General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

###Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film Streams New Teaser, Making of Videos
posted on 2017-04-09 06:45 EDT
New character video also posted for film opening on April 29

###K: Missing Kings Stage Play Reveals Cast, Debut Details
posted on 2017-04-10 01:45 EDT
Yoshihiko Aramaki, Yoshihide Sasaki star in play, with Kenichi Suemitsu returning as director, scriptwriter

###Chotto Mate Yakyūbu Live-Action Film Casts Yūta Koseki, Ryōsuke Yamamoto
posted on 2017-04-10 02:45 EDT
Film based on manga about trio on average baseball team also stars Kenta Suga

###Watch Trailer for Nana Mizuki-Starring “Beautiful - The Carole King Musical” Japanese Edition
April 10, 2017 4:30am CDT
General sale of the tickets will begin on May 13

###Voice Actress/Idol Yui Ogura Stars in Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Live-Action Miniseries
posted on 2017-04-11 15:45 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Series debuts on Thursday, with Ogura playing different character each episode

###“March Comes in Like A Lion” Manga Author Posts Parody Art Inspired by “Harry Potter”
April 12, 2017 12:50am CDT
Live-action film’s second-part hits Japanese theaters April 22

###Korean Live-Action Jin-Roh Film Aims to Cast Actress Han Hyo-joo
posted on 2017-04-12 01:35 EDT
Han has not accepted offer, but is “considering it in a positive light”

###Space Pirate Captain Harlock Manga’s Live-Action Rights Acquired by Film World Studios
posted on 2017-04-12 04:00 EDT
Company plans film based on Leiji Matsumoto’s manga

http://www.anime-now.com/entry/2017/04/12/230046?utm_campaign=ANN
April 12, 2017

###Black Butler Voice Actor Jun Fukuyama Joins KFC Miniseries Cast
posted on 2017-04-12 22:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film Screens Out of Competition at Cannes
posted on 2017-04-13 10:30 EDT
Naomi Kawase’s, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s films also screen

###Show By Rock!! Stage Musical’s Visual Shows Shingan Crimsonz, Trichronika, Arcareafact
posted on 2017-04-13 18:20 EDT
Musical to open May 11-13

###Live-Action Tomodachi Game Films’ Trailers Preview Theme Songs
posted on 2017-04-14 03:30 EDT
1st of 2 films based on Yuki Sato’s manga premieres on June 3

###Haikara-san ga Tōru Manga Gets Musical by Takarazuka Revue
posted on 2017-04-14 09:30 EDT
Manga also inspires 2-part anime film project debuting in November

###Live-Action ReLIFE Film’s ‘Special Video’ Streams Ahead of Premiere
posted on 2017-04-14 17:30 EDT
Film premieres Saturday in Japan

###Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film’s Latest Ads Show Action, Drama
posted on 2017-04-15 11:45 EDT
Film premieres in Japan on April 29

###Body-Swapping Manga “Inside Mari” Now Available as a Live-Action Drama
April 15, 2017 9:45pm CDT
All eight episodes can be accessed on Fuji TV for your binge-watching pleasure.

###Live-Action IDOLM@STER.KR Show’s Promo Video Introduces Group Members
posted on 2017-04-16 07:30 EDT
Sub-unit releases video for cover of original “THE IDOLM@STER” song; series premieres on April 28

###Teiichi no Kuni Manga Gets 5-Episode Spinoff Live-Action Series on April 24
posted on 2017-04-17 00:00 EDT
Series stars main cast from live-action film opening on April 29

###Asahinagu Live-Action Film Casts Mai Shiraishi
posted on 2017-04-17 01:30 EDT
Film starring Nanase Nishino opens this fall

The Anthem of the Heart Live-Action Film’s Teaser Previews Story

posted on 2017-04-18 09:00 EDT
Film based on anime opens on July 22

Beat Takeshi Is a Hard-Boiled Yakuza in “Outrage: 0 Coda”

April 18, 2017 9:30am CDT
Final entry in Takeshi Kitano’s “Outrage” trilogy hits theaters in Japan on October 07, 2017

“Inuyasha” Stage Play to Get TV Broadcast

April 18, 2017 11:45pm CDT
Fuji TV TWO will air the play’s premiere performance this summer.

###ReLIFE Anime Voice Actor Kensho Ono Has Cameo in Live-Action Film Version
posted on 2017-04-19 17:30 EDT

###Santa Inoue’s Tokyo Tribe 2 Manga Gets Stage Play
posted on 2017-04-20 00:00 EDT
Play debuts in late September

###Live-Action Double Mints Film’s Video Shows 2 Mitsuos’ Relationship
posted on 2017-04-20 09:45 EDT
Shunsuke Tanaka, Yasushi Fuchikami star in film opening on June 3

###Live-Action Asahinagu Film Reveals New Visual, Premiere Date
posted on 2017-04-20 10:45 EDT
Film starring Nanase Nishino opens on September 22

###3rd Hetalia Stage Musical’s Title, Cast Revealed
posted on 2017-04-20 17:15 EDT
Gaku Takamoto joins cast as Prussia for July musical

