Nanao, Takumi Saito Join Wotakoi Live-Action Film, Revealing Main Cast Visuals

In addition to the previously-announced Mitsuki Takahata as Narumi Momose and Kento Yamazaki as Hirotaka Hifuji, the official website for the forthcoming live-action film adaptation of Fujita's love story manga Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii/Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku has announced its two more main cast: 30-year-old Nanao as Hanako Koyanagi and 37-year-old Takumi Saito as Taro Kabakura.

 

This is the second time for Nanao to team up with director Yuichi Fukuda following the first Gintama live action film in 2017, in which she played Matako Kijima, while this is first time fo Saito.

 

And it is also confirmed that the film is set to be released in Japan on February 7, 2020. 

 

The first cast visual from the film is inspired by the cover illustrations of the manga's first and second tankobon volumes:

 

Manga tankobon first and second volume covers:

 

 

 

福田雄一監督『ヲタ恋』に菜々緒＆斎藤工出演　高畑充希＆山崎賢人の上司に（写真 全4枚）https://t.co/DoMpu95EeA

#菜々緒 #斎藤工 #高畑充希 #山崎賢人 #福田雄一 #実写化 #映画 #ヲタクに恋は難しい #ヲタ恋 @NANAO1028 @fukuda_u1

— ORICON NEWS（オリコンニュース） (@oricon) July 28, 2019

 

    

Announcement PV posted in July 2018: 

  

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Source: "Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku" live action film official website via: Oricon News

 

©Fujita/Ichijinsha

©2020 Movie "Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku" Production Committee

 

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