An official website and Twitter account have been opened with the announcement that Shinobu Goto's Takumi-kun Series manga is getting a new live-action film adaptation.
Shion Morishita has been cast as Takumi Hayama and Daigo Kato has been cast as Giichi Saki.
Kenji Yokoi, who worked on the previous second to fourth films, returns to direct the new film.
Takumi Hayama is a high school student at Shidō Academy, a private elite boarding school in the mountains. Unlike the other students, Takumi is not from a prestigious background and attends the school to escape from a past psychological trauma that leaves him repulsed by people touching him, and as a result, he is perceived as emotionless and unsociable by his classmates. The only person who doesn't see him as such, besides his roommate, is Giichi "Gui" Saki, is a popular, attractive boy who has returned from the United States. As Takumi and Gui begin their second year at the school, one day, Gui surprises Takumi by confessing that he has been in love with him for some time. As Takumi learns more about Gui, he also must learn to overcome his past and rivals who threaten to break up their newfound relationship.
Shion Morishita has been cast as Takumi Hayama and Daigo Kato has been cast as Giichi Saki.
Kenji Yokoi, who worked on the previous second to fourth films, returns to direct the new film.
The film is set to premiere in 2023 in Japan.
MAIN CAST:
Shion Morishita as Takumi Hayama / Daigo Kato as Giichi Saki
