Wandance Live-Action Film Releases RAN Scene Photos as Ioji
The photos and RAN's comments position Ioji as the film's bridge between Kabo and the dance-battle world, and the producer's remark about street culture suggests the casting is meant to carry authenticity the film could not act its way into.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Three scene photos of RAN of MAZZEL as Itsukushima Ioji have been released from the live-action Wandance film, opening November 27. The film adapts Coffee's manga, which has surpassed 1.3 million copies in circulation, and stars JO as Kotani Kaboku. RAN said he and Ioji share a dance background and a similar attitude toward dance, and director Kusaba Naoya said he senses no lie in RAN's passion for dance.
RAN's Ioji is a ghost member of TEAM ON, the dance team Kabo joins, and the film treats him as a key figure. The three photos show him on a university bench with headphones, serious before a dance battle, and mid-move.
RAN said he read the original manga and that he and Ioji share a dance background, including competing in dance battles since childhood. Director Kusaba Naoya said he senses no lie in RAN's passion for dance. The producer said the street-culture atmosphere RAN carries is not something acting alone could produce.
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- Cinema Today 実写『ワンダンス』MAZZEL・RAN、伊折役に自身と共通点 場面写真公開