JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Spinoff Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Gets Live-Action Mini-Series
NHK announced on Wednesday that it is producing a three-episode live-action mini-series adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai), Hirohiko Araki's spinoff manga for his JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. Issei Takahashi (Whisper of the Heart, live-action Ikebukuro West Gate Park, March comes in like a lion) will play the titular Rohan Kishibe, and the episodes will premiere on the NHK General channel on December 28, 29, and 30 at 10:00 p.m. (8:00 am. EST).
The first episode will be based on the manga's "Fugō Mura" story, where Rohan is dragged into an incident inside a millionaire's mansion. The second episode will be based on the "Kushagara" short story by Ballad Kitaguni in the novel spinoffs, where Rohan receives a strange request from fellow manga creator Jugo Shishi. The third episode is titled "D.N.A.," and is an original story where Rohan is investigating his editor's memory loss through hypnosis.The additional cast includes:
Marie Iitoyo as Kyoka Izumi, Rohan's editor
Fūga Shibazaki as Ikkyū, a butler in the millionaire's mansion
Mirai Moriyama as Jūgo Shishi, Rohan's colleague
Kumi Takiuchi as Mai Katahira, a widow who lost her husband in a car accident six years ago
Tomoya Nakamura as Tarō Hirai, a cameraman accompanying Kyoka
Kazutaka Watanabe (Only Yesterday live-action special) is directing the series, with scripts by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime writer Yasuko Kobayashi. Naruyoshi Kikuchi (Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt) is composing the music.
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