Ahead of a December 13 theatrical release in Japan, the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! today injected a quartet of essential cast members:
Killer T Cell played by Koji Yamamoto
Natural Killer Cell played by Riisa Naka
Macrophage played by Wakana Matsumoto
Platelet played by Maika Pugh
Hideki Takeuchi (Thermae Romae live-action film) directs the feature with a screenplay by Yuichi Tokunaga (Kaguya-sama: Love is War live-action film).
Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! manga was serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine from January 2015 to January 2021 and released in six volumes. The TV anime adaptation aired for two seasons between 2018 and 2021. Crunchyroll streams both seasons and describes the series:
This is a story about you. A tale about the inside of your body… According to a new study, the human body consists of approximately 37 trillion cells. These cells are hard at work every day within a world that is your body. From the oxygen carrying Red Blood Cells to the bacteria fighting White Blood Cells, Get to know the unsung heroes and the drama that unfolds inside of you!
Source: Livedoor
