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    The Kamen Riders Gaim, Ghost, Ex-Aid, Drive and Wizard join forces in the new movie, KAMEN RIDER EX-AID & GHOST WITH LEGEND RIDERS. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © “Ex-Ad & Ghost” Production Committee © Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: movie-taisen.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei Company has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos for their upcoming movie, KAMEN RIDER EX-AID & GHOST WITH LEGEND RIDERS. The latest entry in the Kamen Rider "Movie War" series, the film is the culmination of Toei`s “Superhero Year” project of 2016, which commemorates the 45th anniversary of Kamen Rider and 40 years of Super Sentai. KAMEN RIDER EX-AID & GHOST WITH LEGEND RIDERS brings together the heroes of the two most recent television series -- KAMEN RIDER EX-AID (???????????, Kamen Raidaa Eguzeido, 2016-17) and KAMEN RIDER GHOST (??????????, Kamen Raidaa Goosuto, 2015-16) -- along with Wizard, Drive and Gaim for "dream team" of the modern era Kamen Riders. Their opponent... the video game legend, Pac-Man! The story begins with the invasion on a living game virus

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: higanjimadx.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The vampire Miyabi and his island of monsters return in the latest live-action adaptation of Koji Matsumoto`s bestseller -- more than seven million copies sold -- horror action manga series, Higanjima. Shochiku will release the film in Japan as HIGANJIMA DELUXE (????????, Higanjima Derakkusu) and is marketing if for international sales with the English title HIGANJIMA: VAMPIRE ISLAND. In 2010, Warner Bros. Japan released their own Higanjima movie, HIGANJIMA: ESCAPE FROM VAMPIRE ISLAND (???, Higanjima). In 2013, renowned director Takashi Miike supervised a 10 episode HIGANJIMA television series for the TBS and MBS networks. The new movie continues the storyline from the TV series, with the show`s cast reprising their roles. The main character, Akira Miyamoto, is played by Shunya Shiriashi. Shiriashi is a familiar face for tokusatsu fans thanks

    THE RING series veterans Yuko Takeuchi and Ai Hashimoto co-star in THE INERASABLE, the new J-Horror film from director Yoshihiro Nakamura. Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2016

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    Source: Fantasia Festival, Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Movie Site: zang-e.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Kaila Hier and Emmanuelle DiBuono Director Yoshihiro Nakamura has become a film festival favorite with internationally acclaimed works like THE FOREIGN DUCK, THE NATIVE DUCK AND GOD IN A COIN LOCKER (?????????????, Ahiru to Kamo to Koinrokka, 2007), FISH STORY (??????????, Fisshu Sutori, 2009) and GOLDEN SLUMBER (??????????, Gooruden Suranbaa, 2010). His first film of 2016 was THE INERASABLE (??????????????, Zang-e -Sunde Wa Ikenai Heya-), an adaptation of Fuyumi Ono’s ward-winning horror novel, Zange. The lead character -- a writer identified as "I" in the film -- is played by J-Horror icon Yuko Takeuchi, who starred in the smash hit THE RING (???, Ringu, 1998) and was recently seen in Kiyoshi Kurosawa`s CREEPY (????? ?????, Kuriipii Itsuwari no Rinjin, 2016). Takeuchi`s co-star Ai Hashimoto played THE RING villainous Sadako

    Private investigator Ryuzaki (Sosuke Ikematsu), Police investigator Tsukuru Mishima (Masahiro Higashide) and Yuki Shien (Masaki Suda) take center stage in a new

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Nippon Television Network Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote2016 (Japan) The saga continues! The Death Note series; the legendary transmedia phenomenon that we all remember. The saga resumes 10 years after the original series concluded... Warner Bros. Pictures Japan and Nippon Television Network have provided information and high-res photos for DEATH NOTE Light up the NEW world (????? Light up the NEW world, Desu Noto Light up the NEW world, 2016), the new sequel to the international hits DEATH NOTE (?????, Desu Noto, 2006) and DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME (??????the Last name, Desu Noto the Last name, 2006). The film will open at the Marunouchi Piccadilly, Shinjuku Piccadilly, and other cinemas across Japan on October 29. INTRODUCTION In the beginning it was a manga series which sold over 3 million copies domestically. Then it was turned into two movies,

