Live-Action TOKYO GHOUL Films Reveals First Look At Tōka Kirishima
The live-action Tokyo Ghoul film has revealed a first look at its heroine, Fumika Shimizu's (HK/Hentai Kamen, Kamen Rider) Tōka Kirishima.
In additionto Shimizu's Kirishima, Masataka Kubota will portray the series protagonist Ken Kaneki, Yū Aoi plays Rize Kamishiro, Nobuyuki Suzuki portrays Kotaro Amon and Yo Oizumi is set to play Kureo Mado.
Shochiku will release the Kentarō Hagiwara directed film in Japanese theaters Summer 2017.
The original Tokyo Ghoul manga ran from 2011 to 2014 and consisted of 14 volumes. A prequel manga, Tokyo Ghoul: Jack, ran from August 2013 to October 2012 and told the events that occurred 10 years before the action that unfolded in the main manga. In October 2014, a sequel manga, Tokyo Ghoul:re began releasing chapters and is currently ongoing. To date, there have been 7 volumes released.
Animation studio Pierrot produced an anime adaptation in 2014 that consisted of 12 episodes. A second season, Tokyo Ghoul √A (root A) aired from January 2015 - March 2015 and also consisted of 12 episodes.