Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 31st March & 1 April 2018

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie:

1) Coco (371)

2) The Boss Baby (322)

3) Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Takarajima (370)

4) Chihayafuru - Musubi - (307)

5) The Post (281)

6) The Greatest Showman (374)

7) Red Sparrow (318)

8) Eiga Puri Kyua Superstars! (213)

9) honey (145)

10) The Commuter (196)

Source: Eiga.com

Usuda Asami announces her first pregnancy

Usuda Asami announced on 26 March 2018 that she is currently pregnant with her first child and due to give birth in early summer. In the statement released through her agency, Usuda revealed that she is already 8 months' pregnant and savouring the joy of impending parenthood with her husband Okamoto Reiji, the drummer from rock band OKAMOTO'S. With regard to her future plans, Usuda said that she will try her best in her acting career as per before while monitoring her condition and called for everyone's continued support.

Usuda has two movies coming up this year i.e. "honey" which will be shown from 31 March and "Owatta Hito" which will be shown from 9 June.

Sources: Natalie / Oricon

Completion screening event of new movie "honey"

The completion screening event of new movie "honey" was held at Shinjuku Wald 9 on 21 February 2018 which was attended by the director Shintoku Koji and cast members Hirano Sho, Taira Yuna, Yokohama Ryuusei, Mizutani Kaho, Asakawa Rina, Sano Gaku and Takahashi Yu. The movie will be screened in cinemas from 31 March 2018.

The story which is based on the same-titled manga by Meguro Amu, features Hirano as the lead character Onise Taiga who behaves like an delinquent but has a pure personality. One day, he is approached by Kogure Nao (Taira) who is afraid of Onise's reputation but asks to date him with marriage in mind. Onise is unable to reject her and has no choice but to accept her "proposal" which marks the beginning of a sweet and unlikely love story between them.

Sonar Pocket to sing the theme song for new movie "honey"

Sonar Pocket will be singing the theme song for new movie "honey" starring Hirano Sho and Taira Yuna which will be shown in cinemas from 31 March 2018. The movie is based on the same-titled manga by Meguro Amu and directed by Shintoku Koji. The story features Hirano as the lead character Onise Taiga who behaves like an delinquent but has a pure personality. One day, he is approached by Kogure Nao (Taira) who is afraid of Onise's reputation but asks to date him with marriage in mind. Onise is unable to reject her and has no choice but to accept her "proposal" which marks the beginning of a sweet and unlikely love story between them. Co-stars include Yokohama Ryusei, Mizutani Kaho, Asakawa Rina, Sano Gaku and Takahashi Yu.

Hirano Sho & Taira Yuna to star in new real-life adaptation movie "honey"

Kansai Johnny's Jr and Mr.KING member Hirano Sho will be taking on his first leading role in a film by starring in the new real-life adaptation movie "honey" based on the same-titled manga by Meguro Amu which was serialised in "Bessatsu Magaret" between September 2012 and December 2015. Hirano will be playing a juvenile delinquent and will dye his hair red for this character. The heroine will be played by Taira Yuna who dyed her hair brown for the first time in her life and cut her long hair by 20cm. The movie will be directed by Shintoku Koji whose most recent work was "Peach Girl" and be released in cinemas next spring.

The story features Hirano as the lead character Onise Taiga who behaves like an delinquent but has a pure personality. One day, he is approached by Kogure Nao (Taira) who is afraid of Onise's reputation but asks to date him with marriage in mind. Onise is unable to reject her and has no choice but to accept her "proposal" which marks the beginning of a sweet and unlikely love story between them.

Hirano who is acting in a love story for the first time, expressed joy when he got the offer and try his best to work hard with his co-stars. As for having to dye his hair red for the role, he is still unaccustomed to how he looks but the people around him have been praising his new look and how it's near to how Onise looks in the manga. As such, he hopes that those who watch this movie will have the feeling that they want to have a romance like what is depicted in the story.

On the other hand, Taira described her character as a frank, pure and cute girl and she feels that it is a refreshing change for her to cut and dye her hair for this movie. As for her impression of Hirano, she feels that he resembles Onise a lot.

Sources: Sanspo / Eiga.com