Japanese Film "Muroi Shinji: The Unvanquished" Airs on TV for the First Time
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The Japanese movie "Muroi Shinji: The Unvanquished" will be broadcast on regular television for the first time. It will appear in the "Saturday Premium" slot, a well-known time for showing popular films.
This broadcast is happening to celebrate the release of the newest Muroi Shinji movie. The TV network hopes viewers will enjoy the earlier film again before watching the new one.
Until now, "The Unvanquished" could only be seen in cinemas or through other platforms. This marks its first appearance on terrestrial television, meaning viewers can watch it for free at home.
The Muroi Shinji series has many fans in Japan. It follows the same main character across several films, and this new release is expected to attract strong attention.
Alongside this news, fans have also been talking about an older TV drama in the series, called "Suspect: Muroi Shinji." During a recent broadcast, viewers noticed a young supporting actor standing behind a lawyer character.
This actor has since become very famous and now appears frequently in current TV dramas. At the time of the original broadcast, however, he was still unknown, and his name did not even appear in the end credits.
Many viewers were surprised to recognize him. Comments online included remarks like "He was really in it?" and jokes about his old hairstyle. Some fans said they could only tell it was him by looking closely, almost like spotting someone through a camera flash.
The rebroadcast has given fans a chance to look back at the series' history while looking forward to its newest chapter.
Vocabulary7 words
- broadcast
- showing something on TV
- terrestrial television
- normal TV, not internet or cable
- character
- a person in a movie or story
- supporting actor
- an actor with a smaller role, not the main one
- appears frequently
- is seen very often
- end credits
- the names shown at the end of a movie
- spotting
- noticing or finding something
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1. To celebrate the newest Muroi Shinji movie 2. It is the first time on terrestrial TV 3. False
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The Japanese movie "Muroi Shinji: The Unvanquished" will be _____ on regular television for the first time.
It will appear in the "Saturday _____" slot, a well-known time for showing popular films.
This broadcast is happening to _____ the release of the newest Muroi Shinji movie.
Until now, "The Unvanquished" could only be seen in _____ or through other platforms.
This marks its first appearance on _____ television, meaning viewers can watch it for free at home.
Alongside this news, fans have also been talking about an older TV _____ in the series.
This actor has since become very famous and now appears _____ in current TV dramas.
At the time of the original broadcast, however, he was still _____.
His name did not even appear in the end _____.
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