    Internationally renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike is back with TERRAFORMARS, the live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © YU SASUGA, KENICHI TACHIBANA/SHUEISHA, © 2016

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, GAGA Corporation Official Movie Site: terraformars-movie.jp (Japan) The live-action manga adaptation TERRAFORMARS (????????, Terafoomaazu) was released by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan on April 29th and is now being offered to foreign distributors by GAGA Corporation. Introduction The battle between mankind and evolved creatures begins! Master filmmaker Takashi Miike (13 ASSASSINS, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO) comes back to the big screen with a sci-fi action film where a team of crew members battle against evolved cockroaches on Mars. The film is based on the best-selling comic series Terraformars, which has been published worldwide and also turned into an animation series (the second season is running in 2016). The crew on the mission are played by an ensemble cast including Hideaki Ito (LESSON OF THE EVIL, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO), Emi Takei (RUROUNI KENSHIN series, FOR LOVE`S SAKE), Tomohisa Yamashita (TOMORROW`S JOE,

    Kamen Rider Ghost Mugen Damashii, Kamen Rider Deep Specter and Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii. Photos courtesy of Bandai. © 2015 Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei © BANDAI 2016

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    Source: Bandai Co., Ltd. Official Site: bandai.co.jp/candy/rider Only July 5th, Bandai will release a new set of KAMEN RIDER GHOST candy toys (toys or figures packaged with candy or gum). The KAMEN RIDER GHOST GANGAN ACTION DAMASHII 4 (?????????????????????4, Kamen Raidaa Goosuto Gangan Akushon Damashii 4) series will offer three pre-painted action figures (each with 13 points of articulation) plus an accessory pack. All four come boxed with a piece of Ramune (lemon soda flavored) candy. KAMEN RIDER GHOST GANGAN ACTION DAMASHII 4 Release Date: July 5, 2016 Price: ¥432 (Approximately $4.14 US, Tax Included) Each ? Set Contents 1?Kamen Rider Ghost Mugen Damashii (???????????????)? 2?Kamen Rider Deep Specter (???????????????)? 3?Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii (??????????????)?? 4?OOO Ghost & Drive Ghost (????????????????)

    Domidoll is unfazed by Zyuoh Eagle`s assault in a publicity photo for ZYUOHGER THE MOVIE. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © “Ghost · Zyuohger” Movie Production Committee © Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei © 2016 TV Asahi · Toei AG · Toei

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: ghost-zyuohger.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE This past week, new photos and promotional artwork for the upcoming KAMEN RIDER GHOST / ZYUOHGER THE MOVIE double feature were released to Japanese media outlets and subsequently reposted by fan sites. SciFi Japan now has larger, high-res versions of those images direct from Toei... plus additional photos not available elsewhere!* In ZYUOHGER THE MOVIE, the Zyuohgers must contend with Domidoll (Takashi Yoshimura of the comedy duo Heisei Nobushi Kobushi), the evil ringleader of an intergalactic circus. Domidoll plans to bend the Zyumans -- animal-faced humanoid aliens -- to his will and use them to kidnap Japan`s children. Will the Zyuohgers be able to protect the kids and Zyumans, or will Domidoll and his circus emerge victorious? * Click here for KAMEN RIDER GHOST THE MOVIE photos. CREDITS English Title:

    Kamen Rider Dark Ghost crosses Gan Gun Sabers with Kamen Rider Ghost in Toei`s KAMEN RIDER GHOST THE MOVIE. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © “Ghost · Zyuohger” Movie Production Committee © Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei © 2016 TV Asahi · Toei AG · Toei

