Promoting Drowning Love

On 18/04/202218/04/2022 By Nill NewtIn CinemaLeave a comment

Drowning Love aka Oboreru Knife (溺れるナイフ) was the second feature film of young female director Yamato Yuki. The movie hit Japanese theaters on November 5 in 2016 and over the years it has become a favourite amongst Komatsu Nana and Suda Masaki fans, partly because of its inner qualities (cinematography, plot, soundtrack) but also because of the growing popularity of its two leads.

Komatsu and Suda were co-stars again (first collaboration was for Destruction Babies) and Yamato‘s film gave them the proper environment to display remarkable onscreen chemistry. After that the two thespians met again in different projects like short films for Niko and and the 2020 hit that was Tapestry/Ito. What first united them on an artistic level reached another dimension when the two young stars announced their marriage in November 2021.

Interviews, stage greetings, premiere and special screenings, Komatsu Nana and Masaki Suda were pretty busy promoting the film back in Autumn 2016, here is a non exhaustive selection and compilation of pics (some HQ at the bottom of this post)

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Charisma met Charisma

On 16/11/202116/11/2021 By Nill NewtIn Fan World, Unsorted1 Comment

What was once just a piece of fiction in a movie (Ito aka Tapestry) has become reality. Through their respective agencies, actor and musician Masaki Suda (Top Coat) and actress and model Nana Komatsu (Stardust Promotion) have announced their marriage.

In a joint communiqué the two young stars said they were grateful to all those who supported them and wished the same people will welcome and care about them as a couple. Stating they are still young (未熟な二人, immature? very young) they both say they are just like when they met and are happy and hopeful making a family and continuing working…

Celebrities, fellow thespians, film directors, mangaka, fashion magazines, movie accounts, cinema magazines and fans around the world congratulate the two for their marriage, here is a non exhaustive list: singer songwriter Aimyon, actors Go Ayano and Takeru Satoh, directors Takahiro Miki and Edmund Yeo, Nana Komatsu’s long time friend and model Emma, editorialists from Elle Japan, Vogue Japan, Frau, Aera, Ginza, Marie Claire Taiwan … as well as Japanese national TVs (NHK, Asahi TV…) and film distributor Gaga Corporation. Actress Fumi Nikaido who worked with Nana Komatsu in two movies (The World of Kanako, Ito/Tapestry) and has close ties with Masaki Suda’s family said: ‘Two people whom I love have become a family. Congratulations!’

Sources: too many to mention as the news topped trending, hot topics and hot searches on Twitter, Yahoo and Google in Japan, Naver in South Korea and was also trending in other Asian countries. A list of several hundred links would be a fastidious piece. So, Oricon News which was one of the first big media outlets to spread the news on Monday and Masaki Suda’s Official Twitter as well as Nana Komatsu’s Official Instagram: Oricon News – Masaki Suda Twitter – Nana Komatsu Instagram – Pictures from the ending sequence of Ito/Tapestry (2020).

Niko and – March 2019

On 07/04/202131/10/2021 By Nill NewtIn CommercialsLeave a comment

‘Spring is coming soon’ was the third short film commercial Nana Komatsu and Masaki Suda starred in for the Japanese brand Niko and. (あ、ハル) was directed by Chie Morimoto and released on March 8, 2019. The theme song was ‘Kotoba’ by J-pop duet Ukasuka-G.

Synopsis: when they were little kids, a boy and a girl had a secret base where they used to play games only them could understand. Now that they’ve grown up, they’ve completely forgotten about this childhood hideaway. However, one day they’re kind of summoned and go back to that secret place on a hill. There they find a huge Space Time Capsule and subsequently strive to open it to discover things from the past and new clothes and objects they’ve never seen before…

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This Winter’s Niko and

On 06/11/202031/10/2021 By Nill NewtIn CommercialsLeave a comment

Winter Book is the title of the new CM by Niko and for their winter campaign, which will last until December 25th. The film was shot on the first floor of the Niko and…Tokyo Store and directed by photographer Toyotaro Shimerogi.

Actor and singer Suda Masaki with actress and model Komatsu Nana, both ambassadors of the Japanese brand since 2018, star in this short film, browsing the pages of a giant winter book, exploring snowy landscapes with a sense of nostalgia.

Production notes and details are available at the bottom of this page: Winter Book by Masaki Suda and Nana Komatsu (Note.com)

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You and Autumn-Niko and

On 19/09/202031/10/2021 By Nill NewtIn CommercialsLeave a comment

New movie and making of video for the fall campaign of Niko and featuring the brand’s ambassadors: Komatsu Nana and Suda Masaki. The short film, ‘You and… Autumn and…’ (あなたand。。。秋and。。。) was shot at the brand’s store in Harajuku, Tokyo. Making of, full movie and short versions are all available from Niko and’s YouTube Channel.