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The live action adaptation of Boku Dake ga Inai Machi was announced on July 24. Tatsuya Fujiwara will play the role of the protagonist Satoru Fujinuma and Kasumi Arimura will play the heroine, Airi Katagiri. The movie will be released in spring 2016.
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi is a popular manga which has been nominated for the Manga Taisho Award two years running. A TV anime adaptation has already been announced and with the A-list cast lined up for the live action version it’s certainly attracting a lot of attention.
Created by Kei Sanbe and currently running in Young Ace (Kadokawa), Boku Dake ga Inai Machi is a mystery in which little known mangaka Satoru Fujinuma uses his “Revival” ability to travel back in time 18 years and solve a mysterious crime.
The manga is winning so much praise even so far as be nominated for the Manga Taisho Award and the ”This Manga is Amazing!” award two years running. The circulation numbers of the collected tankobon volumes are also climbing steadily with the sixth volume having sold over 1.39 million copies. The TV anime version will be broadcast as part of Fuji TV’s Noitamina slot from January 2016.
For the live action version a top quality cast have been selected as appropriate for such a popular manga. Well known actor Tatsuya Fujiwara will play the role of the protagonist Satoru Fujinuma. Fujiwara has already played several roles which originated in manga including that of Light Yagami in Death Note and Kaiji Itou in Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler among many others where he’s shown great individuality and offered eerie if fascinating performances. This time he’ll be using the “timeslip” weapon to face off against a the evil perpetrator of a series of kidnappings.
On the other hand, the heroine who opens up the heart of the depressed Satoru, Airi Katagiri, will be played by Kasumi Arimura. Arimura is a young actress who’s currently doing very well with a succession of big hits like Strobe Edge and Flying Colors and this movie looks like it’s going to attract a lot of attention too.
Tatsuya Fujiwara and Kasumi Arimura have both appeared in a lot of popular movies but this is the first time they’ll work together. Tatsuya Fujiwara offered these comments about his hopes for the movie: “I’m really looking forward to working with Kasumi Arimura for the first time, she’s such a hard working actress. I think working with someone with such young talent is going to be a very stimulating for me.” Talking about his preparations for the role Fujiwara showed his enthusiasm for the project: “How to play the complicated emotions of the protagonist, Satoru, who’s so wrapped up in the unique time travelling phenomenon, that’s what I’m starting to think about now.”
Arimura spoke enthusiastically too: “The thing I think has to be important about playing Airi is that she uses all her strength to get close to Fujiwara’s Satoru. Taking hold of her power to believe, taking care of Airi, I think I can play her.”
Boku Dake Inai Machi Movie
Releasing throughout Japan in spring 2016
Source: animeanime
Source article written by Shigeyoshi Okimoto
