{"rewrite":{"id":"r_23d9d34df579249881351ef3","clusterId":"c_37074420e2f625a47e9b8bce","slug":"golden-kamuy-live-action-returns-with-karafuto-pursuit-arc-in-january","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Golden Kamuy Live-Action Returns With Karafuto Pursuit Arc in January","summary":"WOWOW announced a new live-action Golden Kamuy series, Golden Kamuy: Karafuto Pursuit Arc, streaming from January 24 at 10:00 p.m. Kenji Katagiri returns to direct with new director Masaaki Yoshimura, and Tetsuo Kamata writes the script. Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa return as composers, Hiroshi Nakagawa and Debo Akibe return as Ainu language and cultural advisers, and CREDEUS produces again.","whyItMatters":"The live-action line keeps drawing on the same manga arcs in sequence, so the Karafuto Pursuit Arc moves the screen adaptation toward the story's later, snowbound pursuit material with the film team's core technical staff intact.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new series runs on WOWOW from January 24 at 10:00 p.m. Kenji Katagiri returns to direct, joined by Masaaki Yoshimura. Tetsuo Kamata, who wrote the live-action BLUE LOCK film, handles the script. Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa are back on music, and CREDEUS produces. The title points to the Karafuto Pursuit Arc, which follows the earlier live-action film and series chapters already adapted from Satoru Noda\u0026#39;s manga. The manga ran in Shueisha\u0026#39;s Young Jump from 2014 to April 2022.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Katagiri keeps directing Golden Kamuy but Yoshimura joins him, and the Ainu advisers stay on. Continuity on the cultural side is the choice worth tracking, not the arc title.","twitterPost":"Katagiri returns to direct Golden Kamuy, Yoshimura joins him, and the Ainu advisers stay on. That continuity is the decision.","threadsPost":"Golden Kamuy brings back Kenji Katagiri to direct alongside new director Masaaki Yoshimura, and the Ainu language and cultural advisers return. Keeping the cultural team intact while changing the directing bench is the less obvious call here.","newsletterBlurb":"WOWOW announced a new live-action Golden Kamuy series, Karafuto Pursuit Arc, streaming from January 24. Kenji Katagiri returns to direct alongside Masaaki Yoshimura, with Tetsuo Kamata writing and CREDEUS producing. Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa return on music; Hiroshi Nakagawa and Debo Akibe return as Ainu language and cultural advisers.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-16/golden-kamuy-live-action-adaptation-continues-with-karafuto-pursuit-arc-series-in-january/.242891\",\"title\":\"Golden Kamuy's Live-Action Adaptation Continues With 'Karafuto Pursuit Arc' Series in January\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4660,"outputTokens":680,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792147031,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T10:31:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T10:36:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:36:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_37074420e2f625a47e9b8bce","canonicalTitle":"News\nGolden Kamuy's Live-Action Adaptation Continues With 'Karafuto Pursuit Arc' Series in January","representativeArticleId":"a_2a7e50f41384cf9d1236b6e5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Golden Kamuy\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Golden Kamuy (Live-Action)\"],\"studios\":[\"WOWOW\"],\"people\":[\"Satoru Noda\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T09:17:47.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T09:17:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-16/golden-kamuy-live-action-adaptation-continues-with-karafuto-pursuit-arc-series-in-january/.242891","title":"News\nGolden Kamuy's Live-Action Adaptation Continues With 'Karafuto Pursuit Arc' Series in January"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Golden Kamuy"],"work_titles":["Golden Kamuy (Live-Action)"],"studios":["WOWOW"],"people":["Satoru Noda"],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}