Live-Action Blood the Last Vampire’s 1st 5 Minutes Posted, May 26, 2009
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The Yahoo! Japan website’s Movies section is streaming the first five minutes and 27 seconds from Chris Nahon’s live-action film adaptation of the Blood: The Last Vampire anime film. Director Hiroyuki Kitakubo (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Roujin Z) and Production I.G animated the original film. In the new film, South Korea’s Jeon Ji-hyun (under her English name, Gianna Jun) plays Saya, a sword-wielding girl hunting down supernatural creatures. Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell films, Mobile Police Patlabor) conceived the original anime’s story with screenwriter Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Eden of The East). Chris Chow adapted the story for East Wing Holdings Corp. and SAJ’s live-action version.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group acquired all North American rights to the new film, and Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the film in American theaters this summer. The live-action film will open in Japan on Friday (under the title Last Blood), in the United Kingdom on June 12, and then in France on June 17. It will also open in Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and other countries in June.
Manga Entertainment released the original Blood: The Last Vampire anime film in North America, while Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the Blood+ television anime series. Viz Media published the graphic novel sequel to the first movie, and Dark Horse Comics is publishing the different Blood+ manga and text novel.
KATTUN qualifies for GUINESS!! May 24, 2009
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On Friday, popular boy band KAT-TUN completed their record-setting run of eight consecutive days of concerts at the Tokyo Dome. With a full house of about 55,000 fans at each show, a total of roughly 440,000 people attended the concerts.
Last year, KAT-TUN performed four consecutive days at the Dome. At the time, it tied for the record with British rocker Sting, who also did a four-day stretch there in 1988. However, KAT-TUN’s recent concerts have now doubled that record.
Their management agency, Johnny’s Jimusho, is hoping to have this achievement officially recognized as a Guinness World Record under “most consecutive concerts at a venue with a capacity of 50,000.” It appears that someone affiliated with Guinness happened to be at the Tokyo Dome, so the agency has requested verification of the record.
With the success of these concerts, KAT-TUN has scheduled many more to extend their tour. They had originally planned for these 8 shows to be followed by 3 at Osaka Dome on May 29-31 and 2 more at Tokyo Dome on June 14-15. They have now added 17 more shows in 6 other cities, starting in July.
Yamapi & Keiko in new summer drama May 22, 2009
Posted by Lychan desu in JDORAMA, dramas, latest UPDATES!.Tags: Keiko Kitagawa, summer drama, yamapi, yamashita tomohisa
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Monday at 9. Fuji TV. Starts July 2009.
Tentative title : Buzzer Beat ～ Gakeppuchi no Hero ～
Yamashita Tomohisa : Honest, straightforward guy who works for a basketball club. In basketball, work and love, when it comes down to the crunch, turns out to be a timid guy. Falls in love with Keiko.
Keiko Kitagawa : A cheerful, positive and headstrong girl.
Ito Hideaki : Coach of Yamapi’s basketball team and later a love rival.
Aibu Saki : Yamapi’s girlfriend.
Mizobata Junpei : Yamapi’s colleague.
Other cast members : Kaneko Nobuaki, Maya Miki, Nagai Masaru, Kanjiya Shiori.
Comment from Yamapi:
“It’s about basketball and a love story. I want to make a cheerful and enjoyable drama that would make people who watch it feel like doing their best the next day too.”
credits to: unleashthegeek + meoinkie2@AF
Avex cancels concerts by top artists over swine flu May 20, 2009
Posted by Lychan desu in JPOP, concert, latest NEWS, latest UPDATES!.Tags: Ai Otsuka, Ayumi Hamasaki, canceled, H1N1 influenza virus, Kumi Koda, swine flu
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With fears rising in Japan about the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, Avex has become the latest company to take major precautionary action. It announced on Tuesday that a total of six concerts by pop stars Ayumi Hamasaki, Ai Otsuka, and Kumi Koda have been canceled in the Kansai region.
Cases of swine flu were recently confirmed in Osaka and Kobe, and the number has risen to almost 200 people. Thousands of schools in the Osaka and Hyogo prefectures have closed for the week in an effort to slow the spread. Due to the heightened concern, major music artists are calling off shows that have been scheduled for those areas.
Earlier this week, Johnny’s Jimusho announced the cancellation of four Osaka performances on May 23-24 by the Kansai Johnny’s Jr. group. However, Avex’s move on Tuesday was the biggest so far, with the total attendance of those six shows anticipated to be roughly 48,000 people. Hamasaki was scheduled to perform at Osaka-jo Hall on May 20-21 followed by Otsuka on May 23-24, while Koda was to perform at Kobe’s World Hall on May 23-24.
Initially, Avex had planned to hold the concerts, requiring fans to disinfect their hands upon entry and equipping the facilities with mouthwash and masks. However, the company ultimately decided that it would be unable to adequately make the venues safe for so many people.
Avex is currently looking into the possibility of setting new dates for the concerts.
> Survey: who would you want as your teacher? May 17, 2009
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An internet survey taken among first-year junior high school students asked them to rank celebrities by the statement, “That person would be nice to have as a teacher.” 500 boys and girls participated in the survey, conducted by the company Superweb.
For the female rankings, actress Haruka Ayase came in first, while Arashi’s Sho Sakurai topped the rankings for the male category. Professional baseball player Ichiro was first in the athlete category.
Ayase recently played the role of a junior high school teacher in the hit movie “Oppai Volleyball.” She barely beat out actress Yukie Nakama, who starred as a teacher in the drama series “Gokusen.”
In the men’s category, Shinsuke Shimada placed second while Ryuta Sato of “ROOKIES” ranked third. Swimmer Kosuke Kitajima came in second behind Ichiro in the athlete rankings.
The survey also included a politician category, led by Hideo Higashikokubaru. He was followed by Barack Obama and Junichiro Koizumi.
[Download]Super Junior: It’s You (Repackage Album) May 17, 2009
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Download: KAT-TUN 4th Album Break the Records -by you & for you- May 17, 2009
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