiaki voiced by Kazuyuki Okitsu (Nick in Magical Destroyers ) Yoshiaki character visual Kaede voiced by Tomo Sakurai (Asuka Sora in The World God Only Knows ) Kaede character visual koresawa performs the opening theme song for the series, which is entitled “Kimi ga Ojii-chan Atashi ga Obaa-chan” (“You're Grandpa I'm Grandma”). The ending theme, entitled “Soitoge Yo-yo!!” (“Until Death Do Us part Yo-yo!!”), is performed in character by Shozo (voiced...
- 3/1/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Love is in the air this summer as Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai prepares to make the leap from light novel to anime. Today, the twin-centric rom-com announces a trio of new characters, building out a cast around its central love triangle. Katsumi Fukuhara (Kyle Morgan Crevary in 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! ) will play Toyoshige Moriwaki, who confesses his love to pretty much any woman who catches his eye: Related: Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai TV Anime Doubles Down on Main Cast in First Trailer Misaki Ikeda (Magia Sulfur in Gushing Over Magical Girls ) takes on the role of Reira Asano, Rumi Jinguji's best friend and fellow basketball player since middle school: And Yuko Ono (Kaede in Lapis Re:LiGHTs ) plays Ririsu Kamedake, a friend of Naori. Related: Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime Koi wa...
- 2/27/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
Akira Kurosawa's last epic was probably the most notorious entry in his vast filmography, since it was the most expensive Japanese film ever produced up to that point, with a budget of $11 million. It was also almost dropped for lack of funding, and the 75-year-old master lost his wife during the shoot, in an event that only stopped him for a day. Eventually, and after many ‘skirmishes' with the Japanese film industry, it received Oscar nominations for art direction, cinematography, costume design (which it won), and Kurosawa's direction, after a campaign started by Sidney Lumet. It is currently considered one of the greatest films ever made.
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- 2/26/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
My Daemon tells the story of a young boy named Kento and his daemon friend Anna, who embark on a perilous journey in order to save Kento’s mother after she’s accidentally killed trying to save them. The story is fairly simple and doesn’t present anything new to its audience, but it’s the heart at the center of it all that has us all gripped. Kento and Anna’s journey is littered with all sorts of encounters. They meet a lot of people and daemons, some good, some bad, and some in the gray area. Kaede is the rising female character in the show. Of course, right from the start, she appears to be compassionate and a person who will do anything to help Kento and Anna on their long journey. Up until the point where Kento and Anna meet Kaede, they meet people who are either...
- 11/26/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
The Thai-produced Japanese animated series My Daemon has taken the world by storm with its heartwarming story and fascinating creatures. Most importantly, it’s the bond between the protagonist Kento, a young boy and his daemon (hence the title) Anna, who make the experience worthwhile. Kento is a child whose innocence is greater than his prejudice, so he chooses to like the daemons, creatures that most other people believe are products of hell. Specifically, he chooses to raise a small daemon named Anna, thanks to the adorable sound she makes (it is almost annoying at parts), but also because he develops a special bond with her. So much so that even with the world hating daemons, Kento doesn’t fear taking the little beast to school to show her off and talk about her as part of a project.
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Why Is Anna So Protective Of Kento?
It’s a fairly simple answer,...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Is Anna So Protective Of Kento?
It’s a fairly simple answer,...
- 11/25/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
My Daemon is Netflix’s latest addition to its plethora of animated content. This one is actually really good. Read our full review to learn more. The series is set in post-apocalyptic Japan, after the daemonium particles from Hell have been dispersed into the earth’s atmosphere, causing the birth of mixed-breed creatures called daemons (very smart). Kento is a kindhearted young boy who has an affinity for daemons and raises one who goes by Anna. She’s an adorable dog-like creature who loves Kento like a master and doesn’t harm anyone. At the same time, the daemons are considered ungodly creatures, only meant to hurt people, and so there are organizations trying to eradicate them from the earth for human survival.
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Why Does Kento Like Daemons?
According to science, the human race has an innate distaste for the daemons, but Kento seems to like them all.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Does Kento Like Daemons?
According to science, the human race has an innate distaste for the daemons, but Kento seems to like them all.
