The cast of the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Space Battleship Yamato has been announced on Friday.
As previously announced, SMAP member Takuya Kimura (36) will star as the protagonist Susumu Kodai, while Meisa Kuroki (21) has been confirmed as the replacement for Erika Sawajiri (23) in the role of Yuki Mori.
Two characters have been modified for the movie. Crew members Aihara and Dr. Sado have been changed into females, played by Maiko (24) and Reiko Takashima (45), respectively.
The other cast members revealed so far are Toshiro Yanagiba (as Shiro Sanada), Naoto Ogata (as Daisuke Shima), Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (as Hajime Saito), Shinichi Tsutsumi (as Mamoru Kodai), Isao Hashizume (as Heikuro Todo), Toshiyuki Nishida (as Hikozaemon Tokugawa), and Tsutomu Yamazaki (as Juzo Okita). The actor playing the antagonist Desslar has not yet been announced.
The CG-heavy film has an estimated budget of more than 2 billion yen. Filming will start later this month with a projected release date in December 2010.
Source: Tokyograph via Sanspo Sports
The cast looks really good and Space Battleship Yamato has been one of my favorite storyline of all time, so I hope they can deliver a wonderful adaptation.
I want to know if whenever Desslar appears on screen if the other Gammalons start chanting “Desslar Desslar Dessssllaarrr.”