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Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend Live-Action Series Casts Tina Tamashiro, Sion Sono
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The official website for Sion Sono, both of whom will play themselves in the show.
In the show's story, Tamashiro is cast to play the character Alexandria Meat in the in-story film Muscleman, while Sion Sono is the director of that film.
The show's story centers around the fictional production of a live-action movie based on Gordon Maeda (seen below) has been cast as the character Warsman in Muscleman. He and his co-stars embark on a journey to discover the "secret past" of Muscleman, in order to get the movie's production back on its feet.
The series will premiere on WOWOW on October 8. Takeshi Takemura is penning the scripts. (The two previously collaborated on the manga-based documentary series Yamada Takayuki no Tokyo Kita-ku Akabane.)
The manga creator duo known as Yudetamago Weekly Shonen Jump for the first time in 11 years in June 2019.
Toy figures of Kinnikuman were imported into the United States under the "4Kids Entertainment broadcast the anime adaptation on television.
Sources: WOWOW, Comic Natalie