- 11/24/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
The third season of Netflix’s original anime adaptation of Kengan Ashura has returned after a four year break and has brought its signature flair along with all the blood, grit, and sweat the multitude of fighters have to offer. The second season ended with the series protagonist, Tokita Ohma, defeating the top contender for winning the Kengan Elimination Tournament, the strongest fighter of the Kure clan, Raian Kure, in a vicious battle. His win ensured the safety of Ohma’s manager, Kazuo Yamashita’s son, Kenzo, from the assault of the Kure clan as well.
On the other hand, Ohma’s mortal enemy, Kiryu, becomes furious at seeing him sparing Raian’s life and aims to face Ohma down the line one way or another. The second round of the Kengan Tournament has only just begun, and fighters are already marking the opponents they wish to test themselves against.
On the other hand, Ohma’s mortal enemy, Kiryu, becomes furious at seeing him sparing Raian’s life and aims to face Ohma down the line one way or another. The second round of the Kengan Tournament has only just begun, and fighters are already marking the opponents they wish to test themselves against.
- 9/21/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Inoue Takehiko’s epic sports anime The First Slam Dunk begins with a showdown between two high school basketball teams: Shohoku’s scrappy over-achievers and Sannoh’s well-oiled winning machine. We don’t know any of the players involved yet or what this match really means to them. All we get is the game itself—and it’s one hell of a spectacle.
Adapted by Inoue from his own manga series, the film uses a mixture of computer-generated and hand-drawn animation to capture the explosive physicality of basketball. The players’ movements are fluid and lifelike, with just a little extra oomph added to their more ostentatious moments. And the film’s sound design is enveloping, neatly mimicking the sound of a ball as it rolls off a player’s fingertips and lending a seismic boom to each slam dunk.
The film’s hyperkinetic style turns Shohoku and Sannoh’s showdown into an exhilarating experience.
Adapted by Inoue from his own manga series, the film uses a mixture of computer-generated and hand-drawn animation to capture the explosive physicality of basketball. The players’ movements are fluid and lifelike, with just a little extra oomph added to their more ostentatious moments. And the film’s sound design is enveloping, neatly mimicking the sound of a ball as it rolls off a player’s fingertips and lending a seismic boom to each slam dunk.
The film’s hyperkinetic style turns Shohoku and Sannoh’s showdown into an exhilarating experience.
- 7/23/2023
- by Ross McIndoe
- Slant Magazine
TodoiF continues to provide streaming service specializing in Japanese independent films since June 2022. We are pleased to announce the launch of our subscription service beginning May 2023. You can enjoy the new service for $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. The three new releases this month are “Closet”, “Arano”, and “And Again We are Going Up”. In addition, “Noise,” which has only been available in Asia excluding Japan, is now available in response to audience demand. The film can be viewed from anywhere except Japan, France, Dom-Tom, Monaco, Benelux, and Switzerland.
Later this month, we will start streaming Asato Watanabe’s A Dobugawa Dream, which was selected to Raindance Film Festival 2019.
Watch our films through PC and mobile browsers. iOS and Android apps Coming Soon!
In addition to streaming Japanese independent films, todoiF supports filmmakers by creating English subtitles, selecting appropriate overseas film festivals, and submitting to those film festivals on their behalf.
Later this month, we will start streaming Asato Watanabe’s A Dobugawa Dream, which was selected to Raindance Film Festival 2019.
Watch our films through PC and mobile browsers. iOS and Android apps Coming Soon!
In addition to streaming Japanese independent films, todoiF supports filmmakers by creating English subtitles, selecting appropriate overseas film festivals, and submitting to those film festivals on their behalf.
- 5/4/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Following the success of “Midnight Swan”, which won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture, Uchida decided to return to one of his favorite themes, the meta “film about films” concept, continuing in the same level of quality he exhibited in titles like “Lowlife Love” and “The Naked Director”.
Shrieking in the Rain is screening at Camera Japan
The story takes place in an anonymous studio during the summer of 1988, where video production for home rentals has reached its highest peak. First-time director Hanako Hayashi is in charge, but the truth is, she actually isn’t. At all. Instead, she experiences frequent meltdowns, as in the initial scene where she has locked herself in the prop car, not talking to anybody, exhibits rather eloquently, her directions are vague, contradicting, and rather annoying for the cast and crew who get increasingly fed up with her. The fact that most of them...
