New year, new expectations. What new movies to watch in 2022 waiting to be released? Today, let’s take a look at the preview of new Japanese and Korean films in 2022.
2022 Japanese New Movies (Note: The following only lists Japanese live-action movies)
“Popran”
Release time in Japan: 2022-01-14
Director: Shin’ichirô Ueda
Starring: Yosuke Ueda, Eri Tokunaga, Harumi Shuhama
In 2018, “カメラを止めるな!” was born and became the hit of the Japanese shadows of the year.
This time, director Shin’ichirô Ueda brings a new work written and directed by himself.
The film tells that the “important baby” of the male protagonist turns into a UFO flying at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, and suddenly “launches” and disappears.
Embark on an ironic and wondrous journey to get it back.
Looking at the preview, I already feel like laughing and spraying, and it is expected that there will be another wave of screen refreshes.
“大怪獣のあとしまつ”
Released in Japan: 2022-02-04
Director: Miki Satoshi
Starring: Ryôsuke Yamada, Tao Tsuchiya, Jô Odagiri
When the big monster is defeated by the hero, what to do with its corpse?
In this film, everyone from the Prime Minister of Japan to the special team has participated in serious discussions and actions on this issue.
They didn’t even forget to study “whether monster corpses are combustible garbage or non-burnable garbage”…
How should I put it, it feels like a seriously ill second film. It is also expected to pay tribute to the classics and bridges of the special film era such as “Godzilla”.
“Wedding High”
Released in Japan: 2022-03-12
Director: Akiko Ohku
Starring: Ryoko Shinohara, Tomoya Nakamura, Nagisa Sekimizu, Takanori Iwata
This is a light comedy about a wedding theme.
The wedding planner played by Ryoko Shinohara never says “NO”, but the wedding of the newlyweds she is in charge of planning is getting more and more outrageous, and even the situation of ex-boyfriend robbing her.
How can such a wedding end perfectly?
Female director Akiko Ohku has attracted attention in recent years for directing “勝手にふるえてろ” and “私をくいとめて”. This time, it is also rare for her to direct such a big-name commercial film.
“チェリまほ THE MOVIE〜30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい〜”
Released in Japan: 2022-04-08
Director: Hiroki Kazama
Starring: Eiji Akaso, Keita Machida, Kôdai Asaka, Yutaro
In 2020, the most popular BL drama series has a big movie!
After the actor あだち きよし spent his 30th birthday as a virgin, he really responded to that urban legend.
He can hear the voices of other people’s hearts, and through this special ability, he “hears” that the male god colleague in the company, Kurosawa, has been secretly in love with him.
“xxxHOLiC”
Release time in Japan: 2022-04-29
Director: Mika Ninagawa
Starring: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Kou Shibasaki, Hokuto Matsumura, Daoko
If you live for a long time, you can see the series!
This film is adapted from the classic comics of the early years of Clamp, a well-known Japanese comic group.
High school student わたぬき きみ ひろ can see and attract monsters, longing to live a normal life, he stepped into a different space one day, and met the beautiful mistress いちはら ゆうこ.
In order to realize his wish, わたぬき きみ ひろ started to work for いちはら ゆうこ, and encountered many incredible incidents.
The work has been adapted into TV animation, TV series and so on.
This time, Mika Ninagawa, who has a strong and unique style, was made into a movie, and I wonder if it can alleviate the embarrassment of the current casting mismatch.
“女子高生に殺されたい”
Expected release time: 2022-04
Director: Hideo Jôjô
Starring: Kei Tanaka
“It Is Your Turn” actor Kei Tanaka’s new work, in which he plays a problem person who wants to be killed by a high school girl, and the disease is called “Autassassinophilia”.
To this end, the male protagonist becomes a high school teacher, and finally finds a 16-year-old female high school student as his goal, ready to implement his perfect plan…
It is worth mentioning that Hideo Jôjô, the director and screenwriter of this film, was born in pink movies. It is hard to say that this is not a creative idea that he has not been able to implement before.
“GHOSTBOOK おばけずかん”
Released in Japan: 2022-07-22
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Starring: Jyo Kairi, Yui Aragaki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki
This is Yui Aragaki’s first movie after marriage, but it looks like it’s just a special cameo appearance.
The film tells the fantasy story of a teenager who strayed into the world of monsters because he got a copy of “GHOSTBOOK”.
Looking at the trailer, it’s a bit like the Japanese version of “Fantastic Beasts”, and the special effects are surprisingly good.
“メタモルフォーゼの縁側”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Shunsuke Kariyama
Starring: Mana Ashida, Nobuko Miyamoto
This is a very cute movie.
