Sat, September 22, 2007 (5:37am EDT)
On Saturday, the main cast of "The Longest Night in Shanghai" gathered for an opening day press event. During the event, actress Naomi Nishida revealed that she is currently four months pregnant with her first child. She has been married to a shoe designer since July 2005.
Sat, September 22, 2007 (5:25am EDT)
Details of the film adaptation of Kyosuke Usuta's nonsensical gag manga "Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar" have been revealed. The movie is scheduled to open with the New Year, and will star Jun Kaname in the role of the recorder-playing Jaguar. Maccoi Saito is directing.
The rest of the main cast includes Manabu Omura as Piyohiko, Mai Takahashi as Takana, and Hiroaki Ogi (of comedy duo Ogiyahagi) as Hammer. This is Ogi's first time in a major role in either television or film.
The premise for the film is that Jaguar and the others must steal a rare and valuable recorder in order to save their department from being abolished. Along the way, they face a villain, played by the transgendered Maki Carrousel.
The rest of the main cast includes Manabu Omura as Piyohiko, Mai Takahashi as Takana, and Hiroaki Ogi (of comedy duo Ogiyahagi) as Hammer. This is Ogi's first time in a major role in either television or film.
The premise for the film is that Jaguar and the others must steal a rare and valuable recorder in order to save their department from being abolished. Along the way, they face a villain, played by the transgendered Maki Carrousel.
Sat, September 22, 2007 (4:45am EDT)
Actress Kie Kitano, who starred in the popular drama series "LIFE" this season, appears in a new music video by Kick the Can Crew leader LITTLE. The appearance is being touted as her first collaboration with film director Hiroyuki Nakano, who is well-known for his work on music videos.
The song, called "Yume no Sei," is a solo release by the rapper, due out on October 10. The video can be streamed from LITTLE's official site.
The song, called "Yume no Sei," is a solo release by the rapper, due out on October 10. The video can be streamed from LITTLE's official site.
Sat, September 22, 2007 (4:09am EDT)
On Friday, the All Japan Radio and Television Commercial Confederation (or ACC) announced the winners of the 47th ACC CM Festival. The annual event gathers radio and television ad producers to compete for the title of best commercial.
The winner in the television category was a series of ads for Hitachi Maxell DVDs, which can be viewed on the campaign's site. In the radio category, an ad for the National brand of air cleaners (Matsushita Electric Industrial) took the grand prize.
Both commercials also won the Journalist Award, which are judged by a committee representing newspapers and news programs.
Among the festival's special awards are Best Performance honors, given this year to Tomoya Nagase, Norika Fujiwara, Kohei Otomo, Miya Motojima, and Tommy Lee Jones.
A presentation ceremony for the awards will take place on November 1.
The winner in the television category was a series of ads for Hitachi Maxell DVDs, which can be viewed on the campaign's site. In the radio category, an ad for the National brand of air cleaners (Matsushita Electric Industrial) took the grand prize.
Both commercials also won the Journalist Award, which are judged by a committee representing newspapers and news programs.
Among the festival's special awards are Best Performance honors, given this year to Tomoya Nagase, Norika Fujiwara, Kohei Otomo, Miya Motojima, and Tommy Lee Jones.
A presentation ceremony for the awards will take place on November 1.
