Live-action film "City Hunter The Movie: The Most Scary Mission Ever", boosted by Akira Kamiya, will star Koichi Yamadera as Ryo Saeba!

The release date of the live-action film "City Hunter The Movie: The Most Scented Mission in History," which will be released in Japan on November 29, 2019 (Friday), has been set.

City Hunter The Movie: The Most Sensational Mission Ever Taken" was released in France and drew more than 1.68 million viewers in two weeks. Tsukasa Hojo, the author of the original novel, who was one of the first to see the film, 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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One of the attractions of the "City Hunter" anime series is its regular voice cast, including Akira Kamiya as Ryo Saeba and Kazue Ikura as Kaoru Makimura.

Kamiya received an offer to play the role of Ryo Saeba in the dubbed version of the film, but since he was to play Ryo Saeba in the live-action version, he declined. Koichi Yamadera, who grew up on "City Hunter" as a regular on the TV series, was then offered the role. For Yamadera, who played the major role of Shinji Mikuni, an IT company executive and childhood friend of Kaoru's in the animated film "City Hunter the Movie <Shinjuku Private Eyes>" released in February this year, "Akira Kamiya's Ryo Saeba" is too special. Yamadera seriously wondered if he should take on the role, but Kamiya, whom Yamadera met at the launch of "Shinjuku Private Eyes," told him, "I'm playing a different role this time, so I'll leave the role of Saeba Ryo to you! Mr. Kamiya hesitated. Mr. Kamiya pushed Mr. Yamadera's hesitant back. Mr. Yamadera said, "I just adored him so much that I went home after the recording and imitated Ryo played by Kamiya. If someone else would do it..." He accepted the request.

Mr. Kamiya and Ms. Ikura liked the film so much that they decided to appear as special guests in the dubbed version of the film. Miyuki Sawashiro, who is active in a variety of productions, will play "Kaoru," Ryo Saeba's partner. The voice cast of the anime series, including Tetsuaki Genda as Falcon, Hideyuki Tanaka as Hideyuki Makimura, the older brother of Kaoru, and Shunsui Ichiryusai as Saeko, will continue to play the same characters in the live-action version. The City Hunter family has been cast in a highly anticipated cast, and the expectations are high. The "deluxe dubbed version" of the film has been released.

The main cast members are as follows The main cast members are as follows, and you will have to wait until you see the movie to find out which roles Mr. Kamiya and Mr. Ikura, who appear as special guests, play in the movie.

Comments from Mr. Yamadera, Ms. Kamiya, and Ms. Ikura have been received, so we will introduce them as well.

<Dubbing Cast Information> *Honorifics omitted
Ryo Saeba: Koichi Yamadera
Maki Muraka: Sawashiro Miyuki
Falcon: Tetsuaki Genda
Hideyuki Maki: Hideyuki Tanaka
Saeko Nogami: Shunsui Ichiryusai
Daisuke Namikawa, Yohei Tadano, Takaya Doji, Ayumi Tsunematsu, Tetsu Mikami

【Comments】 ※Titles omitted

Koichi Yamadera

The series has been loved for many years, and everyone thinks of Kamiya-san's voice when they hear the name "Saeba Ryo"!　The fans are waiting for it!　I definitely can't do it." I absolutely couldn't do it. But Mr. Kamiya told me, "I'm playing a different role this time, so I'll leave Ryo Saeba to you! I was still worried about it. I was still worried about it, but it was the work that brought me up, and I had seen Kamiya-san playing the role on the set of the anime series. I admired him so much that I would go home after recording and imitate the role of Ryo played by Kamiya-san. I accepted the request, thinking that if someone else was going to do it.... But even now, I still feel pressure. This film is bottomless fun and the action is cool. It is far more interesting than I had imagined!　I could really feel from the screen that you respect the original work. Since it was dubbed, I was conscious of reproducing the original actor's lines in Japanese, but I also tried to bring out the atmosphere that Kamiya-san had in his performance.

Akira Kamiya

When I heard that I was offered the role, I thought, "Okay! I thought, "Okay! ＜When I talked with him at the launch of "Private Eyes," he seemed reserved, so I asked him, "Please do it for me, Yamachan. I have worked with Yamachan on more than 100 TV series, including the animated version of "Aladdin," but looking back over the long history of dubbing, Yamachan is the only person who can play a variety of characters at will. I give him my stamp of approval. I am confident that Yamachan will give a fine performance as Ryou Saeba, the character played by Philippe Lachaud. And the director's love for the original work is genuine. Fans should be able to easily dive into the world of "City Hunter" as depicted in the film. I hope you will feel at ease watching the film.

Kazue Ikura

After seeing the film, I said, "It was so much fun! I immediately sent a line to Mr. Hojo and Ms. Kamiya saying, "It was very interesting! (Laughs)
It really was the world of City Hunter, with Ryo and Shang moving around.
I have no doubt that Yamadera-kun and Sawashiro-san will do a great job!　I have a feeling they will make it a great work.

Film Information] *Honorifics omitted.
City Hunter The Movie: The Scariest Mission Ever Taken
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

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

*Ryo =獠

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