Success Story in South Korea

The Last Ten Years (余命10年), director Michihito Fuji‘s movie was a big box office hit in Japan and Taiwan in 2022 and quite unexpectedly it has become a remarkable success story in South Korea, in two episodes. Season 1 was when the movie got its first theatrical release on May 25 last year, it got excellent reviews and attracted over 130,000 viewers, a very decent figure for a Japanese movie in the Land of the Morning Calm.

Then the Korean production team launched a new promo campaign at the beginning of 2024 with the release of songs by various South Korean artists (Paul Kim, Kim Feel, 10cm, Kim Ji Hoon, Ahn Se Ha etc…), all related to the film’s themes and story. The novel was issued with a sleeve featuring the two leads: Komatsu Nana and Sakaguchi Kentaro.

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Who Were We Pre-Screenings

Director Tetsuya Tomina‘s new film Who Were We? (わたくしどもは) will be presented to a selected audience in Tokyo on Thursday April 25, lead actress Komatsu Nana might be among the speakers for stage greetings. Next is a special screening on Sado Island (the film’s main shooting location) on May 5. Nationwide theatrical release (Japan): May 31 (Roadshow).

Official Film Site: わたくしどもは.

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Who Were We in theaters on May 31

Tetsuya Tomina‘s latest film had its premiere at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2023, a theatrical release date has been set for Japan on May 31. A new poster and a trailer are now available.

In addition to the two leads, Komatsu Nana and Matsuda Ryuhei, the cast includes Shinobu Otake, Chinosuke Kataoka, Shizuka Ishibashi, Min Tanaka, Yayako Uchida, Kaiji Moriyama, and Manjiro Tatsumi. Music score by Yojiro Noda from Radwimps.

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First Child

Actress and model Komatsu Nana, 28 since February 16, is now a mother. On Saturday March 9 and through an official statement from her agency, she announced she gave birth to her first child. Congrats and all the best to the new parents* and their baby…

This life changing event explains why she’s been away from the spotlight (cinema, fashion events, magazines) for many months. As the topic is trending on Twitter, Instagram and other SNS, fans are speculating whether the above pic, published last December, gave a hint. 🙂

*Komatsu Nana is married to actor and singer Suda Masaki

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