The official accounts for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation Wingman , based on Masakazu Katsura's superhero manga from 1983, today released a key visual featuring the show's main hero character, Wingman. The tagline accompanying the visual reads: "A tokusatsu hero otaku saves the world!?" The designer of the visual, Masahiro Furuya said, "While paying respect to the worldview of this work drawn by Katsura-sensei, I aimed to reach a quality that would not be outdone by hero movies from around the world on creation of this key visual." Related: Wingman Live-Action Drama Reveals Two Main Cast Members, Theme Song Artist In addition to the previously announced Maito Fujioka the protagonist, Kenta Hirono, and Konatsu Kato as the main heroine, Aoi Yume, seven more cast members have been revealed as below: Miku Ogawa played by Himena Kikuchi Kumiko Fuzawa played by Hiyori Katada Momoko Morimoto played by Amane Uehara Tomoo Fukumoto...
- 9/18/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
The official website for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation Wingman , based on Masakazu Katsura's superhero manga from 1983, today announced the two main cast members and theme song artist. 20-year-old Maito Fujioka is cast as the protagonist, Kenta Hirono. He recently played Shun Futani, one of the main characters in the live-action TV drama adaptation of Kokone Nata's Play It Cool, Guys in 2023. Kenta Hirono is his first solo lead role in a serial live-action drama series. Maito Fujioka released the following comment: I am Maito Fujioka, and I play the role of Kenta Hirono. I was very happy to be offered the role because it has been one of my biggest dreams in my acting career to play the lead role in a terrestrial TV series. I felt a lot of responsibility and pressure to play the role of Kenta Hirono in “Wingman,” which sparked a revolution...
- 9/10/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Actor Tetsuya Bessho, president of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Ssff & Asia), one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals accredited by the Academy Awards®︎, paid a courtesy visit to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on Monday, May 23, 2022.
Upon hearing Bessho’s explanation that the theme of the festival, now in its 24th year, is “Meta Cinema”, Governor Koike said, “Continuity is strength. I think it is wonderful that we are celebrating the 24th anniversary this year. In addition, this film festival has become more and more well-known each year, and the number of people taking on new challenges has increased. Films enrich us, make us think, and give us opportunities. Feature films are interesting, but there are parts that are interesting only because they are short,” she praised and talked about the appeal of short films.
During the courtesy call, Governor Koike announced...
Upon hearing Bessho’s explanation that the theme of the festival, now in its 24th year, is “Meta Cinema”, Governor Koike said, “Continuity is strength. I think it is wonderful that we are celebrating the 24th anniversary this year. In addition, this film festival has become more and more well-known each year, and the number of people taking on new challenges has increased. Films enrich us, make us think, and give us opportunities. Feature films are interesting, but there are parts that are interesting only because they are short,” she praised and talked about the appeal of short films.
During the courtesy call, Governor Koike announced...
- 5/24/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
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