The official accounts for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation Wingman, based on Masakazu Katsura’s (Video Girl Ai, DNA², I”s) superhero manga from 1983, today announced five additional cast members including voice actor Mamoru Miyano (Light Yagami in Death Note, Setsuna F. Seiei in MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00).Miyano is cast as Kitakura, a handsome new teacher who is assigned to the high school attended by the protagonist, Kenta Hirono. “I am very happy to be able to be involved in Katsura-sensei’s work again in this way, and to be able to work with Director Sakamoto again in a way that I never thought possible. My heart is shaken by my actor life with a strange destiny,” said Miyano. “On the set, I was moved by Director Sakamoto’s passionate direction, and we were able to proceed while having deep discussions about my role with Katsura-sensei. I am now playing the role of ‘Teacher Kitakura’ with all of my strength, so please look forward to watching the show!”
Additional cast members include:
Teacher Kitakura played by Mamoru Miyano
Teacher Matsuoka played by Kurara Emi
Seido Hirono played by Koji Matoba
Yoshiko Hirono played by Shinobu Nakayama
Prime Minister played by Daikichi Sugawara
Scene photos from the first episode have been posted on the dram’as official X (formerly Twitter).
As reported, Japanese rock band BLUE ENCOUNT provides the theme song for the drama series, “chang[e].” The song will be available digitally first at 00:00 (JST) on October 23, then its CD single will release on November 6.
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Wingman Live-Action Drama Teaser Trailer
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The live-action TV drama series Wingman is set to premiere on TV Tokyo’s “DramaTues!” midnight programming block on October 22, 2024. Renowned tokusatsu director Koichi Sakamoto serves as the director and action director of the series.As Katsura’s first serialized work, Wingman ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1983 to 1985. The manga’s style, heavily influenced by the tokusatsu heroes of the 1980s, was adapted into TV anime and video games. The new live-action drama is made in commemoration of the manga’s 40th anniversary.The TV anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation under the title Yume Senshi Wingman (“Dream Warrior Wingman”), which aired for 47 episodes from 1984 to 1985.Toei Animation’s official website describes the story:
Although Kenta Hirono appears in many ways to be the typical backward Tokyo junior high school student, he actually can transform himself into Wingman, the Ally of Justice. Yet his struggles for righteousness are often misunderstood; so, despite his good intentions, he often ends up disturbing his class and getting punished by his teacher.One day on his way home from school, Kenta has a dramatic encounter of the third kind. Aoi, a sexy girl who has fled from the multi-dimensional kingdom of Podreams, lands on his head. She is carrying the “Dream Book”, which can make dreams come true.Aoi, comes to live in Kenta’s house as his cousin; but Miku Ogawa, the girl in Kenta’s heart, at first misinterprets their relationship and gets jealous. Moreover, the evil king of Podreams sends a succession of killers to earth to snatch the “Dream Book”. Though this new situation makes Kenta somewhat dizzy, he manages to remain cheerful. Will the “Dream Book” help to bring good fortune to Kenta?This story is filled with both thrills and laughter.
Source: press release, “Wingman” live-action drama official website / X (formerly Twitter)©Masakazu Katsura/SHUEISHA
