Writer Take Yoshida a friend of director Ryuhei Kitamura (Godzilla: Final Wars, Azumi), who is directing the live-action Lupin III film told the website zakzak that the director intends to change the setting of the upcoming film.
According to Yoshida, Kitamura said the following before filming began:
The live-action Lupin III film stars Shun Oguri (Detective Conan, Hana Yori Dango) as Lupin III, Meisa Kuroki (Crows Zero II) as Fujiko Mine, Tetsuji Tamayama (NANA, Casshern) as Daisuke Jigen, Gou Ayano (Rurouni Kenshin) as Goemon Ishikawa, and Tadanobu Asano (Thor) as Detective Kōichi Zenigata.
Lupin III premieres in Summer 2014.
[Source: Anime News Network]
According to Yoshida, Kitamura said the following before filming began:
There's no meaning to a live-action film adaptation if you make the setting the same. I intend to change the characters themselves to make them modern. It would be nonsense for Goemon to exist in current society wearing samurai's garb and carrying around a katana.
The live-action Lupin III film stars Shun Oguri (Detective Conan, Hana Yori Dango) as Lupin III, Meisa Kuroki (Crows Zero II) as Fujiko Mine, Tetsuji Tamayama (NANA, Casshern) as Daisuke Jigen, Gou Ayano (Rurouni Kenshin) as Goemon Ishikawa, and Tadanobu Asano (Thor) as Detective Kōichi Zenigata.
Lupin III premieres in Summer 2014.
[Source: Anime News Network]
