Yatterman

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official website

Details
On April 10th, 2007, Nikkatsu Corporation agreed the production of two live-action movies based on two popular 1970's anime series: Yatterman and Ninja Science Team Gatchaman.

Filming for the film began on March 27, 2008, and concluded at the end of May 2008. It is directed by Takashi Miike, who will display his ability at light-hearted action films in such films as Zebraman, a family oriented superhero movie. Along with Ichi Miike has directed several other anime to live film adaptions. Character and mechanical designs will be handled by Katsuya Terada who has worked on Blood: The Last Vampire and Cutie Honey.

Unlike the anime series, film's original love story happens. With Gan-chan in the center, Ai-chan, Doronjo, and Shoko will have a "love square battle". While Shoko will work with Ai-chan and Gan-chan, she starts to like him.

Cast
* Sho Sakurai as Gan-chan
* Saki Fukuda as Ai-chan
* Chiaki Takahashi as The voice of Omotchama
* Kyoko Fukada as Doronjo
* Kendo Kobayashi as Tonzura
* Katsuhisa Namase as Boyakki
* Junpei Takiguchi as The voice of Dokurobei
* Anri Okamoto as Shoko

Roadshow
March 7, 2009

Official Trailer
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2hDkTRWcKIY

Twitch's Yatterman trailer review by Todd Brown:
http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/finally-a-decent-trailer-for-miikes-yatterman/

Brand new theme song Believe by Arashi
Sneak peek available here: http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/1165550.html

hmm.. before anyone mentions it.. PANTSUMAN! :hehe:
nice logo :rofl:
very apt for someone with a "love square" problem :hehe:

Arashi doing a theme song to a Miike film :shakehead:

4.6-Billion-Years-of-Love wrote:Arashi doing a theme song to a Miike film :shakehead:

LOL
The Yattaman, you know the leading actor, he is an Arashi.
Hmm.. I wonder what's the typical Miike theme song? Who sang the theme for Zebraman (Aikawa Sho!), Ultraman Max, Crows Zero and Sukiyaki Western Django? I'm no Miike's film expert but I bet you know since you've watched Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (gosh..Matsuda Ryuhei & Ando Masanobu)

Its not a surprising choice for a film like Yattaman considering he did chose Sakurai to be in it. Its like a package deal. Arashi actor, hit song included, not sold separately.

NTV News ZERO clip with a bit preview on Yattaman themesong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD6oJy3PClk

ADDED: Just discovered an old teaser
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=CZdEgreFOhg
school girls pile up? sprawling school girls looking smittened and a missing Doronjo
umm.. smitten by Yattaman? :naughty:
can wait to see Kyoko Fukada in full costume

tofuuuuu wrote:

can wait to see Kyoko Fukada in full costume

me too!! :victory:

just wanna post this pic.. :mrgreen:
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Sho-chan looks so young, back to his old teenage years.. :muack: :inlove: :smitten:

meoinkie2 wrote:

me too!! :victory:

just wanna post this pic.. :mrgreen:
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Sho-chan looks so young, back to his old teenage years.. :muack: :inlove: :smitten:

kyaa! Saki-chan looks so different! much more kawaii :smitten:

meoinkie2 wrote:

me too!! :victory:

just wanna post this pic.. :mrgreen:
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Sho-chan looks so young, back to his old teenage years.. :muack: :inlove: :smitten:

cute!!! both of them!
amd Kyoko Fukada will be awesome.
This movie is just over the top wacky it just might turn out great!

Doronjo's look
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wow :shocked: is that Kyoko Fukada?

Fye_D.Flowright wrote:wow :shocked: is that Kyoko Fukada?

indeed..it suits her perfectly ne?? :mrgreen:
im craving for more pics, hopefully the closer and clear shot ones will surface.. :fingerscrossed:

EDIT: here's a more clear and bigger pic..
credits: j-ent!
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more of Doronjo.. :hehe:

credits: oricon

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/miike-sakurai-to-host-yatterman-world-premiere-at-nyc

"Director Takashi Miike (Crows Zero, Ichi the Killer, The Great Yokai War) and Arashi singer/actor Sho Sakurai (Honey and Clover) will appear at the world premiere of their live-action film remake of the Yatterman anime at New York Comic Con on February 6. The two will travel from Japan for a 4:00 p.m. panel and the movie's 5:00 p.m. screening in New York City. Sakurai stars as Gan Takada, one half of the Yatterman superhero duo who fights the nefarious Dorombo gang. The science-fiction comedy movie will open in Japan on March 7"

February 6. NYC people! Be there!
more info (and general flailing) here: http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/1283390.html

some more info on the NYCC event

http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2009/01/takashi-miike-sho-sakurai-and-yatterman.html

i can just :puppydog: here in envy..

