Legendary artists were also impressed with the perfection of the film!　Live-action movie "City Hunter The Movie: The Most Incredible Mission Ever" talk show event report

From the live-action film "City Hunter The Movie: The Most Scented Mission in History," which will be released in Japan on Friday, November 29, 2019,

City Hunter The Movie: The Most Sensational Mission Ever" was released in France and drew more than 1.68 million viewers in its first two weeks of release. Tsukasa Hojo, the author of the original novel, who was one of the first to see the movie, said, "This is City Hunter! The poster visual became a hot topic in Japan as well, and the demand for a Japanese release accelerated.
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City Hunter The Movie: The Most Incense Mission in History" will finally open in theaters nationwide on November 29 (Fri.), and to commemorate the visit to Japan of director and star Philippe Lachaux, a "Japan-France Conference! City Hunter Legends on the production side of the anime were invited to a talk event titled "An Evening of City Hunter" at Adult Jump Bar on Sunday, October 20, to commemorate the visit of director and star Philippe Lachaux to Japan.

From France, director Philippe Rachot and his brother Pierre Rachot, who was involved in the production of the script, participated in the event. The Rachot brothers, who grew up on Japanese manga and anime, spoke about their "love of City Hunter!

From Japan, Mr. Michihiko Suwa, producer of the TV series, and Mr. Go Wakabayashi, producer of "Shinjuku Private Eyes", will participate and talk about their "love for City Hunter". Hunter, and discussed the behind-the-scenes story of the production of the film.

The official report of the night, which transcended the borders between Japan and France, is now available.

Official Report】 ※Honorific titles omitted

<Philippe Lachaux: Director/Pierre Lachaux: Pierre/Pierre, Michihiko Suwa: Suwa, Kanetsugu Kodama: Kodama/ Go Wakabayashi: Wakabayashi>

Legends of anime production involved in the "City Hunter" TV anime series since its initial launch gathered for a talk show at the "Adult Jump Bar" in Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku. His brother Pierre Rachot, who co-wrote the script along with director and star Philippe Rachot, also attended the event and said, "I am very happy to be involved as a co-writer. It's like an adventure and I'm really excited about it. The director also greeted the audience by saying, "Both Pierre and I grew up watching 'Club Dorothee,' a TV program that introduced Japanese animation.

Kodama watched the film ahead of the rest of the audience, and said, "I was surprised to see how many people understood City Hunter. Suwa said, "I was impressed beyond laughter. I thought, "They got me. Wakabayashi said, "After watching the film, we went out for a drink and Kodama-san said to me, 'If there is a sequel to "City Hunter Shinjuku Private Eyes" (hereafter "Shinjuku Private Eyes"), and if I were to direct it, I might consider this film. I was surprised to hear that Mr. Kodama is inspired by his creativity. I was surprised to hear that he was inspired as a creator, and that the directors were talking to each other through their works. In response to his comment, Kodama said, "I felt that I was beaten and that I could not lose. I wanted to do the scene where the nurse raises her hands in the air. The director said, "That scene is my favorite because I think I was able to show Saewa's personality the most. I wanted to do it myself. I'm so impressed that you mentioned that scene," said the director. Kodama said, "Manga and animation have different ways of expression, but each has its own synergy effect. The same is true for movies. I thought I would do my best not to lose in the future. Good competition! Rasho commented, "If I were to make a sequel to this film, I think I would be aware of <Shinjuku Private Eyes>, too.

