22-year-old actor Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, Ry?maden) will star in a live-action film adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin samurai manga next year. Keishi ?tomo will direct Satoh on this new film, just as he did in last year's NHK historical television series Ry?maden. Warner Brothers Pictures Japan is producing with its president William Ireton, while Studio Swan (Paradise Kiss) is in charge of the actual film production.
The Sankei Sports newspaper adds that the staff aims to release the film internationally and eventually make a series. This will be the first live-action adaptation of the manga.
Producer Shinz? Matsuhashi commented, "Satoh has the looks and stature to be a proper Kenshin." Watsuki added that when this project was just starting, he and his wife were discussing who should play Kenshin, and decided that Satoh topped the list.
Satoh himself said that he was a huge fan of the original manga when he was in elementary school and when the manga was still running. "It was the manga that everyone in my generation knew." He added that he and his friends would play around by pretending to sword-fight. Satoh began intensive training in sword-fighting earlier this month, and filming will begin in July.
Nobuhiro Watsuki's original 1994-1999 manga ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and the resulting 28 compiled books volumes have 50 million copies in print. The manga inspired a television anime series that is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Viz Media published the manga in North America, and Media Blasters' AnimeWorks label released the television anime.
ADV Films released two later original video anime projects and a film on DVD, and Aniplex is releasing these three titles on Blu-ray Disc this year. in April, Shueisha announced that a new Rurouni Kenshin anime project has been green-lit.
The October issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine is announcing on Saturday that Yuu Aoi (pictured right), Munetaka Aoki (pictured below), and Taketo Tanaka have joined next year's live-action film adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin samurai manga. Aoi (Hana and Alice, Honey and Clover) will play Megumi Takani, while Aoki (The Last Message Umizaru, live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) will play Sanosuke Sagara. 11-year-old Tanaka will take on the role of Yahiko My?jin.
22-year-old actor Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, Ry?maden) has already been cast as the title samurai himself, and 17-year-old actress Emi Takei will play the heroine Kaoru Kamiya. Keishi ?tomo will direct Satoh, Aoi, and Aoki on this new film, just as he did in last year's NHK historical television series Ry?maden. Warner Brothers Pictures Japan is producing the film, and filming began last month.
Three new castmembers for the 2012 live-action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin samurai manga were announced on Tuesday. Keishi ?tomo is directing the samurai film starring 22-year-old actor Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, Ry?maden) as the titular character.
The new cast members are:
Kouji Kikkawa (Let's Dance With Papa; pictured right) as Jine Ud? Yosuke Eguchi (Shonan Bakusozoku, Tokyo Love Story; pictured left) as Hajime Sait? Teruyuki Kagawa (From Up on Poppy Hill, 20th Century Boys) as Kanry? Takeda
The 17-year-old actress Emi Takei will play the heroine Kaoru Kamiya in next year's film. In August, the The October issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine announced Yuu Aoi (Hana and Alice, Honey and Clover) as Megumi Takani, Munetaka Aoki (The Last Message Umizaru, live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) as Sanosuke Sagara, and Taketo Tanaka as Yahiko My?jin. The film's staff held an open casting call for volunteer extras in the film last July.
The Sankei Sports newspaper reported that the staff aims to release the film internationally and eventually make a series. This will be the first live-action adaptation of the manga. Warner Brothers Pictures Japan is producing the film with its president William Ireton, and shooting began in July. Studio Swan (Paradise Kiss) is in charge of the actual film production. Hisashi Sasaki, deputy director of Shueisha's Shonen Manga group, posted four photographs from the set of the film in August.
Watsuki's original 1994-1999 manga ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and the resulting 28 compiled books volumes have 50 million copies in print. The manga inspired a television anime series that is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Viz Media published the manga in North America, and Media Blasters' AnimeWorks label released the television anime.
ADV Films released two later original video anime projects and a film on DVD, and Aniplex is releasing these three titles on Blu-ray Disc this year. in April, Shueisha announced that a new Rurouni Kenshin anime project has been green-lit.
The official YouTube channel for the live-action film adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga began streaming four television commercials on Friday.
The cast and combined commercials feature the theme song "The Beginning" by the rock band ONE OK ROCK.
Keishi Ōtomo is directing this samurai film with 22-year-old actor Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, Ryōmaden) as the titular character. 17-year-old actress Emi Takei plays the heroine Kaoru Kamiya. Yuu Aoi (Hana and Alice, Honey and Clover) plays Megumi Takani, Munetaka Aoki (The Last Message Umizaru, live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) plays Sanosuke Sagara, and Taketo Tanaka plays Yahiko Myōjin. Kouji Kikkawa (Let's Dance With Papa) as Jine Udō, Yosuke Eguchi (Shonan Bakusozoku, Tokyo Love Story) as Hajime Saitō, and Teruyuki Kagawa (From Up On Poppy Hill, 20th Century Boys) as Kanryū Takeda round out the cast.
