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Cherry Boys Live-Action Film's Additional Cast, Theme Song Artist, Visual Revealed
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The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Tomohiro Koizumi's Cherry Boys manga revealed additional cast members, a new visual, and the theme song artist for the film on Friday.
The additional cast includes: (Note: Name romanizations not confirmed.)
- Elaiza Ikeda as Fueko Shaku, a woman whom the boys regard as a Madonna-like existence, and the target of their "losing virginity" strategy
- Yuma Ishigaki as Hideo "Putin" Nakade, a person the three boys loathe
- Amane Okayama as Shimizu, Putin's underling
- Hannya as Seiichirō Itsuki, a hard-faced and eccentric lone wolf
- Kasumi Yamaya
- Mei Matsumoto
- Asuka Kishi
- Ryōma Baba
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi
- Ryōko Tateishi
The film also stars (from left to right in visual above) Tomoya Maeno as Makoto, Kento Hayashi as Shin'ichi, and Shuntarō Yanagi as Tatsuya.
Ken'ichirō Nishiumi is directing the film and Daigo Matsui is writing the script. The MANNISH BOYS group (Kazuyoshi Saitō, Tatsuya Nakamura) will perform the film's theme song "GO! GO! Cherry Boy!" The film opens in Japan on February 17.
The comedy manga follows three 25-year-old men who are trying to lose their virginity. The protagonist Shin'ichi Kunimori is a self centered show-off, Tatsuya has a complex about how big his nipples are, and Makoto Takasugi has a shy personality and is bad with women. (Note: Name romanizations not confirmed.)
Seirinkogeisha published one compiled volume for the series in 2001.
Source: Comic Natalie
