Based on the soccer manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura, the live-action stage play of Blue Lock will debut on May 4, 2023 in Osaka, Japan. It also revealed a key visual, full cast, and photos of the cast in costume.
The play will be performed at Sankei Hall Breeze in Osaka, Japan from May 4 to 7, and at Sunshine Theatre in Tokyo from May 11 to 14.
The main visual centers on the key characters; Yoichi Isagi, played by Ryohei Tanaka; Meguru Bachira, played by Nobunaga Satō; Rensuke Kunigami, played by Shota Matsuda; Hyoma Chigiri, played by Ryō Saeki; Seishirō Nagi, played by Ryōtarō Kosaka, and Reo Mikage, played by Shuji Kikuchi.
It was also revealed that the singer-songwriter Kradness will be in charge of the play’s theme song. As a bonus for the purchase of tickets, a diorama acrylic stand set featuring two out of six character types will come with the ticket. Additionally, an after-talk featuring the cast will be held after each show.
Osaka Performance:
■ May 5, 2023 at 17:30 [JST]
Speakers: Ryohei Tanaka (Yoichi Isagi), Nobunaga Sato (Meguru Bachira), Shota Matsuda (Rensuke Kunigami), Ryo Saeki (Hyoma Chigiri)
■ May 6, 2023 at 13:00 [JST]
Speakers: Ryotaro Kosaka (Seishiro Nagi), Shuji Kikuchi (Reio Mikage), Takumi Masunaga (Zantetsu Tsurugi), Shojiro Yokoi (Jinpachi Ego)
■ May 6, 2023 at 17:30 [JST]
Speakers: Ryohei Tanaka (Yoichi Isagi), Yuki Izawa (Shoei Baro), Ryotaro Kosaka (Seishiro Nagi), Shuji Kikuchi (Reio Mikage)
■ May 7, 2023 at 13:00 [JST]
Speakers: Nobunaga Sato (Meguru Bachira), Ryo Saeki (Hyoma Chigiri), Yasuharu Tsubokura (Ikki Niko), Takumi Masunaga (Zantetsu Tsurugi)
Tokyo Performance:
■ May 12, 2023 at 14:00 [JST]
Speakers: Ryohei Tanaka (Yoichi Isagi), Nobunaga Sato (Meguru Bachira), Ryotaro Kosaka (Seishiro Nagi), Shuji Kikuchi (Reio Mikage)
■ May 12, 2023 at 18:30 [JST]
Speakers: Shota Matsuda (Rensuke Kunigami), Ryo Saeki (Hyoma Chigiri), Yuki Izawa (Shoei Baro), Shojiro Yokoi (Jinpachi Ego)
▍Blue Lock The Stage Comment Video
▍Blue Lock The Stage Cast
■ Ryohei Tanaka as Yoichi Isagi
■ Nobunaga Satō as Meguru Bachira
■ Shota Matsuda as Rensuke Kunigami
■ Ryō Saeki as Hyoma Chigiri
■ Jin Saori as Wataru Kuon
■ Takamichi Sato as Jingo Raichi
■ Kouki Muramatsu as Gin Gagamaru
■ Takurō Sawada as Okuhito Iemon
■ Yuki Kakikawa as Gurimu Igarashi
■ Yūki Izawa as Shoei Baro
■ Yasuharu Tsubokura as Ikki Niko
■ Funaki Masahide as Junichi Wanima
■ Masahiro Kawai as Keisuke Wanima
■ Ryōtarō Kosaka as Seishirō Nagi
■ Shuji Kikuchi as Reo Mikage
■ Takumi Masunaga as Zantetsu Tsurugi
■ Shojiro Yokoi as Jinpachi Ego
■ Ensemble: Yuga Andō
■ Ensemble: Naoshi Kubodera
■ Ensemble: Kenzo Doi
■ Ensemble: Toshimasa Nakadoi
■ Ensemble: Hiromu Makino
▍Blue Lock Story
After reflecting on the current state of Japanese soccer, the Japanese Football Association decides to hire the enigmatic and eccentric coach Jinpachi Ego to achieve their dream of winning the World Cup. Believing that Japan has lacked an egoistic striker hungry for goals, Jinpachi initiates the Blue Lock—a prison-like facility where three hundred talented strikers from high schools all over Japan are isolated and pitted against each other.
The sole survivor of Blue Lock will earn the right to become the national team’s striker, and those who are defeated shall be banned from joining the team forever. Selected to join this risky project is Yoichi Isagi, a striker who failed to bring his high school soccer team to the national tournament.
After choosing to pass to a teammate who missed instead of scoring on his own, he could not help but wonder if the results would have been different had he been more selfish. Using this golden opportunity given by the Blue Lock Project, Yoichi aims to clear his doubts and chase his ultimate desire—to become the greatest striker in the world and lead Japan to World Cup glory.
▍Blue Lock The Stage Staff
Original Work: Blue Lock Written by Yūsuke Nomura, illustrated by Muneyuki Kaneshiro (Serialized by Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
Screenplay/Director: Naohiro Ise