Ko Iwagami has been selected a CASTING JURY member for 2022 D&AD Awards Casting Category.

The trailer for “LA REVANCHE DES CREVETTES PAILLETÉES”, the sequel to “Shiny Shrimps” starring Briana Gigante, has been released.

“My Small Land” directed by Ema Kawawada which we supported for casting, was awarded a special commendation from the Amnesty International Film Awards at the Generation section of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, the first Japanese film to receive such an award!

miss osaka” has been selected as the closing film of the 17th Osaka Asian Film Festival!

The 1st Osaka Asian Film Festival will be held for 20 days from March 10, 2022, and “miss osaka” will be screened for the first time in Japan on March 20 at abc hall in Osaka.

This film was also screened at
「the 37th Warsaw International Film Festival」 in Poland.

Tokyo Vice, directed by Michael Mann (pilot), starring Ken Watanabe and Ansel Elgort hails from creator and writer J.T. Rogers finally will premiere with three episodes on Thursday, April 7, followed by two episodes airing every Thursday until the season finale on April 28.

Mosaic Street is a Japanese/English crime drama set in a near-future Japan where “diversity” is already nothing but a norm for its people. This film showcases how Japanese filmmakers can create an intriguing and appealing drama for international audiences by diverse casting. The other goal of the film is to show international filmmakers how diversified modern-day Japan is, and to update their view on Japan and its culture.

★Youtube LINK

CREW：
Created, Written, Produced by Yuki Matsuzaki
Directed, Edited by Shiho Fukada
Produced by Rikiya Takano

CAST：
Takanori: Kota Ishijima
Mayumi: Ami Ide
Wakaba: Ema Grace
Wakita: Yuki Matsuzaki
Meister: Hiroyuki Watanabe

Casting by Ko Iwagami, CSA
Music by Ken Rangkuty

Executive Producers: Kota Ishijima, Shiho Fukada, Ko Iwagami, Eiji Leon Lee
Director of Photography: Keith Bedford
First Assistant Director, Colorist: Koji Yamamoto
Sound Edited by Ken Takeuchi, Moe Suzuki

“Get To Know the Casting Director: Ko Iwagami”, the article of the interview with KAIJU INC. CEO, Ko Iwagami has been published in CASTING NETWORKS!!!

Article by Cat Elliott
Photo by Ken Hirama / @kenhirama (Instagram)

LINK: CASTING NETWORKS, “Get To Know the Casting Director: Ko Iwagami”

“Shiny Shrimps!”which was released in Japan this summer, YouTuber Briana Gigante will appear in the sequel (to be released in 2022)!

The film tells the story of the Shiny Shrimps, a gay water polo team, as they strive to qualify for the Gay Games, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ festival. Briana Gigante, who is making Briana’s first appearance in a movie, will appear in the Tokyo part of the film.

The feature film “My Small Land,” which we helped casting, is scheduled to be released nationwide in the summer of 2022.

Synopsis:
17 year old Sarja (Rina Arashi), who grew up in Japan, leaves her birthplace with her Kurdish family. She leads a normal life at school, just like her Japanese peers, until she loses her residency status and her family’s life changes for the worse. Saitama prefecture has a region with about 2,000 Kurdish people, and the main character is a young student who lives there. The story follows the struggles of his identity and his growth when he meets a Japanese boy.

To celebrate the 10 million YouTube views of Fujii Kaze’s “Seishun Sick” MUSIC VIDEO, “Seishun Sick MV Behind The Scenes” has been released on YouTube. There are a lot of scenes that couldn’t be included in the main video! We hope you enjoy it!