Tezuka Osamu No Sensō Live-Action Special Adds Cast, Sets August 12 Debut
The special adapts two of Tezuka's own short autobiographical works and covers both his wartime childhood and the personal crises of the 1970s, making it a rare live-action treatment of the manga pioneer's own life.
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NHK revealed the trailer, five new cast members, and an August 12 premiere date for the live-action special based on Osamu Tezuka's autobiographical manga. The drama stars Kengo Kōra as Tezuka and Konosuke Harada as his wartime alter ego, weaving between 1945 Osaka and 1973 Tokyo.
NHK has set an August 12 premiere for Tezuka Osamu no Sensō, a live-action television special based on Osamu Tezuka's autobiographical manga short "Paper Fortress" and the related story "God Father's son." The network also released a trailer and announced five additional cast members: Tetsushi Tanaka, Taiiku Okazaki, Maru Nouchi, Natsu Kuno, and Kento Yamada.
The special stars Kengo Kōra as Tezuka himself and Konosuke Harada as Tetsurō Osamu, the protagonist of the wartime story. The narrative will alternate between Tezuka's life in 1973 Tokyo-when his studio Mushi Productions went bankrupt and a manga series was cancelled-and his alter ego's life in 1945 Osaka during World War II. Wataru Suzuki directs from a script by Ryōko Kuwahara.
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