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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

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

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

Poster and Trailer for Upcoming J-movie Adaptation of Popular 90’s Manga Marmalade Boy

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2018
Young couple with playful romantic pose.

I can’t believe it’s been over thirty years (!!!) since shoujo manga Marmalade Boy came out. It’s actually still readable though the drawing style may seem too quaint for those who prefer the current renderings, this is actually my manga generation so my preferred drawing style that is clean and wholesome. An upcoming J-movie adaptation is headed to the theaters … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Japanese Manga | Tagged Marmalade Boy, Nakayama Miho, Sakurai Hinoko, Sato Taiki, Yoshizawa Ryo

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