'Osomatsu-san' announces first live action film in Spring 2022

Written by: Nicole Castro

Published on: August 8, 2021 at 20:01 PHT (GMT+8)

Osomatsu-san, the recent anime update of Fujio Akatsuka's Osomatsu-kun comedy manga, is getting a live-action film which will premiere in Spring 2022. The sextuplets will be played by Johnny & Associates' popular idol group Snow Man, and the film will be directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa (Kakegurui, Tokyo Revengers). Ryōichi Tsuchiya wrote the screenplay, while Daiki Sugawara is the producer. The film will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd.

The cast members for the sextuplets and the film's original characters are (from left to right of the above photo):

• Kōji Mukai as Osomatsu

• Ryōta Miyadate as Period (original character)

• Shōta Watanabe as End (original character)

• Hikaru Iwamoto as Karamatsu

• Raul as Todomatsu

• Ren Meguro as Choromatsu

• Ryōhei Abe as Close (original character)

• Daisuke Sakuma as Jūshimatsu

• Tatsuya Fukazawa as Ichimatsu