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Live-Action Aozora Yell Film Casts Mirai Shida as Yūka Mori
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The official website for the live-action film of Kazune Kawahara's Aozora Yell (Yell for the Blue Sky) manga announced on Friday that the film has cast Mirai Shida (The Secret World of Arrietty's Arrietty, The Wind Rises' Kayo Horikoshi) for the role of Yūka Mori, and unveiled a visual of the actress in costume.
Yūka is a third-year student, and Tsubasa Ono's (Tao Tsuchiya) senior in the concert band club. She wants to perform in Fumon Hall more than anything else, and practices to that end, but she ends up carrying an inner burden. Shida commented regarding her casting, "It's been a while since I played a high school student, but I think school uniforms still suit me. I can still wear them, but I want to perform roles more appropriate to my age. I want to take on new roles, so this may be the last time I wear a school uniform."
The film opens in Japan on August 20.
TOHO previously streamed two teasers for the film earlier this month.
The story of the manga centers on Tsubasa, a girl who saw an inspirational brass band performance at the finals of the Japanese high school baseball championships one summer. Tsubasa vows to join the band when she enters high school, and she happens to meet a certain boy there.
The film's main cast includes: Tao Tsuchiya (live-action Ouran High School Host Club's Renge Hōshakuji, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends' Makimachi Misao, pictured center) as Tsubasa Ono, Ryōma Takeuchi (Kamen Rider Drive's Shinnosuke tomari/Kamen Rider Drive, right) as Daisuke Yamada, and Shōno Hayama (live-action Tsuri Baka Nisshi's Shintaro Tsuozumi, younger brother of Tsuchiya's character in Mare television series, left) as Aki Mizushima.
Additional cast for the film includes:
Fujiko Kojima as Hitomi Kasuga
Airi Matsui as Himari Wakita
Yūna Taira as Akane Sawa
Yuki Yamada as Kōta Usui
Takahiro Miki (live-action Blue Spring Ride, live-action Solanin) is directing the film, and TOHO Pictures is producing it.
Source: Comic Natalie
