Jump to content

Kyō Kara Hitman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kyō Kara Hitman
Poster
Directed byTakeshi Yokoi [ja]
Written byHiroshi Mutō [ja] (manga)
Masao Iketani screenplay
Masayoshi Wagatsuma screenplay
Produced byToshiki Komatsu
Shigeji Maeda
Tsuneo Seto
StarringShinji Takeda
CinematographyTetsu Shimomoto
Edited byChikako Namba
Music byKoji Endo [ja]
Production
company
Distributed byToei Video Company (Japan, theatrical)
Release date
  • September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Kyō Kara Hitman (今日からヒットマン, Kyō kara hittoman) is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by Hiroshi Mutō [ja]. It was directed by Takeshi Yokoi [ja] and stars Shinji Takeda,[1] who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman".[2]

Plot

[edit]

An ordinary salaryman gets mixed up in the death of a legendary hitman, and has to lead a double life as the hitman's successor.[1]

Cast

[edit]

Other adaptations

[edit]

In 2014, Hitman was made into a web drama on BeeTV's d-Video, with Jun Kaname in the title role.[3]

In 2023, a new version was said to be airing as part of TV Asahi's "Friday Night Drama" series, starting in October, with Arashi's Masaki Aiba taking the role of Inaba.[4][5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Andrew Mack (August 5, 2009). "Shinji Takeda plays salaryman turned hitman in 'Kyou Kara Hitman'". twitch. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kyō kara Hitman Manga Gets Live-Action Film This Fall". Anime News Network. August 5, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "「今日からヒットマン」要潤主演でドラマ化!山本美月がセクシーな相棒役". Eiga dot com (in Japanese). 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "嵐・相葉雅紀の『VS魂グラデーション』が9月に終了、10月から新バラエティー番組に出演内定、『今日からヒットマン』地上波連続ドラマも決定し主演に". jprime (in Japanese). 18 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ "相葉雅紀が10月から「漫画原作」ドラマで主演、『VS魂』9月終了も10月からフジ新番組が内定!". Big Globe (in Japanese). 18 July 2023. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
[edit]