The live-action film of Wataru Watanabe’s (渡辺航) cycling manga “Yowamushi Pedal” (弱虫ペダル) today (16th March) reveals a teaser trailer and poster. The movie is scheduled to open in Japan on 14th August 2020.
Idol group King & Prince’s Ren Nagase (永瀬廉), above, will star as the protagonist, Sakamichi Onoda (小野田 坂道), together with Kentaro Ito (伊藤 健太郎), left below, as Sakamichi’s rival and friend Shunsuke Imaizum (今泉 俊輔), and Kanna Hashimoto (橋本 環奈), right below, as the cycling team manager Miki Kanzaki (寒咲 幹).
The film is directed by Kōichirō Miki (三木康一郎), who also directed the live-action movie “Anonymous Noise” and “The Travelling Cat Chronicles”.
▍ Teaser Trailer
▍Story
The story follows Sakamichi Onoda, who is an otaku and a freshman in Sohoku High School (総北高校). Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his commuter bicycle—a simple and bulky bicycle designed for short rides—for transportation and fun. A fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi notices Onoda riding this bike and mocks him inwardly until he sees Onoda riding up a steep hill with little effort. He thus convinces him to join the bicycle racing club and aims for the top of the national cycling tournament.
