The main cast of the film "BADBOYS -THE MOVIE-" (directed by Nishikawa Tatsuro), starring Mamehara Issei of the popular boy group "JO1" and set to be released on May 30th, has been announced, revealing that Ikezaki Masato of the popular boy group "INI", actors Yamanaka Jutaro and Inoue Sora will appear.
The original work is a hugely popular manga serialized in Young King magazine by Tanaka from 1988 to 1996, with a total circulation of 55 million copies. The only son of a wealthy family, Kiriki Tsukasa (Mamehara), decides to run away from home to become independent from his overprotective parents. By chance, he meets Yoji, Hisao, and Eiji, who he hits it off with and they start hanging out together. Eventually, Toshi, the seventh generation leader of Gokurakuchou, asks Tsukasa and his friends to join him in a battle against Hiroshima Night's... This is the story.
The three cast members who will be accompanying Tsukasa were announced: Ikezaki will play Kawanaka Yoji, who has a fateful encounter with Tsukasa and supports him from behind the scenes, Yamanaka will play Nakamura Toshio, who supports Tsukasa alongside Yoji, and Inoue will play Iwami Eiji.
◇Comment from Masato Ikezaki
I am honored to be a part of this wonderful production, "BADBOYS," which depicts the romance and friendship of men. It was my first time acting in a movie, so I was nervous, but together with the director and the staff, I created the character of Yoji Kawanaka, which I played.
Yoji may look intimidating and scary, but he is a cool guy who is more friendly than most, has an older brother-like personality, and loves Tsukasa. I myself liked Yoji while playing the role, and wanted to be as cool as him, so much so that I would often think of Yoji in my everyday life after filming.
I hope you will come to the theater to see the action we practiced, Yoji's passionate lines, and the friendship between the four Gokurakuchou members.
◇ Comment from Yutaro Yamanaka
The character I play, Nakamura Toshio, has a huge gap between his personality and his personality. He calmly watches over the members of Gokurakuchou, but at other times he pokes fun at them and gets into a lively mood with the four of them. On the other hand, when he takes off his sunglasses during a fight, he goes into wild mode, raising his voice as if a switch has been flipped on. I hope you enjoy the gap between his personality and his personality.
Filming was so much fun, of course when we were just the four of us, but the atmosphere on set itself, including the director and staff, was great, so even the action scenes that we had practiced so much for didn't feel difficult at all, and I was sad when filming ended.
I think "BADBOYS" is the hottest movie right now. There are many scenes that will warm your heart and get your heart racing, so please go see it at the theater.
◇Comment from Soryo Inoue
The character I played, Iwami Eiji, is a bright and fun character, but he also has a strong heart, and even when he's smiling, the words he says to Tsukasa are full of passion...I really liked that about him.
I dyed my hair bright red for the role, and the shoot was fun and quick, with a lot of male cast members, like an all-boys school. I practiced the action scenes together before filming, and I think that all the practice paid off, so I hope you'll pay attention to them.
I think it's going to be a fun and passionate film that depicts the four of us from Gokurakuchou and other men exchanging fists and sharing our hearts, so please look forward to its release.
*Note: The surname "崎" of Ikezaki Masato's name is pronounced "tatsusaki" (standing cape).
