Tokyo Ghoul is back and this time it’s more real than ever. We’re excited to announce that Funimation will have the license for the Tokyo Ghoul Live-Action movie and that it will be coming to theaters soon!

 

This will be a brand new Japanese live-action film based on the hit manga that inspired the anime coming to theaters in Japanese audio with English subtitles. See the all-star cast below:

 

 

 

Character	Actor
Ken Kaneki	Masataka Kubota	Light Yagami in Death Note TV Series, 2015
Toka Kirishima	Fumika Shimizu	Yuki Jojima in Kamen Rider Fourze, 2011-2012
Rize Kamishiro	Yu Aoi	Megumi in Rurouni Kenshin Live-Action Movies, 2012-2014
Kotaro Amon	Nobuyuki Suzuki	Member of EXILE
Kureo Mado	Yo Oizumi	Tatara (voice) in The Boy and the Beast, 2015

 

 

Also American fans, grab a cup of coffee because there will be a YouTube livestream about the film in Japanese with English subtitles, featuring director Kentaro Hagiwara, actor Masataka Kubota AND a special internet appearance by the original author of Tokyo Ghoul, Sui Ishida!

 

The livestream will take place on Friday at 5:30 AM ET/2:30 AM PT—so be sure to be the first to get the news (and a special announcement) about the new movie. Set a reminder to watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCORGEJ5i5E

 

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