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Sakamoto Days Gets Live-Action Short Film on YouTube
posted on by Alex Mateo
Shueisha's Shonen Jump magazine on Friday. The short film, titled "SAKAMOTO DAYS ONE DAY," commemorates the release of the manga's 18th compiled book volume. The setting is Sakamoto's store, but in a world different from the original series. However, it features the essence of everyday extraordinary action, portraying a battle between a store clerk in-training and a hitman.
Actor and stunt double Saori Izawa (John Wick: Chapter 4, Takashi Tanimoto was the action director.
Suzuki Jump Giga in December 2019.
MANGA Plus are publishing the manga in English digitally. Viz Media is also publishing the manga in print and released the 12th volume on June 4. MANGA Plus describes the manga:
Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villaines and ired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! the chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!
The manga inspired a novel in April 2022.
Source: Shonen Jump's YouTube channel
