Almost five minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the live-action film adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki’s Rurouni Kenshin manga ran on Japanese television. The video features 22-year-old actor Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, Ryōmaden) practicing his moves as the titular samurai.
The film will open in Japan on August 25.
The May issue of Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine revealed on Wednesday that Nobuhiro Watsuki’s newKenshin manga series, Rurouni Kenshin -Cinema-ban-(Rurouni Kenshin: Cinema Version), will focus on battles fought with characters from the upcoming live-action film.
The issue has a feature promoting the “reboot” of theRurouni Kenshin series, although the magazine is not necessarily using the term “reboot” with the English denotation in mind. The new manga series will begin in the next issue of Jump Square on May 2.
The film will open in Japan on August 25. The first half of the new Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyoto-Hen anime project just opened in two theaters in December, and the second half isslated to be completed this summer. Viz Media publishes the manga in North America. While Watsuki is working on the new Rurouni Kenshin manga, he is putting his Embalming - The Another Tale of Frankenstein manga on hiatus until fall.
Wrath of the Titans screenwriter Dan Mazeau discussed his upcoming projects, including the live-action adaptation of Tite Kubo’s manga Bleach.
Mazeau explained that both getting the rights and the scriptwriting itself were a long process for Bleach: “But early on we set down with Tite Kubo the creator and the publisher of the series, and we had a long meeting, making sure we’re respectful to the property. Nobody wants to, well… Let’s just say that if you enjoyed [the live-action] Dragon Ball Z movie, that’s great, but I thought it was a noble effort that ultimately didn’t succeed. That’s what we’re trying to avoid. We want to make sure this movie lives up to what the manga is.”
He added, “I’m currently working on Bleach and the idea is to set it in Japan and really be respectful to the source material. It’s an amazing story. I’ve been shorthanding it as an ‘action-adventure Sixth Sense,’ but obviously on a bigger canvas than that. So I’m incredibly excited about that. It’s a good one.”
The poster for the live-action film, “Rurouni Kenshin“, has finally been revealed!
The black-and-white photo was taken by Kurigami Kazumi, a renowned photographer who has won many awards. It was taken to convey the ‘hidden madness’ of the protagonist ‘Kenshin’, a former assassin who vows not to kill anyone after experiencing a personal trauma.
“Rurouni Kenshin” will open in theaters on August 25th. It stars a gorgeous line-up of actors and actresses including Sato Takeru, Takei Emi, Aoi Yu, and Kikkawa Koji.
Additionally, the new series of “Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Kenyaku Romantan-” will start its serialization in the June issue of manga magazine, “Jump Square”
The ZIP!morning television program in Japan aired an exclusive new trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki’s Rurouni Kenshin manga on Wednesday.
According to one of theZIP!hosts, production on four versions of this newest trailer with English, Chinese, French, and Spanish subtitles has been approved.
Sony began streaming a 61-second full trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Bisco Hatori’s Ouran High School Host Club romantic comedy manga on Friday. The trailer includes clips of previously announced cast members and highlights the addition of Mariko Shinoda of the Japanese pop group AKB48 and Nichkhun of the Korean group 2PM.
In the manga and the subsequent anime and live-action series adaptations, high school freshman Haruhi Fujioka pretends to be a boy so that she can take part in the wealthy school’s Host Club, to which she owes a large debt. In the upcoming film, love blossoms for Haruhi, but the host club is breaking apart from within, thanks to the appearance of an egotistical female exchange student. 17-year-old actress Haruna Kawaguchi (Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, Moshidora) reprises her lead role as Haruhi; it will be the first time that she headlines a feature film. Kawaguchi said that the film depicts an aspect of the story not seen in the live-action television series, although Hatori herself is collaborating on the script. Along with the rest of the television series cast, Yusuke Yamamoto and Shunsuke Daito return as the host club’s president Tamaki Suou and vice-president Kyoya Ootori, respectively. Shinoda plays the half-Japanese international exchange student Michelle while Nichkhun performs the role of her older brother. This will be Nichkhun’s first appearance in a Japanese film. Sony Pictures Entertainment is distributing the film, its first television-to-film project. The Ouran High School Host Clublive-action film will premiere in theaters throughout Japan on March 17.
The live-action “Detective Conan” television series is returning with a special episode this spring. Mizobata Junpei (22) will reprise his role as the protagonist Kudo Shinichi, and Kutsuna Shiori (19) will also return as Mori Ran. The new special is titled “Kudo Shinichi: Kyoto Shinsengumi Satsujin Jiken.” The story revolves around two locked room mysteries, one taking place in an airplane and the other on the set of a movie. Matsuzaka Tori, Okamoto Rei, Usuda Asami, Sato Aiko, Nakamura Shunsuke,Kojima Kazuya, Itoda Jun, and Dante Carver will also appear in the drama. NTV will broadcast the special on April 12.
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