###Live-Action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stills Show Jōsuke, Kōichi
posted on 2017-04-20 19:15 EDT
Stills shot at set for Nijimura brothers’ house revealed

Live-Action IDOLM@STER.KR Show Teases 1st Episode in Video

posted on 2017-04-21 03:30 EDT
Series premieres in South Korea on April 28, will stream on Amazon Prime Video

Store: Kemono Friends Gets Stage Musical, New Game

posted on 2017-04-21 08:30 EDT
“New screen project” for franchise previously announced

Tamio Boy to Kuruwase Girl Live-Action Film’s Trailer Reveals September Opening

posted on 2017-04-21 16:40 EDT

Castlevania Show’s Adi Shankar Says He’d ‘Love to Do’ an R-Rated Mega Man Film

posted on 2017-04-22 17:45 EDT

###Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film Streams 2 ‘Cannes’ TV Ads
posted on 2017-04-23 08:00 EDT
Film screens at Cannes Film Festival in May, opens in Japan on Saturday

Kemono Friends Stage Play Debuts in June With Anime Cast

posted on 2017-04-24 00:00 EDT
Dōbutsu Biscuit, PPP units reprise roles from anime, adds Hotaru Nomoto as Okapi

Touken Ranbu Gets 4th Stage Musical in Fall

posted on 2017-04-24 00:30 EDT
2nd “Shinken Ranbu Sai” event also confirmed for Tokyo, Osaka, Saitama in December

Code:Realize Visual Novel Gets Stage Musical

posted on 2017-04-24 02:00 EDT
Original PS Vita visual novel shipped in Japan in November 2014, in the U.S. in October 2015

Live-Action Ajin Film’s Teaser Trailer Streamed

posted on 2017-04-24 19:12 EDT
Film starring Takeru Satoh opens September 30

2nd Live-Action March comes in like a lion Film Opens at #4

posted on 2017-04-24 19:45 EDT
Free! -Timeless Medley- Kizuna film opens at #10

###Watch Idol VAs Playing Their Anime Characters in Latest “Live Musical PriPara”
April 26, 2017 1:10am CDT
First “PriPara” live musical DVD will be released on May 12

###Sumire Uesaka and Kenji Ohtsuki Guest Host “Kinkyuu Kenshou!” Occult Variety Program
April 26, 2017 3:18pm CDT
“Kinkyuu Perestroika! Ohken & Sumipe Together! 4th Red and White Occult Battle” airs on May 5th on Family Gekijo

###Live-Action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Film’s Trailer, New Visual Posted
posted on 2017-04-26 17:28 EDT
Film opens August 4 in Japan

Principal Live-Action Film Reveals More Cast

posted on 2017-04-27 00:00 EDT
Rina Kawaei, Mitsuki Tanimura, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Mashiro Ayano, more join 2018 film

Miyazawa Kenji no Shotaku Live-Action Series’ Cast Revealed

posted on 2017-04-27 03:15 EDT
Show premiering on June 17 casts Misuzu Kanno, Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Anna Ishibashi, more

Retailer: Yuki Kodama’s Kids on the Slope Manga Gets Live-Action Film

posted on 2017-04-27 08:00 EDT
Manga about 2 boys in 1960s inspired TV anime in 2012

ANIME NOW: A Son Stalks His Own Father Online in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Daddy of Light

April 27, 2017

Kana Hanazawa Is a Melancholy Shellder in “Pokémon Puppet Theater”

April 27, 2017 11:15am CDT
Voice actress sings about the seductive desire to evolve into a Slowbro

Devils and Realist Stage Musical Gets Sequel in November

posted on 2017-04-27 14:00 EDT
Mashū Ishiwatari, Taiyō Ayukawa reprise roles as William, Dantalion

Kids on the Slope Live-Action Film Confirmed for 2018

posted on 2017-04-28 01:00 EDT
Film adaptation of Yuki Kodama manga stars Yuri Chinen, Taishi Nakagawa, Nana Komatsu

Brave10 Stage Play’s Visual Shows Cast in Costume

posted on 2017-04-28 19:10 EDT
Play based on Kairi Shimotsuki’s manga to run June 28 to July 2 in Tokyo

Live-Action Double Mints Film’s Trailer Streamed

posted on 2017-04-28 21:10 EDT
Shunsuke Tanaka, Yasushi Fuchikami star in film opening on June 3

MY HEROES / Tokusatsu actors shine in ‘Satomi Hakkenden’ play

April 28, 2017 / The Japan News

###Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film Streams 3 ‘Highlights’ Trailers
posted on 2017-04-30 10:00 EDT
Film opened in Japan on Saturday, screens at Cannes Film Festival in May

###The Eccentric Family Stage Play Suspended
posted on 2017-04-30 21:45 EDT
Play was announced last month

###Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film’s Trailer Shows Manji, Makie Battling
posted on 2017-05-02 12:00 EDT
Film featuring Erika Toda as Makie opened on Saturday