Thursday, August 24, 2017

Manga version of new movie "Yurigokoro" to be released on 22 Aug

The manga version of new movie "Yurigokoro" starring Yoshitaka Yuriko, Matsuyama Kenichi and Matsuzaka Toori will be released in 2 volumes from 22 August. The manga which was drawn by manga artist Azuki Ryo, is the second comicalisation of a movie since "Lovey Dovey Star". On the covers of the two volumes will be the visuals of the characters played by Yoshitaka and Matsuzaka.

Azuki said that it was an enjoyable experience to do this project but he had to cut some parts from the original novel so that the story could fit within the confines of the two-volume manga. He also hoped that the manga will not deviate too far from the impressions which the novel's readers had of the characters.

The movie which will be shown in cinemas from 23 September, describes how a family comes to find a diary belonging to someone they do not know from their dying father's study which describes how this person killed multiple people. However, they are unable to tell if this is a fictional story or a real account by the person in question and why this was written. Yoshitaka plays the heroine Misako described in the diary who is destined to kill people so as to be at peace with herself emotionally. However, when she comes to understand what true love is, she tries to fight against her fate and struggles with the resulting internal turmoil. Matsuyama plays the role of Yosuke living in the Showa era who has an unspeakable secret and emotional scar like Misako. When the two of them meet, they try to relieve their loneliness in each other's company. Matsuzaka plays the role of Ryosuke in the current era who discovers the diary talking about Misako from his dying father's study room. Satsukawa Aimi plays Mitsuko who is a friend of Misako while the younger version of Misako is played by Kiyohara Kaya, As for Seino Nana, she plays Ryosuke's fiancee Chie who disappears suddenly without a word while Kimura Tae plays Chie's ex-colleague Hosoya, a mysterious woman who was asked to pass a message from Chie to Ryosuke.

Source: Eiga.com

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