Japanese TV series (drama) called "Seven Secretaries" was released in 2020 and received a fairly high rating on TV and positive reviews from viewers. And so, following the traditional pattern, the successful project received a feature film as a sequel.
The film was directed by the author of the series Naomi Tamura (series “Women Detectives”, “Kamen Rider Zi-O”, “Roppongi Class”).
The film will continue the story of six women whose profession is “cleaning up” crime scenes, as well as their boss Keitaro.
The cast consists entirely of wonderful actresses: Fumino Kimura (Fable duology), Alice Hirose ("Hell's Flower Garden") Shim Eun-kyung ("Dummy City") Nanao (“Song of the Mole. Finale”), as well as a seasoned actor Yosuke Iguchi (Hobo Kenshin franchise) and others.
It's interesting that the series featured hand-to-hand action So Sakaguchi with your team. It is unknown whether the famous action actor and choreographer is working on the film.
But the release date is known - "Seven secretaries. Movie" appeared in his homeland July 10, 2022.
Another film from the land of the rising sun and again at the forefront of the plot is a strong female character.
We're talking about an action comedy. "Cruel Action" (Violence Action) director Toichiro Ruto (TV series “The Way of the Householder”).
Synopsis: Kei Kikuno is an assassin who appears to be the good-natured and sweet girl next door, but is actually one of the best hitmen of her generation. Kay skillfully copes with the job thanks to his experience in handling weapons and serious combat training, but is very poorly versed in ordinary life.
The leading role in the film was played by a rising star of Japanese cinema. Kanna Hashimoto (duology “The Kingdom”, “Lupin’s Daughter”). The rest of the ensemble cast includes: Yosuke Sugino ("Tokyo Avengers") Shunsuke Daito (The Crows franchise) Oji Suzuki ("Grey's Double Leaf") Kenta Izuka ("Pornographer"), Jiro Sato (the Fable duology) and others.
The film's premiere is scheduled for 19 August 2022 year. In the meantime, you can watch the trailer.
Let's finish today's selection of Japanese action films with a trailer for a project that we are really looking forward to.
We're talking about hand-to-hand action "Bad City" (Bad City), which we already told you about told. The film is directed by a martial artist, stuntman, actor and action director. Kensuke Sonomura, who previously worked on action films as a director "Machine Gun Girl" (2008) "Bushido" (2013) and "Hydra" (2019)
Almost nothing is still known about the plot of the film. We can rely on the statement of Sonomura himself, who "Bad city" pays homage to so-called V-cinema, the non-theatrical live-action films that dominated the genre film market in Japan in the 80s. Also, Sonomura’s film is a kind of gift to the star of Japanese TV series and genre films Hitoshi Ozawa, who turned 60 this year.
Besides Hitoshi Ozawa (“Boiling Point”, “Deathman”, “Kunoichi: Lady Ninja”, “Love and Death”), the cast of the film includes: beauty Mitsu Dan (“Storm of the Brave”, “Palm Tree”), Riri Frankie ("Shoplifters") Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (TV series "Tokyo Police") Masanori Mimoto ("Rebirth"), So Sakaguchi ("Kingdom"), Masaya Kato (“The Crying Killer”) and others.
To film festivals "Bad City" set off July 5, 2022, but there is no theatrical release date yet. Most likely, the action movie will appear for mass audiences only in 2023. All we have to do is watch the teaser and wait for the full trailer with the release date.
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Tags: Bad city, Violence Action, Jiro Sato, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Yosuke Iguchi, Yosuke Sugino, Kanna Hashimoto, Kensuke Sonomura, Kenta Izuka, Masanori Mimoto, Masaya Kato, Mitsu Dan, Oji Suzuki, Riri Frankie, Shunsuke Daito, So Sakaguchi, Fumino Kimura, Hitoshi Ozawa, Shim Eun-kyung, Alice Hirose
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Added a full trailer for the film "Bad City".