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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 5h

FYI: Kinji Fukasaku's iconic dystopian thriller BATTLE ROYALE is celebrating its 25th anniversary by slicing into theaters with a new 4K restoration.

BATTLE ROYALE Slicing Into Theaters In 4K For 25th Anniversary

Kinji Fukasaku's iconic dystopian thriller BATTLE ROYALE is celebrating its 25th anniversary by slicing into theaters with a new 4K restoration.

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 21h

Upcoming live action film #KobikichoNoAdauchi releases first official teaser trailer featuring leads #EmotoTasuku and #WatanabeKen.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRI1...

映画『木挽町のあだ討ち』特報 ◤2026年2月27日（金）公開◢

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 1d

Mr Japan is giving us a look that's slightly busy to my eye. The actual outfit is really nicely shaped and the undergarment is beautiful but there's something about the patterns on the coat that are a bit much to me. I suspect that's a personal taste thing though.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#HanaYoriDango (2005 - 2008) – dir. katayama osamu, ishii yasuharu, yamamuro daisuke and tsuboi toshio

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Dani✨ @danisdiary.bsky.social · Sep 3

In the japanese version Rui ends up officiating the wedding 🤣

#jdrama #HanaYoriDango #HanaDan

Alisa @ Daebak Podcast @daebakpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 3

The OG friend-zoned good guy is the 2ML in Boys Over Flowers. The FL even had a bridal photo shoot with him which never happens with the ML! That drama was deranged. #kdrama

Screenshot from the kdrama Boys Over Flowers showing the female lead and the second male lead in a bridal photo shoot which yes is a thing that actually happens my God

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#SawajiriErika at the launch of apparel brand DIG.

jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#KimuraTakuya for FLIX December 2025.

jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#AndoSakura for VOGUE Korea

More: www.vogue.co.kr?p=684363

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#NagasawaMasami for ar’s 30th Anniversary issue.

More: ar-mag.jp/articles/-/1...

jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#TodaErika as GUCCI’s brand ambassador for CLASSY Magazine November 2025

More: classy-online.jp/fashion/4741...

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#Non for MAQUIA Magazine November 2025

More: maquia.hpplus.jp/makeup/news/...

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#KoshibaFuka for SWEET Magazine November 2025

More: sweetweb.jp/archives/140...

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 1d

#YoshiokaRiho for FRaU Magazine November 2025

More: gendai.media/articles/-/1...

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 3d

GKIDS FILMS confirms the North American release of the much anticipated and critical darling, #Kohuko.

Get your tickets and stay tuned for nationwide release!

gkids.com/films/kokuho/

Kokuho - GKIDS Films

After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor.

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 3d

First look of #KosakaJuri for the 114th NHK Asadora #KazeKaoru.

Broadcast in first half of 2026.

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The Asian Feminist @theasianfeminist.bsky.social · 3d

Japan’s first female PM is not a feminist
Sanae Takaichi's policy positions on gender place her on the right of an already conservative LDP.
www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...

Japan’s first female PM, but Takaichi is not a feminist

Many of her positions are socially conservative in an often still deeply patriarchal nation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 3d

#Synanthrope (2025) – dir. Yamagishi Santa

jdramanews @jdramanews.bsky.social · 3d

Upcoming film #RentalFamily, directed by #Hikari an starring Brendan Fraser releases two new posters.

The story follows a struggling actor who is hired as a token American guy for a Japanese rental family company in Tokyo.