From left to right, Yuya Yagira as Toshiro Hijikata, Kankuro Nakamura VI as Isao Kondo and Ryo Yoshizawa as Sougo Okita (c)空知英秋／集英社 (c)2017「銀魂」製作委員会
The live action adaptation of Gintama has released new visuals! This time they show us the Shinsengumi: Kankuro Nakamura VI as Isao Kondo, Yuya Yagira as Toshiro Hijikata, and Ryo Yoshizawa as Sougo Okita.
Kondo is a nice person and the leader of the Shinsengumi, but he repeatedly stalks Tae Shimura (Masami Nagasawa). Hijikata is called the ‘Demon Deputy Chief’ and is not only feared by his crew but also by the soldiers. And Okita is a commander, a super sadist with a poisonous tongue.
Gintama is set in the Edo (Tokyo) of a parallel world, where aliens called Amanto live on Earth. It depicts the humorous stories of Gintoki Sakata and his friends, who run a Yorozuya (Odd Jobs).
The directing and screenplay is being conducted by Yuichi Fukuda. The movie will start airing on 14 July 2017.
In cinemas on 14 July 2017
Screenplay, Director: Yuichi Fukuda
Original work: Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi (serialized in Sueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump)
Gintoki Sakata: Shun Oguri
Shinpachi Shimura: Masaki Suda
Kagura: Kanna Hashimoto
Toshiro Hijikata: Yuya Yagira
Nizo Okada: Hirofumi Arai
Sogo Okita: Ryo Yoshizawa
Tetsuko Murata: Akari Hayami
Gengai Hiraga: Tsuyoshi Muro
Tae Shimura: Masami Nagasawa
Kotaro Katsura: Masaki Okada
Henpeida Takechi: Jiro Sato
Matako Kijima: Nanao
Tetsuya Murata: Ken Yasuda
Isao Kondo: Kankuro Nakamura
Shinsuke Takasugi: Tsuyoshi Domoto
(c)空知英秋／集英社 (c)2017「銀魂」製作委員会
The first season of the new year is just one month away from its finale. It was a great start with many amazing titles that made these past months worth the extra hours we put in front of our sets. Now, it is time for the cold wind to give way to the pink hues of the sakura tree and for the Winter 2018 season to give the anime baton to Spring 2018.
