[Movie] Yokai Ningen Bemu
妖怪人間ベム (Yōkai Ningen Bemu)
Premieres 2012.12.15
Kame
http://www.bem-movie.jp/index.html
Announced 6/14 in Japan, the popular Yokai Ningen Bemu drama will be made into a movie out this winter. There will be a scale up in effects with 10x the CG and special make-up taking more than 3 hours. The three core members of the original cast - Kamenashi Kazuya, Anne and Suzuki Fuku - will return. (Not yet sure about other previous supporting cast members.)
http://photozou.jp/photo/show/1546203/139216401
http://photozou.jp/photo/show/1546203/139216270
Related drama entry here.
ETA 7/12: Starting 2012.07.14, there will be Yokai Ningen Bem the Movie news flashes (basically, teasers but not full on trailers/previews yet) in movie theaters throughout Japan. The picture in the following tweet is the abandoned lighthouse where Bem, Bela and Belo live.
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/223437515456126977
Also, it has been confirmed on Kitamura Kazuki's official website that he will be appearing in the YNB movie. Natsume-san will be back, but in what capacity is still unclear.
ETA 7/13: Teaser trailer of the movie is now available for viewing on the official website. The homepage has also been renewed.
ETA 9/27: Starting 2012.10.06, tickets sold in advance for the movie will include a special bonus. The bonus is matryoshka dolls of Bemu・Bera・Bero. It uses the special SD (super deformed) drawings made especially for the movie. Inside the human forms are the youkai forms. Limited to 100,000 pieces across Japan. For one ticket, you can choose one doll. General ticket price is 1,300yen and the junior ticket price (up until junior high school students) is 800yen.
http://www.bem-movie.jp/news/index.html#maeuri
ETA 10/4: Movie posters here. New footage from the movie was shown on news shows today (2012.10.04). They also announced new cast members, among them Mizuki Alisa who plays a new youkai caught between human/youkai form. Her special make-up takes over 3 hours. The newest movie preview will be shown in theaters starting from 2012.10.06.
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/253661899881844737
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/253662214991523842
https://twitter.com/tv_pia/status/253773930844794880
ETA 10/12: The Yokai Ningen Bemu original movie soundtrack will go on sale 2012.12.12. First press bonus is a jacket sticker. (Amazon JP) Starting 2012.10.13 at 10AM, Famima.com will start selling advance tickets for the YNB movie with a choice of original YNB movie goods as a bonus. (ETA: Or you can also preorder just the goods.) Detailed entry here.
ETA 10/16: Starting 2012.10.20 in theaters, a Yokai Ningen Bemu manners commercial film for movie theaters will be shown. Cellphones should be off, loud talking is prohibited, recording is prohibited, etc. Oh, and of course, transforming is prohibited!
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/258012000968388608
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/258013337999245312
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/258090604142133248
ETA 10/23: There will be a YNB movie preview at Tokyo International Forum Hall C on 2012.11.20. Doors open at 17:45, event starts at 18:30. Cast and staff will be attending. There will be a lottery for people who wish to attend, 50 people max will be chosen. Winners will get 2 tickets.
Johnny's net, Toho Movies
ETA 10/31: There will be a YNB movie fan event in Sapporo on 2012.11.08 at Sapporo Cinema Frontier. Doors open at 18:00, event starts at 18:30. There will be a lottery for people who wish to attend, 50 people max will be chosen. Winners will get 2 tickets. The fan event will include:
・YNB movie preview screening, manners CM screening
・YNB movie Muroran location footage screening
・YNB movie goods (articles not for sale) lottery
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/263569081918177280
http://www.bem-movie.jp/news/index.html
http://www.fpp-sapporo.co.jp/bem/
Note 11/8: Kame appeared at this fan event and handed out the prizes to the winners of the merchandise lottery.
ETA 11/2: The YNB movie 28 cities campaign and ad truck promo details at the main entry here.
ETA 11/15: Suzuki has a YNB movie present campaign going on. Prize A is a pair of tickets (1,000 possible winners) and Prize B (3,000 possible winners) is stickers. The application period for the lottery is between 11/15-12/9 (until 17:00).
http://www.suzuki.co.jp/solio/bem/
https://twitter.com/suzukicojp/status/269000298637434880
ETA 11/27: NTV goods for the movie have been revealed. Goods entry updated here. Also, a Bem・Bela・Belo human version clothing display is up at the official NTV shop in Shiodome, starting 2012.11.26. Shop hours are 10:00-19:00.
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/272954003745288192
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/272953791958093825
http://www.ntvs.co.jp/goods/shoplist/#nitteleya
ETA 11/29: On 12/15 (Sat) and 12/16 (Sun), Kame, Anne and Fuku will come to select theaters to say a few things to moviegoers. This is another lottery system type of event. Main entry with details here.
