Mizuki Tsujimura’s book Goman to Zenryo is being turned into a live action movie, set to hit screens on September 27.
In the film, Kis-My-Ft2 idol group member Taisuke Fujigaya will play Kakeru Nishizawa, while actress Nao takes on the role of Kakeru’s fiancee, Mami Sakaniwa.
Kentarō Hagiwara, known for his work on live-action adaptations like Tokyo Ghoul and Blue Period, is taking the director’s seat for the film. Yukako Shimizu is writing the script.
The story revolves around Kakeru Nishizawa and Mami Sakaniwa, who meet on a dating app and quickly decide to get engaged. However, shortly after their engagement, Mami disappears without a trace.
As Kakeru searches for her, he uncovers unexpected secrets from Mami’s past. Mizuki Tsujimura first released the novel in March 2019, and it was later published in bunko format in September 2022.
Tsujimura is also known for creating the original story for A School Frozen in Time, which was adapted into a manga by Naoshi Arakawa. The manga is available in English through Kodansha USA Publishing.
Tsujimura has also written novels like Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Yami-hara, and Anime Supremacy!.
In April 2022, Doubleday published the English version of Lonely Castle in the Mirror, which later inspired a manga adaptation in 2019 and an anime film adaptation in 2022.
Seven Seas is responsible for the English release of the manga, while GKIDS brought the film to theaters and home video in 2023.
Yami-hara is being released in English by Yen Press. Vertical released Anime Supremacy! in English in October 2017, and the book inspired a live-action film adaptation in May 2022.
