Kyō Kara Hitman Explained

Kyō Kara Hitman
Producer:	Toshiki Komatsu Shigeji Maeda Tsuneo Seto
Starring:	Shinji Takeda
Cinematography:	Tetsu Shimomoto
Editing:	Chikako Namba
Studio:	King Records
Runtime:	101 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by . It was directed by and stars Shinji Takeda,^[1] who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman".^[2]

Plot

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

• Shinji Takeda as Tokichi Inaba^[2]
• Mari Hoshino as Misako Inaba
• Yuri Morishita as Chinatsu
• Masaya Kikawada as Dual
• Kanji Tsuda as Round Glasses
• Kaoru Abe as Nekota
• Kaname Endō as Tanaka
• Motoki Fukami as Takao
• Hidekazu Ichinose as Suzuki
• Meguru Katō
• Daijiro Kawaoka as Mushroom Head
• Takayasu Komiya as Shuichi Endo
• Ken Maeda as Kamio
• Kōichirō Nomoto
• Jirō Satō
• Mitsuyoshi Shinoda as Nonezumi
• Hiroshi Yamamoto as Gaku Yamamoto
• Tomohisa Yuge as Yaginuma

Other adaptations

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]}

External links

• • • ("Kyō Kara Hitman" manga) (in Japanese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shinji Takeda plays salaryman turned hitman in 'Kyou Kara Hitman'. twitch. Andrew Mack. August 5, 2009. July 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234720/http://twitchfilm.com/2009/08/shinji-takeda-plays-salaryman-turned-hitman-in-kyou-kara-hitman.html. March 3, 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Kyō kara Hitman Manga Gets Live-Action Film This Fall. Anime News Network. August 5, 2009. January 8, 2015.
3. Web site: 23 September 2014 . 「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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724070916/https://eiga.com/news/20140923/10/ . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . Eiga dot com . Japanese.
4. Web site: 18 July 2023 . 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723081703/https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/28625 . 23 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . jprime . Japanese.
5. Web site: 18 July 2023 . 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！ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724062454/https://news.biglobe.ne.jp/entertainment/0718/sjo_230718_6973427298.html . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . Big Globe . Japanese.