New Gintama Live-Action Film Character Posters Revealed

The critically acclaimed manga inspired anime series Gintama announced last year that there will be a live-action film adaptations in 2017. Just yesterday, the official website for the film debuted two new visual posters.

The posters show the actress Masami Nagasawa as Tae Shimura, the strong sister of Shinpachi, and the actor Tsuyoshi Muro as Gengai Hiraga, the proprietor of Karakuri-do.

The film is directed by Yuichi Fukuda, and will feature the cast of Shun Oguri as Ginoki Sakata, Masaki Suda as Shinpachi Shimura, and Kanna Hashimotoa as Kagura. The official website started streaming a commercial earlier this for the film, and announce the Japanese release date.

The movie is described as follows,

"In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Gintoki Sakata, otherwise known as Yorozuya Gin-san. As reckless as he is, Gintoki carries his own resolve and is ready to take on any challenge with his fellow companions."

This is not the first character poster unveiled, for the movie, as the website has unveiled 4 other character posters as seen below. Are you excited for the new live-action Gintama film?