Shrieking in the Rain is screening at Camera Japan
The story takes place in an anonymous studio during the summer of 1988, where video production for home rentals has reached its highest peak. First-time director Hanako Hayashi is in charge, but the truth is, she actually isn’t. At all. Instead, she experiences frequent meltdowns, as in the initial scene where she has locked herself in the prop car, not talking to anybody, exhibits rather eloquently, her directions are vague, contradicting, and rather annoying for the cast and crew who get increasingly fed up with her. The fact that most of them...
- 9/26/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Santoshi Harada (Jirô Satô) has a plan. It concerns a three-million-yen reward for helping capture the infamous serial killer known as “No-Name” (Hiroya Shimizu). Santoshi says he saw him on the train to work. The man who’s been all over the news is inexplicably here in town, right now, and he’s pretty sure he knows where he can find him. Except, of course, that Santoshi is in no shape to “find” anyone. He’s been clinically depressed and unable to hold a full-time job since his wife’s (Tôko Narushima’s Kimiko) suicide. He can barely keep food in the fridge for his middle school-aged daughter Kaede (Aoi Itô) to cook. We literally meet her full-speed sprinting to scoop him up from the corner store after he was caught shoplifting.
Director Shinzô Katayama and screenwriters Kazuhisa Kotera and Ro Takada are making it quite clear that the father-daughter...
Director Shinzô Katayama and screenwriters Kazuhisa Kotera and Ro Takada are making it quite clear that the father-daughter...
- 7/31/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Shinzo Katayama had previously shown his colors with “Siblings of the Cape” one of the best Japanese indies of the last few years. This time, he returns with a second feature that is a Japanese-s. Korean co-production that follows some of the rules his debut created, but in a much tamer fashion, at least in terms of visual presentation.
“Missing” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
Satoshi is depressed and in debt, following the death of his wife, while his issues have essentially forced his teenage daughter, Kaede, to be the adult in their family. One day, though, he informs her that he has found a way out of their misery, since he thinks that he has discoverd a serial killer the police have been searching for some time, nicknamed “No Name”. Kaede does not take him seriously, but a few days later he disappears completely, and the girl begins searching for him,...
“Missing” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
Satoshi is depressed and in debt, following the death of his wife, while his issues have essentially forced his teenage daughter, Kaede, to be the adult in their family. One day, though, he informs her that he has found a way out of their misery, since he thinks that he has discoverd a serial killer the police have been searching for some time, nicknamed “No Name”. Kaede does not take him seriously, but a few days later he disappears completely, and the girl begins searching for him,...
- 7/30/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
One of the most recent trends in Asian cinema is the sci-fi/genre movies that follow a more art-house approach, not leaning exclusively on SFX, but also trying to develop the protagonist characters and make some comments in the process. Daiki Kobayashi directs such a film that focuses on superheroes, who are quite different from what we are used to up to now.
“Blue Collar Psychics” is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
One of these people is Shunsaku, a low-power psychic who is able to read and manipulate people’s memories, and is running an agency that solves people’s problems, along with a very beautiful young woman, Kaede. One day during a job, he stumbles upon a high schooler named Tasuku, who possesses much more powerful abilities than him, and asks him to cooperate with them. Their first job together is to follow a blind psychic named Tasuku,...
“Blue Collar Psychics” is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
One of these people is Shunsaku, a low-power psychic who is able to read and manipulate people’s memories, and is running an agency that solves people’s problems, along with a very beautiful young woman, Kaede. One day during a job, he stumbles upon a high schooler named Tasuku, who possesses much more powerful abilities than him, and asks him to cooperate with them. Their first job together is to follow a blind psychic named Tasuku,...
- 7/21/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
From Blackpink to Twice, K-pop’s been getting most of the shine when it comes to the biggest girl groups in the world, but a new Japanese act debuting this week is hoping to become the biggest girl group in the universe.
The group’s name is SG5, and the five members are an Irl, musical take on the characters from the popular anime series, Sailor Moon. Spawning from the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon world, SG5 (“Sailor Guardians 5”) call themselves an “intergalactic pop supergroup that protects the universe from evil,...
The group’s name is SG5, and the five members are an Irl, musical take on the characters from the popular anime series, Sailor Moon. Spawning from the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon world, SG5 (“Sailor Guardians 5”) call themselves an “intergalactic pop supergroup that protects the universe from evil,...
- 6/28/2022
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
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