Former AKB48 member Akimoto Sayaka will be starring in the movie Doreiku Boku to 23-nin no Dorei (奴隷区 僕と23人の奴隷).
The story is based on a popular manga of the same name by Okada Shinichi published on the website E☆Everystar (E☆エブリスタ). 23 people participate in a game and can use a special item to turn other players into their slaves.
The trailer has been released.
Iriyama Anna (AKB48) will be starring in the movie Aooni (青鬼).
It is a horror movie. The story is based on a popular game in Japan.
Aooni will be released in theaters on July 5.
Tokyo Girls’ Style members will be starring in the movie Gakko no Kaidan -Noroi no Kotodama- (学校の怪談 -呪いの言霊-).
Tokyo Girls’ Style’s 16th single Jujika ~Gakko no Kaidan -Noroi no Kotodama- ver. (十字架 ～映画『学校の怪談 -呪いの言霊-』Ver.～) will be the original soundtrack of the movie.
Check out the trailer and the MV.
AKB48‘s Watanabe Mayu will be the narrator in Pokemon‘s upcoming short movie Pikachu, What’s this Key for? (ピカチュウ、これなんのカギ？).
The short movie will be screened at the same time as Pokemon XY The Movie : Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (ポケモン・ザ・ムービーＸＹ「破壊の繭とディアンシー」).
AKB48 members Watanabe Mayu, Yokoyama Yui and Iwata Karen formed a new idol unit called Milk Planet (ミルクプラネット).
The members of Milk Planet will play in the drama Sailor Zombie (セーラーゾンビ).
Passpo☆ is going to sing the ending theme for the movie Toei Hero Next 4 : We are Bounty Hunters (東映ヒーローネクスト「俺たち賞金稼ぎ団」).
The song is titled Shiny Road.
Sasaki Ayaka (Momoiro Clover Z) will be starring in the movie Saint-Seiya Legend of Sanctuary.
It will be the first appearance of Sasaki Ayaki as a voice actress. The member of Momoclo will perform the voice of Athena (Saori Kido) who is the main heroine.
Tokyo Girls’ Style members are starring in the movie Count 5 to Dream of You (5つ数えれば君の夢) which was released on March 8 in Japanese theaters.
The story takes place in a high school during a cultural festival. It depicts various painful scenes of adolescence. Tokyo Girls’ Style members (Yamabe Miyu, Konishi Ayano, Arai Hitomi, Nakae Yuri, Shoji Mei) are playing the leading roles as students.
Check out the trailer.
NMB48 Geinin The Movie Owarai Seishun Girls! (NMB48 げいにん！ The Movie お笑い青春ガールズ！) will be released on DVD on April 23.
NMB48 Geinin! The Movie Owarai Seishun Girls! is a school comedy drama. The film is a spin-off of the series broadcast between July and September 2012.
Check out the trailer.
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