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Live-Action JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Movie Gets First Key Visual


Before you ask, yes, there is posing.

On Sunday, the official JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable live-aciton film’s website updated with a new key visual. The image features lead actor Kento Yamazaki in costume as Jōsuke Higashikata.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable will hit Japanese theaters on August 4. Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Ace Attorney) was tapped to direct the project.

The confirmed cast includes:

  • Josuke Higashikata: Kento Yamazaki
  • Koichi Hirose: Ryunosuke Kamiki
  • Yukako Yamagishi: Nana Komatsu
  • Keicho Nijimura: Masaki Okada
  • Okuyasu Nijimura: Mackenyu
  • Anjuro Katagiri: Takayuki Yamada
  • Jotaro Kujo: Yusuke Iseya
  • Tomoko Higashikata: Alisa Mizuki
  • Ryohei Higashikata: Jun Kunimura

Filming on the project just wrapped in in Sitges, Spain, and is now shooting in Japan. Though the manga’s city of Morioh is based on the city of Sendai, Miike noted that he launched the project by scouting for locations on a global scale. In his search, Miike came across Sitges, and decided that it fits the fictional city.

Last month, the film’s official YouTube channel updated with a 15-second teaser. The trailer introduced the film’s major cast members.

According TBS producer Takashi Hirano, the team is looking into potential sequels. He noted that the arc is long, and won’t fit into the planned two hour run time. Hirano also revealed that team to adapt the Diamond is Unbreakable arc because it features a Japanese lead in a distinctly Japanese setting.

The producer added that the original Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure manga is popualr across the globe, and that the other arcs feature non-Japanese protagonists. He feels that the manga’s cosmopolitan nature offers a chance to place Japanese cinema on a global stage. Hirano’s not sure how long this would take, but he feels that he and Miike share the same vision.

Source: Animate Times

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