General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

###Tōken Ranbu Stage Play Video Ad Shows Cast in Costume
posted on 2016-04-28 14:45 EDT
Stage play opens on May 3 in Tokyo

###Cutie Honey -Tears- Live-Action Film’s Teaser Reveals October Debut
posted on 2016-04-29 04:00 EDT
Mariya Nishiuchi stars in new live-action adaptation of Go Nagai manga

###Creator Fujio Akatsuka Gets Documentary Film
posted on 2016-04-29 13:45 EDT by Karen Ressler
Late manga creator drew gag manga Tensai Bakabon, earliest magical girl manga Himitsu no Akko-chan

###Sadako & Kayako Show Theater Patrons What Not to Do
posted on 2016-04-29 15:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
Also: popcorn combinations, social media campaigns

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###Himitsu - The Top Secret Live-Action Film’s 1st Trailer Previews Sia’s Theme Song
posted on 2016-04-30 04:00 EDT
Film based on Reiko Shimizu’s psychological sci-fi manga opens on August 6

###Live-Action The Little Match Girl Film Unveils Trailer, Poster, Cast
posted on 2016-04-30 10:00 EDT
Film about match girl whose matches make delusions into reality opens on May 28

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/04/30/ame-onna-pours-into-4dx-theaters-in-japan-in-june
April 30, 2016 12:19pm CDT
Supernatural horror movie directed by Takashi Shimizu is optimized for immersive environmental experience

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/04/30-1/girls-teaser-trailer-reveals-a-twisted-story-of-youth
April 30, 2016 2:13pm CDT
Dark thriller based on novel by Kanae Minato hits theaters in Japan on October 08, 2016

###Sega Co-Develops Film Based on Shinobi Game
posted on 2016-05-01 03:00 EDT
Marc Platt, Adam Siegel partner with Stories International to produce film based on ninja video game franchise

Cutie Honey -Tears- Live-Action Teaser Trailer

###Happy Marriage!? Manga Gets Live-Action Drama Series
posted on 2016-05-02 05:00 EDT
Series based on Maki Enjōji’s manga premieres on Amazon Prime Video in June

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/03-1/company-facilitating-hollywood-tiger-bunny-and-gaiking-movies-profiled
May 03, 2016 11:58am CDT
Plans also include manga and novel adaptations

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/04/nigakute-amai-live-action-film-reveals-poster-cast-and-premiere
May 04, 2016 11:22am CDT
Adaptation of comedy manga by Yumio Kobayashi hits Japanese theaters in September of 2016

###Live-Action Film of A Girl at the Bottom of Onna Hierarchy Manga Opens May 28
posted on 2016-05-04 14:20 EDT
Story follows girl at the bottom of high school’s pecking order who imagines revenge

###Live-Action Shimauma Film’s Web-Exclusive Trailer Shows More Graphic Scenes
posted on 2016-05-06 09:00 EDT
Film based on Fumio Obata manga about con artist who crosses yakuza opens on May 21

###The Takarazuka Experience: Rurouni Kenshin
by Ken Iikura-Gross, May 6th 2016
All about Japan’s legendary all-female theater troupe, which has delighted audiences for generations with lavish, impeccable stage productions of some of your favorite anime - including Rurouni Kenshin!

###Usogui Gambling Manga Inspires Live-Action Film for 10th Anniversary
posted on 2016-05-07 12:50 EDT
OVA bundled with Toshio Sako’s Young Jump manga in 2012

###Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us Manga Gets New Live-Action TV Series After 13 Years
posted on 2016-05-08 00:00 EDT
Series about woman who takes in homeless boy previously inspired 2003 drama, 2011 Korean film

###P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film
posted on 2016-05-08 03:00 EDT
Film about marriage between policeman, high school girl opens in spring 2017

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/08/link-is-a-loose-cannon-in-chinese-the-legend-of-zelda-short
May 08, 2016 12:25pm CDT
DaysideTV mixes Zelda’s story with an HK crime drama

###Ushijima the Loan Shark Manga Gets 3rd Live-Action TV Season, 2 New Films
Season 3 premieres July, both films open in fall
posted on 2016-05-08 23:20 EDT / ANN

###Whistle! Stage Play’s Visuals Feature Cast in Costume
posted on 2016-05-09 04:15 EDT
Additional cast also revealed for play debuting in Tokyo in August

###The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Novel Gets New Live-Action Show
posted on 2016-05-09 22:20 EDT
Yuina Kuroshima, Sexy zone idol group member Fūma Kikuchi star in July series

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/10/youtubers-adapt-flowers-of-evil-authors-new-vampire-manga
May 10, 2016 2:04pm CDT
Volume 3 of “Happiness,” and volume 8 of his 2012 hikikomori idol swap series “Inside Mari” are out in Japan his week

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/11/the-sion-sono-documentary-chronicles-avant-garde-film-director
May 11, 2016 10:49am CDT
Film directed by Arata Oshima will debut in Japan on May 14, 2016

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/11-1/10th-anniversary-of-gambling-manga-usogui-celebrated-with-live-action-movie
May 11, 2016 7:47pm CDT
The film’s director, cast and release date will be announced later

###Sadako & Kayako Want Your Vote for the Ghost with the Most
posted on 2016-05-12 13:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###Live-Action Happy Marriage!? Series Reveals Additional Cast
posted on 2016-05-13 04:00 EDT
Norika Fujiwara, Jin Shirasu, Mariko Shinoda, Yoichi Nukumizu, more join June series

###ReLIFE Stage Play’s Cast, Performance Dates Announced
posted on 2016-05-13 05:30 EDT
Kensho Ono, Yuichi Nakamura, Taishi Sugie, Seiya Konishi cast for September play

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/13/kadokawa-unleashes-monstrous-heisei-gamera-4k-digital-restored-version-bluray-set
May 13, 2016 6:32pm CDT
Deluxe Japanese boxed set includes 4 films, an SFX photobook, and 2 bonus discs stuffed with extra features

###Noragami Stage Play Gets New Run in February
Hiroki Suzuki, Keisuke Ueda return to star in new play in Tokyo
posted on 2016-05-14 05:00 EDT / ANN

###Romantic Comedy Manga Kyōkasho ni Nai! Gets 2-Part Live-Action Film
posted on 2016-05-14 14:45 EDT
2-part film will screen in Tokyo in June, in Osaka in July

###Plot Details Revealed for 2 New Ushijima the Loan Shark Live-Action Films
posted on 2016-05-16 04:30 EDT
Both films open in fall, season 3 of live-action show premieres July

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/17-1/crunchyroll-to-stream-nodame-cantabile-drama
May 17, 2016 6:00pm CDT
Live-action series will be available today at 5:00pm PT

###2nd Live-Action Higanjima Film’s Teaser, Visual, Title, October Debut Revealed
posted on 2016-05-18 01:00 EDT
Shunya Shiraishi, Ryohei Suzuki reprise roles in Higanjima Deluxe

###AKB48 Idols Star in Japan/U.S. Hulu Horror Show From Saw II Director (Updated)
posted on 2016-05-18 23:57 EDT
6-episode Crow’s Blood series, set in international girls academy, premieres July

###Hulu Horror Series Crow’s Blood’s Teaser Show AKB48 Idols (Updated)
posted on 2016-05-19 02:15 EDT
Saw series director Darren Lynn Bousman serves as executive producer on July series

Live-Action Higanjima Trailer #2