Takumi Kitamura is cast for the lead role in live-action film “Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro.” Also cast in the film are Maika Yamamoto, Kentaro Ito, Ryo Kato, Kodai Asaka, Louis Kurihara, Kou Maehara, Natsumi Ikema, Reiko Kataoka, Brother Tom, and Yusuke Iseya. The film is based on manga series “Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro” written by Iipyao and is directed by Ken Ninomiya (“Chiwawa“). The film will have Takumi Kitamura playing main character Agetaro Katsumata. He works for his family’s tonkatsu (pork cutlet) restaurant, but becomes fascinated with with DJing. Maika Yamamoto will play Sonoko Hattori. She is a trainee stylist and Agetaro Katsumata falls in love with her at first sight. Kentaro Ito will play Kurado Yashiki. He is a rival DJ to Agetaro Katsumata.
“Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro” will be released June 19, 2020 in Japan.
Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Agetaro Katsumata’s (Takumi Kitamura) family runs a tonkatsu (pork cutlet) restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo. Agetaro Katsumata will inherit the restaurant one day and he currently performs menial jobs at the restaurant, like chopping up the cabbage and delivering food orders. He isn’t happy with his work. One day, Agetaro Katsumata delivers tonkatsu to the staff at a nightclub. There, he becomes fascinated with DJing. He sees a lot of similarity between tonkatsu and DJing. Agetaro Katsumata makes the decision to become Tonkatsu DJ.
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