Mineo Mayo's Saitama diss manga "Sho de Saitama" will be made into a live-action movie! W starring Fumi Nikaido & GACKT!

You need a pass to get to Tokyo from Saitama! Let the people of Saitama eat grass! Let's hunt Saitama! and "Saitama hunters!" Mineo Mayami's "Sho de Saitama" has become the talk of the town, and will be released in 2019.

Mineo Mayo, a manga artist known for works such as "Patarillo" (1978), published "Sho de Saitama" in 1982. The gag manga thoroughly disses "Saitama Prefecture" since Mineo Mayo was living in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture at the time of its publication.

In 2015, the work was reprinted in book form for the first time in 30 years as "This Manga is Amazing!

It was a masterpiece until it received an official endorsement from Saitama Prefecture Governor Seiji Ueda, who said, "Notoriety is better than obscurity. The manga has become a masterpiece of local disrespect, even receiving an endorsement from Saitama Prefecture Governor Kiyoshi Ueda, who said, "Notoriety is better than obscurity.

A live-action film of the manga will be released in 2019, starring actress Fumi Nikaido and singer and TV personality GACKT!

Fumi Nikaido plays the role of Momomi Dannoura, the son of the Governor of Tokyo and the student president = elite of Hakuhodo Gakuin, who leads a spectacular student life. Initially, there was a suggestion to change the setting of the original story and make it female, but after reading the book, Nikaido herself suggested, "Wouldn't it be more interesting if I played the male role as it is? After reading the book, Nikaido herself suggested, "Wouldn't it be more interesting if I played the male role as it was in the original story?

GACKT plays the role of Rei Asami, a transfer student from Saitama Prefecture, who is a good-looking, American-returned student with a faint crush on Momomi, played by Nikaido. Mr. GACKT, who is not only a singer in his own right, but is also a remarkable actor, having played the role of Kenshin Uesugi in the historical drama "Fu-Rin-Kazan" (2007), is highly praised and praised by the original author, Mr. Mayo!　However, despite the mysterious setting, Asami Rei is an 18-year-old high school student. However, despite the mysterious setting, Asami Rei is still an 18-year-old high school student, and GACKT accepted the role of a high school student at the request of the author, Mayo.


Comments from the author Mineo Mayo, director Hideki Takeuchi, Fumi Nikaido, and GACKT have also been received.

Staff and Cast Comments] (*Honorific titles omitted)

Author: Mineo Mayami Comment
This work is 30 years old.
At that time I was living in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, surrounded by a clear blue sky and green onion fields all around, idyllic but somewhat agonizing, thinking ...... that I was really supposed to go to Tokyo.
Tokorozawa is a nice place.
However, it is true that it was too laid-back and somewhat unsatisfactory for me at that time, when I was ambitious to make my own way in the world.
Although I did not talk to anyone in particular, I often felt that people living around me in Tokorozawa and Saitama felt the same way.
I felt as if I could feel the faint sound of their hearts, as if they were not dissatisfied with their current life, but wanted to upgrade it one more notch.
At that time, "Sho de Saitama" painstakingly portrayed such a voice in the hearts of Saitama residents in a self-deprecating way.
It is not interesting or uninteresting, but rather the voice of the heart that exploded from daily resentment.
Looking at it now, it is an outrageous work, but at the time, I think I put my honest feelings into it as they were.
Why is it that now, after all this time?
It is a situation that I myself am most surprised by at all.
I am both grateful and horrified that it is now being made into a movie.
Are you sure you want to do this?" I would like to conclude by saying, "Are you sure?

Dear Mr. Nikaido
I have seen your face on TV recently. I thought he was an interesting character, in a good way, so this role may be perfect for him. I hope you will have fun with him in the movie.

To Mr. GACKT
I didn't think you would accept my offer. When GACKT's name first came up, everyone in the room was stunned, and the next moment, we all nodded our heads and said, "Yes. It was a casting I could not have wished for, but I hope this role will not be a blot on his life.

Director: Hideki Takeuchi Comment
In the original story, Saitama, oppressed by Tokyo, rises up with a passionate spirit, but in the film, Chiba, a long-time rival, also makes an appearance as an original character, and I depict the battle without honor and humanity between Saitama, Chiba, and Tokyo in my interpretation, comically, dynamically, and on a grand scale!
Saitama has been attracting a lot of attention lately, with Urawa and Omiya ranked among the top cities to live in this year, and Chiba believes that it is definitely superior to Saitama! And Tokyo, looking on from a high place!
What will be the outcome of the battle without honor between Saitama, Chiba, and Tokyo?
I am confident that this will be the kind of film that will make you laugh hysterically, cry for some reason, and leave the theater feeling proud of where you come from!

Fumi Nikaido / Comment as Momomi Dannoura
A battle for Saitama's pride and the pure love boy's love that ensues. I have no idea what kind of work it will be, but I hope I can play around with it as seriously as I can!

GACKT / Comment on the role of Asami Rei
When I was offered this role, I thought, "Isn't it too much to ask? But I have been a fan of Mr. Mayo's works for a long time, so I decided to take the role because he asked me to do it (laugh).
To be honest, I still have a feeling that "what is it like to be a high school student at my age? But since the manga itself has a rather forced setting, I don't mind if there is one more force to be dealt with.
（I am happy to be able to work with Fumi (Nikaido) in this way.
It has been a long time since we last worked together on a TV show, so I am looking forward to our reunion. I would like to play the role of the best partner for Fumi, and I would like to make sure that I can play the best character for the shooting.

[Film information
■"Sho de Saitama" (Saitama in flight)
Release date: 2019

＜Storyline>
In the past, Saitama residents were severely persecuted by Tokyo residents and lived in hiding. One day, Momomi Dannoura, the student council president of Tokyo's top high school, Hakuhodo Gakuin and son of the Governor of Tokyo, meets Rei Asami, a mysterious transfer student returning from America. They are attracted to each other, but Momomi learns that Rei is actually from Saitama Prefecture. The two are then torn apart at the border between Tokyo and Saitama. This is a story of love escapades that can truly be called Saitama's version of "Romeo and Juliet," and the revolution of those who fought to liberate Saitama Prefecture in the process.

＜Cast
Fumi Nikaido, GACKT (W starring), etc.

<Staff
Original story: "This Manga is Awesome! comics Sho de Saitama" by Mineo Mayo (Takarajimasya)
Director: Hideki Takeuchi ("Nodame Cantabile" series, "Thermae Romae" series, "Tonight at the Romance Theater" and others)
Screenplay: Tomokazu Tokunaga (Dramas "Clinic on the Sea", "Water Polo Yankees", "Detective", "HOPE: New Employees with Zero Expectations", "We Did It", etc.)


(c) Mineo Mayo "This Manga is Amazing! comics Sho de Saitama" / Takarajimasya, Inc.