The original comic of the same name won the first place on the female list of “This comic is really amazing 2019” from a very female perspective.
The story tells the story of a seventeen-year-old female high school student who meets a grandmother who is in the BL world for the first time in a part-time job bookstore.
As a result, they became friends and a series of funny and tender stories happened.
Mana Ashida plays a rotten high school student, another healing masterpiece.
“A Man”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Kei Ishikawa
Starring: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Andô, Masataka Kubota
The film is based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Keiichiro Hirano.
The lawyer played by Satoshi Tsumabuki receives a request to investigate the identity of her husband from the client Sakura Andô, who lost her husband unexpectedly, and the story unfolds with multiple suspense.
The cast is strong, and the director and screenwriter are the team of “Gukōroku”, which is a work of human suspense worth watching.
“沈黙のパレード”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani
Starring: Masaharu Fukuyama, Kou Shibasaki, Kazuki Kitamura
This is a new film adaptation of Higashino Keigo’s “探侦ガリレオ” series.
The trio of Masaharu Fukuyama, Kou Shibasaki, and Kazuki Kitamura are back, 15 years have passed since the first episode, and the last theatrical version of “Midsummer Formula” was also 9 years ago.
In addition to the trio this time, many actors from the previous work will also return.
This time, it tells about a mysterious case where everyone has an alibi, Higashino Keigo fans and reasoning fans can look forward to it.
“Our Apprenticeship”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi is the most famous person in Japanese cinema right now. Not only is he famous, but he is also a model worker. Last year alone, he launched two new films.
Among them, “Drive My Car” adapted from Murakami Haruki was nominated for Cannes and finally won the best screenplay.
The new film “Our Apprenticeship” tells the story of a Japanese idol actor who was caught in public opinion and went to study in France, getting along with students from all over the world, learning each other’s language and culture, and developing feelings.
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s creations began to go international.
“Neck”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Ken Watanabe
After many years, Takeshi Kitano finally came back and made a new film.
“Neck” is his historical novel published in 2019, Takeshi Kitano revealed: “Because I respect director Akira Kurosawa, I want to make a movie like “The Seven Samurai”, which has been conceived for ten years, I will Go make it like the last movie.”
This is very likely to be Takeshi Kitano’s best efforts to close the mountain, let’s see and cherish it.
“Baby, Box, Broker”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Dong-won Kang, IU
After filming “The Truth About Catherine” in France, Hirokazu Koreeda is about to start shooting a Korean film.
This time he collaborated with Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Dong-won Kang, IU, and after “Air Doll”, Doona Bae collaborated with Hirokazu Koreeda again.
The story of “Baby, Box, Broker” is also known as Hirokazu Koreeda. It tells the story of the connection between people who have no conditions to raise their children and prepare an “abandoned baby shelter” in order to abandon their children anonymously.
Strictly speaking, “Baby, Box, Broker” should be included in Korean movies, so let’s put it here as a transition.
2022 Korean New Movies
“The Policeman’s Lineage”
South Korea release date: Released
Director: Kyoo-man Lee
Starring: Cho Jin-woong, Woo-Sik Choi, Hyun-wook Lee, Myeong-hoon Park
The film beats “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, which has been the box office champion for 21 consecutive days in South Korea, and deserves attention.
The adaptation of the novel is full of gimmicks and is known as “the masterpiece of Japanese police reasoning”.
It mainly tells the story of the ace cop played by Cho Jin-woong and the young cop played by Woo-Sik Choi, who is in charge of secretly monitoring him, as they launch a dangerous investigation together.
There will also be an exciting duel between the two.
Cho Jin-woong, one of the protagonists, has starred in the high-scoring Korean drama “Signal”, and the other protagonist Woo-Sik Choi is the little brother in “Gisaengchung”.
“All of Us Are Dead”
South Korea release time: 2022-01-28 (online on Netflix)
Director: Jae-kyu Lee
Starring: Chan-young Yoon, Ji-Hoo Park, Yi-hyun Joo
Netflix Zombies Korean drama +1, this time on campus.
It is adapted from a popular Korean web comic, needless to say, the next explosion is scheduled.
“Yaksha: Ruthless Operations”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Hyun Na
Starring: Kyung-gu Sol, Hae-soo Park, Jae-Lim Song
Kyung-gu Sol’s new film “Yaksha: Ruthless Operations”, which was delayed due to the pandemic, is now being bought by Netflix and will be released on streaming.
The film tells the story of a national intelligence agent operating in Shenyang, China, and a prosecutor who was demoted to the National Intelligence Agency, who together search for the missing high-level North Korean people there.
