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Netflix unveils three new Japanese series “Steel Ball Run”, “Straight to Hell” & “Does someone mentioned me?

Marking its 10th anniversary in the country this month, Netflix has unveiled three new Japanese series scheduled for next year.

Comedy series Did anyone mention me? is in production, with Koji Yakusho, who won the best actor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 for his performance Perfect days.

The Netflix series follows Gen Takasegawa (played by Yakusho), the first Japanese actor to play the main role in the London Globe Theater, which has not been able to return to Japan for some time. After two years, he finally returns home, only to discover that he is suddenly and completely forgotten by the whole world.

Talled for the release of next year, the series is written by Kankuro Kudo and produced by Akira Isoyama, who both worked together on Divorce to divorce And Extremely inappropriate!.

Yakushho said: “Based on the brilliant script by Mr. Kankuro Kudo – which is complex, wild, funny and strangely moving – I have a good time filming with the cast and the team, even in the intense summer heat. It is the second time in my life, the role of an actor ”. To do a job that everyone can appreciate.

Another series unveiled on the next Japanese list of Netflix is Steel shot runBased on the popular manga series “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure”. The manga appeared for the first time in the weekly jump of Shueisha Shonen in 1987 and accumulated cumulative circulation of more than 120 million copies.

Steel shot run is an epic saga that tells of the line and fate of the Jestar family, starting with the fateful meeting between two young boys: Jonathan Jestar and Dio Brando. Located in the 19th century, the story follows the very first crossing horse race across North America. The protagonist, Johnny Jestar, is a former genius jockey who has become paraplegic. He formed an alliance with Gyro Zeppeli, a mysterious outlaw, and the two launch together in an exhausting race through the continent.

The director almost said: “Steel shot run is a story that represents characters that go through a great race, punctuating their own beliefs. My heart is exciting with being charged with directing this anime adaptation. All staff share this feeling and pours their passion in daily production. I can’t wait to share our enthusiasm for this work with you all and I hope we can make this trip together. »»

With Erika everything (Death threat), dramatic series In hell Tells the story of one of the best known real makeshifts in Japan, the late Kazuko Hosoki. The series is led by Tomoyuki Takimoto (Grasshopper) and Norichika Ohba.

“I knew Kazuko Hosoki, but I didn’t know what kind of person she really was,” Toda said in a statement. “I just thought that a good Flashy adventure teller had presented herself on television. People had to love fortune – that was all that meant for me.

“Who would have imagined that I would be the one who would play this strong and great good adventure liking for which I had no interest? She felt like someone from afar, nothing like it.

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