The Japanese television show Hiru Nan Desu! ranked the live-action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga at #4 in its list of movie picks on Friday. The television segment features 23-year-old actor Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, Ryōmaden) as the titular swordsman in a sword fight with Hajime Saitō (Shonan Bakusozoku and Tokyo Love Story's Yosuke Eguchi). 18-year-old actress Emi Takei also appears as the heroine Kaoru Kamiya.
Man, the way the cast dressed in their Osaka appearence, just makes me laugh!
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The official YouTube channel for the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film began streaming bloopers — as television ads promoting Lotte's Fit's Link and Fruitio chewing gum.
In the gum ads, the film's stars Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, Ryōmaden) and Emi Takei (Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, For Love's Sake/Ai to Makoto) flub their lines, leading audience members to exclaim, "Kanda?" — the Japanese word for "chew" (kamu) is also the word for "flub."
Satoh stars in the film as the titular swordsman, while Takei plays the heroine Kaoru Kamiya. Keishi Ōtomo is directing this period drama film after working with Satoh on Ryōmaden. Yuu Aoi (Hana and Alice, Honey and Clover) plays Megumi Takani, Munetaka Aoki (The Last Message Umizaru, live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) plays Sanosuke Sagara, and Taketo Tanaka plays Yahiko Myōjin. Hajime Saitō (Shonan Bakusozoku and Tokyo Love Story's Yosuke Eguchi), Kouji Kikkawa (Let's Dance With Papa) as Jine Udō, and Teruyuki Kagawa (From Up On Poppy Hill, 20th Century Boys) as Kanryū Takeda round out the cast.
The official YouTube channel for the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film began streaming the "'Kenshin' ni Nikutai ga Yadotta Hi ~Eiga Kantoku Ōtomo Keishi no Sekai~" (The Day "Kenshin" Was Given a Body: The World of Film Director Keishi Ōtomo) video on Tuesday. The video profiles Ōtomo's work through behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew.
Not only did Ōtomo direct Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck) in the film's titular role, but the two also worked together in another live-action historical period piece, Ryōmaden.
Emi Takei (Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, For Love's Sake/Ai to Makoto) plays the heroine Kaoru Kamiya. Keishi Ōtomo is directing this period drama film after working with Satoh on Ryōmaden. Yuu Aoi (Hana and Alice, Honey and Clover) plays Megumi Takani, Munetaka Aoki (The Last Message Umizaru, live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) plays Sanosuke Sagara, and Taketo Tanaka plays Yahiko Myōjin. Hajime Saitō (Shonan Bakusozoku and Tokyo Love Story's Yosuke Eguchi), Kouji Kikkawa (Let's Dance With Papa) as Jine Udō, and Teruyuki Kagawa (From Up On Poppy Hill, 20th Century Boys) as Kanryū Takeda round out the cast.
Keishi Ōtomo's live-action Rurouni Kenshin film opened on 329 screens throughout Japan this past weekend, and it earned 399,530,400 yen (about US$5.07 million) in those two days to top Japan's box office. It was seen 295,319 times over the weekend.
In addition, some of the theaters screened the film early between Wednesday, August 22 and Friday, August 24. As a result, the film's total tally across all five days was 555,476,800 yen (US$7.05 million) and 424,143 tickets.
Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck) stars in the film's titular role, and Emi Takei (Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, For Love's Sake/Ai to Makoto) plays the heroine Kaoru Kamiya. Yuu Aoi (Hana and Alice, Honey and Clover) plays Megumi Takani, Munetaka Aoki (The Last Message Umizaru, live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) plays Sanosuke Sagara, and Taketo Tanaka plays Yahiko Myōjin. Hajime Saitō (Shonan Bakusozoku and Tokyo Love Story's Yosuke Eguchi), Kouji Kikkawa (Let's Dance With Papa) as Jine Udō, and Teruyuki Kagawa (From Up On Poppy Hill, 20th Century Boys) as Kanryū Takeda round out the cast.
Takeru Satoh, the star of the recently released live-action Rurouni Kenshin film, told the Japanese website Hollywood Channel that he wants to play the youthful assassin Killua from the Hunter × Hunter manga. In an article published on Thursday, the website had asked Satoh about which real-life character he would like to play next (Shinsengumi swordsman Okita Sōji), as well as which manga character.
Satoh did acknowledge with a laugh, "But since [Killua] is 12 years old…He's a little young for me."
In a separate Saturday report by Oricon Style, Satoh also expressed interest in reprising his role in a sequel to the Rurouni Kenshin film, to fans present at an opening-day screening where he made an appearance.
Before taking on the titular role in Rurouni Kenshin, Satoh appeared in Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck, and Ryōmaden. Rurouni Kenshin opened in Japan this past Saturday.
Keishi Ōtomo's live-action film adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga has been licensed for overseas distribution in over 66 countries. The countries span Europe, Latin America, and Asia and include Germany, Mexico, and Taiwan. In addition, the rights for another 17 countries are under negotiations.
Back in Japan, the film has been seen over 1 million times as of Saturday, the eighth day of its theatrical run which started on August 25. In particular, it was seen 103,447 times on August 29 alone; that day was a weekday, but it was also a "Ladies Day," the traditional day for discounted prices for female moviegoers. As of Saturday, the film has earned 1,213,540,000 yen (about US$15.49 million).
