The official Twitter of the LOVE STAGE!! live-action movie revealed today (13th December) that it will star DAIGO as Shogo Sena (瀬名聖湖), who will also perform the movie theme song.
The film is coming to the big screen in Japan in 2020. Hiroki Inoue (井上博貴) is directing, with the original author Eiki Eiki (影木栄貴) handling the scripts. More details will be revealed on 2 February 2020.
▍Story
The story centers on Sena Izumi (瀬名泉水), a college student in a famous celebrity family. He hates the entertainment industry a lot and aspires to be a manga artist. One day, he meets the popular actor Ryoma Ichijo (一条龍馬) who fell in love with him as a child when they co-starred in a commercial together……
▍Characters and Cast
■ Izumi Sena (瀬名泉水) – Actor: Mahiro Sugiyama (杉山真宏)
■ Ryoma Ichijo (一条龍馬) – Actor: Hiroki Nakada (仲田博喜)
■ Rei Sagara (相楽玲) – Actor: Shinichi Wagou (和合真一)
■ Shogo Sena (瀬名聖湖) – Actor: DAIGO
▲DAIGO, the author’s brother in real life, also voiced as Shogo Sena in the TV anime adaptation
▍About LOVE STAGE!!
It is originally a manga series written by Eiki Eiki (影木栄貴) and illustrated by Taishi Zao (蔵王大志). It had been serialized in Ciel(シエル) from 2010 to 2016. A spin-off light novel series titled “BACK STAGE!!” is still on-going. It also inspired a TV anime adaptation by J.C.Staff in 2014.
