General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

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Live-Action Isekai Izakaya “Nobu” Series Gets 3rd Season

posted on 2022-08-22 09:02 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
3rd season premieres in 2023; stars Yūna Taira, Riho Nakamura, Koji Saikawa

Deadline: Paprika Novel To Receive Hollywood Live-Action Adaptation

August 22, 2022 12:43pm CDT
Novel previously adapted by Satoshi Kon for 2006 anime film

Gravity Rush Game to Get Film Adaptation

posted on 2022-08-22 14:50 EDT by Alex Mateo
Anna Mastro to direct movie, Emily Jerome to write script

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Manga Gets New Live-Action Series Next January

posted on 2022-08-22 23:07 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Fumi Yoshinaga’s alternate-history manga already inspired 2 live-action films, live-action series

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Jun Shison Makes Special Appearance in HiGH&LOW THE WORST X Film

posted on 2022-08-24 16:00 EDT by Alex Mateo
Shison returns as Sachio Ueda

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Live-Action Kingdom Film Sequel Is 2022’s #1 Japanese Live-Action Film

posted on 2022-08-25 00:48 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Film has sold 3.2 million tickets for 4.53 billion yen in 40 days

New Trailer Released for Fist of the North Star Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi Doc

posted on 2022-08-25 17:45 EDT by Kim Morrissy
Voice actor best known for Raoh passed away in 2013

Live-Action Whisper of the Heart Sequel Film’s Video Highlights Lead Actors

posted on 2022-08-25 23:38 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Film opens on October 14

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Controversial Dragon Quest Composer Gets TV Drama About His Life

posted on 2022-08-26 15:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge
The program will star Akira Yasuda (live-action Gintama) as Sugiyama and detail the story behind the composer’s involvement with Dragon Quest and the creation of the iconic “Overture: Loto’s Theme” piece.

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Maaya Uchida to Release TV Drama Chaser Game Theme Song on September 16

August 28, 2022 11:22pm CDT
“I believe it has become a song that makes us feel like we are moving forward.”

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Uma Musume Franchise Gets 1st Stage Play in January 2023

posted on 2022-08-29 04:15 EDT by Adriana Hazra
Cast includes Aya Yamane, Riona Imaizumi, Karin Isobe, Hinata Satō

Live-Action More Than Words Show’s Trailer Reveals More Cast, 4 Theme Songs

posted on 2022-08-29 07:15 EDT by Kim Morrissy
Tomokazu Seki, more join cast

Space Battleship Tiramisu Stage Play Reaches for the Stars in New Visuals

August 29, 2022 8:06am CDT
Third theatrical production based on science fiction comedy manga hits Tokyo in October of 2022

The Heart of Thomas Stage Play Returns to Tokyo After 6 Years

posted on 2022-08-29 16:45 EDT by Kim Morrissy
Studio Life has been performing the story of Moto Hagio’s classic manga since 1996

Tsuburaya Launches Classic Tokusatsu Drama Ultra Seven’s 55th Anniversary Project

August 29, 2022 11:38pm CDT
The tagline: “55 years ago, there was a future.”

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Love Live! Takes to the Stage in First Ever School Idol Musical

August 30, 2022 4:24am CDT
The stage will be held in both Tokyo and Osaka in late 2022/early 2023

Fire Force’s 3rd Stage Play Unveils Cluster of 18 Character Visuals

August 30, 2022 4:53am CDT
New show heads to Tokyo and Kyoto this September

G-MEN Live-action Film Release Date Pushed Back to Summer 2023

August 30, 2022 7:13pm CDT
Several people involved contracted COVID-19 during the filming

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Nijisanji VTuber Project Plans Horror Drama

posted on 2022-08-31 09:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge
Nijisanji no Kikaina Monogatari will premiere on September 23

Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Gets All-female Cast Stage Play This Fall

August 31, 2022 11:45pm CDT
Ichidai Matsuda (Cutie Honey Emotional) serves as writer/director

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New trailer for Fist of the North Star musical released ahead of Tokyo and Fukuoka performances

2022-09-01T15:15:00Z
You’re already fabulous.