:shamefulcry: <-- me too

You lucky NY people..

Btw, the screening is free but very limited tickets. It will be on Friday 8pm and on Saturday (not sure about the time).

Autographs, a possibility of shaking hands and having the amazing Sho Sakurai smiling at you. Priceless :puppydog:
Oh.. Miike too. Somebody ought to have their Ichi The Killer DVD be signed.

:banghead:

umm more news by twitch: http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/miike-and-sakurai-are-going-to-new-york-for-world-premiere-of-yatterman#extended
I hope Twitch will have a full interview with both Miike & Sakurai. The net will be buzzing with news on Yatterman.

Believe by Arashi is awesome. On loop. Can't stop. :nut:

tofuuuuu wrote::shamefulcry: <-- me too

You lucky NY people..

Btw, the screening is free but very limited tickets. It will be on Friday 8pm and on Saturday (not sure about the time).

Autographs, a possibility of shaking hands and having the amazing Sho Sakurai smiling at you. Priceless :puppydog:
Oh.. Miike too. Somebody ought to have their Ichi The Killer DVD be signed.

:banghead:

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

umm more news by twitch: http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/miike-and-sakurai-are-going-to-new-york-for-world-premiere-of-yatterman#extended
I hope Twitch will have a full interview with both Miike & Sakurai. The net will be buzzing with news on Yatterman.

Believe by Arashi is awesome. On loop. Can't stop. :nut:

can't wait for the buzz all over again!! :hehe:
i extremely like the new song too.. :victory:

more news on Yatterman: http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/4460/36/

About Miike & Sho

ABOUT TAKASHI MIIKE:

Born in 1960, Takashi Miike served as an assistant director to legendary filmmaker Shohei Imamura and later worked primarily in the direct-to-video V-Cinema industry before the one-two punch of Audition and Dead or Alive made his name on the international film festival circuit in 2000. Turning out literally dozens of movies, television episodes and V-Cinema productions over the next few years, Miike has directed everything from the ultra-violent Ichi the Killer, to taboo-busting sex films (Visitor Q), to teen pop star vehicles (Andromedia), and even musicals (Happiness of the Katakuris) and lavish westerns (Sukiyaki Western Django). Among Miike's many Western fans are directors Quentin Tarantino, who appeared in Sukiyaki Western Django, and Eli Roth, who cast Miike as a sadistic customer in Hostel.

ABOUT SHO SAKURAI:

Starting his career with the popular talent management agency Johnny & Associates, Sho Sakurai is the designated rapper of the J-Pop band Arashi. He graduated in 2004 from Keio University with a degree in Economics and has become one of the most well-known faces promoting higher education in Japan. Every Monday he presents a special news segment on NTV's News Zero, and he was NTV's main on-air correspondent covering the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Born in 1982, he is already a veteran of seven films (including a live action adaptation of the popular manga series Honey & Clover) and over 15 television dramas, as well as two stage musicals, including West Side Story, in which he played Tony.

still :puppydog: about not living in NYC

Brand new Yatterman trailer!
1minute 25 second
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KEfy3Kb_es

IT LOOKS AMAZING!!!! BELIEVE SOUNDS GREAT!!!!

I heard the autograph & panel session with Sho is now not confirmed.. Hopefully they'll confirmed their schedule with Sho soon since a lot of the fans had spent money to go to NYCC. The screening tickets is very limited.. There's even a contest by ningin.com to get into the premiere. Its amazing to get the chance to see the movie months ahead from the Japan release. Good Luck to those going. Hopefully you guys will get to see Sho in person.

the new trailer's really good!! and "Believe" playing in the background just made it more awesome!! :woot: :mrgreen:

:mrgreen: :rolly: :mrgreen: :rolly: :mrgreen: :rolly:

Animated Arashi "Believe" PV preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWpVHRgW3Io

Tatsunako & Jstorm combined powers and did an animated PV with Arashi as 5 Time-Bokan Heroes.
Sakurai Sho as a hotter dark brown haired Yatterman
Ohno Satoshi as a mature version of Time Bokan
Aiba Masaki as the smiling Rescueman / Otasukeman
Ninomiya Kazunari as the calm Yatodettaman of Firebird
Matsumo Jun as the sexy Zenderman

I'm smelling there will be more Tatsunako/Jstorm project to come
:victory:

MORE SCREENCAPS OF THEM BEFORE THEY MORFED INTO SUPERHEROES
http://community.livejournal.com/a_ra_shi/1426493.html?thread=6980925#t6980925
:nut:

i actually expected it, since the song is for a superhero-themed movie, what more than to make the PV superhero-themed as well.. :mrgreen:
maximum sugoiiiiiiiiiiii!! :dancing: :woot:
arashi so cute as animated superheroes.. :victory: