Category: Ninomiya Kazunari

Ninomiya Kazunari will be starring in Gantz movies

by Fiona

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Hiroya Oku’s sci-fi action manga “GANTZ” is being adapted into two live-action films planned to be released in 2011. The movies will star Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya (26) and actor Kenichi Matsuyama (24).

Shinsuke Sato is directing the films, which have reportedly been given a budget of 4 billion yen, with lots of CG involved. It is said that producers are aiming to make the film suitable for general audiences, which means that it may likely lack the violence of the original manga.

“GANTZ” has been serialized in Young Jump since 2000. Kei Kurono (Ninomiya) and Masaru Kato (Matsuyama) are two young man who should be dead after a train accident, but they are summoned back to life by an entity known as GANTZ. Under GANTZ’s orders, the two are repeatedly sent on missions to fight against alien beings. So far, 26 volumes of the manga have been released in Japan, selling more than 10 million copies combined.

Although Kei and Masaru are high school students in the manga, their characters will be older in the movie. Kei has been turned into a college student looking for work, while Masaru is already working and taking care of his younger brother. The two childhood friends happen to meet again on a subway platform.

Oku’s manga is still being serialized, but the two movies will tell a complete story with an original ending.

Filming is scheduled to start next month. The first movie is expected to hit theaters in winter 2011, while the second is slated for spring 2011.

From Tokyograph

Wonderful news ne! I’m CHO excited now, Nino is an action movie is definitely a treat! I have no doubt that he will portray one awesome Kurono-kun. Matsuyama-san is a wonderful actor as well. This collaboration is certainly something not to miss. XD I wonder if themesong will be an Arashi one…something like Believe. We can only hope!!

Isn’t this a coincidence? Just only a few days ago, my brother and I were discussing how awesome the manga…hehe. Gambatte Neener!

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Matsumoto Jun tackles mundane chore for member

by Fiona

Found this article on Music Japan, he is so sweet and such an angel!

Arashi has been extremely busy these days, what with their 10th anniversary concert, new releases, TV appearances including several members filming dramas. But in private Matsumoto Jun has been spending much of his time on a ‘hobby’ which some might find tedious. Let’s look at what he said during his radio program ‘JUN STYLE’ broadcast on September 12th…

During the summer, Arashi had participated in an event hosted by a TV station. While heading to their ‘VS嵐 / VS Arashi’ event area [‘VS嵐 / VS Arashi’ is a weekly TV program hosted by Arashi], the [popular RPG] Dragon Quest booth caught their attention. Lots of different Dragon Quest merchandise was being sold.

“I hadn’t come up with a good idea for a birthday present to give to Nino [Ninomiya]. Then I found Nino looking really interested in the merchandise.”

From among the merchandise, Matsumoto bought a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle that Ninomiya had especially liked. He told Ninomiya that he was buying it as his birthday present. But for some reason Matsumoto added that he will complete the jigsaw puzzle and give Ninomiya the finished product. Now, solving the puzzle has become his daily chore.
But the puzzle seems to have been more difficult than he had first thought…

“I’m barely managing to put together the letters of the title ‘Dragon Quest’. I’m nowhere near working on the characters.”
“I haven’t played with jigsaw puzzles for ages. It’s really hard work.”

Right now Ninomiya is playing ‘Dragon Quest IX’ on his Nintendo DS. Matsumoto said that he plans to give the puzzle before Ninomiya finishes the game. Just imagining Matsumoto spending almost all his spare time cooped up in his house and mulling over a jigsaw puzzle must make fans smile.
Let’s hope he can complete the puzzle soon!
Keep on looking for more developments from Arashi and Matsumoto’s jigsaw puzzle!

From Music Japan

Matsumiya rabu rabu, ne!! I can imagine him waiting impatiently to get home and trying to finish a portion of the puzzle. He is just to adorable and cares so much for his band members. That is why I admire and love him so much! I hope he will be able to complete it before Nino finishes the game. Ganbatte Jun-kun!

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CMs for Nino’s and Aiba’s new fall dramas

by Fiona

Nino’s Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOkq6AmALTI
This looks good so far, love the scene where Nino was playing with the twins. However, I cannot picture him as a father, he still has the Onii-san aura much like Taro-chan and his siblings. We’ll just have to wait and see; Mao-chan and him look quite adorable as a couple though.

Aiba-chan’s My Girl:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJq70c-9B8k
The little girl that plays his daughter is extremely kawaii and Aiba-chan is very adorable here. Looking forward to this.

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