Top 10 movies ranking (22 Nov 09)

1) 2012

2) THIS IS IT

3) Christmas Carol

4) Nakumonka

5) Inglorious Bastards

6) Zero no Shoten

7) Shizumanu Taiyo

8) Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu

9) Gekijoban Macross F Itsuwari no Utahime

10) Fresh Puri Kyua! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?

The 34th Hochi Movie Awards

Best Movie: Shizumanu Taiyo

Best Foreign Movie: Gran Torino

Best Leading Actor: Watanabe Ken (2nd time to win this award)

Best Leading Actress: Matsu Takako (2nd time to win this award)

Best Supporting Actor: Eita (the youngest award winner in this category since Asano Tadanobu in 2000)

Best Supporting Actress: Yachigusa Kaoru (the oldest award winner in this category)

Best Newcomer: Okada Masaki / Mitsushima Hikari

Best Director: Nishikawa Miwa (Dear Doctor)

Special Award: THIS IS IT

The 6th Top 10 favourite music artistes Poll (Ori*Star)

Numbers in brackets indicate the artiste's position last year.

1) Mr.Children (4)

2) Utada Hikaru (1)

3) Fukuyama Masaharu (11)

4) Arashi (10)

5) Kobukuro (2)

6) Ikimonogakari (30)

7) aiko (3)

8) ayaka (15)

9) B'z (8)

10) Southern All Stars (6)

Top 10 movies ranking (15 Nov 09)

1) THIS IS IT

2) A Christmas Carol

3) Nakumonka

4) Zero no Shoten

5) Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu

6) Shizumanu Taiyo

7) Fresh Puri Kyua! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?

8) Warau Keikan

9) Kaiji Jinsei Gyakuten Game

10) Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

Top 10 movies ranking (8 Nov 09)

1) THIS IS IT

2) Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu

3) Shizumanu Taiyo

4) Fresh Puri Kyua! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?

5) Kaiji Jinsei Gyakuten Game

6) Buddha Saitan

7) Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

8) DRAG ME TO HELL

9) SAW VI

10) Tenshi no Koi

Top 10 movies ranking (1 Nov 09)

1) THIS IS IT

2) Shizumanu Taiyo

3) Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu

4) Fresh Puri Kyua! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?

5) Kaiji Jinsei Gyakuten Game

6) Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

7) Buddha Saitan

8) Wild Speed MAX

9) My Sister's Keeper

10) Sideways

Ueno Juri and Tamaki Hiroshi as special guests during Nodame Orchestra's concert

Ueno Juri and Tamaki Hiroshi appeared as surprise guests during the "Nodame Orchestra Concert" on 31 Oct which was held at Tokyo International Forum. About 5000 people were present at the concert. The duo were there to promote Part 1 of the upcoming Nodame Cantabile movie which is due to be shown in cinemas from 19 Dec. With regards to the selling points of the movie, Ueno said that fans would be able to see very funny expressions of Chiaki-sama (Tamaki) while Tamaki commented that fans will be able to enjoy the orchestra scenes to the fullest in the best sound systems provided by the theatres. Part 2 of the movie is due to be shown on 17 April 2010 and filming is still in progress.