Media Castle, which has introduced leading Japanese content to Korea, including the Japanese films 'Suzume's Lockdown', 'The Host', and 'Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight', is producing the film 'Young and Strangers' (working title). Joined the committee.
A production committee is a unique Japanese production method and is a type of investment consortium established by a number of investors after seeing the potential of the project when producing movies, dramas, animations, etc. For Media Castle, which previously invested in and produced ‘That Guy Looks Delicious 2: Happy Together’ and ‘Hello, Tyrano: Forever, Together’, ‘Young and Strangers’ (working title) is the third investment and production and the first live-action film. It became a production work.
Previously, Media Castle announced the signing of an MOU (business agreement) contract with drama production company Pan Entertainment. Media Castle's actions like these reveal its ambition to go beyond simply importing Japanese content and participate in the planning and production stages of competent works to create its own high-quality content.
'Young and Strangers' (working title) is the commercial feature debut of director Takuya Uchiyama, a new director who swept various rookie awards with 'Sasaki in My Heart' (2020). In particular, 'Young and Strangers' (tentative title) is known as the director's next film, which received overwhelming support from critics and young audiences, and has already attracted attention from domestic and overseas distributors from the planning stage and has been released in France, Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan. It is a work co-produced by several countries.
The casting aspect is also spectacular. Actor Hayato Isomura, who has made his mark in Japan by appearing in hit films such as 'Plan 75', 'Moon', and 'Lust', plays the main character 'Ayato'. His character, Ayato, is a character who struggles with the weight of life that weighs him down but tries to achieve simple happiness. Hinata, the lover who stands by Ayato's side, is played by Yukino Kishii, who won the Japan Academy Award for Best Actress for 'When I Look into Your Eyes.' Yukino Kishii, who has many fans in Korea, plans to show off her unique and delicate emotional acting in 'Young and Strangers' (working title).
'Ayato's younger brother and mixed martial artist 'Shohei' is said to have added realism to the movie by undergoing training reminiscent of an actual martial arts athlete before being cast and filmed by rising new actor Shodai Fukuyama. In addition, Shota Sometani, who is now an indispensable figure in the Japanese film industry and is widely known to Korean audiences through the movie 'Parasite', Reika Kirishima, who gave a great performance in 'Drive My Car', and Kenichi Takito, who is renowned for his acting that crosses genres. , the ensemble of fresh and talented actors, including veteran actor Kosuke Toyohara, who adds weight to each film he appears in, raises expectations for the film's perfection.
'Young and Strangers' (working title) is scheduled to visit audiences around the world starting with its Japanese release on October 11, 2024.
(SBS Entertainment News Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
