Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 1st & 2nd Oct

The numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas which are screening the movie. New movies are indicated with an star:

1) Kimi no na wa (296)

2) Sully (333)

3) Eiga Koe no Katachi (121)

4) SCOOP! (247)*

5) Ikari (323)

6) Yamikin Ushijima-kun Part 3 (184)

7) Shin Godzilla (348)

8) Shigatsu wa kimi no uso (294)

9) Sanada Juuyuushi (321)

10) Angry Bird (298)*

Source: Eiga.com

First-day screening event of new movie "Shigatsu wa kimi no uso"

The first-day screening event of new movie "Shigatsu wa kimi no uso" was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills on 10 September which was attended by the director Shinjo Takehiko and cast members Hirose Suzu, Yamazaki Kento, Nakagawa Taishi, Ishii Anna and Dan Rei. The movie features Hirose as a free-spirited violinist Miyazono Kaori who changes the life of Arima Kousei after he stops playing the piano due to his mother's demise. In order to prepare for the filming where they have to play the violin and piano, Hirose and Yamazaki started learning the musical instruments 18 months earlier.

As there are many passionate fans of the heroine in the original manga series by Arakawa Naoshi, Hirose said that she felt a lot of pressure when she acted as Kaori that she felt like she was about to die. To make things worse, Kaori was not an easy character to play so it was a brand new challenge for Hirose. Upon reading the favourable comments left by viewers which praised her performance, Hirose revealed that she was so thankful that she felt like crying. Yamazaki also expressed his thanks to the viewers who thought well of his performance.

During the event, the audience brought in cardboards wishing Yamazaki a happy birthday and containing various messages. Of these, there was one which said that even if he is an idiot, the fan would still like him which led his co-stars to burst out laughing. However, Yamazaki was not sure how he should react in such situations and was visibly flustered when the message was brought to his attention.

Sources: Nikkansports / Sanspo / Sponichi / Oricon

Completion press conference of new movie "Shigatsu wa kimi no uso"

The completion press conference of new movie "Shigatsu wa kimi no uso" was held on 3 August which was attended by the director Shinjo Takehiko and cast members Hirose Suzu, Yamazaki Kento, Ishii Anna and Nakagawa Taishi. The movie will be shown in cinemas from 10 September.

In preparation for the filming, Hirose and Yamazaki had to learn how to play musical instruments for six months. Hirose plays the role of a carefree violinist Miyazono Kaori who hides a secret related to her past while Yamazaki plays a former talented pianist Arima Kosei who became unable to play the piano after his mother passed away. Hirose revealed that as she started from scratch, it was very difficult for her to learn how to play the violin and she spent an average of two hours per day to practice. As such, she was very excited to be able to share the results of her hard work through this movie. Yamazaki who was also a beginner when he learnt how to play the piano, commented that he had to start from the basics and practised a lot to show the emotions of his character through the piano.

Source: Oricon