Cells at Work Live Action Movie Main Cast Unveiled, Premiere in December!

The main cast of the live-action movie “Cells at Work“, written by Akane Shimizu, has been announced. A special teaser that captures the movie’s perspective has also been released. The live-action is set to premiere in Japan in December.

Mei Nagano plays the role of the main character’s Red Blood Cell, and Takeru Satō plays the role of White Blood Cell.

Character Visual:

Official Teaser:

STAFF:
Director: Hideki Takeuchi (live-action Nodame Cantabile, Thermae Romae, Fly Me to Saitama)
Script: Yūichi Tokunaga (live-action Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Liar x Liar, Princess Jellyfish)

The original manga’s first television anime adaptation debuted in July 2018, followed by the second season’s premiere in January 2021. Akane Shimizu debuted the original Cells at Work! manga in the March 2015 issue of Kodansha‘s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine and concluded it in January 2021. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the English version of the manga:

Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone…she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!

Source: Comic Natalie

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