The official website for Saint☆Oniisan THE MOVIE ~Holy Men VS Akuma Gundan (translated to Saint Young Men THE MOVIE ~Holy Men vs Devil’s Army) released its first teaser trailer on July 9. The clip introduces the daily life of the two main characters — Jesus played by Kenichi Matsuyama (L in the Death Note live-action film series) and Buddha played by Shota Sometani (Shinichi Izumi in the Parasyte live-action film series) — and also shows the two transform into the Super Saint Holy Men for the first time.In the film’s story, guardian deities, angels, war gods, goddesses, hermits, demons and angels gather in Japan, while Jesus and Buddha transform into the Super Saint Holy Men, heroes who fight the demons that have come to rule this world.
Additionally, a “Holy Men Transformation Visual” featuring Jesus and Buddha in their Super Saint Holy Men form was released.
Team “Heaven” visual introducing Bonten, Michael, Benzaiten, Teishakuten, Battle Hermit
Team “Devil” visual introducing Mara and his three daughters
Saint☆Oniisan THE MOVIE ~Holy Men VS Akuma Gundan is set to release in Japan on December 20, 2024.The main cast members include:
Jesus played by Kenichi Matsuyama
Buddha played by Shota Sometani
Bonten played by Kento Kaku
Michael played by Takanori Iwata
Benzaiten played by Mai Shiraishi
Teishakuten played by Ryo Katsuji
Battle Hermit played by Jiro Sato
Mara played by Masataka Kubota
Mara’s first daughter played by Mitsuki Yamamoto
Mara’s second daughter played by Hinako Sakurai
Mara’s third daughter played by Seina Nakata
This is the first live-action feature film based on Hikaru Nakamura’s slice-of-life comedy manga series Saint Young Men (known as Saint ☆Oniisan in Japan), following the TV drama series that ran for three seasons from 2018 to 2020. Kenichi Matsuyama and Shota Sometani reprise their roles from the drama series as Jesus and Buddha, respectively. Yuichi Fukuda (Gintama live-action film series) is also back in the director’s chair.The manga featuring Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, who live in an apartment together in modern-day Tokyo, is serialized in Kodansha’s Morning Two monthly magazine. 21 tankobon volumes are released in Japan to date, with 17 million copies total in circulation. Kodansha USA releases the English version of the manga.
Source: “Saint Young Men” live-action film official website / Twitter(C) Hikaru Nakamura / Kodansha (C) 2024 “Saint Young Men” Film Partners