Premieres 2012.12.15
Kame
http://www.bem-movie.jp/index.html
Announced 6/14 in Japan, the popular Yokai Ningen Bemu drama will be made into a movie out this winter. There will be a scale up in effects with 10x the CG and special make-up taking more than 3 hours. The three core members of the original cast - Kamenashi Kazuya, Anne and Suzuki Fuku - will return. (Not yet sure about other previous supporting cast members.)
http://photozou.jp/photo/show/1546203/139216401
http://photozou.jp/photo/show/1546203/139216270
Related drama entry here.
ETA 7/12: Starting 2012.07.14, there will be Yokai Ningen Bem the Movie news flashes (basically, teasers but not full on trailers/previews yet) in movie theaters throughout Japan. The picture in the following tweet is the abandoned lighthouse where Bem, Bela and Belo live.
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/223437515456126977
Also, it has been confirmed on Kitamura Kazuki's official website that he will be appearing in the YNB movie. Natsume-san will be back, but in what capacity is still unclear.
ETA 7/13: Teaser trailer of the movie is now available for viewing on the official website. The homepage has also been renewed.
ETA 9/27: Starting 2012.10.06, tickets sold in advance for the movie will include a special bonus. The bonus is matryoshka dolls of Bemu・Bera・Bero. It uses the special SD (super deformed) drawings made especially for the movie. Inside the human forms are the youkai forms. Limited to 100,000 pieces across Japan. For one ticket, you can choose one doll. General ticket price is 1,300yen and the junior ticket price (up until junior high school students) is 800yen.
http://www.bem-movie.jp/news/index.html#maeuri
ETA 10/4: Movie posters here. New footage from the movie was shown on news shows today (2012.10.04). They also announced new cast members, among them Mizuki Alisa who plays a new youkai caught between human/youkai form. Her special make-up takes over 3 hours. The newest movie preview will be shown in theaters starting from 2012.10.06.
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/253661899881844737
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/253662214991523842
https://twitter.com/tv_pia/status/253773930844794880
ETA 10/12: The Yokai Ningen Bemu original movie soundtrack will go on sale 2012.12.12. First press bonus is a jacket sticker. (Amazon JP) Starting 2012.10.13 at 10AM, Famima.com will start selling advance tickets for the YNB movie with a choice of original YNB movie goods as a bonus. (ETA: Or you can also preorder just the goods.) Detailed entry here.
ETA 10/16: Starting 2012.10.20 in theaters, a Yokai Ningen Bemu manners commercial film for movie theaters will be shown. Cellphones should be off, loud talking is prohibited, recording is prohibited, etc. Oh, and of course, transforming is prohibited!
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/258012000968388608
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/258013337999245312
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/258090604142133248
ETA 10/23: There will be a YNB movie preview at Tokyo International Forum Hall C on 2012.11.20. Doors open at 17:45, event starts at 18:30. Cast and staff will be attending. There will be a lottery for people who wish to attend, 50 people max will be chosen. Winners will get 2 tickets.
Johnny's net, Toho Movies
ETA 10/31: There will be a YNB movie fan event in Sapporo on 2012.11.08 at Sapporo Cinema Frontier. Doors open at 18:00, event starts at 18:30. There will be a lottery for people who wish to attend, 50 people max will be chosen. Winners will get 2 tickets. The fan event will include:
・YNB movie preview screening, manners CM screening
・YNB movie Muroran location footage screening
・YNB movie goods (articles not for sale) lottery
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/263569081918177280
http://www.bem-movie.jp/news/index.html
http://www.fpp-sapporo.co.jp/bem/
Note 11/8: Kame appeared at this fan event and handed out the prizes to the winners of the merchandise lottery.
ETA 11/2: The YNB movie 28 cities campaign and ad truck promo details at the main entry here.
ETA 11/15: Suzuki has a YNB movie present campaign going on. Prize A is a pair of tickets (1,000 possible winners) and Prize B (3,000 possible winners) is stickers. The application period for the lottery is between 11/15-12/9 (until 17:00).
http://www.suzuki.co.jp/solio/bem/
https://twitter.com/suzukicojp/status/269000298637434880
ETA 11/27: NTV goods for the movie have been revealed. Goods entry updated here. Also, a Bem・Bela・Belo human version clothing display is up at the official NTV shop in Shiodome, starting 2012.11.26. Shop hours are 10:00-19:00.
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/272954003745288192
https://twitter.com/bemstaff/status/272953791958093825
http://www.ntvs.co.jp/goods/shoplist/#nitteleya
ETA 11/29: On 12/15 (Sat) and 12/16 (Sun), Kame, Anne and Fuku will come to select theaters to say a few things to moviegoers. This is another lottery system type of event. Main entry with details here.