Michihito Fuji‘s The Last Ten Years starring Komatsu Nana and Sakaguchi Kentaro will have a theatrical release in Mainland China on May 20. The film was a big box office hit in Japan and Taiwan in 2022, it was also screened in various festivals in Canada, Hawaï …
Among the numerous features (about 4 hours of footage) included in the Premium bluray edition of The Last Ten Years, the making of documentary stands out. The Diary of The Last Ten Years is a 59′ long report which presents the filming of key scenes as well as short interviews. The focus is on Komatsu Nana, Sakaguchi Kentaro and director Michihito Fujii, yet you have sequences with all the members of the remarkable supporting cast: Yuki Yamada, Nao, Haru Kuroki, Tetsushi Tanaka, Hideko Hara, Yutaka Matsushige, Lily Franky…
Bluray Premium: Amazon Japan – DVD Premium: CD Japan. Official Film DVD&Bluray page (Japanese): Yomei Ten Nen.
Director Michihito Fujii‘s latest opus The Last Ten Years reached Japanese theaters just a couple of months ago on March 4, yet it will be released on DVD and Bluray on July 22 and available on digital format as soon as June 24 ! Usually, it takes about 6 months (sometimes more) for films to be released on physical disc formats but surely Warner Japan wants to build on the momentum of the movie’s remarkable success.
Box Office Hit: Yomei10nen/The Last Ten years entered the charts at #1, topped the box office for three weeks in a row and remained in the top ten until it stopped being screened on a nationwide basis, bar a few selected theaters and some special events, on May 12. With a gross revenue of nearly 3 billion yens (about 23.5 million USD), it has become the number 1 live action film in 2022.
Two different editions of The Last Ten Years will be issued: a standard version and a premium version (see below for some details), both on DVD or Bluray, all of them are already available for pre-order from various online stores. Bluray Premium: Amazon Japan – DVD Premium: CD Japan.
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The Last Ten Years is part of the official selection at the next Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan (April 8-April 17). It will also hit Thai theaters on June 2…
The Last Ten Years is still doing very well at the box office on the second week: #1 in terms of access/popularity, #2 for tickets sold with a daily average of 45000 movie-goers. Promo activities continue with interviews, TV appearances and the release on Saturday 12 of a new music video by Radwimps, Ms Phenomenal/うるうびと from the movie soundtrack.
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