It is Ito En O~i Ocha's 20th year anniversary and Haruma was a part of this ceremony along with Nakatani Miki and Ichikawa Ebizo. Haruma's official site has news about 3 upcoming continuing CM series for the green tea. Each CM will have its own story scenario and will be aired June 20th. Watch out for it!
Haruma's official site just updated with information about a film event that will be performed at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo. This event will go on for 3 consecutive days in August with a cast of a bunch of Amuse boys (or what they call a "Summer Festival of Ikemens"), including Sato Takeru. Due Haruma's time clash with his stage play, he won't be attending the after game event. I'm not entirely sure what this is about, but it seems like they will be performing five short films based on the theme of "game"? Hopefully more information and photos will get released of what to expect
Gokusen The Movie trailer has been released and is available for viewing! Download it here or you can also find it under "CMs." You can see some familiar faces from seasons 1-2 (Oguri Shun, Ishigaki Yuma, Narimiya Hiroki, Hayami Mokomichi, Koike Teppei, and Koide Keisuke).
More "Gokusen" cast details
With "Gokusen: The Movie" less than a couple months away, a new announcement has revealed that six more actors from the drama's earlier seasons will be returning, including Shun Oguri and Mocomichi Hayami.
The movie is already known to focus on the cast of the show's third season, which aired in 2008. It was previously announced that Yuya Takaki, Haruma Miura, and Yuta Tamamori are part of the main cast. At the end of last month, it was also revealed that the second season's Kazuya Kamenashi was added to the cast.
Now, the number of returning alumni has again increased, adding three students each from the drama's first two seasons. Oguri will represent the first season, along with Yuma Ishigaki and Hiroki Narimiya. From the second season, Hayami will be joined by Teppei Koike and Keisuke Koide.
Although all six played delinquent students in their respective seasons, they have grown up to become respectable members of society. Together with Kamenashi's character, who has become a teacher in training, these graduates will lend their support to the beloved teacher "Yankumi," played by starring actress Yukie Nakama. This movie is said to be Nakama's last time to take on this role.
Filming for the movie finished on May 13. The picture opens in theaters on July 11.
Several weeks ago, Oricon polled a group of 300 high school girls about up-and-coming young actors. The women were asked to identify which "fresh" actors they have been paying close attention to.
#1 was Takeru Sato, who first got his break as the star of "Kamen Rider Den-O." He has recently picked up a few major television roles in dramas such as "Bloody Monday" and "Mei-chan no Shitsuji."
Ranked 2nd was the highly popular Hiro Mizushima, who also appeared in "Mei-chan no Shitsuji." Haruma Miura, the star of "Bloody Monday," was #3.
An official date for the movie has been released per their official site! And also...
Kazuya Kamenashi is making his big screen debut in the upcoming "Gokusen" movie, it was announced on Wednesday. Kamenashi previously co-starred with Yukie Nakama in the second season of the television drama in 2005.
In the drama, Kamenashi played the role of Ryu Odagiri, the delinquent leader of Class 3D. Now, Odagiri is returning four years later as a teacher in training, teaming up with his former teacher "Yankumi" (Nakama).
The movie's cast also features students from the show's third season and subsequent special, including Yuya Takaki, Haruma Miura, and Yuta Tamamori. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on July 11.