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Live-Action Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Reveals More Cast, Video, 2023 Debut

posted on 2022-09-05 21:16 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Mai Shiraishi, Shuntarō Yanagi, Kazuki Kitamura join cast

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Live-Action Yatterman Prequel Doronjo Reveals More Cast in 3rd Trailer

posted on 2022-09-06 03:32 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Arata Furuta, Kazuya Takahashi, Yūsuke Hirayama, Reika Kirishima, Yoshimasa Kondo join cast

Live-Action Insomniacs After School Film Unveils Cast, Staff, 2023 Opening

posted on 2022-09-06 18:16 EDT by Egan Loo
Weathering With You, Liar x Liar’s Nana Mori, Mother’s Daiken Okudaira star

Kimi ni Todoke Shōjo Romance Manga Gets Live-Action Show on Netflix in 2023

posted on 2022-09-06 18:33 EDT by Egan Loo
The Good Father’s Sara Minami, Horimiya’s Ōji Suzuka star

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BL Novel Eternal Yesterday Gets Live-Action Show Starring Kiramager’s Rio Komiya, Sora Inoue

posted on 2022-09-07 19:03 EDT by Egan Loo
Yuuri Eda’s romance about boy whose existence is slowly fading from people’s memories

New Live-Action Kurosagi - The Black Swindler Series Casts Yuina Kuroshima

posted on 2022-09-07 22:32 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Kuroshima plays heroine Tsurara Yoshikawa in October series

New Live-Action Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Series Reveals Iemitsu Arc’s Main Cast

posted on 2022-09-07 23:36 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Sōta Fukushi, Mayu Hotta, Yuki Saitō play Arikoto Madenokōji, Iemitsu, Kasuga

Live-Action My Broken Mariko Film’s Clip Shows Shiino, Makio’s Encounter

posted on 2022-09-08 21:14 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Film opens in Japan on September 30

THR: Star of Lupin Live-Action Thriller Cast in Live-Action Yasuke Adaptation

September 08, 2022 6:56pm CDT
Omar Sy working with Yasuke anime series writer

Netflix’s House of Ninjas Live-action Series Slated for Worldwide Release in 2024

September 08, 2022 11:20pm CDT
The story centers on the last ninja family in the modern age

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Solitary Gourmet Live-Action Series Gets 10th Season

posted on 2022-09-10 13:15 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Yutaka Matsushige reprises role as protagonist Gorō Inagashira

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Nodame Cantabile Mana Gets Musical Stage Play in Fall of 2023

September 12, 2022 5:13am CDT
Key visual and production details revealed for upcoming adaptation based on mana by Tomoko Ninomiya

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Final Fantasy X Kabuki Adaptation Gets New CM Narrated by Tidus VA Masakazu Morita

September 13, 2022 11:11pm CDT
General sales of the tickets will begin on November 19

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Keiko Suenobu’s Crime Suspense Manga Life 2: Giver Taker Gets Live-Action Show

posted on 2022-09-14 20:58 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Ring, Densha Otoko’s Miki Nakatani stars in 2023 show

Kabesa Doujinsakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyou wo Kojiraseteiru BL Drama Gets Teaser Trailer

September 14, 2022 9:10pm CDT
Filming was completed on August 30

New Live-Action Kurosagi - The Black Swindler Series Casts Eiichiro Funakoshi

posted on 2022-09-14 22:28 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Funakoshi plays family man Tatsuki Yoshikawa

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11 Main Cast Members Gather in Space Battleship Tiramisu 3rd Stage Play Key Visual

September 16, 2022 8:20pm CDT
General sales of the tickets begins today

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Live-Action Yakuza Lover Series Adds 5 Cast Members

posted on 2022-09-17 01:57 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Series premieres on October 27

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King & Prince Perform Theme Song for New Live-Action Kurosagi - The Black Swindler Series

posted on 2022-09-19 17:00 EDT by Alex Mateo
King & Prince member Shō Hirano plays protagonist Kōshirō Kurosaki

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LiSA’s 10th Anniversary Documentary Reveals October 18 Release Date in New Trailer

posted on 2022-09-20 09:55 EDT by Adriana Hazra
Taketoshi Sado directs documentary

Live-Action ‘If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die’ Series Reveals More Cast, Theme Song

posted on 2022-09-20 11:01 EDT by Alex Mateo
Hiyori Katada, Mayuko Nishiyama, more join cast