Live-Action Blue Lock Film Adds Sōshō Tomimoto and Keisuke Kida
The additions fill out the Team Y roster for the live-action adaptation, which now has a full cast and a confirmed August release date.
Key Facts
- The live-action Blue Lock film cast Sōshō Tomimoto as Ikki Niko and Keisuke Kida as Hibiki Ohkawa.
- The film opens in Japan on August 7.
- Yūsuke Taki directs the film, with a screenplay by Tetsuo Kamata.
- CREDEUS, the studio behind the live-action Golden Kamuy film, is producing, and TOHO is distributing.
- The film adapts the Blue Lock manga, which won the Best Shōnen Manga award at the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2021.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The live-action Blue Lock film has cast Sōshō Tomimoto as Ikki Niko and Keisuke Kida as Hibiki Ohkawa. The film, directed by Yūsuke Taki and produced by CREDEUS, opens in Japan on August 7.
Tomimoto plays Ikki Niko, a member of Team Y, while Kida plays Hibiki Ohkawa. The film is directed by Yūsuke Taki, with a screenplay by Tetsuo Kamata. CREDEUS, the studio behind the live-action Golden Kamuy film, is producing, and TOHO is distributing. The movie opens August 7.
Previously announced cast members include Fumiya Takahashi as Yoichi Isagi, Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira, Kyōhei Takahashi as Hyoma Chigiri, and Kōta Nomura as Rensuke Kunigami, among others. The film adapts Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock manga, which launched in 2018 and won the Best Shōnen Manga award at the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2021.
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Sources
- Anime News Network Live-Action Blue Lock Film Announces 2 More Cast Members