Japan (2023 film)
Japan is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film directed by Raju Murugan and produced by S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars Karthi and Anu Emmanuel. The film was offically announced in August 2022. Principal photography began in November. The official title Japan was revealed in the same month. The music is composed G. V. Prakash Kumar, while the cinematography and editing are handled by Ravi Varman and Philomin Raj, respectively. Japan is scheduled for a release in Diwali. Premise 
Japan is a notorious master thief who steals 200 crore worth jewels at a jewellery shop, following which a cat-and-mouse chase ensues between him and the police. Cast
 Karthi as Japan
 Anu Emmanuel
 Jithan Ramesh
 K. S. Ravikumar
 Sunil
 Vijay Milton
 Vagai Chandrasekhar
 Bava Chelladurai

Production

Development 
In mid March 2020, It was reported that Raju Murugan was to collaborate with Karthi for his next directional. In February 2022, the project's launch was reported to happen in May, as Karthi would have finished his commitments to Viruman (2022), Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022), Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023) and Sardar (2022). The project was reported to be funded by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures. That May, Ravi Varman was reportedly roped in to handle the cinematography. In early August, Murugan, during a press meet for Viruman, officially announced the project. In late September, was it reported that the launch would happen in October and the music will be composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. On 11 September, the producers S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu made an public announcement of the project. A muhurat puja was held in Chennai the same day. The crew were also announced the same day, which includes editor Ravi Varman, composer G. V. Prakash Kumar and editor Philomin Raj. A first look poster was released in 14 November, revealing Karthi's look in the film. A first glimpse teaser was out in 25 May 2023, coinciding Karthi's birthday, with also confirming the film will be released in Diwali 2023. Casting 
In February 2022, reports claimed that Vijay Sethupathi was approached to play the antagonist role. In June, Prabhu stated that they not had approached the actor. Karthi reportedly underwent immerse training for the film. In early-September, Sunil was reported to be a part of the cast. In November, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to play the lead female role, alongside Karthi for the second time after Sulthan (2021), but it turned to be false. Filming 
Principal photography commenced on 8 November 2022, with the first schedule in Thoothukudi. The schedule concluded in mid-December. The second schedule in Chennai started a week after the first concluded. Music 
The music and background score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar in his fifth collaboration with Karthi after Aayirathil Oruvan (2010), Saguni (2012), Komban (2015) and Sardar (2022). The first single titled "Touching Touching" was released on 23 October 2023. Release 
Japan is scheduled for a release on 10 November 2023, coinciding Diwali, clashing with Jigarthanda DoubleX. Apart from Tamil, it is also releasing on dubbed versions of the Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. References

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2020s Tamil-language films
Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Indian crime comedy films
Upcoming films
Upcoming Tamil-language films