The series premieres on October 2.
The live-action film adaptation of Nozomi Yanahara's Obento (Takasugisanchi no Obentou) manga revealed additional cast members on Thursday. Additionally, the staff revealed that NEWS will perform the show's theme song “Acchi Muite Hoi.” The song commemorates NEWS' 500th song.
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The new cast includes:
Yui Ichikawa as Reiko Kayama, an associate professor at Haru's university (left in the top middle row) Yuno Ohara as Riina Kosaka, a researcher under Haru who aims to become a professor (middle middle row) Ayaka Namiki as Natsuki Kayama, Kururi's classmate who tops the school's ranking list (right middle row) Raito Kimura as Mitsuru Marumiya, Kururi's mood-maker classmate (left in the bottom row) Rie Mimura as Miya Takasugi, Kururi's mother and Haru's aunt (middle bottom row) Kazuaki Hankai as Kurō Fūya, a professor who is Haru's mentor (right bottom row) Akane Takayanagi as Asako Marumiya, an employee of the supermarket Haru and Kururi often go to Hikaru Tashiro as Haru in high school 
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The film will star Keiichiro Koyama as Harumi Takasugi (center right in image) and Kokoro Hirasawa (live-action Bleach) as Kururi (top left).
Takashi Ninomiya (live-action Laid-Back Camp, Mairu no Vich) and Ryō Sato are directing the film, and Yūko Kawabe is writing the script.
The film will premiere on October 2 on Chukyo TV and on Nippon TV's “Platinum Night Wednesday” at 24:29 JST (actually October 3 at 12:29 a.m. JST).
BookWalker Global describes the manga:
Harumi may have graduated from graduate school, but he's 31, unemployed, and not exactly living the dream! But when his beloved aunt passes away and leaves him in the care of his popular young cousin Kururi, Harumi suddenly finds his dull, boring days taking on a new, exciting flavor…
Takasugi-san's Obento brings bittersweet memories and delightful surprises into a perfectly presented feast! Can a down-on-his-luck graduate help an extremely shy young chef come out of his shell? And can the unlikely duo learn to cook and live in sweet harmony at the same time?
Yanahara launched the manga in Monthly Comic Flapper in 2009 and ended it in May 2015. The manga will be “revived” in the next issue of Monthly Comic Flapper on October 4.
Kadokawa has published 10 compiled book volumes for the manga. Digital Manga Publishing has released two volumes in English, and Kadokawa's ComicWalker website also added the series under the title Takasugi-san's Family Obento when it launched in 2014, but also only offers two digital Manga volumes. BookWalker also only offers the first two volumes.
Yanahara launched the Karin-po manga in Comic Flapper in June 2016, and ended the series in August 2018.
Source: Takasugi-san's live-action Obento website, Comic Natalie
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