22-Year-Old Takumi Kitamura Confirmed to Star in Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro Live-Action Film

As scheduled, the main cast and the director for the forthcoming live-action film adaptation of Iipyao (story) and Yujiro Koyama (arts)'s comedy manga Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro is formally announced today. As his first comedy role, 22-year-old Takumi Kitamura is set to play the protagonist Agetaro Katsumata.

While performing as the vocalist/guitarist of the five-member dance-rock band DISH//, he has also built his successful career as a live-action film actor, starring in Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017), You Shine in the Moonlit Night (2019), and Our 30-minute Last Session (2020). In addition, he voiced the lead characters in two anime films last year, HELLO WORLD and Seven Days War.

Kitamura says, "The manga was a hot topic among my music friends. Pop and catchy illustrations, and comical laughter. In addition, there was a deep understanding and respect for the DJ legends, and it was also useful for learning. The balance of the gap between humor and sincerity was hilarious. At first, I was not sure if I should play the main character of this manga, Agetaro, who is stupid and serious with all his might. I tried my best to keep up with his energy."

Ken Ninomiya (Chiwawa-chan)-directed film will be released in Japan on June 19, 2020. It is produced by Fuji TV and distributed by Warner Brothers Japan.

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Main cast:

Agetaro Katsumata: Takumi Kitamura
Sonoko Hattori: Maika Yamamoto
Kuraudo Yashiki: Kentaro Ito
Iori Oiri / DJ Oily: Yusuke Iseya
Mitsuo Muro: Ryo Kato
Kyuji Natsume: Koudai Asaka
Josuke Shirai: Rui Kurihara
Takashi Hirazumi: Ko Maehara
Agesaku Katsumata: Brother Tom
Koromo Katsunuma: Natsumi Ikema
Katsuyo Katsunuma: Reiko Kataoka

The original manga Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro was serialized in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website from November 2014 to March 2017, then compiled in ten tankobon volumes. Its TV anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen was aired for 12 episodes from April to June 2016, and all the episodes are available on Crunchyroll.

TV anime synopsis:

The 3rd generation owner of a pork cutlet store Agetaro Katsumata discovers a similarity between pork cutlet stores and DJs in clubs. Discovering the similarity of the completely different two, he aims to become the master of both a DJ and a pork cutlet store!

Manga tankobon 1st and 10th volume covers: