Tuesday 18 December 2012

A First Look on the Live-Action Gatchaman Movie


Japanese talk show ZIP! gave fans an early look of the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the classic Tatsunoko Productions sci-fi anime series, "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman"! The movie is set for an August 24, 2013 release.

The movie stars Tori Matsuzaka (.hack//The Movie, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger) as Ken the Eagle, Go Ayano (Kamen Rider 555, Rurouni Kenshin) as Joe the Condor, Ayame Goriki (Mirai Nikki, IS) as Jun the Swan, Tatsuomi Hamada (Ultraman Zero, Gokaiger vs. Gavan) as Jinpei the Swallow and Ryohei Suzuki (Hana Kimi) as Ryu the Owl.


The movie will be directed by Toya Sato (live-action Grave of the Fireflies, Gokusen), Yusuke Watanabe (Gantz, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods) will write the script and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) in-charge with the character designs.