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Death Note live-action series gets cast
No time was wasted since the announcement of a live-action version of popular manga / anime Death Note being made, and the production already has a sizeable cast.
Recently, famous photo idol Hinako Sano was attached to the project as Misa Amane, the hella annoying, delusional yet loyal ‘girlfriend’ of Light in the Death Note television series.
Light’s father, Sōichirō Yagami has also been cast.
Other cast members include Reiko Fujiwara (live-action Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu) as Light’s little sister Sayu Yagami, Megumi Seki (live-action Honey and Clover) as Akiko Himura, Gōki Maeda (life-action Gokusen, Hana Zakari no Kimi-tachi e ~Ikemen Paradise 2011, When They Cry – Higurashi) as the detective Tōta Matsuda, Tomohisa Yuge (Kamen Rider Ryuki, Paradise Kiss, Higanjima) as the detective Shūichi Aizawa, Kazuaki Hankai (live-action MW, Kaibutsu-kun) as L’s righthand man Watari, and Jiro Satō (life-action Gokusen, Judge) as the detective Kanzō Mogi.
The show is set to have a different narratives than previous live-action and anime adaptations.
Death Note live-action is set to release come July 5th 2015
