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Live-Action Higurashi Sequel Series Reveals New Cast Member, November 25 Debut
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The staff of the live-action television series based on Ryūkishi07 and 07th Expansion's popular When They Cry - Higurashi (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) horror visual novel revealed on Thursday that the Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai sequel series will premiere on BS SKY PerfectTV on November 25 at 9:00 p.m. The series will have four episodes at one hour each.
The show also added Toshiki Seto (seen below), who will play the role of Satoshi Hōjō.
The sequel series' story will cover the Meakashi-hen (Eye Opening Chapter) and Tsumihoroboshi-hen (Atonement Chapter) arcs from the original software. Meakashi-hen and Tsumihoroboshi-hen are the first two answer arcs in the original series.
The first live-action television series debuted on May 20 and ran for six episodes. The show covered the Onikakushi-hen (Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter), Watanagashi-hen (Cotton Drifting Chapter), and Tatarigoroshi-hen (Curse Killing Chapter) arcs. The series told the story of each arc in two episodes.
Yuuma Ishigaki (Black Jack: The Two Doctors Of Darkness's Rock, Azumi's Nagara) starred as the first show's lead, Jirō Tomitake. Yū Inaba (Kamen Rider Drive's Go Shijima) starred alongside him as Keiichi Maebara.
Tomohiro Kaku (The Case of Hana & Alice's Asanaga-sensei) played Kyōsuke Irie, and Tomohiro Waki (live-action Gokusen's Teruo "Kuma" Kumai) and Shinobu Tsuruta played Teppei Hōjō and Kuraudo Ōishi, respectively.
The members of AKB48's sister idol group NGT48 also featured in the main cast:
- Minami Katō as Rena Ryūgū
- Rika Nakai as Mion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki
- Reina Seiji as Satoko Hōjō
- Hinata Honma as Rika Furude
- Rie Kitahara as Miyo Takano
- Moeka Takakura as 'the mysterious girl'
07th Expansion's original Higurashi no Naku Koro ni visual novel software revolved around murders that coincide with an annual festival in a quiet rural village. The software inspired two television anime series, several video anime projects, two live-action films, and manga adaptations by several artists.
Source: Animate Times
