Screening commemoration event of new movie "Jojo no kimyou na bouken Diamond wa kudakenai Dai Isshou"

The screening commemoration event of new movie "Jojo no kimyou na bouken Diamond wa kudakenai Dai Isshou" was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills on 5 August which was attended by the director Miike Takashi and cast members Yamazaki Kento, Kamiki Ryuunosuke, Komatsu Nana, Okada Masaki, Arata Mackenyu, Yamada Takayuki and Iseya Yuusuke. The movie was released in cinemas on the previous day.

Yamazaki greeted the audience and thanked them for coming to this event. The audience replied with a resounding applause when he asked how they felt about the movie. Yamazaki then revealed that this movie has a special position in his heart and he was really happy to have come this far with the support of everyone. Since this year is the 30th anniversary of the Jojo manga, he hoped that the movie will be a boost to this special occasion. In response, Miike said that if everyone wished for it, they may be able to make a sequel with the same team next time.

When asked about any interesting episodes during the filming, Komatsu who worked with Yamazaki for the first time, revealed that Yamazaki came across as a fascinating character to her especially when she saw him chasing after pigeons on a beach in Barcelona. Yamada then joked that Yamazaki would make strange remarks like "he feels like it's time to eat chickens" after eating steaks for a few consecutive days so they actually felt like he was going after the pigeons because he wanted to eat them.

When asked about what kind of special powers they wished to have, Iseya joked to Arata that he already has a special power as if his father Sonny Chiba is standing behind him. He then continued to say that he was surprised when Arata announced his new stage name which didn't have his father's surname. In response, Arata said that he was actually fine with using the surname Chiba but after discussions with his agency, they decided on using Arata instead.

Sources: Nikkansports / Eiga.com

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 5th & 6th Aug 2017

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

1) Despicable Me 3 (359)

2) Gekijouban Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending (316)

3) Transformers: The Last Knight (334)

4) Kimi no suizou wo tabetai (319)

5) Jojo no kimyou na bouken Diamond wa kudakenai Dai Isshou (323)

6)  Gekijouban Pocket Monster Kimi ni kimeta! (364)

7) The Mummy (333)

8) Gintama (334)

9) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (365)

10) Mary to Majo no Hana (365)

Source: Eiga.com

Japan premiere event of new movie "Jojo no kimyou na bouken Diamond wa kudakenai Dai Isshou"

The Japan premiere event of new movie "Jojo no kimyou na bouken Diamond wa kudakenai Dai Isshou" was held on 26 July which was attended by the director Miike Takashi and cast members Yamazaki Kento, Kamiki Ryuunosuke, Okada Masaki, Yamada Takayuki, Komatsu Nana, Arata Mackenyu and Iseya Yuusuke. The movie will be shown in cinemas from 4 August.

The movie which was shot on location in Barcelona and Sitges in Spain for a month, is based on the same-titled manga by Araki Hirohiko where Yamazaki plays the lead character Higashikata Jousuke. Kamiki will be playing the character Hirose Kouichi while Komatsu will be playing Yamagishi Yukako. Okada plays the role of Nijimura Keichou and Arata plays Nijimura Okuyasu. As for Yamada and Iseya, they will be playing Katagiri Anjuurou and Kujou Joutarou respectively.

When asked what scene he would like to recommend, Yamazaki cited the part when Yamada's character Anjuurou turns into a rock. In response, Yamada joked that it took him 4 months to prepare for the filming so it took time for him to "get out of his rock state" as well.

With regard to their filming in Spain, Kamiki said that they had a relatively relaxed schedule so they could fit in some sightseeing while filming such as visiting Camp Nou which is the home ground of FC Barcelona. They also had a lot of fun having meat at a restaurant facing the sea and spent a lot of money during their sightseeing time. Iseya also exposed Yamazaki for getting carried away and dancing on the street when he heard some music in a town. Yamazaki commented that his spirits were lifted by the atmosphere and the influence of alcohol thus resulting in what he did but Iseya teased him that this was not true since the beer wasn't even served by then.

Miike then followed up by revealing an incident during the overseas filming and said that the bathrooms in Spain seem to be slippery for some reason. One day, Okada slipped and knocked his head on the edge of the bathtub in the bathroom of the hotel where they stayed at and lost consciousness for at least an hour. When he finally came to, he saw his bathtub being stained red by his blood. Luckily, he did not suffer a major injury and the filming could proceed without any delay. Upon hearing this, the rest of the cast burst into laughter while Okada was seemingly embarrassed by this and said that they shouldn't be talking about this openly.

Sources: Nikkansports / Sanspo / Sponichi / Oricon 1 / Oricon 2 / Eiga.com

Top 10 most anticipated movies showing during the 2017 summer vacation (Oricon)

Oricon conducted a survey on 600 people to choose the movies they would like to watch the most during the 2017 summer vacation (1st July 2017 to 31st August 2017). Dates within the brackets indicate the Japanese release dates:

1) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (1 July)

2) Gintama (14 July)

3) Shinobi no Kuni (1 July)

4) Kimi no suizou wo tabetai (28 July)

5) Despicable Me 3 (21 July)

6) Spider-Man: Homecoming (11 Aug)

7) Mary to Majo no Hana (8 July)

8) Jojo no kimyou na bouken Diamond wa kudakenai Dai Isshou (4 Aug)

9) Sekigahara (28 Aug)

10) Transformers: The Last Knight (4 Aug)

Source: Oricon

Yamazaki Kento star in the real-life adaptation movie of "Jojo no kimyou na bouken"

The press conference for the real-life adaptation movie of popular manga "Jojo no kimyou na bouken" (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) by Araki Hirohiko was held on 28 September which was attended by the director Miike Takashi and cast members Yamazaki Kento, Kamiki Ryuunosuke, Komatsu Nana, Mackenyu, Okada Masaki, Yamada Takayuki and Iseya Yuusuke. The movie will be based on the fourth story i.e. "Diamond wa kudakenai" (The diamond is unbreakable) and set in Japan. Yamazaki will be playing the lead character Higashikata Jousuke in this movie made by Toho and Warner Brothers Japan which will be shown during summer 2017. "Jojo no kimyou na bouken" was first serialised in "Shuukan Shounen Jump" from 1987 and has released 117 volumes which sold more than 90 million copies to date. It is still being published in "Ultra Jump" now. The manga's author Araki commented that he was proud to see that his work is made into a movie which would probably have been impossible 10 years ago due to the technology then and is looking forward to seeing how the final product will turn out.

Kamiki will be playing the character Hirose Kouichi while Komatsu will be playing Yamagishi Yukako. Okada plays the role of Nijimura Keichou and Mackenyu plays Nijimura Okuyasu. As for Yamada and Iseya, they will be playing Katagiri Anjuurou and Kujou Joutarou respectively. Jousuke's mother will be played by Mizuki Arisa while Kunimura Jun will play his grandfather.

Before the press conference, the cast had already been to Spain for filming on a very tight schedule. The movie's title will be "Jojo no kimyou na bouken Diamond wa kudakenai Daiissho".

Sources: Oricon 1 / Oricon 2