A romantic comedy film adaptation of the hit romance manga “Loving Yamada at Lv999,” which was serialized on the manga app GANMA! and was also adapted into a TV anime in 2023. Akane Kinoshita, a college student who has just been dumped by her boyfriend, meets Akito Yamada, a coolly curt high school pro gamer, through the online game Forest Of Savior. Though he is usually unfriendly, Akane gradually finds herself drawn to Yamada, who occasionally shows an unconscious kindness. However, despite having no interest in romance, Yamada is wildly popular with everyone around him, making him a formidable “boss” of the highest difficulty to攻略 as a love interest. Ryuto Sakuma of “Sorry About My Younger Brothers” stars as Yamada, while Mizuki Yamashita of “The Lies of the Eleven Students” plays Akane. They are joined by singer-songwriter NOA, Rui Tsukishima from the TV drama “When Takagi-san Teases,” the comedy duo Kuukikai-Dan’s Mogra Suzuki, and Mahiru Koda from “Riding in a Summer Film.” Directed by Yuka Yasukawa of “My Broken Mariko,” with the screenplay written by Anna Kawahara of “Character.”

A human suspense drama set in a single location, depicting how the truth behind a woman’s death is uncovered during a memorial gathering held on the 49th day after her suicide. Madoka Takahashi gathers people who were close to her late best friend Yuko Kawai at the share house where Yuko had lived, and holds a memorial service for her on the 49th day after her suicide. Visitors to the share house include Yuko’s coworkers Akiko Matsui and Kaori Niioka, her roommates Sunny and Yuri, and her ex-boyfriend Yasushi Yokoyama, among other eccentric characters. The memorial begins in a solemn mood, but Madoka has a hidden purpose. Along with stories about Yuko, she gradually steers the conversation toward why Yuko was driven to take her own life. Before long, Pancho, who comes to deliver pizza, and Hikoto Shinozuka, Akiko’s ex-boyfriend, are also drawn into the gathering, and astonishing connections and facts slowly come to light. Nana Asakawa from the “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War” series plays the lead role of Madoka, alongside Momoko Tanabe, Nao Hoshino, Ami Tomite, Gaku Sano, Riho Takada, and Ryuuji Harada. Yuuji Nakamae, who directed Tida: I Want to Walk Under the Sun Someday, served as both director and screenwriter.

An original work directed, based on, and written by Jyoji Iida of “NIGHT HEAD,” this is a theatrical preview version of the TV drama “Kamisama no Saikoro,” which began airing on October 9, 2024. It depicts five video streamers who are caught up in a life-or-death escape game. Akagi, a music streamer, is growing impatient as his number of channel subscribers fails to increase. At that moment, he hears from Shiraishi, a former colleague who is now a hugely popular cooking streamer, about a “doll that grants wishes.” It is a magical doll handed down among a small ethnic group in Africa, and if a ritual is performed using the doll, any wish can be granted, though an equivalent price is demanded in return. In order to perform the ritual, Akagi reaches out to Shiraishi as well as Kurotani, Aoyama, and Midorikawa, with whom he once worked as the streamer group “Five Colors,” and the group reunites...。 Masanari Wada, who is active across film, stage, musicals, and more, plays the protagonist Akagi. Shunta Sono of the dance-vocal unit “M!LK” plays Shiraishi; Yo Maejima of “Kamen Rider Amazons Season 2” plays Kurotani; Keito Sakurai, known for stage productions such as “Touken Ranbu” and “World Trigger,” plays Aoyama; and Raiga Terasaka of “Ultraman Trigger” plays Midorikawa. In addition, Yuka Hyoudo, Tetsu Watanabe, and others appear, and the popular three-member idol group “Task have fun” makes an appearance as themselves.

Fujiyoshi Natsurin of the idol group Sakurazaka46 stars in her first leading film role in this social entertainment drama set in a high school newspaper club, depicting a group of students who expose the darkness of adults from the margins of society. Keiichi Kobayashi, director of Momoiro Sorao and Koi wa Hikari, is at the helm. Yui Tokoro, a first-year high school student and literature enthusiast, enrolls in the prestigious Sakuraba Gakuen High School, where her beloved young author, Konoha Midorimachi, is said to be attending, only to learn that Konoha is an unknown, mysterious figure. Asked by the president of the literature club, which she had hoped to join, to uncover Konoha’s true identity as a condition for membership, Yui decides to infiltrate the newspaper club, which is said to have the information. Though she is constantly tossed about by the club’s eccentric members, Yui gradually becomes fascinated by the appeal of newspapers and the work of reporters as she serves as a rookie newspaper club journalist. Before long, the hidden darkness within the school begins to come to light, forcing Yui to make a decision. Fujiyoshi plays the protagonist, Yui Tokoro, nicknamed Torokko, while up-and-coming young actors such as Akari Takaishi, Rinka Kumada, and Tomo Nakai co-star as members of the newspaper club and literature club. Shotaro Miyagawa, the original creator who was enrolled in the Film Department of Nihon University College of Art, turned an idea he came up with in high school into an original film proposal for a university class assignment, and it caught the attention of Takatomo Naoi, known as a producer behind projects such as Alps Stand no Hashi no Hō, who was then a part-time lecturer at the same faculty, leading to the film’s realization. Based on Miyagawa’s original concept, the screenplay was written by Daisuke Ohno, known for Tsujiura Renbo and Sayonara Elymantos.