Suwa added, "There are strong original characters in this film, and each of them is involved with Ryo and Kaori. While watching the film, I was so surprised that I thought, "They would never do that in an anime!" (Laughs) But as I watched the film, I became more and more attached to them. I was impressed by the way the characters were created." Wakabayashi added, "I thought it was a courageous story. ＜I wondered what kind of danger Saeba would face in Shinjuku Private Eyes. When I thought about what kind of crisis to bring to Saeba, I used action elements such as the latest drone weapons, but in the live-action version, I thought it was great that they used drama elements to create a crisis. Pierre stopped his brother, who was about to make a comment full of spoilers, and said, "The biggest crisis for Saeba? When I thought about what the "biggest crisis" was for Saewa, I thought it was to be able to love only one person, not many women, and this is where I centered the story. The audience nodded in agreement. When asked what was difficult about the script for this film, the director immediately answered, "Everything. I had decided to keep it realistic, so I had to think about how to express the hammer and the crows in a realistic way," Pierre answered, "I had to think about how to express the hammer and the crows in a realistic way. Pierre said, "I had to deal with the relationship between ? Pierre reflected, "I thought it was essential to deal with the relationship between the two characters, Shang and Kaiba, and Kaiba and Kaiba. That was the difficult part," he recalls. Rasho said, "Actually, I wanted Dr. Hojo to be in the show. I was so close to persuading him (laughs)." He also revealed a behind-the-scenes story: "Actually, Pierre and I were talking about how we wanted to include 'Cat's Eye' if we were going to make a sequel, like <Shinjuku Private Eyes>.

Suwa also praised Ryo, played by Rasho, as "perfect! Suwa praised Ryo played by Rasho as "perfect! He did something that couldn't be done in the anime, which is great. Kaori is becoming more and more like Kaori, and I love Kaori in this movie." Rasho added, "I don't want Kaori to fall in love with me. (Laughs.) Elodie Fontan, who played Kaori, is an important partner of mine in private. But when Mr. Hojo saw the film for the first time, he praised Kaori the most. He revealed that he explained to the actor playing Kaibou that he had told him to think of the role as a "terminator" and play it as such. The audience laughed at his accurate description of the two strong male supporting characters. Tarek Budali and Julien Artti are childhood friends who have known each other since they were about five years old, and Julien is also a co-writer of the film. Philippe said, "I really spent a lot of time on the script. I thought there would be more comments from Mr. Hojo, but I was surprised that there were almost no changes except for the final scene.

Moving on to the deluxe dubbed version, Wakabayashi said that Akira Kamiya, who plays Saeba in the anime series, was the main character in the dubbed version. Wakabayashi recalled an episode when Akira Kamiya, who played Saewa in the anime series, entrusted Koichi Yamadera with the role of Ryo in the live-action version. I couldn't get close to them because the only place where the two of them were was in a different atmosphere (laughs). Suwa commented, "I can only say good casting," and added, "I think this superb dubbing cast will lead to the success of this film. It is rare to find a work that is loved across such a wide range of eras. I hope that this work will be the one to end this year's "City Hunter Year. The director concluded his speech by saying, "I spent many happy hours watching Japanese animation as a child. I am happy that in 2019, "City Hunter" has started to reach a new generation. I hope that this will be an opportunity to expand the fan base to a new generation in Japan as well," he said, reiterating his love for the film.

Event Summary] *Honorifics omitted
French-Japanese Conference! An Evening of City Hunter
Date：October 20 (Sun.)
Place: Adult Jump Bar
Speakers:
Philippe Lachaux (Director/Starring), Pierre Lachaux (Screenplay)

Kanetsugu Kodama (Director of CH Animation Series, General Director of <Shinjuku Private Eyes>)
Michihiko Suwa (Producer of CH Animation Series, Producer of Detective Conan Series)
Go Wakabayashi (Producer of <Shinjuku Private Eyes>)

Film Information】 ※Titles omitted
City Hunter The Movie: The Most Incense Mission Ever
Release date: November 29 (Fri.)
TOHO CINEMAS Hibiya and other theaters nationwide
Distributor: Albatross Film

Original title: NICKY LARSON et le parfum de Cupidon (Saeha Ryo and the Scent of Cupid)
France release: February 8, 2019
Director: Philippe Lachot ("Hyah to the Ends of the World!!!")
Cast：Philippe Rachot (Ryo Saeba) , Elodie Fontan (Kaori Makimura)
Distributor: Albatross Film
Publicity: Gaie

＜Dubbing Cast

Saeba Ryo: Koichi Yamadera, Makimura Kaoru: Miyuki Sawashiro, Falcon: Tetsuaki Genda, Hideyuki Tanaka: Hideyuki Tanaka, Saeko Nogami: Harusui Ichiryuusai
Daisuke Namikawa, Yohei Tadano, Takaya Doji, Ayumi Tsunematsu, Tetsu Mikami

*Ryo =獠

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