Not too long ago an image from the Rurouni Kenshin live action movie was released. Now the trailer is officially out! Catch it below: What are your thoughts? The movie stars Sato Takeru, Takei Emi, Kagawa Teruyuki and Yu Aoi and will be released August 25th, 2012.
Ex-Morning Musume member and first leader of the pop girl group, Nakazawa Yuuko (38) is planning on a spring wedding next year. Her husband-to-be is of the same age and is the president of an IT company. They’ve been dating since August of this year and after 4 months of dating, they’ve decided to get married. According to representatives, Nakazawa is planning to move to Fukuoka where her fiancee currently [...]
If you’ve watched the 2002 drama Lunch Queen and craved to make the perfect demiglace sauce, you can now! A cookbook was published featuring recipes from the drama series, which is now out of print, but I found a translation of the demiglace sauce! Many thanks to the translator! Now I’m going to relive the drama by making omurice with demiglace sauce. (You are supposed to get 600mL or 20 [...]
A first image of Sato Takeru as anime/manga hero Ruroni Kenshin was posted on Twitter yesterday. He definitely looks the part! What do you think? The live action adaptation of Ruroni Kenshin is set to be released next year 8/25.
Takeuchi Yuko is returning to the small screen this coming January 2012 as Himekawa Reiko in the Fuji TV drama series, “Strawberry Night.” The full length series is a continuation of the special of the same name which aired last year. This murder suspense drama is Takeuchi Yuko’s first time portraying a detective. The official site released a couple of trailers. Here’s one of them:
The poster for NHK’s 2012 taiga drama, “Taira no Kiyomori,” starring actor Matsuyama Kenichi was revealed on 11/25. From D-addicts wiki: The 51st NHK Taiga drama recounts the life of Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), a general of the Heian period, who established the first samurai-based government in Japan. Tamaki Hiroshi who is best known for his role as Chiaki in Nodame Cantabile will be playing the antagonist in this taiga [...]
Actress Nakama Yukie (32) is starring as an unpopular woman in a new drama titled, “Renai Neet ~ Wasureta Koi no Hajimekata ~”, which is airing Fridays at 10 starting January of next year. This romantic comedy is about men and women in their 20s to 40s who cannot progress in love because of their social status. Nakama Yukie is actually the same age as her character who hasn’t had [...]
Following in the footsteps of the manga/anime Maison Ikkoku, Rumiko Takahashi’s gender-bending Ranma 1/2 gets the live action drama special treatment also.
The new spring 2011 drama season starts soon! Here’s a handy preview guide of upcoming dramas. This article will be updated as new information is confirmed. Hancho 4 ハンチョウ シリーズ4 [Official Site] | Genre: Detective, Crime Network/Time slot: TBS Mon 8PM | Start Date: 4/11/2011 | 2 hour 1st episode Synopsis: This is a story about the detectives at the Jinnan Police Station in Harajuku, Tokyo. Azumi Tsuyoshi, head of [...]
Date: 03/31/2011 I’d like to say that my heartfelt condolences go out to all of the people who were affected by the disastrous earthquake in Eastern Japan. I think it’s a time to reflect on what you, people in Japan, and people all over the world, can do for those suffering from the earthquake. We will do the same. Not just me, but everyone wants these wishes to be realized, [...]
