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Live-Action Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Reveals More Cast, Video, 2023 Debut

The staff for the live-action film of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata's Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto) manga revealed more cast, a behind-the-scenes video, and the 2023 debut for the film on Tuesday. The behind-the-scenes video shows the filming of some action and chase scenes.

Mai Shiraishi (center in image above) plays heroine Shizuka Mikazuki, a girl whom protagonist Akira meets during a supply run at a convenience store. Shuntarō Yanagi (left) plays Kenichirō "Kencho" Ryūzaki, Akira's close friend. Kazuki Kitamura (right) plays Gonzō Kosugi, Akira's emotionally abusive boss at an exploitative company.

Eiji Akaso stars as Akira. The film will stream on Netflix worldwide next year. Yūsuke Ishida is directing the film, with a script by Tatsuhiko Mishima.

Viz Media licensed the manga, and it describes the story:

Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira's on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.

The manga debuted in Shogakukan's Sunday GX magazine in October 2018. Shogakukan published the manga's 11th compiled book volume on June 17.

The manga was nominated for an Eisner award.

The second season of the live-action series of Aso's Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) manga will debut in December. The first season debuted on Netflix in December 2020. It was the most viewed live-action series in Japan in 2020, and it ranked in Netflix's top 10 in 40 countries and territories worldwide.

Source: Comic Natalie