With Sota Fukushi portraying the soul reaper Kurosaki Ichigo, live action Bleach (ブリーチ) has finally updated fans with a short teaser that briefly shows Kurosaki wielding his iconic Zanpakuto and killing a hollow.
Adapted from Tite Kubo’s (久保帶人) manga on Weekly Shonen Jump, the movie tells the story of how Kurosaki transforms from a high school student to a soul reaper as well as his encounter with another reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. The plot is based on the first 70 chapters of the manga, also known as The Substitute arc. The director is Shinsuke Sato, who has previously directed the Live action Gantz movie.
▲ Sota Fukushi and Kurosaki Ichigo
The movie will air Summer 2018 in Japan.
Official site: bleach-movie.jp