Live-Action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Film Casts Yūki Yoda, Naohito Fujiki
The casting of Yoda and Fujiki, both well-known figures from idol and live-action drama backgrounds, signals the production's aim to draw a broad audience beyond existing manga readers.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, The Fandom Post.
The live-action film adaptation of Mika Yamamori's manga "In the Clear Moonlit Dusk" has added two new cast members. Former Nogizaka46 member Yūki Yoda will play Yoshiko, the childhood friend of protagonist Kohaku Ichimura. Naohito Fujiki will portray Seiichi Takiguchi, the father of the other lead Yoi Takiguchi and the owner of a curry restaurant called "Nasu Oyaji." The film stars Shunsuke Michieda as Kohaku Ichimura and Seira Anzai as Yoi Takiguchi, with additional cast including Rintarō Mizusawa, Yuna Hoshino, Sayu Suzukawa, Takato Ōkura, and Tatsumi Asa. Kentarō Takemura is directing from a script by Yuichi Tokunaga, with music by Shū Kanematsu. TBS TV is overseeing production at TBS Sparkle, and TOHO is distributing. The film is scheduled to open in Japan on October 23. The manga, which began serialization in 2020 in Kodansha's Dessert magazine, has 10 compiled volumes and received an anime adaptation that premiered in January.
Yūki Yoda, a former member of the idol group Nogizaka46, has appeared in live-action adaptations of "Mob Psycho 100" and "Ryōsan-gata Riko." Naohito Fujiki is known for roles in the live-action "Boys Over Flowers" and "20th Century Boys" films. Their characters, Yoshiko and Seiichi Takiguchi, are secondary figures in the story: Yoshiko is a childhood friend of Kohaku, while Seiichi runs the curry restaurant "Nasu Oyaji" and is the father of Yoi. The film's lead cast was announced earlier, with Shunsuke Michieda ("My Love Mix-Up!") and Seira Anzai ("Insomniacs After School") playing the two high school princes. The manga has been nominated for the Kodansha Manga Award in the shoujo category multiple times and ranked high in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for female readers. The live-action film is set to release in Japan on October 23.
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Sources
- Anime News Network News Live-Action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Film Casts Yūki Yoda, Naohito Fujiki
- The Fandom Post ‘In the Clear Moonlit Dusk’ Live-Action Film Expands Cast