The Last Ten Years Preview

On 25/01/202201/04/2022 By Nill NewtIn Cinema, PremieresLeave a comment

On Monday January 24, a special preview premiere for Michihito Fujii‘s Yomei 10 nen a.k.a. The Last Ten Years was held at the Marunouchi Picadilly Cinema in Tokyo. Director Michihito went on stage with his two leads, Komatsu Nana and Sakaguchi Kentaro, in the company of several cast members: Yuki Yamada, Nao, Haru Kuroki, Hideko Hara and Yutaka Matsushige.

Overwhelmed by emotion at some point, Komatsu Nana said she felt kind of burnt-out at the end of the shooting (she lost a lot of weight to play the role) but confessed she was very happy to be on the stage to present a film that means a lot to her. She thanked the cast and crew for their hard work.

The film, distributed by Warner Japan, is bound for a Japanese official release on Friday March 4, nationwide. Official Film Site: The Last Ten Years.

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Winter Updates for Yomei 10 Nen

On 16/12/202103/03/2022 By Nill NewtIn CinemaLeave a comment

Yomei 10 Nen (余命10年) aka The Last Ten Years will hit Japanese theaters on Friday March 4. The new film by director Michihito Fujii (The Journalist, Day and Night, Yakuza and the Family…) is based on the true story of Japanese writer Ruka Kosaka who suffered from a rare and incurable disease and sadly passed away in 2017. Lead actors: Komatsu Nana (Matsuri) and Sakaguchi Kentaro (Kazuto)

A second trailer and a new poster have been released as well as the title of the theme song, うるうびと/uruubito (Leap People?) written and performed by The Radwimps.

Additional cast members: Yamada Yuki (Takeru, a friend of both Matsuri and Kazuto), Nao (Sanae, Matsuri’s best friend), Iguchi Satoru, Kuroki Haru (Kikyo, Matsuri’s elder sister), Tanaka Tetsushi, Lily Franky, Hara Hideko (Yuriko, Matsuri’s mother) and Matsushige Yutaka (Matsuri’s father).

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Yomei 10 Nen Stills

On 29/11/2021 By Nill NewtIn CinemaLeave a comment

Directed by Michihito Fujii. English Title: The Last Ten Years – Starring Nana Komatsu and Kentaro Sakaguchi – Distributed by Warner Bros Japan – Release (Japan): Spring 2022. Official site.

Plot by Asian Wiki: ’20-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has 10 years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love, but she meets Kazuto Manabe at a school reunion.’ Based on Ruka Kosaka‘s real life story.

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Filming Yomei Ten Nen

On 19/11/202119/11/2021 By Nill NewtIn CinemaLeave a comment

Based on the real life story of novelist Ruka Kosaka, The Last Ten Years directed by Michihito Fujii (The Journalist, Day and Night, Yakuza and the Family…), starring Nana Komatsu and Kentaro Sakaguchi is a WarnerBros Japan film set for a theatrical release in Spring 2022 (Japan). Official Film Site.

News about the shooting and making of have surfaced on the internet: Director Michihito said he did not want his movie to be a melodramatic romance but rather a ‘documentary’, not about how the heroin died but about how she lived and spent those last ten years.

Ruka Kosaka suffered from an incurable disease and sadly passed away in 2017, at the age of 38, before her book, a fiction with a strong bind with her own life, was published and became a best-seller. Long discussions with her bereaved family convinced the director he had to make a movie that would also celebrate life, as a testimony….

The Last Ten Years

On 23/09/202103/03/2022 By Nill NewtIn Cinema1 Comment

Rumors of actor Kentaro Sakaguchi and actress Nana Komatsu co-starring in a movie surfaced on a regular basis throughout 2021. On Wednesday September 22, it has been finally and formally announced ‘The Last Ten Years‘ will hit Japanese theaters in Spring 2022. Filming actually took a whole year, with periods of breaks, through the four seasons…

Directed by Michihito Fujii (The Journalist, Day and Night, Yakuza and the Family…) it is based on the true life and sad story of Ruka Kosaka whose novel Yomei 10-nen (余命10年) was published in 2007. The writer suffered from an incurable disease and passed away in 2017.

Plot (Yahoo Japan): Nana Komatsu plays Matsuri, a 20-year-old girl who learns that she has only 10 years to live due to an incurable disease that affects only one in tens of thousands of people. Knowing her own life expectancy, she vows not to fall in love, but is attracted to Kazuto (Kentaro Sakaguchi), whom she meets at a local reunion of former schoolmates.