Bungo Stray Dogs The Movie: Beast is a Japanese 2022 live-action film directed by Koichi Sakamoto and written by Kafka Asagiri. Based on a light novel spin-off from the Bungo Stray Dogs manga by Asagiri, the movie is set in an alternate universe from the franchise.[1]
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| Directed by | Koichi Sakamoto |
| Written by | Kafka Asagiri |
| Based on | Bungo Stray Dogs Beast by Kafka Asagiri |
| Starring | Shohei Hashimoto Yūki Torigoe |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
| Distributed by | Kadokawa Corporation |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Premise
editThe story follows Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a man who vows revenge on a man dressed in black in order to rescue his sister. However, as he is about to starve to death, a man from the Armed Detective Agency appears.[1]
Cast
edit- Shohei Hashimoto as Ryunosuke Akutagawa
- Yūki Torigoe as Atsushi Nakajima
- Masashi Taniguchi as Sakunosuke Oda
- Teruma as Doppo Kunikida
- Ryōki Nagae as Ranpo Edogawa
- Kōsuke Kuwano as Junichirō Tanizaki
- Hitoshi Horinouchi as Kenji Miyazawa
- Ao Hirokawa as Akiko Yosano
- Akari Saitō as Naomi Tanizaki
- Rui Tabuchi as Osamu Dazai
- Sakina Kuwae as Kyōka Izumi
- Ayaka Konno as Gin
- Keisuke Ueda as Chūya Nakahara
- Mitsu Murata as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
- Yūta Kishimoto as Fyodor D.
- Keisuke Minami as the orphanage director
- Hirofumi Araki as Ango Sakaguchi
Production
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A live-action film, Beast was confirmed in March 2020 to be in development. It is based on a light novel of the same name by Kafka Asagiri, who also acted as writer, while Koichi Sakamoto directed the movie.[2] Actors Yūki Torigoe (Atsushi Nakajima) and Shohei Hashimoto (Ryunosuke Akutagawa) reprised their roles from the original plays, while almost all of the cast remains the same.[3] Several actors have commented the film will have a different style from plays.[4][5]
Taku Iwasaki is returning from the anime version to compose the live-action film's music, and the rock unit Granrodeo is also returning to contribute the theme song "Tokei-mawari no Torque" (Clockwise Torque).[6] Iwasaki claimed he conceived a specific type of soundtrack to fit the live-action version of Bungo Stray Dogs which would stand out in contrast to the anime soundtrack. Granrodeo "tried to express the contrast between justice and evil in the music".[7]
In charge of the script, Kafka Asagiri provided new content not present in the original Beast light novel, including more characters.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Live-Action Bungō Stray Dogs: Beast Film's English-Subtitled Teaser Unveils More Cast, Staff, January 7 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ @bungo_movie (March 7, 2020). "RT @bungo_movie: 「映画 文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST」の公式ティザーサイトもオープン！ メインキャストの芥川龍之介役 橋本祥平さん、中島敦役 鳥越裕貴さんのコメントも掲載しています。" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "実写映画「文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST」来年1月公開！谷口賢志ら舞台キャスト出演". Natalie. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ @Ryoki_N0826 (17 September 2021). "映画「文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST」江戸川乱歩役として参加させていただきます。いつもとは違う景色。違和感のような、でもすっと受け入れてしまう、不思議な並び。また乱歩に出会えて幸せです。よろしくお願いします。…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @horinouti_Zzz (17 September 2021). "映画 文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST宮沢賢治役で出演させて頂きます。舞台とはまた違った文ストを是非映画館でお楽しみ下さい" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Live-Action Bungō Stray Dogs: Beast Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals Music by Anime's Taku Iwasaki, GRANRODEO". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ ""Bungo Stray Dogs BEAST" announcement has been released! GRANRODEO is in charge of the theme song "Nakahara Chuya is my fave!(laughs)"". AnimeAnime. 10 November 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ @kafkaasagiri (7 November 2021). "ということで、原作者が脚本担当しました。あのキャラの新シーンもあの新キャラのシーンも、全部書き下ろしました。完璧です。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Official website (Japanese)