{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-29T14:55:28.289Z","story":{"id":"r_f8fd405f43c84e01a04526c8","slug":"koshi-mizukami-and-yunho-push-for-tokyo-burst-sequel-at-premiere","url":"https://yomimono.id/koshi-mizukami-and-yunho-push-for-tokyo-burst-sequel-at-premiere","headline":"Koshi Mizukami and Yunho Push for 'TOKYO BURST' Sequel at Premiere","summary":"The cast and director of 'TOKYO BURST - Crime City -' gathered at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on May 29 for the film's opening day stage greeting. Koshi Mizukami, who plays rookie detective Shiro Aiba, expressed strong interest in a sequel, joking that he would grow his character's afro hairstyle five centimeters longer and use dirtier language. Yunho (TVXQ), making his first appearance in a Japanese film as Korean detective Choi Si-woo, called the movie 'amazing' and urged audiences to spread the word. Sota Fukushi, who plays crime boss Renji Murata, revealed he gained 15 kilograms and did push-ups in front of 300 extras in Kabukicho to build his villainous physique. Director Eiji Uchida reportedly warned Fukushi that his eyes were 'shining too brightly.' The film is a Japanese original story that expands the universe of the Korean 'The Outlaws' series starring Ma Dong-seok. It follows Aiba and Choi Si-woo as they team up to pursue an internationally wanted criminal organization hiding in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district. The theme song is THE RAMPAGE's 'BLACK TOKYO.' The film is now showing nationwide.","why_it_matters":"The enthusiastic calls for a sequel from both the Japanese lead and the Korean star, alongside Fukushi's extreme physical transformation, signal strong cast investment in a franchise that could bridge Japanese and Korean action cinema audiences.","published_at":"2026-05-29T12:16:12.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Eiga Natalie","Cinema Today"],"citations":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","title":"Koshi Mizukami eagerly wants a sequel to 'TOKYO BURST - Crime City -', Yunho says 'This movie is amazing!'","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/674017"},{"source":"Cinema Today","title":"Koji Mizukami bids farewell to afro at 'TOKYO BURST' premiere, hopes for sequel with '5cm longer' hair","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0155020"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["TOKYO BURST-犯罪都市-"],"studios":[],"people":["水上恒司","ユンホ","福士蒼汰","渋川清彦","ヒコロヒー","長谷川慎","後藤剛範","内田英治"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}