The rock band were fans of the original manga before composing songs for the January 19 movie
TOHO announced Wednesday that Japanese rock group ACIDMAN will perform the theme song for the upcoming live-action film of Satoru Noda’s Golden manga Kamuy. The new trailer previews the song”Kagayakerumono”(Those Who Shine).
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ACIDMAN, whose members are all fans of the original manga, created a song specifically for the movie. Singer and composer Nobuo Ōki recalled receiving a request for a theme song shortly before a concert and that he immediately had an idea for the song. Not wanting to lose his inspiration, he excused himself to go to the bathroom so he could record his ideas on a voice memo.
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The film will open on January 19.
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Main actors in the movie:
Shigeaki Kubo is directing the film at production company CREDEUS. Tsutomu Kuroiwa is writing the script. Yutaka Yamada is composing music. Hiroshi Nakagawa and Debo Akibe are credited with overseeing the Ainu people.
© Satoru Noda, Shueisha
Satoru Noda launched this manga in Shueisha’s Young Jump magazine in 2014 and ended it in April 2022.
Viz Media is releasing the manga in English and describes the first volume:
At the turn of the 20th century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto attempts a meager existence during the post-war gold rush in the wilds of Hokkaido. When he stumbles upon a map to a hidden Ainu gold hoard, he begins a dangerous journey to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals, and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skill and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.
The first anime television season premiered in April 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the series with English subtitles when it aired in Japan, and Funimation streamed it with an English dub. The second season premiered in October 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired, and Funimation began streaming the English dub later that month. The third season premiered in October 2020. Crunchyroll streamed the anime while it aired in Japan. Funimation streamed the English dub.
The anime’s fourth season first premiered in October 2022 and aired episodes 1-6 (37-42 of the entire anime), before being discontinued. The staff delayed episodes 7-13 of the anime’s fourth season (episodes 43-49 of the entire anime) due to the death of an unnamed main staff member on November 1, 2022. The anime has started premiered back on April 3 with the first episode (overall episode 37 of the anime series).
Production of the final season of the anime has been given the green light.
Source: Eiga.com, TOHO Movie channel YouTube
