Ryosuke Yamada & Tsubasa Honda are cast in live-action film “Fullmetal Alchemist.” Movie is based on popular manga series “Hagane no Renkinjutsushi” by Hiromu Arakawa and will be directed Fumihiko Sori (“Ping Pong“/”Ichi“). Also cast in the movie are Dean Fujioka, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Fumiyo Kohinata, Misako Renbutsu, Ryuta Sato, Natsuna Watanabe, Natsuki Harada, Jun Kunimura, Yo Oizumi, Kenjiro Ishimaru, Kanata Hongo & Shinji Uchiyama.
In the upcoming live-action film, Ryosuke Yamada will play Edward Elric. Along with his younger brother Alphonse, Edward Elric tries to bring back to life their mother with the forbidden technique of human transmutation. The brothers’ attempt fails and Edward lose parts of his body, while his younger brother’s soul is affixed to a body armor. Later, the brothers go on a journey to retrieve a stone that may restore what they lost. Tsubasa Honda will play Winry Rockbell.
Filming for “Fullmetal Alchemist” begins June, 2016 in Italy and will also take place in Japan.