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: ghost-zyuohger.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE This past week, new photos and promotional artwork for the upcoming KAMEN RIDER GHOST / ZYUOHGER THE MOVIE double feature were released to Japanese media outlets and subsequently reposted by fan sites. SciFi Japan now has larger, high-res versions of those images direct from Toei... plus additional photos not available elsewhere! Up first is a look at the first film based on the KAMEN RIDER GHOST (??????????, Kamen Raidaa Goosuto, 2015-16) television series. The lead character of both show and movie is Takeru Tenkuji (Shun Nishime), a young man killed by an evil alien creature called a Ganma. Brought back by a mysterious hermit (Naoto Takenaka), Takeru begins a quest for Eyecons -- devices containing the spirits of either heroes or Ganma -- as Kamen Rider Ghost. In KAMEN RIDER

    Takakura (Hidetoshi Nishijima) makes an unsettling discovery in CREEPY, the latest film from internationally renowned director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Photo courtesy of Asmik Ace. © 2016 “CREEPY” Film Partners?

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    Source: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc., Shochiku Co., Ltd., Berlinale Official Movie Site: creepy-movie.com (Japan) Do you really want to know who your neighbors are? Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE, PULSE, BRIGHT FUTURE, TOKYO SONATA, REAL) returns to the suspense/thriller genre with CREEPY (????? ?????, Kuriipii Itsuwari no Rinjin, 2016), opening in Japan on June 18th after screenings at international film festivals. The movie is based on author Yutaka Maekawa`s mystery novel, which won the 15th Japan Mystery Fiction Newcomer Award in 2011. CREEPY stars Hidetoshi Nishijima (LICENSE TO LIVE, THE WIND RISES, WHILE THE WOMEN ARE SLEEPING), Yuko Takeuchi (THE RING, GOLDEN SLUMBER, THE INERASABLE) and Teruyuki Kagawa (20TH CENTURY BOYS trilogy, TOKYO SONATA, KAIJI 2, RUROUNI KENSHIN). Synopsis After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, criminal psychologist and former police detective Takakura (Hidetoshi Nishijima) quits

    Director Na Hong-jin`s THE WAILING opens nationwide on June 3rd. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 20th Century Fox Korea, Well Go USA, Metropolitan Filmexport, 20th Century Fox Intl., Side Mirror

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    Opens June 3rd Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Official Site: wellgousa.com/theatrical/the-wailing Special Thanks to Alex Drapac The Cannes Selection THE WAILING (??, Gokseong) opens June 3rd in theaters across the United States, courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. In this unbelievably tense supernatural thriller, a foreigner’s mysterious appearance in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion among the locals -- suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria as the townspeople begin killing each other in brutal outbursts for seemingly no reason. As the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a shaman for answers -- unknowingly escalating the situation into something far more dangerous. Over six years in the making, director Na Hong-jin’s meticulously crafted follow-up to the globally acclaimed THE YELLOW SEA and THE CHASER (his third to premiere at the Festival de

    Genzo (Kana Kurashina) and Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama) head for India in the adventure comedy CHIN-YU-KI: THE JOURNEY TO THE WEST WITH FARTS. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Gataro Man / SHUEISHA / Chinyuki Project

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd., Hakuhodo DY music & pictures Inc. Official Site: chinyuuki.com (Japan) Kenichi Matsuyama (DEATH NOTE and GANTZ film series) stars in the adventure comedy CHIN-YU-KI: THE JOURNEY TO THE WEST WITH FARTS (???, Chinyuuki). The movie was released in Japan in February 2016 and is now being offered to international distributors by Hakuhodo DY music & pictures Inc. The film is based on Gataro Man`s manga series Chinyuki ~ Taro to Yukaina Nakama Tachi (????????????????, Chin`yuuki ~ Taroo to Yukaina Nakama-tachi), serialized in Shueisha`s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1990-1992. A parody of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, the manga follows the wacky (and gross) adventures of the monk Genzo and his traveling companion Taro Yamada, a former assassin known for pooping on the graves of his victims. CHIN-YU-KI: THE JOURNEY TO THE WEST WITH FARTS was

    Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © “Ghost · Zyuohger” Movie Production Committee © Ishimori Pro · TV Asahi · ADK · Toei © 2016 TV Asahi · Toei AG · Toei

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    Toei Publicity Materials for New Double Feature Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: ghost-zyuohger.jp (Japan) Transform, Ghost! Focus your power, Zyuohger! For the future of this planet, grasp this brilliant life! Toei Co., Ltd. has provided some early information and promotional images for their 16th annual Super Sentai/Kamen Rider theatrical double feature, KAMEN RIDER GHOST THE MOVIE / ZYUOHGER THE MOVIE (??? ???????????????????????????, Gekijooban Kamen Raidaa Goosuto / Gekijooban Doobutsu Sentai Juuojaa)*. Opening in Japan this August, the films are part of Toei`s “Superhero Year” project commemorating the 45th anniversary of Kamen Rider and 40 years of Super Sentai. Plot details and cast/crew lists will be announced as the release date nearer. For now, Toei has offered teasers about each film... Life burns! Engaged in a fierce battle, Kamen Rider Ghost struggles to combine the hearts of history`s heroes with people`s hopes for

    Japan`s panty-masked hero returns HENTAI KAMEN: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Keishu Ando/ SHUEISHA ? 2016 ?HK2? Production Committee

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    Perverted Superhero Returns in New Live-Action Movie Source: Toei Co., Ltd., Hakuhodo DY music & pictures Inc. Official Site: hk-movie.jp (Japan) Toei has provided information and high-res images from their superhero movie HENTAI KAMEN: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS (HK????? ????????????, HK/ Hentai Kamen Abunoomaru Kuraishisu), opening today at the Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo as well as other theaters across Japan. The film will have its North American premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival running June 22-July 5 in NYC. HENTAI KAMEN: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS is the sequel to HK / FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO (HK ????, HK Hentai Kamen, 2013), the live-action adaptation of Keishu Ando`s manga, The Abnormal Super Hero Hentai Kamen. Originally planned as a straight-to-video release, the first film was a surprise hit that grossed ¥200 million (approximately $1.8 million US) at the Japanese box office. It was also

    Photo courtesy of Stan Hyde. © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Author: Stan Hyde Official Site: g-fan.com/html/gtour35 Although typically G-Tour’s have toured around several locations in Japan, this 3.5 Tour was conceived to celebrate SHIN GODZILLA, the first Japanese Godzilla movie since 2004’s GODZILLA FINAL WARS. With some indications that SHIN GODZILLA might not be playing in North America for some time, the tour seems even more timely now. Focused on Tokyo, this tour is a ‘full body immersion’ in kaiju culture. We stay at the Hotel Gracery in Shinjuku . . . Godzilla’s hotel, with a full sized-replica of Godzilla’s head and claw gracing the roof. We stay in the same hotel in Shinjuku for the entire time, so besides having the exciting environment of Shinjuku as our homebase, we also won’t have to carry luggage to multiple locations. On the first full day we visit Wonder Festival 2016, Summer, in Makuhari. Wonder

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: shingeki.net (Japan), funimation.com/attack-on-titan (US) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski GameSamba, NGames Interactive Limited, and Funimation Entertainment have announced today that they are working with Kodansha to develop and publish an officially licensed mobile game based on ATTACK ON TITAN (?????, Shingeki no Kyojin). The ATTACK ON TITAN game will be available in all major English markets for Android and iOS devices, and is expected to be released by the end of 2016. The ATTACK ON TITAN game will be an action-driven title, allowing players all over the world to battle titans on their mobile devices. It will combine elements of runner and action games, in order to replicate the feeling of the titan battles from the anime series. Players will need to use careful planning -- and quick reactions -- to survive. There will also be deeper, persistent elements to

