Live-action "Yamato" details revealedSat, October 3, 2009 (3:28am EDT)
The live-action "Space Battleship Yamato" movie had its cast publicly revealed on Friday, along with other new details about the project. The film is being directed by Takashi Yamazaki with a projected release date in December 2010.
As previously announced,
SMAP member
Takuya Kimura (36) will star as the protagonist Susumu Kodai, while
Meisa Kuroki (21) has been confirmed as the replacement for
Erika Sawajiri (23) in the role of Yuki Mori.
Two characters have been modified for the movie. Crew members Aihara and Dr. Sado have been changed into females, played by Maiko (24) and
Reiko Takashima (45), respectively.
The other cast members revealed so far are
Toshiro Yanagiba (as Shiro Sanada),
Naoto Ogata (as Daisuke Shima),
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (as Hajime Saito),
Shinichi Tsutsumi (as Mamoru Kodai),
Isao Hashizume (as Heikuro Todo),
Toshiyuki Nishida (as Hikozaemon Tokugawa), and
Tsutomu Yamazaki (as Juzo Okita). The actor playing the antagonist Desslar has not yet been announced.
The CG-heavy film has an estimated budget of more than 2 billion yen. Filming will start later this month.
from Tokyograph