Music by Yoko Kanno! Netflix's live-action version of "Cowboy Bebop" will be distributed from November 19! Japanese cast announced, including Koichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara!

The first live-action Netflix series "Cowboy Bebop" will be released exclusively worldwide on Friday, November 19, 2021.

Cowboy Bebop" is an action-packed western set in space where three bounty hunters, commonly known as "cowboys," engage in fierce battles to escape their respective pasts. Shinichiro Watanabe, the director of the original anime series, will supervise the film, and Yoko Kanno, who composed the music for the original anime, will once again provide the music for the live-action version.

The dubbed cast for the Japanese version has now been announced. The main character Spike Spiegel will be played by Koichi Yamadera, Vicious by Norio Wakamoto, Faye Valentine by Megumi Hayashibara, Julia by Masara Takashima, Jet Black by Daisuke Kusunoki, and other cast members include Ben Taruki, Miki Nagasawa, Takaya Doji, Keno Horiuchi, Masako Isobe, Hiromi Park, Hikaru Midorikawa, and others. and Hikaru Midorikawa will also join the cast.

Koichi Yamadera, who will be playing Spike again after 23 years, said, "Cowboy Bebop is a very important work for me. I was really looking forward to the live-action version being made. I am very moved by the respect for the anime version. I hope that I can match the performance of John Cho, who plays Spike beautifully this time, and at the same time, I hope I can bring out the atmosphere of Spike that I have been playing. There are many settings and developments that are unique to the live-action version. I hope that those who loved Bebop and those who have never heard of it will enjoy it! I hope those who loved Bebop and those who have never heard of it will enjoy the live-action version!

The anime series, which is already available on Netflix in Japan, will be distributed worldwide on Netflix from October 21 (Thursday). Shinichiro Watanabe, director of the original anime series, expressed his delight at the worldwide distribution in 190 countries, saying, "It is a surprise and a great honor that the world of Cowboy Bebop will continue to exist after more than 20 years.

The animated version, which has fascinated many fans since 1998, and the long-awaited live-action version of "Cowboy Bebop," which will be distributed from November 19 (Friday), will bring new excitement and excitement to the world this fall.
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Movie Info.
<Live-action> Netflix Series "Cowboy Bebop
To be distributed exclusively worldwide on Netflix from November 19, 2021 (Friday).
10 episodes

<Cast of Japanese version
Spike Spiegel: Koichi Yamadera Vicious: Norio Wakamoto Faye Valentine: Megumi Hayashibara Julia: Masara Takashima
Jet Black: Daisuke Kusunoki Punch: Tsutomu Taruki Judy: Miki Nagasawa Teddy Bomber: Takaya Doji Glenn: Keno Horiuchi Mao:Masako Isobe Shin: Hiromi Park Lin: Hikaru Midorikawa

<Introduction
Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniela Pineda) are a trio of outcasts and twisted individuals, full of personality and daredevils. They track down vicious criminals who have infested the solar system in pursuit of a large bounty. However, their days of brawling with the bounty hunters and talking lightheartedly do not last long, and a shadow from their dark past looms behind them.

The executive producers of the live-action "Cowboy Bebop," based on the popular animated series, are Andre Nemec of Midnight Radio, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenbaum, Marty Adelstein of Tomorrow Studios and Becky Clements, Makoto Asanuma, Arata Sasaki, and Masayuki Ozaki of Sunrise Corporation, as well as Tim Coddington, Tetsuya Fujimura, Michael Kettleman, Matthew Weinberg, and Christopher Yost. Mr. Nemec will also serve as showrunner.

Shinichiro Watanabe, the director of the original animated series, will supervise the series, and Yoko Kanno, who wrote the music for the original animated series, will again provide the music for this live-action version. The series will also star Alex Hassel as Vicious and Elena Satin as Julia.