Netflix Festival Japan 2021 Special】"ONE PIECE", "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Alice in Wonderland" Season 2, "Resident Evil" and more live-action information!

Netflix Festival Japan 2021" is an annual event held by Netflix to announce new releases, and this year it was held over two days on November 9 and 10, with an "Anime Day" on the 9th for anime films scheduled for release this fall and later, and a "Live Action Day" on the 10th for live-action films and dramas scheduled for release this fall and later. On the 10th, live-action movies and dramas scheduled for release this fall or later were announced.

This time, we will introduce the anime and game titles that were announced at the "Live Action Day" on the 10th.

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Gundam live-action feature film," the first live-action adaptation of the immensely popular anime series since its birth; "ONE PIECE," a live-action drama series based on Japan's most popular comic book, written and executive produced by Eiichiro Oda; "Yū☆Yū Hakusho," a live-action series based on the legendary hit manga from Weekly Shōnen Jump; and "Gundam: The Last Airbender," the first live-action version of a popular anime series since its creation. Hakusho" and "Resident Evil," the latest live-action action series based on a well-known and popular work.

ONE PIECE

The live-action drama series "ONE PIECE" is executive produced by the original author, Eiichiro Oda.
A major project of the century!

ONE PIECE" (written by Eiichiro Oda), a very popular comic series that began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) in 1997 and sold more than 490 million copies worldwide by July 2021, has a passionate fan base all over the world. In this epic story, the "Straw Hat Gang" of pirates led by the hero Monkey D. Luffy embark on an adventure to retrieve the "One Piece," the great treasure left behind by the legendary "Pirate King" Gor D. Roger.
The film has received numerous offers to be made into a live-action film. This time, the original author, Eiichiro Oda, and Weekly Shonen Jump were convinced that they could overcome various hurdles, and a miraculous project was realized. Mr. Oda himself is the executive producer, and Netflix, in partnership with Tomorrow Studios and Shueisha, presents a story filled with pirates' ups and downs and adventures. How will Luffy's "beginning of adventure," which everyone knows, be depicted? The film is already attracting a great deal of attention.

Matt Owens, who worked for J.J. Abrams' production company Bad Robot and produced "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," is the scriptwriter and executive producer.

With the release of the 100th volume of the comics in September and the airing of the 1000th episode of the anime on November 21 (scheduled), the year 2021 can be called the year of "ONE PIECE," and with the development of many gorgeous projects that will "link" the world together, the "ONE PIECE" series will be the next big project of the century. The world's fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the next news of the "Greatest Project of the Century".

<Cast
Monkey D. Luffy: Inaki Godoy, Roronoa Zoro: Arata Mensuke, Nami: Emily Rudd, Usopp: Jacob Romero Gibson, Sanji: Taz Skyler

<Staff
Original Story: Eiichiro Oda "ONE PIECE" (Shueisha / Jump Comics) / Co-production: Netflix and Tomorrow Studios (a partnership by Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios) / Screenplay, Showrunner, Executive Producer: Stephen Maeda / Screenplay, Executive Producer Conductor: Matt Owens / Executive Producers: Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements (Tomorrow Studios) / Executive Producer: Eiichiro Oda (manga series author)

Yū Yu Hakusho

The legendary hit manga from the golden era of Weekly Shonen Jump in the 1990s has finally been adapted into a live-action drama!

YuYu Hakusho" was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) for four years from 1990. The shocking death of the main character in the first episode captured the hearts of readers, and the unique and fascinating characters were popular among both men and women alike!

One day, Urameshi Yusuke, who spends his days fighting, dies in an accident while protecting a young child. However, Yusuke, now in spirit form, is told by Botan, a woman who claims to be a messenger from the spirit world, the shocking truth that there is no place for him in heaven or hell because Yusuke, a delinquent, was not supposed to die for his "good deed". The adventures of Yusuke, who takes up the challenge to come back to life and becomes involved in a grand mystery involving the human, demon, and spirit worlds as a detective of the spirit world, will be made into a drama series with the powerful visuals that only Netflix can deliver.

<Staff> Original story by Yoshihiro Togashi
Original story: "YuYu Hakusho" by Yoshihiro Togashi (Shueisha / Jump Comics) / Executive Producer: Kazutaka Sakamoto (Vice President of Content Acquisition, Netflix) / Producer: Teru Morii / Production: ROBOT, Inc: Netflix

<Distribution Period
Netflix series "Yu Yu Hakusho" will be distributed exclusively worldwide in December 2023.

