Kyou Kara Hitman Live Action Movie Announced

The Sankei Sports Newspaper reports that Kenji Yokoi (Watch Me) will direct actor/musician Shinji Takeda (Gohatto) in a live action feature film adaptation of Hiroshi Mutou’s action drama manga series Kyou Kara Hitman. The 2006 and ongoing manga is the story of a salaryman who gets mixed up in the death of a legendary hitman, consequently and inadvertently becoming the killer’s successor. In addition to starring, Takeda will also compose and perform the movie’s theme song, “The Hitman.” The movie is tentatively scheduled to open this fall.

Source: Anime News Network