    Hip-hop singer Funky Kato stars in SABUIBO MASK. Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Sabuibo Mask Production Committee

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: sabuibomask.com (Japan) Hip-hop singer Funky Kato stars in the feature film SABUIBO MASK (???????, Sabuibomasuku) from Toei. Described in press materials as a "masochistic comedy", the movie will blend live-action, animation and musical numbers. SABUIBO MASK opens in Japanese theaters on June 11th. In Japan, it is common for people in country towns to move to the big cities for work or a better life. As the towns empty, the shopping areas become streets of shuttered buildings. Trying to reinvigorate his dying locale, a hot-blooded youth named Haruo (Funky Kato) begins performing a daily "one man live" show on his mandarin orange box. He wears a memento of his father, a wrestling mask. The mystery of the masked singer creates a buzz among the residents, but will it be enough to save his hometown? CREDITS Japanese Release

    Denzo the ninja (Dean Fujioka) battles a monster to protect a princess in NINJA THE MONSTER. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2015 Shochiku Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd., Kyoto HISTORICA International Film Festival Official Site: ninja-monster.jp (Japan) A bodyguard Ninja encounters an unidentified Kaiju. Can he protect a beautiful princess? Following screenings at internal festivals, Shochiku will give their new fantasy film NINJA THE MONSTER (??????????, Ninja za Monsutaa) a one week limited theatrical run in Japan starting February 20th. The movie is the first produced by Shochiku`s Blue Line Label, a new budget label established to develop young filmmakers and appeal to oversea markets. Directed by Ken Ochiai (UZUMASA LIMELIGHT) and written by Akihiro Dobashi (SAMURAI HUSTLE), NINJA THE MONSTER stars Dean Fujioka (I AM ICHIHASHI) and Aoi Morikawa (THE WORLD OF KANAKO, FATAL FRAME). Synopsis The time is the mid-samurai era when ninja were banned. Sachi, a beautiful princess of the Nagano clan is traveling to Edo (present-day Tokyo). Among her men is Denzo, an

    Logo for the new MASKED RIDER 1 movie, courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2016

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: superhero-movie.com (Japan) On New Year`s Day, Toei Co. announced their 2016 "Superhero Year" project commemorating the anniversaries of the studio`s Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises with new movies, home videos, TV programs, and events. The first major release will be the feature film MASKED RIDER 1 (????????, Kamen Raidaa 1-go), opening nationwide in Japan on Saturday, March 26th. The movie is based on the original Kamen Rider television series, MASKED RIDER (??????, Kamen Raidaa), which aired from April 3, 1971 – February 10, 1973. The hit show sparked a "transforming hero" boom in Japan, inspiring decades of imitations and sequels up to the current KAMEN RIDER GHOST (?????????? Kamen Raidaa Goosuto, 2015-2016) series. For the new film, the hero Takeshi Hongo will wear an updated version of the classic Masked Rider costume. The following is taken

    Theatrical poster. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © “Ninninger VS ToQger” Production Committee © TV Asahi · Toei AG · Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: ninnin-toq.jp Toei Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with a few more images from SHURIKEN SENTAI NINNINGER VS TOQGER THE MOVIE: NINJA IN WONDERLAND (????????????VS???????? THE MOVIE ?????????????, Shuriken Sentai Nin’ninja Tai Tokkyuujaa Za Muubii Ninja in Wandaarando). The film opens in Japanese cinemas on January 23, 2016. Please check the links below for additional information and high-res photos from SHURIKEN SENTAI NINNINGER VS TOQGER THE MOVIE: NINJA IN WONDERLAND. About Toei Company, Ltd. Established in 1951, Toei Company is not only producing and distributing films, but it is also one of the major exhibitors in Japan. The company owns two film studios located in Tokyo and Kyoto. The films produced cover wide range of genres, exceeding 20,000 titles. ? For more information

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