Gundam live-action feature film

First "Mobile Suit Gundam" live-action movie
Produced by Legendary Entertainment with the creative team of Sunrise
Directed by "King Kong: Giant God of Skulls" Vaught-Roberts

Since its debut in 1979, the enormously popular robot anime sci-fi series "Mobile Suit Gundam" has been loved across a variety of platforms, including animated TV series, manga, anime films, video games, plastic models, toys, novels, and other media. Legendary and Sunrise's creative team finally adapted the series into a live-action film!

Jordan Vaught-Roberts ("King Kong: Skull Island") will direct and produce, and Brian K. Vaughn will write the screenplay, along with Sunrise's creative team and Cale Boyter, who will lead on behalf of Legendary, who will also executive produce.

Although details of the film version have not been disclosed, the original "Mobile Suit Gundam" series is set in the Space Century, when population growth has led to immigration to space colonies. As a war of independence is waged on Earth in search of self-government, the series delicately depicts the growth of the main characters and the thoughts of their enemies and the people around them through the tragedies and feuds that arise from the struggle of the human race. The popularity of the film lies not only in the battle scenes that unfold as the characters pilot mobile suits, but also in the depiction of their love and conflicts.

<Staff
Director: Jordan Vaught-Roberts / Screenplay: Brian K. Vaughn /Producers: Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Naohiro Ogata /Executive Producers: Jordan Vaught-Roberts, Brian K. Vaughn, Makoto Asanuma /Production: Legendary Entertainment,Based on the original story by Sunrise and Yoshiyuki Tomino

⇒[ Netflix Festival Japan 2021 Special] Exclusive distribution on Netflix! Concept art for "Gundam" live-action feature film unveiled!

Resident Evil

Produced by Constantine Film
A new live-action action series based on Capcom's classic video game series!

Resident Evil" is a new live-action series based on Capcom's classic video game series.
It has been 30 years since the discovery of the T-virus. The sudden spread of the virus reveals a horrifying conspiracy that the Umbrella Corporation has been hiding from the public... Lance Reddick, who has starred in numerous drama series, plays the role of Albert Wesker, a well-known character in the series. The cast also includes Ella Balinska of "Charlie's Angels" (19), Tamara Smart of "Mildred's Witch School," Adaline Rudolph of "Sabrina: A Dark Adventure," Sienna Agdon, and Paola Nunez.

<Cast.
Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Sienna Agdon, Adaline Rudolph, Paola Nunez

<Staff>
Showrunner/Executive Producer/Screenplay : Andrew Dove / Director/Executive Producer : Bronwen Hughes (Director and Executive Producer of Episodes 1 and 2) / Executive Producers : Robert Kulzer, Oliver Belbin (Constantine Film), Mary Leah Sutton/ Producer: Martin Moskowitz (CEO, Constantin Film) / Production Studio: Constantin Film

⇒ Netflix's original animated series "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness" will be distributed exclusively worldwide on July 8, 2021 (Thursday)!

Alice in Wonderland Season 2

Directed by Shinsuke Sato and starring Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya
A thrilling depiction of a life-threatening "game" with the latest VFX!
The long-awaited Season 2 of the Netflix series "Alice in Wonderland"!

This live-action adaptation of Haro Aso's hit comic book thrillingly depicts a group of young people who risk their lives in the mysterious world of "Imajigai no Kuni" as they compete in a deadly "game" with the latest VFX.
Season 1, which was released simultaneously worldwide in 2020, has remained popular not only immediately after its release but also a year later, reaching the top 10 in more than 50 countries and regions including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Jamaica. It has become the most-watched live-action original series from Japan in the world.

In the long-awaited Season 2, director Shinsuke Sato is determined to "depict a world shrouded in mystery and unexpected developments that no one has ever seen before, with uncompromising visuals," and the story will be told on an even larger scale than Season 1. In order to solve the mystery of the Land of Imagination and return to the original world, Alice and the bunnies are challenged to the NEXT STAGE, where even tougher games await them. Will the mystery of the "Land of Imagination" really be revealed? The story, which will keep all who see it riveted, is about to take an even more unpredictable turn!

＜Cast
Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya

<Staff
Original story: "Alice in Imagine Land" by Haro Aso (Shogakukan "Shonen Sunday Comics") / Director: Shinsuke Sato / Screenplay: Tatsujo Watanabe, Yasuko Kuramitsu, Shinsuke Sato / Music: Yutaka Yamada / Director of Photography: Taro Kawazu / Art Director: Iwao Saito / Action Director: Yuji Shimomura / VFX Supervisors: Makoto Kamiya, Jun Doi Executive Producer: Kazutaka Sakamoto (Vice President of Content Acquisition, Netflix) / Producer: Teru Morii / Planning and Production: ROBOT c Haro Aso, Shogakukan / ROBOT

<Distribution Period>
Netflix Series "Alice in Imaginary Land Season 2" Worldwide Exclusive Distribution in December 2022

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