Live-action movie "Gintama 2 (tentative)", the role of "Otose" is finally announced! The cast will be played by Midoriko Kimura!

From the live-action movie "Gintama 2 (tentative)," which became the No. 1 hit of 2017, it has been revealed that the famous actress Midoriko Kimura, who has been active in a wide range of movies, dramas, and stages, will play the role of Otose, the owner of the "snack bar Otose" who rents rooms to Gintoki's "Bankotsuya Gin-chan". ことが明らかとなった。

Gintama" is a popular manga series by Hideaki Sorachi that has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2004. Set in the parallel world of Edo, the manga is a painful entertainment that depicts gags, spectacular action, and deep human emotions, with a total of 50 million copies of the book sold.
The live-action version of "Gintama," directed by Yuichi Fukuda and starring Shun Oguri and featuring the most superb cast ever assembled, was a blockbuster hit, grossing 3.84 billion yen at the final box office and the No. 1 live-action Japanese film of 2017, and was adapted into a live-action film in 2017. The sequel, "Gintama 2 (tentative)," will be released on August 17 (Friday).

This is an unprecedented "breaking of the rules! The teaser visual has been unveiled, a special announcement has been released, and cast information has been revealed one after another, creating a huge buzz on SNS and all over Japan. The sequel to the film has once again begun to show tremendous excitement and is attracting a great deal of attention, and now new cast information has been released.

The new cast member is Otose, the mama of "Snack Otose" and the landlord who rents a room to Gintoki's "Bankotsuya Gin-chan" (Gintoki runs "Bankotsuya Gin-chan"). The role will be played by Midoriko Kimura, a well-known actress who has appeared in a wide range of movies, TV dramas, and stage productions.

Otose supports Gintoki behind his back, even though he has to deal with the nonpayment of rent by Manjo-ya, which has a store on the second floor of the building. At first glance, Otose may seem scary, but he takes good care of his customers and watches over them when they get into trouble. Kimura commented, "Both the anime and the original are very popular, so I was under a lot of pressure not to destroy everyone's image of Otose. Once we started filming, I was happy to hear the director say, "That was the best scene. I had a lot of fun doing the abuse scene and the action scene, and I think it will be the first and last time I play a role like this (laughs). Since he had also seen the previous film, he expressed his joy at joining the familiar "Gintama," saying, "Since I had seen the previous film, I couldn't believe that I was entering that world of Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura-chan. The hilarious interactions with Gintoki are highly anticipated.

In the character visuals that have also arrived, Kimura, with a wrinkled brow and a cigarette in his hand, blows smoke, just like "Otose" himself. The quality of the character visuals is just amazing!　I can't wait to see what he will do in the movie...my expectations are so high that I can hardly wait for the movie to be completed!　We can't wait to see what they will do in the film... The expectations are so high that we can't wait for the film to be completed!

We have received a comment from Ms. Midoriko Kimura.

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Kimura Midoriko as ■Otosei
The anime and the original story are both popular, so I was under a lot of pressure not to destroy everyone's image of Otose. When we started filming, I was happy to hear the director say, "That was the best scene. I had the opportunity to do both the abuse scene and the action scene, and I think it will be the first and last time I play a role like this, so it was a lot of fun (laughs). I had seen the previous movie, so I couldn't believe that I was entering the world of Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura-chan. The costumes and hair were made to look exactly like theirs, so I started to feel more and more like an Otosei.

Film Information】 ※Titles omitted
GINTAMA 2 (tentative)
Original story："Gintama" by Hideaki Sorachi (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"

Cast：Jun Oguri, Masaki Sugata, Kanna Hashimoto, Jiro Sato
Screenplay/Director: Yuichi Fukuda
Production: "GINTAMA 2" Production Committee
Production: Plus D
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

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