We have previously reported that a live-action Lupin III film will star Shun Oguri (Detective Conan, Hana Yori Dango) as Lupin III. Just recently, we learned more of the additional cast members for the upcoming adaptation of the classic Monkey Punch manga.
Additional cast members include 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.
The movie is about how the five main characters meet and how they become the "Lupin Crew". The film will also feature an original character named Michael Lee, who is Lupin's nemesis. He is played by Taiwan's Jerry Yan of F4 (Meteor Garden).
Other cast members include South Korea's Kim Joon (Boys Over Flowers) and Thailand's Thanayong Wongtrakul (The Man from Nowhere), Nirut Sirijanya (The Hangover Part II), singer Yaya Ying and Australia's Nick Tate (Return from the River Kwai).
Because of the film's international cast, 14 interpreters translated between Japanese, English, Thai, Chinese, and Korean on location at Thailand once they will film the movie for two months on that location. Other filming locations for the film include: Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Lasty, the movie is directed by Ryūhei Kitamura (Godzilla: Final Wars, Azumi) and Mataichirō Yamamoto (Crows Zero, Azumi) is writing the script. Spain's Pedro J. Márquez (Kidnapped) is serving as director of photography.
Lupin III premieres in Summer 2014.
[Source: Anime News Network, MyAnimeList]
Additional cast members include 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.
The movie is about how the five main characters meet and how they become the "Lupin Crew". The film will also feature an original character named Michael Lee, who is Lupin's nemesis. He is played by Taiwan's Jerry Yan of F4 (Meteor Garden).
Other cast members include South Korea's Kim Joon (Boys Over Flowers) and Thailand's Thanayong Wongtrakul (The Man from Nowhere), Nirut Sirijanya (The Hangover Part II), singer Yaya Ying and Australia's Nick Tate (Return from the River Kwai).
Because of the film's international cast, 14 interpreters translated between Japanese, English, Thai, Chinese, and Korean on location at Thailand once they will film the movie for two months on that location. Other filming locations for the film include: Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Lasty, the movie is directed by Ryūhei Kitamura (Godzilla: Final Wars, Azumi) and Mataichirō Yamamoto (Crows Zero, Azumi) is writing the script. Spain's Pedro J. Márquez (Kidnapped) is serving as director of photography.
Lupin III premieres in Summer 2014.
[Source: Anime News Network, MyAnimeList]
