Live-Action Blue Lock Film Shows Entrance Exam in New Video
The entrance exam preview is the first extended look at how the live-action adaptation translates the manga's high-stakes, elimination-based training structure into a practical, physical challenge on screen.
Key Facts
- The live-action Blue Lock film opens in Japan on August 7.
- The entrance exam video shows a 136-second tag game where eliminated players lose the right to ever join the Japanese national team.
- Fukase's song "twilight" is the film's second announced insert song, joining Ado's "Monstro" and "Kira."
- Fukase's first solo album "Circusm" releases on July 29 and includes "twilight."
- The Blue Lock manga has surpassed 60 million copies in cumulative circulation.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Cinema Today.
The official YouTube channel for the live-action Blue Lock film released a new video on Wednesday previewing the entrance exam scene, featuring the insert song "twilight" by Fukase. The video depicts the dormitory entrance test called "Tag," where players must avoid being hit by a ball within a 136-second time limit or face immediate elimination and lose the right to ever join the Japanese national team. The film is based on the manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, which has surpassed 60 million copies in cumulative circulation. The movie stars Fumiya Takahashi as protagonist Yoichi Isagi, alongside Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira, Kyōhei Takahashi as Hyoma Chigiri, Kōta Nomura as Rensuke Kunigami, and Masataka Kubota as Jinpachi Ego. Yusuke Taki is directing the film, with Tetsuo Kamata writing the screenplay. CREDEUS, the production company behind the live-action Golden Kamuy film, is producing, and TOHO is distributing. The film opens in Japan on August 7. Fukase's song will appear on his first solo album "Circusm," set for release on July 29.
The video shows the first challenge the characters face upon entering the Blue Lock facility: a tag game with a 136-second countdown. Any player hit by the ball becomes "it," and anyone still "it" when time expires is immediately eliminated, losing the right to ever join the Japanese national team. The clip is the second piece of music news for the film; Ado was previously announced to sing the theme song "Monstro" and the insert song "Kira." Fukase, a member of the band SEKAI NO OWARI, will include "twilight" on his debut solo album "Circusm," which releases July 29. The cast also includes Yuzu Aoki as Gurimu Igarashi, Shō Nishigaki as Asahi Naruhaya, Yūki Tachibana as Gin Gagamaru, Raizō Ishikawa as Jingo Raichi, Joey Iwanaga as Okuhito Iemon, Shunya Asano as Wataru Kuon, Yūki Sakurai as Yudai Imamura, Yūki Kura as Ryosuke Kira, idol group &TEAM's K as Seishiro Nagi, Keito Tsuna as Reo Mikage, Kōhei Higuchi as Zantetsu Tsurugi, Mei Hata as Anri Teieri, Sōshō Tomimoto as Ikki Niko, Keisuke Kida as Hibiki Ōkawa, Keisuke Higashi as Shōei Barō, and Ryōta Miura as the twins Junichi Wanima and Keisuke Wanima. Shinzō Matsuhashi is producing.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Live-Action Blue Lock Film Previews Entrance Exam in New Video
- Cinema Today 実写版『ブルーロック』Fukaseの新曲「twilight」が挿入歌に決定 楽曲が彩る最新映像公開