"Lion of March" has a luxurious lineup with Muraki Jun Ito Hideaki and others to join

1905 Movie Network News The movie "The Lion of March", which starred Ryunosuke Kamiki and directed by "Ranger Kenshin" director Ōtomo Yoshishi, exposed the starring luxury lineup, including Jun Murakami, Yuji Toyokawa, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hideaki Ito, and Ryo Kase.

Serialized in Young Animal since 2007, the original manga follows the story of 17-year-old lonely professional shogi player Kiriyama, who has lost both parents, and the three sisters Kawamoto, Akira Kawamoto, Hyuga Kawamoto, and Momo Kawamoto, who live in the same area, meet and exchange shogi. The manga won the first place in the 4th Manga Awards 2011, and this autumn NHK and the famous animation director Akiyuki Shinbo adapted it into an animated version.

Yuji Toyokawa plays Yukita Tsugami, who adopts Kiriyama as an internal disciple and gradually leads him to become a professional shogi player, who once worked with director Otomo Yukishi in Platinum Data, and is very excited to join the Otomo group again, "Towards the dueling world of lonely and tall men, immerse yourself in it with Ryunosuke Kamiki." ”

In recent years, Jun Arimura, who has gained great popularity in both TV series and movies, plays Kako, the eldest daughter of the Koda family, a character who has a love-hate feeling for his brother Kiriyama Zero, who has taken away his father's care, "This time I talk about challenging roles that have not been played before, and I feel that every shooting is very enjoyable. The accumulation of each scene after many shootings also made me feel comfortable in my heart and wanted to continue acting. ”

Kai Shimada, a professional shogi player who lured Kiriyama to the Shogi Research Association, played by Kuranosuke Sasaki, said: "I don't know if I can meet the expectations of fans of the original game, but I am now in the same stomach as Kaihachi Shimada. The genius chess player Who subverted the history of shogi, Played by Ryo Kase, revealed the hardships of shooting: "When I go to the studio canteen to eat and hand over meal tickets, I feel very tired when I simply pinch between my index and middle fingers. Hideaki Ito, who challenged the role of shogi for the first time, played Masamune Goto, who has a unique style in shogi, "Shogi is not only played on the board, every hand contains meaning and emotion, and I am shocked when I immerse myself in the world of victory and defeat between men and men." ”

Director Otomo Yoshishi, who gathered a large number of luxurious actors, said: "Chess players have accumulated sounds, tense nerves and the collision of bones throughout their lives. In order to get close to the world of chess players, the life carried by these actors seems to have a fragrance, and they can smell the different lives and values of each person, and they are grateful for such a colorful lineup. In addition, like a different kind of fighting skill, the actors with full personalities are very happy to shoot every day and collide with sparks. ”

In addition, the eldest daughter of the three Kawamoto sisters, Akiri Kawamoto, is played by Kana Kurako, the second daughter Kawamoto challenges Kiyohara Goya from "Asa is coming", and the youngest daughter, Kawamoto Momo, is played by child star Shintsu Chisei. The grandfather of the three sisters, Shoji Kawamoto, was played by Maeda Gin, a powerful actor who joined the Otomo group for the first time.

It is reported that "The Lion of March" will be divided into two parts, and will be released nationwide in Japan in the spring of 2017.