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Live-Action Teasing Master Takagi-san Film Reveals More Cast Members, Theme Song by Aimer, New Visual
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The official Twitter account for the live-action film of Sōichirō Yamamoto's Teasing Master Takagi-san (Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) manga announced on Thursday new cast members as well as the theme song "Haruka" (Far Away) by Aimer. The TOHO Movies' YouTube channel released a new trailer for the film, which previews the new theme song.
Tamaki Shiratori will play NIshikata's classmate Miki Ozeki, and Jun Saito will play Ryo Machida.
Yōsuke Eguchi reprises the role of Mr. Tanabe, Takagi and Nishikata's former junior high homeroom teacher who is now the vice principal in the movie. Eguchi is the only returning cast member from the earlier television series. Takagi's classmates have also been cast. Jin Suzuki plays Nakai, Yūna Taira plays Mano, Oshirō Maeda plays Hamaguchi, and Sara Shida plays Hojo.
The manga is also inspiring a live-action series adaptation, which will premiere on Tuesday, March 26 on TBS channel's Drama Stream programming block, at 24:58 (effectively, on Wednesday at 12:58 a.m. JST). An international release is planned. The show will stream on Netflix on Tuesdays.
Rikiya Imaizumi (live-action Hōzuki-san Chi no Aneki, Chihiro-san, Just Only Love) is directing both the live-action series and film adaptations. As with the live-action series, Imaizumi is also co-writing the scripts with Tomoki Kanazawa (Sanctuary, Sabakan) and Jun Hagimori (Sabakan). Takashi Ohmama (Dances with the Dragons, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, The Gene of AI) is composing the music. Both adaptations filmed entirely on location at Kagawa Prefecture's Shōdo Island, the setting of the earlier anime adaptation.
Sources: TOHO Movies' YouTube channel, Teasing Master Takagi-san film's Twitter account, Comic Natalie
