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Yamazaki Kento Delivers Another Hit as Period Movie Kingdom 2 to the 2019 Hit Original Film Reigns #1 at the Japan Box Office for Two Weeks

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2022
"Promotional poster for Kingdom II film."

Shin is back! And he’s leveled up to a smexy little low pony to boot lol. Now that he’s grown up since Kingdom the original first move in the adaptation of the same name shonen manga, I guess he’s no longer going to be screaming “HYO!” all day long and now focus his attentions on helping new bestie and young … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hashimoto Kanna, Kingdom, Kingdom 2, Yamazaki Kento, Yoshizawa Ryo

Ayase Haruka and Aragaki Yui Lead the J-news Poll for Top Actresses of 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2022 by ockoalaJune 3, 2022
Smiling person in a red dress, simple background.

The top J-actresses appear to have a stranglehold in the audience love for the past decade and probably even earlier almost 15 years. A top J-news publication held a poll of viewers to pick their top J-actress of 2022. To no surprise Ayasa Haruka continues her perch in the top spot followed by Aragaki Yui second and Nagasawa Masami rounding … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Amami Yuki, Aragaki Yui, Arimura Kasumi, Ayase Haruka, Fukada Kyoko, Hashimoto Kanna, Hirose Suzu, Ishihara Satomi, Kitagawa Keiko, Nagasawa Masami

Demon Slayer Anime Movie Becomes Japan’s #1 All Time Box Office Hit as Talk Goes to Live Action Adaptation with Casting News Spoilers

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2021
"Anime characters and actors from Demon Slayer."

Over Christmas 2020 the anime movie Demon Slayer: Infinity Train (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train) surpassed Spirited Away to become the #1 box office hit in Japan. Along the way it passed Your Name and Titanic as well, and honestly even I am surprised despite being a Demon Slayer mega fan. Spirited Away is my favorite Miyazaki movie and honestly … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Japanese Manga | Tagged Demon Slayer, Gackt, Hashimoto Kanna, Ishihara Satomi, Kamiki Ryuonosuke, Sato Takeru, Suda Masaki, Yamazaki Kento, Yoshizawa Ryo

Hashimoto Kanna and Aragaki Yui Top J-fan Poll of Legendary Japanese Actress Beauties

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2020
Japanese drama poster with characters and title.

There are fewer polls out of J-ent but the few I see are always interesting as a glimpse at what J-netizens consider pretty/popular. This week a poll of Top 20 Legendary Beauties of J-ent shows a lot of familiar and even classic actress beauties on this 2020 list. The winner is a surprise and truly her rise as an actress … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Fukada Kyoko, Hashimoto Kanna, Hirose Suzu, Miyazawa Rie

Japan Hits a Home Run with J-movie Adaptation of Popular Manga Kingdom with Perfect Leads Yamazaki Kento and Yoshizawa Ryo

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2019
Movie poster for "Kingdom" with action scene.

Sorry this post is a few months late but I didn’t have the chance to watch it in the Japan theaters and only caught it last week on a long trans-Pacific flight but holy schmoly was it hella entertaining. I’m talking about Kingdom, not the Korean drama with zombies but the Japanese popular shonen manga of the same name adapted … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hashimoto Kanna, Hongo Kanata, Kaname Jun, Kingdom, Nagasawa Masami, Osawa Takao, Yoshizawa Ryo

More Spot On Character Posters for Highly Anticipated J-movie Adaptation of Popular Manga Gintama

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 5, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 5, 2017
Cast from the live-action adaptation of Gintama.

More character posters are out for the highly anticipated summer Japanese movie live-action adaptation of popular shonen manga Gintama (Silver Soul). The first set of movie posters released last month were of the three main characters – Oguri Shun as the silver haired samurai Sataka Gintoki, Suda Masaki as his colleague Shimura Shinpachi, and Hashimoto Kanna as the red haired … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Japanese Manga | Tagged Gintama, Hashimoto Kanna, Nagasawa Masami, Nanao, Oguri Shun, Okada Masaki, Suda Masaki

First Teaser and Posters for Live-action J-movie Adaptation of Popular Fantasy Samurai Manga Gintama

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 26, 2016
Gintoki Sakata holding a wooden staff.

Not every adaptation is equal but it hurts even more for a beloved story to get stuck with a terrible live-action  version. Japan did an amazing job with the Rurouni Kenshin live-action movie series and now there’s another similar work coming in Summer of 2017 that looks promising so far thanks to a fan approved casting. The live-action Gintama (literal … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gintama, Hashimoto Kanna, Oguri Shun, Suda Masaki

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