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D-Boys Group to Star in Shakariki! Bicycle Manga Film

Shakariki!, the first manga created by Masahito Soda (Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Capeta), will be adapted into a live-action film this September with the D-Boys acting group. The high-school bicycle-racing manga ran in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine from 1992 to 1995. The film will star Yuya Endo (Ryoma in The Prince of Tennis musical), Yūichi Nakamura, Hiroki Suzuki (Syuuichiro in The Prince of Tennis musical and film), Noriko Nakagoshi, Miho Nakai, Akira Emoto, Yōichi Nukumizu, and Taizō Harada. Shinsuke Ono (Ping Pong assistant director) will be shooting the film between March 20 and the end of April.

Source: Sankei Sports via Tokyograph

Update: Unlinked voice actor with the same name. Thanks, Amarylis.