The film's stars Takeru Satoh (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rookies, Beck) and Emi Takei (Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, For Love's Sake/Ai to Makoto), along with director Ōtomo, appeared at a surprise onstage greeting at Tokyo's Shinjuku Piccadilly theater on Sunday to reveal the news. The post-screening event capped off a whirlwind two-day tour of eight cities — Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Tokyo.
Satoh not only expressed his joy at seeing the fan support during this cross-country tour, but also at the announcement of the wide international release plans. "It's a dream come true." Takei added that this is the first time she has taken part in such a cross-country theater tour for a hit film, and that she is delighted so many people from grandfathers to children are seeing the film.
Ōtomo noted that he studied abroad, so the news of the widespread overseas plans had special meaning for him personally. The film's teaser trailer and full trailer (shown below) have already been translated into English, Spanish, French, and Chinese.
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Seen 2+ Million Times in 27 Days
posted on 2012-09-24 15:21 EDT
Keishi Ōtomo's live-action film adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga has been seen more than 2 million times in 27 days. The film has also earned more than 2.5 billion yen (about US$32.1 million) as of September 21. The film debuted at #1 when it opened in Japan on August 25.
The film most recently ranked at #4 during the September 22-23 weekend.
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin to Be Shown in Philippines in December
posted on 2012-10-20 23:06 EDT
The SM Cinema theaters in The Philippines will screen Keishi Ōtomo's live-action Rurouni Kenshin film in December. The film will begin screening at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Megamall in Mandaluyong City, and North Edsa in Quezon City on December 5.
The film opened in Japan on August 25. It has since been licensed for overseas distribution in over 60 territories in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
LA EigaFest 2012, a Japanese film festival held in Los Angeles, revealed on Monday that it will host the North American premiere of the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film on its opening night. Director Keishi Ōtomo will make an appearance at the film festival's red carpet and opening ceremony. The film festival is set to run from December 14 to December 16.
The festival will also feature Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children anime film, Hideki Takeuchi's live-action film adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae manga, and Mika Ninagawa's live-action film adaptation of Kyoko Okazaki's Helter Skelter manga. The Floating Castle, Kirishima Thing, Rakugo Eiga, and many short films will round out the lineup.
The LA Eiga Fest debuted in 2011 with sponsorship from Los Angeles's Japan Film Society. This will be the festival's second year.
The original Rurouni Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki ran from 1994 to 1999 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. An anime series aired in Japan from 1996 to 1998 and spawned several anime film and video projects. Viz Media publishes the manga in North America, while Media Blasters released the anime.
Wolf Children is being screened at other film festivals around the world, and it won the award for Best Animated Feature at the 45th annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain. Wolf Children Ame and Yuki's story covers 13 years and begins with a 19-year-old college student named Hana who encounters and falls in "fairy tale-like" love with a "wolf man." After marrying the wolf man, Hana gives birth and raises two Wolf Children — an older sister named Yuki ("snow") who was born on a snowy day, and a younger brother named Ame ("rain") who was born on a rainy day. When the wolf man suddenly dies, Hana decides to move to a rural town far removed from the city. Funimation will release the film theatrically and on home video in North America next year.
Thermae Romae follows Lucius Modestus (Abe), an architect who designs bath-houses in ancient Rome. One day he is sucked into modern-day Japan via a bathhouse. Able to travel back and forth in between worlds, Lucius uses Japanese ideas to improve the Roman baths he builds in the past.
Spanish Distributor Reveals Live-Action "Rurouni Kenshin" Sequel in Development
Mediatres Studio tells XVIII Salón del Manga de Barcelona crowds that sequel will stay true to manga
The live-action Rurouni Kenshin movie has done pretty well critically and pretty well commercially ($36.7 million in Japan, $25 million internationally). So, it's little surprise that a sequel is going to be produced. Semi-official word comes that this is in fact the case with Spanish distributor Mediatres Studio telling a crowd at XVIII Salón del Manga de Barcelona that a sequel that stays true to the manga is being planned.
The movie, retitled The Samurai Warrior, will be screening in Spanish theaters in January and February 2013 ahead of an April DVD/Blu-ray release.
Meanwhile, LA EigaFest will be presenting Kenshin's live-action premiere as part of the film series held in conjunction with the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood from Dec. 14-Dec. 16. The Floating Castle, Thermae Romae, Helter Skelter, Kirishima Thing, Rakugo Eiga and Wolf Children will also be screened.
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin DVD Announced for Philippines
posted on 2013-03-04 22:38 EST
Home video and music retailer Odyssey announced that it will release the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film on DVD in the Philippines. The film screened in theaters in the country in December.
The film opened in Japan on August 25. It has since been licensed for overseas distribution in over 60 territories in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
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Oh god. Finally saw it today. It was great. Way better than I thought it would be. I hope they make a sequel for the Shishio arch. Dat Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki.
