YuYu Hakusho (2023 TV series)
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| Based on | YuYu Hakusho by Togashi Yoshihiro |
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| Written by | Tatsurō Mishima |
| Directed by | Shō Tsukikawa |
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| Original language | Japanese |
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| Production location | Japan |
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| Network | Netflix |
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Yu Yu Hakusho (Japanese: 幽遊白書, Hepburn: Yū Yū Hakusho) is an upcoming is action fantasy adventure streaming television series developed by Akira Morii and Kazutaka Sakamoto for Netflix. The series is a live action adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name by Togashi Yoshihiro. It is produced by Robot Communications. It stars Takumi Kitamura, Shuhei Uesugi, Jun Shison and Kanata Hongō
Premise
The story revolves around Yusuke Urameshi, a delinquent junior high school student who spends his days getting into fights and who die after saving a child in a car accident, and gets resurrected to serve as an investigator of the supernatural.
Cast
- Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi
- Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara
- Jun Shison as Kurama
- Kanata Hongō as Hiei
Production
Development
On December 16, 2020, a Japanese live-action series adaptation was announced, scheduled to premiere in December 2023. It will stream on Netflix worldwide, with Netflix contents acquisition director Kazutaka Sakamoto serving as executive producer and Akira Morii producing the series at Robot.[1][2][3] On July 15, 2022, it was reported that Shō Tsukikawa will serve as the series director, with Tatsurō Mishima handling the script and Ryō Sakaguchi serving as the VFX supervisor.
Casting
In July 2022 Netflix announced the series stars Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi,[4] Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara,[5] Jun Shison as Kurama[6] and Kanata Hongō as Hiei.[7]
References
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 15, 2020). "Yu Yu Hakusho Manga Gets Live-Action Series on Netflix". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ King, Aidan (November 9, 2021). "'YuYu Hakusho' Live Action Series Coming to Netflix in 2023". Collider. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Netflix Schedules Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series for December 2023". Anime News Network. November 9, 2021.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (July 15, 2022). "Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series Casts Takumi Kitamura (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 19, 2022). "Shuhei Uesugi Joins Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Cast as Kazuma Kuwabara". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 17, 2022). "Jun Shison Joins Cast of Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series as Kurama". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 18, 2022). "Kanata Hongō Plays Hiei in Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
External links
- YuYu Hakusho at IMDb