It is an action movie that unfolds among the spies of South Korea, North Korea, Japan and other countries.
In addition, the new anti-Japanese film “하얼빈” starring Hyun Bin also sets the background in Northeast China.
Hyun Bin plays the character who killed the planner of the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War at the Harbin Railway Station, thus being called a “national hero”.
“길(KILL)복순”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Sung-hyun Byun
Starring: Do-yeon Jeon, Gu Kyohwan, Kyung-gu Sol
Netflix’s first collaboration with Do-yeon Jeon brings the original movie “길(KILL)복순”.
Do-yeon Jeo will play a killer in the film, a topical work that combines the heroine + revenge + violent action, very Netflix style.
In addition to the above two, Netflix also has a series of Korean movie projects.
For example, the romance film “Moral Sense” starring Seo Ju Hyun, the commercial crime film “서울대작전” starring Yoo Ah In, and the new sci-fi film “정이” directed by “Train to Busan” by Sang-ho Yeon…
“High Five”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Hyeong-Cheol Kang
Starring: Ah-in Yoo, Mi-ran Ra
Blue Dragon Award winner Ah-in Yoo and Mi-ran Ra collaborated for the first time, directed by Hyeong-Cheol Kang of “Sunny”.
The movie tells the story of five ordinary people with different superpowers who have received organ transplants from superpowers and those who want to snatch their superpowers.
Korean superhero movie?
“인생은 아름다워”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Choi Gook-hee
Starring: Seung-ryong Ryu, Jung-ah Yum
Choi Gook-hee, an up-and-coming Korean director who gained attention with “국가부도의 날”, made a musical comedy this time.
“인생은 아름다워” tells the story of a middle-aged woman’s journey to find her first love, and her husband eventually joins the search team.
Looking at the atmosphere of the preview, it is retro a
“유령”
Release date: 2022
Director: Hae-yeong Lee
Starring: Kyung-gu Sol, Ha-nui Lee, So-dam Park
The Korean version of “The Message” is based on Mai Jia’s novel, not the domestic film of the same name.
The director also previously remade Johnnie To’s “Drug War”, which was nominated for many awards that year.
But what is more exciting is how South Korea will remake this Chinese-style spy war classic.
Compared with the immortal combination of Zhou Xun + Li Bingbing in the original movie, the casting of the two heroines in the Korean version seems to be almost meaningless.
“거미집”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Yeon-shick Shin
Starring: Kang-ho Song
Kang-ho Song’s new film, an experimental film with interesting forms, has both “black and white” and “color” pictures.
The whole film takes the film studio as the shooting object and the main scene, and describes the dark stories unknown to the film practitioners.
In addition to “거미집”, Kang-ho Song also collaborated with the director on the Korean women’s volleyball film “1승”.
“Decision To Leave”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Wei Tang
Chan-wook Park is finally starting a new movie after 2016’s “The Handmaiden.”
This time, we invite Wei Tang as the heroine of his new film, Wei Tang and Hae-il Park start an affair in the film.
The film tells the story of the two characters who fell in love and fell into a quagmire. Just reading the introduction is enough to stimulate.
In addition to this, Wei Tang also collaborated with Chan-wook Park in the new film “The Ax”, which is really loved.
Related Post: New movie “Decision To Leave” starring Wei Tang and Hae-il Park released stills .
“전지적 독자 시점”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Byeong-woo Kim
The original is a popular Korean national novel IP. After being adapted into a comic and serialized, it has also gained a lot of fans in China.
The content of the novel is that one day the world becomes an online novel read by the protagonist, and the protagonist joins forces with his colleagues to fight against the system and enemies that dominate the world.
There is no love line, only brother romance and comrade-in-arms love. It belongs to the infinitely popular film in another world. If the adaptation is successful, it should be very popular.
It is planned to be changed into a series of five films, five TV series, and hundreds of episodes of cartoons.
The director is Byeong-woo Kim, who made “The Terror Live”, and the level is online.
As for the casting, there is no news yet, and it is estimated that it will cause a wave of bloodshed.
“밀수”
Expected release date: 2022
Director: Seung-wan Ryoo
Starring: Hye-soo Kim, Jung-ah Yum, In-seong Jo
“Veteran” director Seung-wan Ryoo directed the new film, which tells the story of two women who used to live a normal life in a quiet fishing village in the 1870s, who are involved in smuggling. This is a proper female crime film.
In addition, the director’s “Veteran 2” is also shooting a sequel, but it will have to wait until next year.
With so many new films above, which one do you most want to see?
