I remember a much younger Koichi Sakamoto that just focused mainly on Tokusatsu and bringing Japanese superheroes to life on the big screen. Sure, those days are still here as he has been working on the set of Super Megaforce. But after following up with Travelers: Dimension Police, it appears that the man found something worth sticking to.
According to an article written over at Henshin Justice Unlimted, interpreted from a piece over at Eiga.com, Sakamoto is back working on another sexy science fiction martial arts action adventure called 009-1: The End Of The Beginning. The film will star a list of heralded tokusatsu actors and actresses including Mayuko Iwasa in the lead, along with Minehiro Kinomoto, Mao Ichimichi, Nao Nagasawa, Shizuka Midorikawa, Naoto Takenaka, Aya Sugimoto, Kazutoshi Yokoyama, Tsukui Minami and Hirotaro Honda.
Originally created in 1967 by famous late manga author Shotaro Ishinomori, and later adapted for live-action television and animation in the years to come, the story is centered around Mylene Hoffman, a female cyborg who works for the all-female Nine Number Group as a secret agent. The property has no affiliation with the 1964 shonen manga, Cyborg 009, although some characters make appearances in certain chapters.
The film is not yet in production, but from the looks of things, it appears we have some promo footage to display how the pending film will look.
009-1: The End Of The Beginning will make its theatrical premiere on September 7, 2013, with an R-15 rating, commemorating what would have been Ishinomori’s 75th birthday in January. Sakamoto’s latest film to hit DVD, Travelers: Dimension Police, will release on August 23.
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