Netflix continues to deepen its investments in the Japanese content live, betting on the country’s continuous growth potential and the cross -border attraction. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the company on the Japanese market, and the Streamer unveiled a trio of local burning titles to mark the time and rely on its momentum.
The new series includes the comedy drama Did anyone mention me?with the Japanese screen icon Koji Yakusho; In hella dramatization of the life of the Diseuse of fortune of celebrities Kazuko Hosoki; And Jojo’s weird adventure: Steel Balle RunningThe last animation of the manga Hirhiic Arky.
“Looking at the next decade, Netflix will continue to push the limits and bring unforgettable entertainment from Japan to the world,” the company said in a statement.
Did anyone mention me? is an original comedy drama of the Hitmaker Kankuro Kudo (Netflix Japan Brewouts Divorce to divorce And Extremely inappropriate!) and its longtime partner Aki Isoyama. Yakusho, one of the most recognizable stars and winners in Japan of the Best Actor of the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, plays the Gen Takasegawa, a Japanese actor that was once appreciated who made history as the first of his country to lead to the Globe Theater of London, to return home after two years abroad and that he found that he was forgotten. The series Probe The human obsession with recognition through the prism of a man whose reputation, family and money have disappeared overnight.
“Based on the brilliant script of Kankuro Kudo – which is complex, wild, funny and strangely moving – I have a good time filming with the cast and the team, even in the intense summer heat,” said Yakusho. “This is the second time in my life of which I have been given the role” an actor “. The shooting will be long, extending in the next year, but I will do my best until the end to do a job that everyone can appreciate. »»
Kudo added: “Koji Yakusho sheds his heart and soul into the most trivial lines I write … Whether you are an actor, a screenwriter or simply someone with a social media account, everyone has a excess desire for recognition – they perform, exaggerate, that cannot have helped to tweet. Comedy, without denying or asserting it.
Isoyama said that the casting of Yakushho was inevitable: “I could never have dreamed that Koji Yakusho would end up playing the role … He took an incredible number of challenges, showed us so many different sides of himself and transformed this into an essential drama.”
Did anyone mention me? is currently in production and should be launched on Netflix in 2026.
In hell Revisits the extraordinary life of Hosoki, a fortune division that dominated the Japanese media from the 80s to the 2000s. Hosoki has become a familiar name – and something of a social phenomenon – with its blunt predictions, sometimes brutal (“you will die”, “you go to hell”), while his fortune books have established world records. The series, with Erika Toda, explores the darker and less known chapters of her youth and her ascent of post-war poverty to national notoriety.
“I knew Kazuko Hosoki, but I didn’t know what kind of person she was really,” said Toda. “I was just thinking that a good Flashy adventure state was presented on television … This story portrays the real life of Kazuko Hosoki a short time ago – the one you don’t know – and I am sure that it will attract you to this world and will launch you.”
Erika Toda as Kazuko Hosoki in “Straight to Hell”.
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Director Tomoyuki Takimoto admitted: “I didn’t like Kazuko Hosoki. Whenever she appeared on television, I changed the channel. And yet I accepted this reckless project for two reasons … His little -known ascent of poverty after the war is enormously obliging … and the powerful partner I had in Erika Toda. In hell Streams in 2026.
Jojo’s weird adventure: Steel Balle Running Amends one of the most famous arcs of the manga on the screen. Araki Weird adventure of Jojo sold more than 120 million copies worldwide and has generated a large multimedia franchise with its flamboyant characters and opera scenarios. Steel shot runTaking place in 19th century America, follows the old Jockey Johnny Jestar paraplegic and the mysterious Gyro Zeppeli Hors-la-Loi while they enter a perilous and cross-crossed horse race that tests their bodies, their beliefs and their destinies.
“”Steel shot run is a story that depicts the characters that are going through a great race, punctuating their own beliefs, “said director Yasuhiro Kimura.” My heart beats with excitement so that it is to direct this anime adaptation. All staff share this feeling and pours their passion in daily production. I can’t wait to share our enthusiasm for this work with you all and I hope we can make this trip together. »»
The series brings together a large part of the creative team acclaimed behind earlier Jojo Anime seasons, with David Production leading the animation again. Netflix will organize a special event in Japan on September 23 to unveil more details on the series and its launch.
Japan remains one of Netflix’s main growth engines in the Asia-Pacific region, because streaming deepens its foot in demography. The company has exceeded the milestone of 10 million subscribers on the market at the end of last year. Some of the biggest Japanese Japanese Japanese titles from Netflix arrive in the coming weeks, including season 3 of the SCI-FI series Alice in BorderlandPié to broadcast worldwide on September 25, and the Battle of the Meiji era Last standing samuraiLocating worldwide on November 13 (after a showcase at the Busan International Film Festival on September 18).
