#Super Violence Manga Fist of the North Star Gets Musical Adaptation in December 2021

A musical adaptation of Fist of The North Star, the post-apocalyptic martial arts manga written by Bronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara, is set to be performed at the Nissei Theater in Tokyo in December 2021. It is co-produced by Japanese talent agency Hori Pro and Ranspace, a theater production company in Shanghai, China. Performances in regional cities in Japan will begin in January 2022, and a tour in China is planned for later that year.

This is the second stage play adaptation of the manga following Legend of the Century’s End Thugs in 2017. While the 2017 play focused on the thugs of the Raoh army instead of the main characters, this musical adaptation is based on the main storyline of the manga according to its official website’s story introduction.

32-year-old and 180 cm-tall Yusuke Onuki is cast as the protagonist Kenshiro, called “the Man with Seven Scars.” Onuki began dancing at the age of seven and has been a professional dancer since 17. He has outstanding physical abilities and has worked across genres such as ballet and street performance. Also, he recently voiced the protagonist Daisuke Kanbe in the 2020 TV anime The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited.

Main staff:

• Based on the manga “Fist of the North Star” (original story by Buronson, illustrations by Tetsuo Hara)
• Music: Frank Wildhorn
• Director: Sachiko Ishimaru
• Script and Lyrics: Ako Takahashi
• Choreography: Zhao Ming
• Cooperation: COAMIX
• Organized by: Horipro / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners / Ranspace
• Planning and production: Horipro

Main cast: Kenshiro:

• Kenshiro: Yusuke Onuki
• Toki: Kazuki Kato, Ryunosuke Onoda (double cast)
• Shin: Takuya Uehara, Kandai Ueda (double cast)
• Ryuken and others: Tatsuya Kawaguchi
• Rei, Juuza: Kanata Irei, Rio Uehara (switching roles alternately)

Source: “Musical Fist of The North Star” official website / Twitter

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