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 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”
On February 21st, Sato Takeru, Ishihara Satomi, and other cast members for the upcoming stage play “Romeo & Juliet” appeared at the press conference. As we reported previously, this will be the stage debut for Sato, who reportedlystarted preparing for his stage debut about 2 years ago. Sato said, “I have been struggling what else I could do to prepare for this, and I am still struggling even now. Though I’m under a lot of pressure, while reading the script over and over, it also brought me a feeling that I want to play it soon.” Regarding co-star Ishihara, he said with a smile, “I’ve seen her stage before, and she was brilliant on the stage. Also her acting was great, so I might be counting on her this time. … I had a cute image of him from TV, but when I actually met him, he was quite manly. I can’t wait to co-star with him.” They will be playing as lovers in the play. At the press conference, Sato was asked by the reporters if there would be a possibility that this stage play could be a trigger for them to develop a real love. Sato answered, “Though I am willing to do so, Ishihara-san will probably shut me out…” This stage play will be directed by Jonathan Munby, and Ishino Mako, Hasegawa Hatunori, Kaku Kento, and Suda Masaki will also make appearance. The stage play will start at Akasaka ACT Theater, Tokyo from May 2nd to the 27th, and at Theater BRAVA!, Osaka during May 31st to June 10th.
It’s been announced that actor Sato Takeru (22) will be featured on the March 31st broadcast of NHKBS Premium for their documentary special titled, “Hadaka ni Shitai Otoko ‘Sato Takeru’.”
This documentary will mark Sato’s first time as a documentary character and will feature his trip to Verona and Venice, Italy for his upcoming stage debut for “Romeo and Juliet“. This stage play will open their curtains in Tokyo on April 29th at Akasaka ACT Theater and run until the final performance on May 27th.
This film will also capture Sato’s challenge on medieval dance and fencing in Italy. He will also visit his alma mater in his hometown (Saitama Prefecture) and will look back at his high school days during when he was scouted to the entertainment industry. The documentary will also show scenes with his cat as well.
Regarding this film, Sato stated, “Being able to go to Verona became a part of large existence in me. It’s rare for me to actually show myself on the screen so I would be happy if people would be able to know more of me through this documentary.”
“Hadaka ni Shitai Otoko ‘Sato Takeru’” will be broadcasted on April 7th on Saturday at 10:30 P.M. JST.
FINALLY Teaser trailer for manga turned live-action film RUROUNI KENSHIN - stars Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Teruyuki Kagawa & Yu Aoi
To be release on August 25, 2012 in Japan.
N-Monitor and Oricon once again elected the CM King & Queen for 2011, based on the number of CM contracts that were signed this year.
Midway through the year, pro-golfer Ishikawa Ryo and actress Ueto Aya were leading in their respective rankings.
The former was able to defend his title with seventeen contracts (three more than in July). He was able to defend his crown as last year he was also the CM King. His fresh looks and very polite manners made him a mainstay in the Japanese world of CMs. This year he also put a lot of his energy into supporting the victims of the Great Tohoku Earthquake, increasing his popularity even further.
It’s also no big surprise that all members of popular idol group Arashi made it into the top five of the ranking. The only person that broke the chain was actor Mukai Osamu on the third place with twelve contracts.
As for the ranking of the CM Queen, in July it already was evident that some particular members of idol group AKB48 were becoming an imminent threat for Ueto and her title. Now, after two consecutive wins and five yearly titles as CM Queen in total, Ueto eventually had to give in to the idol power and dropped down to the fifth place with fourteen contracts, which is ‘only’ one more than six months ago.
Instead, this year’s title of the CM Queen went to AKB48 member Oshima Yuko, who improved her mid-season result by eight more contracts and scored a total of nineteen CM deals this year. AKB48 also claimed the second and third place with Shinoda Mariko, Maeda Atsuko, and Itano Tomomi.
Another member of the said group, Takahashi Minami, followed on the fourth place, but she has to share it with child actress Ashida Mana. The latter has to watch out for fellow child actress,Kobayashi Seiran, who just barely missed to make it onto this particular ranking with eight CM contracts.
Note: N-Monitor counted all commercials that aired on NTV, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi, and TV Tokyo from January 1st, 2011 until November 30th, 2011. These do not include the appearances in and promotions for their own CDs, DVDs, chaku uta, movies, music videos and so on.
Top Ranking Male Celebrities With The Most Commercials 2011
01 – Ishikawa Ryo (17)
02 – Sakurai Sho (13)
03 – Matsumoto Jun (12)
03 – Mukai Osamu (12)
04 – Ninomiya Kazunari (11)
05 – Aiba Masaki (10)
05 – Ohno Satoshi (10)
06 – Kimura Takuya (9)
06 – Sato Takeru (9)
06 – Matsuko Deluxe (9)
07 – Ichiro (8)
07 – Katori Shingo (8)
07 – Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (8)
07 – Nagase Tomoya (8)
07 – Nagatomo Yuto (8)
07 – Tamaki Hiroshi (8)
07 – Miura Haruma (8)
08 – Inagaki Goro (7)
08 – Okada Masaki (7)
08 – Kato Seishiro (7)
08 – Kokubun Taichi (7)
08 – Joshima Shigeru (7)
08 – Suzuki Fuku (7)
08 – TAKAHIRO (7)
08 – Yamaguchi Tatsuya (7)
Top Ranking Female Celebrities With The Most Commercials 2011
01 – Oshima Yuko (19)
02 – Shinoda Mariko (17)
02 – Maeda Atsuko (17)
03 – Itano Tomomi (16)
04 – Ashida Mana (15)
04 – Takahashi Minami (15)
05 – Ueto Aya (14)
05 – Kojima Haruna (14)
05 – Becky (14)
06 – Kashiwagi Yuki (12)
06 – Watanabe Mayu (12)
07 – Sashihara Rino (11)
08 – Aibu Saki (10)
08 – Sasaki Nozomi (10)
09 – Amami Yuki (9)
09 – Kichise Michiko (9)
09 – Miyazawa Sae (9)
09 – Takei Emi (9)
09 – Minegishi Minami (9)
09 – Yokoyama Yui (9)
The live action film for “Rurouni Kenshin“ finished filming on November 21st, and fans of the popular manga series got a first look at ‘Kenshin’ himself, played by actor Sato Takeru.
Filming for the movie began back in August, and the shoot was held in Kyoto, Shiga, Tottori, Okayama, Hyogo, and Osaka with a total of 1,200 extras.
Reportedly, William Ireton (who presided over the production of the movie) has already begun preparations to distribute it overseas. He stated, “We believe that ‘Kenshin’ will be loved by audiences all over the world.” Sato also commented, “I screamed ‘It’s over~!’ because I was relieved that we were able to finish filming it safely, and I felt a sense of freedom. I want many people to watch the movie, especially the fans of the original manga.”
“Rurouni Kenshin” is one of Japan’s more famous manga, originally serialized through “Weekly Shonen Jump” during 1994 ~ 1999. Its comics (totaling to 28 volumes) have published over 50 million copies
The manga follows the story of ‘Himura Kenshin’ who was known and feared as the assassin “Hitokiri Battousai”; after experiencing a personal trauma, he starts a personal journey as a wanderer after the Meiji Restoration, pledging that he would do “no more killing.”
Sato plays ‘Kenshin’, and his female co-star is Takei Emi, who plays the heroine “Kamiya Kaoru“; Aoi Yu, Aoki Munetaka, Tanaka Taketo, and Eguchi Yosuke are also the part of the main cast.
The movie will be released on August 25th, 2012.
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