Jigen Daisuke live-action film gets new trailer!
The upcoming live-action spin-off film, Jigen Daisuke 「次元大介」, has a brand-new action-packed trailer!
Narrated by the current Japanese voice actor of the animated Jigen, Akio Ōtsuka, the trailer gives a better look at what we can expect from the film, along with a glimpse at its supporting cast.
Yōko Maki is due to play Jigen's arch-enemy, Adel, an assassin who has lost both a leg and her voice - neither of which stop her from being a formidable foe for our hero to battle.
Kotoka Maki features as Oto, a young girl targeted by the villainous Adel's organization, who crosses paths with Jigen during the course of his adventure.
Masatoshi Nagase stars as Takeshi Kawashima, an assassin and right-hand man of Adel who possesses impressive mimicry and disguise abilities.
Honami Satō plays Ruri, Kawashima's lover, and Mitsuko Kusabue plays Chiharu Yaguchi, the world's best gunsmith whose run-down watch repair shop serves as a front for her services.
The film is releasing “worldwide” (exact locations to be revealed) on October 13th, 2023, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Tetsuji Tamayama, who previously portrayed the character in the 2014 released feature film, will be returning to the role of Jigen. He is the second actor to take the role of Jigen in a live action Lupin III film, with Kunie Tanaka being the first in 1974’s Strange Psychokinetic Strategy.
Yoshimasa Akamatsu (BD ~Akechi Tantei Jimusho, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows) has produced the script for the upcoming film, and Hajime Hashimoto (The Detective Is in the Bar franchise, AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, Shimauma, Signal) is on directing duties.
More details, including short interviews with the supporting cast (in Japanese), can be viewed over at Comic Natalie. We will have a full written review of the film up on the website shortly after its release.
