A special "before and after" video has been released comparing concept art from the film "WIND BREAKER" (directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, to be released on December 5th), starring actor Koshi Mizukami, with cuts from the live-action film.
The original work is a popular delinquent manga by Satoru Nii, currently being serialized on Kodansha's web manga service "Magapoke." It follows the story of the protagonist, Haruka Sakura (Mizukami), whose only redeeming quality is fighting, as she grows as a member of the " Bofurin " group that protects the town at Fuurin High School School, a school for delinquents.
Taisei Kido , Motoki Nakazawa , and Uesugi Shuhei also appear as members of the " Bofurin " group. Yagi Rikako, the only female member, appears as someone who watches over them. Koki Yamashita and Hamao Noritaka also appear. The narration is provided by Yuma Uchida, the voice actor who plays Sakura in the anime version.
The special video shows how the soft, pen-stroke concept art was transformed into a three-dimensional live-action set. Filmed entirely on location in Okinawa, the video offers a before-and-after look at how the original townscape and stores were recreated in live action.
The set of "Kofu Shopping Street," which is the core of the story, was constructed as a realistic streetscape. Familiar stores from the original manga and anime appear, such as "Cafe Post," run by Tachibana Kotoha (played by Yagi), the bakery "Saboten," and the okonomiyaki restaurant "Massurupawa." Permission was obtained to paint the exteriors of the actual stores, and the arches of the shopping street were actually dug and constructed, in order to achieve realism.
The texture of dry sand and soil expresses a rough worldview, while also linking it to the setting in which Umemiya Hajime (Uesugi), head of the Bofurin division, grows crops.
