Japan‘s Kadokawa is about to make a splash at this 12 months’s Hong Kong FilMart with two new titles aimed on the Asian market, each that includes stars with sturdy regional enchantment.

The primary providing is the finished movie adaptation of “My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999,” primarily based on the favored comedian sequence that has bought 4.5 million copies in Japan. The property has already confirmed its cross-platform enchantment with a profitable animation sequence that gained excessive scores on streaming platforms together with Crunchyroll and Bilibili.

The movie stars Ryuto Sakuma from Starto Leisure’s band HiHi Jets, beforehand seen in “Village,” alongside Mizuki Yamashita, a former member of pop group Nogizaka 46 who appeared in “6 Mendacity College College students.”

The title has already secured distribution in Thailand via Kadokawa Amarin, with negotiations underway for extra territories. Potential consumers at FilMart can catch a market screening on March 19.

Additionally on Kadokawa’s slate is “Love Tune,” a romantic comedy at the moment in post-production. The movie is written by Thai director Weerachit Thongila, recognized for steering widespread Thai sequence “2gether” and “1,000 Years Previous.”

Starring Win Morisaki (“Prepared Participant One”) and Koji Mukai (member of Starto Leisure’s boy band Snow Man), the manufacturing leverages each actors’ Southeast Asian connections. Set between Tokyo and Bangkok, the movie chronicles two folks reuniting in a overseas land and regularly growing their relationship. Distribution talks for Thailand are already in progress.

“We’re very excited to current our newest titles particularly the 2 new titles with Asian potential,” says Kadokawa gross sales consultant Haruka Sakumi. “Will probably be a super market to current them for all of the Asian consumers and we’re thrilled to search out the distributors on this market.”

Earlier this 12 months, Sony turned the most important shareholder in Kadokawa with the intention of adapting their IP into reside motion movies and TV dramas globally, co-produce anime initiatives and increase international distribution of Kadokawa’s anime works.