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Live-Action Usogui Film Posts Behind-the-Scenes Video on Opening Day
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Warner Bros. Japan began streaming a behind-the-scenes video for the live-action film of Toshio Sako's Usogui (The Lie Eater) manga on Friday. The video shows Ryūsei Yokohama and Shōhei Miura playing their respective characters Baku Madarame and Ikki Sadakuni in a scene where the characters are playing a high-stakes version of the old maid game.
The film opened on Friday. A companion live-action four-episode web series titled Usogui -Kurama Ranko-hen/Kaji Takaomi-hen- (The Lie Eater -Ranko Kurama's Story/Takaomi Kaji's Story) began streaming on the dTV streaming service on the same day.
The film stars Ryūsei Yokohama as the protagonist Baku Madarame. Hayato Sano plays Baku's partner Takaomi Kaji. Hideo Nakata (Ring, Dark Water, L change the WorLd) is directing the film. B'z is performing the film's theme song "Live."
The live-action film was announced in 2016.
The story of Usogui follows a brilliant gambler named Baku "Usogui" Madarame as he lays down his life as the wager for various games.
SAKO began the Usogui manga in 2006, and ended it in December 2017. The manga has 49 volumes. SAKO launched a spinoff manga titled Usogui -Rikkainin Yakō Hikoichi- (The Lie Eater: Referree Hikoichi Yakō) in Weekly Young Jump in October 2021, and ended it in November 2021. The main manga inspired an original video animation (OVA) bundled with the manga's 26th volume in 2012.
Sources: Warner Bros. Japan's YouTube channel, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
