Bungo Stray Dogs The Movie: Beast

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Bungo Stray Dogs The Movie: Beast
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Film poster
Directed by Koichi Sakamoto
Written byKafka Asagiri
Based onBungo Stray Dogs Beast
by Kafka Asagiri
Starring Shohei Hashimoto
Yūki Torigoe
Music by Taku Iwasaki
Distributed by Kadokawa Corporation
Release date
  • January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Bungo Stray Dogs The Movie: Beast is a Japanese 2022 live-action film directed by Koichi Sakamoto and written by Kafka Asagiri. Based on a light novel spin-off from the Bungo Stray Dogs manga by Asagiri, the movie is set in an alternate universe from the franchise. [1]

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Premise

The story follows Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a man who vows revenge on a man dressed in black in order to rescue his sister. However, as he is about to starve to death, a man from the Armed Detective Agency appears. [1]

Cast

Production

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Director Koichi Sakamoto

A live-action film, Beast was confirmed in March 2020 to be in development. It is based on a light novel of the same name by Kafka Asagiri, who also acted as writer, while Koichi Sakamoto directed the movie. [2] Actors Yūki Torigoe (Atsushi Nakajima) and Shohei Hashimoto (Ryunosuke Akutagawa) reprised their roles from the original plays, while almost all of the cast remains the same. [3] Several actors have commented the film will have a different style from plays. [4] [5]

Taku Iwasaki is returning from the anime version to compose the live-action film's music, and the rock unit Granrodeo is also returning to contribute the theme song "Tokei-mawari no Torque" (Clockwise Torque). [6] Iwasaki claimed he conceived a specific type of soundtrack to fit the live-action version of Bungo Stray Dogs which would stand out in contrast to the anime soundtrack. Granrodeo "tried to express the contrast between justice and evil in the music". [7]

In charge of the script, Kafka Asagiri provided new content not present in the original Beast light novel, including more characters. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Live-Action Bungō Stray Dogs: Beast Film's English-Subtitled Teaser Unveils More Cast, Staff, January 7 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. @bungo_movie (March 7, 2020). "RT @bungo_movie: 「映画 文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST」の公式ティザーサイトもオープン! メインキャストの芥川龍之介役 橋本祥平さん、中島敦役 鳥越裕貴さんのコメントも掲載しています。" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2020 via Twitter.
  3. "実写映画「文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST」来年1月公開!谷口賢志ら舞台キャスト出演". Natalie. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. @Ryoki_N0826 (17 September 2021). "映画「文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST」江戸川乱歩役として参加させていただきます。いつもとは違う景色。違和感のような、でもすっと受け入れてしまう、不思議な並び。また乱歩に出会えて幸せです。よろしくお願いします。…" (Tweet) via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. @horinouti_Zzz (17 September 2021). "映画 文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST宮沢賢治役で出演させて頂きます。舞台とはまた違った文ストを是非映画館でお楽しみ下さい" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. "Live-Action Bungō Stray Dogs: Beast Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals Music by Anime's Taku Iwasaki, GRANRODEO". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ""Bungo Stray Dogs BEAST" announcement has been released! GRANRODEO is in charge of the theme song "Nakahara Chuya is my fave!(laughs)"". AnimeAnime. 10 November 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  8. @kafkaasagiri (7 November 2021). "ということで、原作者が脚本担当しました。あのキャラの新シーンもあの新キャラのシーンも、全部書き下ろしました。完璧です。" (Tweet) via Twitter.