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[Seong Chan-eol’s Comic Books] She Lied Her Way Into the School Heartthrob’s Engagement in 〈The Glory of Yuriko the Liar〉

[Seong Chan-eol’s Comic Books] She Lied Her Way Into the School Heartthrob’s Engagement in 〈The Glory of Yuriko the Liar〉

I am obsessed with subculture. I look into anything that handles fresh stories, themes, or characters—not only films but webtoons, games, manga, and animation. Having entered fandom through comics, I’ve grown into the kind of adult who reads manga as e-books and webtoons on a smartphone while still...
WOWPOINT x Toho and Yeon Sang-ho team up on Netflix series “Gas Human,” released worldwide today

WOWPOINT x Toho and Yeon Sang-ho team up on Netflix series “Gas Human,” released worldwide today

Based on the universe of the original work, the show has been reborn as a completely original story in eight episodes.
Netflix unveiled its Netflix Original series 〈​Gas Human〉 worldwide on July 2. Taking its premise from Toho’s legendary tokusatsu film 《​Gas Human No. 1》 released in 1960, the new series has been reimagined from scratch as a fully original story spanning a total of eight episodes built on the...
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

At the end of last year, at the Japan Academy, the awards beat hot releases such as “Last Mile” and “Kingdom 4” to win seven categories: best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best lighting, and best editing.
This is a structure that connects the filming set of the late Edo period with that of a modern-day historical drama. The former is an era in which the shogunate was in decline ahead of the Meiji Restoration, while the latter is a period that came after the heyday of 1970s-80s historical dramas—when...
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

With a production budget of 3 million yen (about 28.5 million won), the film pulled in a staggering 3 billion yen (about 28.4 billion won) at the box office, rewriting Japanese film history.
Even watching it again is surprising. 〈Don’t stop the camera. 〉(2017) is the case in point. With a modest production budget of 3 million yen (about 28. 5 million won), the film—made as a workshop project and initially screened in two theaters—went on to rake in a whopping 3 billion yen (about 28.
Japanese Veteran Actor Sho Kasamatsu Signs Contract With Korea’s Star Platinum, Shares Handwritten Korean Note

Japanese Veteran Actor Sho Kasamatsu Signs Contract With Korea’s Star Platinum, Shares Handwritten Korean Note

Sho Kasamatsu, who made his mark with roles in the film “Good News” and the drama “Taxi Driver 3: Model,” sends a clear signal he will actively work in Korea With strong Korean skills as well, he gets love calls from the industry…showing deep affection for Korean content through a handwritten note he wrote himself News also highlights casting for director Takashi Miike’s Hollywood project, boosting expectations for his global push
Sho Kasamatsu has teamed up with Korean management and previewed even more intense activities. Korean management company Star Platinum announced on June 26 that it has signed a contract with Japanese actor Sho Kasamatsu.
Japan’s Ultra-Top-Tier Hit ‘Samurai Timeslipper’: Director Yasuda Junichi Makes a Surprise Visit to Korea on June 22

Japan’s Ultra-Top-Tier Hit ‘Samurai Timeslipper’: Director Yasuda Junichi Makes a Surprise Visit to Korea on June 22

A crew of 10 and a total budget of 26 million yen—so low it’s almost unprecedented—has pushed box-office revenue past 1 billion yen.
〈Samurai Timeslipper〉 depicts the journey of an Edo-era samurai who is ‘time-slipped’ into a movie set and ends up working as a beheading specialist actor As the film was released in Japan, starting out in just one theater, word of mouth spread and showings expanded to about 380 theaters across the...
A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Wants to Convey in 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 ②

A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Wants to Convey in 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 ②

▶ This article on Kore-eda Hirokazu's 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 continues from Part 1.Recovery of an animistic sensibilityThe willingness to believe in the unseen connects directly to Japan's traditional animism, which holds that natural objects and phenomena are inhabited by spirits or invisible...
A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Tries to Say in 'The Sheep in the Box' — Part 1

A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Tries to Say in 'The Sheep in the Box' — Part 1

〈The Sheep in the Box〉 may be Kore-eda Hirokazu’s most ambitious film, but its reach exceeds its grasp. Revisiting his long-running interest in alternative-family narratives while returning to science fiction after 〈Air Doll〉 (2009), Kore-eda attempts to expand his themes beyond the human realm to...
WOWPOINTX teams up with Yeon Sang-ho for Netflix series “Gas Man” — main trailer and poster unveiled

WOWPOINTX teams up with Yeon Sang-ho for Netflix series “Gas Man” — main trailer and poster unveiled

Yeon Sang-ho, who serves as executive producer and screenwriter, will reboot 〈Gas Man No. 1〉 (1960) as a Netflix series made up of 8 episodes.
Netflix has released the main trailer and key art for 〈Gas Man〉, a Netflix series slated for worldwide release on July 2, 2026. 〈Gas Man No. 1〉 (1960), the legendary film, will be rebooted as a Netflix original Japanese series with a total of 8 episodes.
Yeon Sang-ho's Korea-Japan Co-Production Series 'Gas Man' to Debut July 2

Yeon Sang-ho's Korea-Japan Co-Production Series 'Gas Man' to Debut July 2

Starring Oguri Shun and Aoi Yuu, the Korea-Japan co-production mounted a production so large it closed the area around Tokyo Station for filming.
Netflix will release 〈Gas Man〉, a Korea-Japan co-production series executive-produced and co-written by Yeon Sang-ho, worldwide on July 2. On June 9, Netflix unveiled the main trailer and key art for 〈Gas Man〉. The Japanese original series reboots the legendary 1960 tokusatsu film 〈Gas Man No.