Parade at PIFF 2009!

It has been announced that Tatsuya’s movie Parade (パレード) is going to be shown at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (08-16 October 2009). Parade will be showing on the 12th, 13th and 14th. Tatsuya will also be on a Q&A panel with other members of the cast on 14th October. This will be Parade’s World Premiere. The movie is officially set to be released in 2010.

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Kenichi Matsuyama rejoins Tatsuya Fujiwara for “Kaiji”

Actor Kenichi Matsuyama (24) has been revealed as a supporting cast member in the upcoming movie “Kaiji,” which stars Tatsuya Fujiwara (27). This reunites the pair, who last worked together in the hit live-action “Death Note” films in 2006.

“Kaiji” is based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s popular manga about a gambler named Kaiji (Fujiwara) stuck in a dangerous game trying to clear an enormous debt. Matsuyama plays Kaiji’s colleague Sahara, who shares a similar fate.

The “Kaiji” movie was first announced last year and has been scheduled for an October 10 release. The supporting cast includes Yuki Amami and Teruyuki Kagawa.

Source: Tokyograph.com

YUI sings two tunes for “Kaiji”

Two similar news:

YUI has been tapped to provide the theme song and an insert song for the manga-to-movie adaptation “Kaiji,” which stars Tatsuya Fujiwara as a gambler trying to erase an enormous debt.

Initially, YUI was only asked to provide the theme, but director Toya Sato ended up using two of her tunes. “It’s all too much” will serve as the theme song, while “Never say die” will be heard during the film.

“Kaiji” is set to open in theaters on October 10. YUI’s two songs will apparently be released as a double A-side single sometime in the same month.

Source: Tokyograph.com

Singer-songwriter YUI will sing the theme song for the talked about new movie Kaiji that brings together Death Note stars Fujiwara Tatsuya and Matsuyama Kenichi. YUI’s upcoming single It’s All too much will be the theme song, and Never say die will be featured as an inserted song. The double A-side single is scheduled for release in October; the film will open on October 10.

Helmed by Sato Toya, Kaiji revolves around Fujiwara’s Ito Kaiji, who leads a life in poverty and debt and tries to change his destiny in an all-deciding gamble. The film is based on the manga Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji (a.k.a. “Ultimate Survivor Kaiji”) by Fukumoto Nobuyuki which started serialization in 1996. The series turned into a bestseller with accumulated sales of over 13 million, and won Fukumoto a Kodansha Manga Award. Besides Fujiwara and Matsuyama, Kaiji’s cast also includes Amami Yuki, Kagawa Teruyuki, Yamamoto Taro, Matsuo Suzuki, and Sato Kei.

Source: Yesasia.com