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Cast of live-action Gintama anime adaptation appears in costume for first time 【Photos】

Casey Baseel Dec 6, 2016
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Here’s how the silver-haired samurai and his cohorts will look in their real-world debut.

Along with a penchant for mixing genres and a snarky creator, the Gintama anime/manga franchise is known for its self-deprecating, tongue-in-cheek marketing, in which the series’ handlers imply that no one really likes it. That’s not true at all, of course, since the Gintama manga is still being published over a dozen years after its debut, and the anime had enough support for over 300 TV episodes, plus two theatrical anime, to be produced.

And then there’s the latest feather in Gintama’s cap: it’s upcoming live-action film adaptation. The movie’s core casting choices were announced last summer, and now come the first photos of the stars in-costume.

In the lead role is Shun Oguri, which means that in the live-action world, master thief Lupin III and lethargic-looking samurai Gintoki Sakata are the same person.

▼ Oguri and the manga Gintoki

坂田銀時役の小栗旬さんのコメントが到着！『他の演者さんたちが僕のことを銀さんだと信じてくれれば、おのずと銀時というキャラクターになっていけるのではないかと思って演じています。』（続きはサイトへ！） #映画銀魂 pic.twitter.com/XVLvLUS36k

— 映画『銀魂2』公式 (@gintama_film) August 3, 2016

▼ Oguri, as he’ll appear in the live-action Gintama movie

坂田銀時。
演じる小栗さんは２か月間にもわたるアクショントレーニングで銀時らしい逞しい身体を鍛え上げた他、地毛も銀髪に染め上げ、さらにウィッグを使い銀時の特徴的な天パの銀髪を完全再現。トレードマークともいえる“洞爺湖”土産の木刀を手に、強い眼差しを向けています！#映画銀魂 pic.twitter.com/WM5X6wie5t

— 映画『銀魂2』公式 (@gintama_film) December 5, 2016

Oguri went through two months of specialized action scene-oriented training to develop the physique and movements necessary to play Gintoki, a disaringly competent fighter. Joining him for the adaptation will be Kanna Hashimoto, who’s most famous as an idol singer, but has dabbled in acting as part of projects such as the live-action film adaptation of hit anime Assassination Classroom.

破天荒ヒロインの神楽役に橋本環奈さん！『今回は本格的なワイヤーを使ってのバトルアクションあり、独特のイントネーションでの台詞ありと見どころも沢山あると思います。みなさんどうぞ御期待下さい！』（続きはサイトへ！）#映画銀魂 pic.twitter.com/N6EGQEUK6S

— 映画『銀魂2』公式 (@gintama_film) August 3, 2016

Hashimoto , who will play Kagura, one of Gintoki’s two assistants, seems to have foregone a wig, instead dying her hair a vibrant orange while filming.

神楽。
橋本環奈さんは、旺盛な食欲は他の追随を許さず、可愛らしい容姿とは裏腹に毒舌でだらしのない性格の神楽に真正面から向き合い、役作りの過程で地毛をオレンジ色に染め上げました。さらに、青い瞳、そしてチャイナ服という容姿に！#映画銀魂 pic.twitter.com/VVsdW9EY0v

— 映画『銀魂2』公式 (@gintama_film) December 5, 2016

Finally, rounding out the principal trio of characters is actor Masaki Suda as Shinpachi Shimura, Gintoki’s remaining underling.

志村新八役に菅田将暉さん！『少なからずこれまでの人生では突っ込みタイプではありますので精一杯演じさせて頂きます！撮影もとても楽しくてぜひ毎年集まってシリーズにできたら最高だと思います。』（続きはサイトへ！）#映画銀魂 pic.twitter.com/moawxxreQK

— 映画『銀魂2』公式 (@gintama_film) August 3, 2016

A notedly snappy dresser, Suda received the 2016 Best Dresser award from Men’s Fashion Unity association. Fittingly, despite Shinpachi’s reserved personality, his outfit looks well out-together in his first promotional still.

志村新八。
演じる菅田将暉さんは先日２０１６年ベストドレッサー賞を受賞するなどピカイチのファッションセンスを誇っていますが、これまでのイメージを覆す、＜超地味なメガネキャラ＞新八に！#映画銀魂 pic.twitter.com/2Q1NEJ2NPo

— 映画『銀魂2』公式 (@gintama_film) December 5, 2016

In addition to Oguri, Hashimoto, and Suda, a half-dozen other performers are already attached to the project, so we’ll likely be seeing photos of them in their costumes sometime in the near future, ahead of the live-action Gintok’s vaguely scheduled 2017 premiere.

Source: IT Media
Featured image: Twitter/@gintama_film
Top image: Gintama live-action film official website

Follow Casey on Twitter, where he feels a kinship with Gintoki because of their wavy hair.