by Netflix’s live-action movie ” City Hunter ” will be distributed exclusively worldwide starting April 25th. Additional cast members have been announced, including Masanobu Ando, who will play Ryo Saeba’s partner Hideyuki Makimura, and Fumino Kimura, who will play Saeko Nogami, a talented detective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and comments have also arrived.
Additionally, character art was also released. “City Hunter” is the long-awaited first live-action film in Japan in the Reiwa era, based on the manga by Tsukasa Hojo, which has caused a massive boom with cumulative sales exceeding 50 million copies.
The story’s main character, Ryo Saeba, is a top-notch sweeper based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, who handles various troubles in the underworld. He is an unparalleled lover of beautiful women, and when he meets a beautiful woman, he loses his nerve. Still, when he receives a request, he completes the job with his extraordinary gun skills, physical ability, and calm mind. Ryo Saeba, a cool, goofy, and stubborn character, is played by Ryohei Suzuki, who loves the work and says, “I create each scene with a sense of tension.
” In addition, the heroine’s girlfriend, Kaori Makimura, plays the role with extraordinary determination, saying, “I want to push forward with all my might, holding her love, so that everyone can touch the fragments of her that are in your memories.” Nozomi Morita will be in charge.
It has recently been announced that additional cast members for this work include Masanobu Ando, who will play Ryo Saeba’s partner Hideyuki Makimura, and Fumino Kimura, who will play Saeko Nogami, a talented detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Hideyuki Makimura, played by Ando, is Kaori Makimura’s older brother and Ryo’s best friend, a sweeper. He used to be a skilled detective, but he retired due to a particular incident. He begins to form a partnership with Ryo and takes advantage of his abilities to support Ryo as his partner. Regarding playing Makimura, who is the key to the story of this work, Ando said, “Since it is a live-action adaptation of a popular original work and character, there is pressure to play the role for those who watched it at the time, but for those who watched the comics and anime, I’d be happy if people of the generation who don’t know about it can enjoy it,” he said, indicating that the series has been well received.
Kimura will play Saeko Nogami, a Metropolitan Police Department detective with a strange relationship with Ryo. She is a former colleague of Hideyuki Makimura, and because of that connection, she and Ryo still exchange information about the underworld. She is a beautiful woman with a captivating charm, and although Ryo has tried to woo her many times, she is disappointed each time. She is a character that has many fans, even in the original work.
Regarding playing the role of Saeko, Kimura said, “It’s a masterpiece that has been loved beyond time, and when I was asked to play the role of Saeko, I was able to respond immediately without thinking, Me?'' While expressing her honest feelings, she said,It was very reassuring to see the chairperson, Ryohei Suzuki, appear like a hero and give advice in a way that only Saeko, a fan of the original work, could have expected.” Looking back.
The whole story of the Netflix movie “City Hunter” is being revealed. How will this work, in which Ryo Saeba, the No. 1 sweeper who takes on troublesome matters in the underworld, run around Shinjuku in the Reiwa era, turn out? Stay tuned for future updates.
“Full comments are posted below:” Masanobu Ando, Hideyuki Makimura, I’m Masanobu Ando, who plays Hideyuki Makimura. Since it’s a live-action adaptation of a famous original work and its characters, there is some pressure on those who watched it at the time to perform. Still, I’d be happy if people who watched the comics and anime and those of a generation that doesn’t know about them could enjoy them.
Fumino Kimura as Saeko Nogami This masterpiece has been loved beyond time. When I was asked to play the role of Saeko, I couldn’t immediately reply because I couldn’t imagine it being me. After that, even after many preparations such as costume matching and hair and makeup tests, I still couldn’t shake my anxiety, but the chairperson, Ryohei Suzuki, appeared like a hero and gave me advice in a way that only Saeko, who is a fan of the original work, could do. That was very reassuring. This is a work that fans of the original work and newcomers can enjoy, so please look forward to it.
