{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9dc009fef54249ffbcf35999","clusterId":"c_8dd11066b4f44b80842a3147","slug":"live-action-junji-ito-omnibus-series-announces-full-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Live-Action Junji Ito Omnibus Series Announces Full Cast","summary":"TV Tokyo revealed the cast for Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights-, a live-action omnibus series adapting 13 Junji Ito manga stories. The series premieres July 3 on TV Tokyo's Drama 24 block. The cast includes Nijirō Murakami, Kanata Hosoda, Yōko Maki, and others. IVE performs the opening theme.","whyItMatters":"This is the first live-action Junji Ito omnibus series, adapting a broad selection of his manga in a format that mirrors the original magazine where many of the stories first appeared.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTV Tokyo announced the cast for \u003ci\u003eStrange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights-\u003c/i\u003e, a live-action omnibus series that adapts 13 of Ito's manga stories. The series premieres July 3 in the Drama 24 block on TV Tokyo, with a BS TV Tokyo broadcast starting July 12.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cast includes Nijirō Murakami as Koseki in \"The Mansion of Phantom Pain,\" Kanata Hosoda as Ryusuke Fukuda in the three-part \"Lovesickness,\" Yōko Maki as Kuriko in \"The Bully,\" Wan Marui as Yui Asano in \"Earthbound,\" and Manato Sakamoto as Tsukasa Orihara in \"A Father's Love.\" Other actors include Rairu Sugita as Tomio, Riho Nakamura as Rie, Hina Higuchi as Nakayama, Nanami Yamazaki as Yumi Machida, Nagisa Saitō as Yuri, Jun Saitō as Tōru Oshikiri, and Yuri Tsunematsu as Akiko.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtsuhiro Yamada, Yūta Shimotsu, and Ryōta Kondō direct. Scripts are overseen by Daisuke Hosaka, with Tatsurō Inamoto also writing. South Korean group IVE performs the opening theme \"Jigsaw.\"\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TV Tokyo announced the cast for Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights-, a live-action omnibus series adapting 13 Ito manga stories. Premieres July 3. IVE performs the opening theme.","twitterPost":"TV Tokyo announced the cast for Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights-, a live-action omnibus series adapting 13 Ito manga stories. Premieres July 3. IVE performs the opening theme.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"TV Tokyo revealed the full cast for Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights-, a live-action omnibus series adapting 13 Junji Ito manga stories. The series premieres July 3 on TV Tokyo's Drama 24 block. South Korean group IVE performs the opening theme.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-27/live-action-junji-ito-omnibus-series-announces-cast/.237880\",\"title\":\"Live-Action Junji Ito Omnibus Series Announces Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4298,"outputTokens":717,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779935442,"createdAt":"2026-05-28T02:30:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-28T02:45:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T02:45:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8dd11066b4f44b80842a3147","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action Junji Ito Omnibus Series Announces Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_6514ea6c1c176c7780cd57ac","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Junji Ito\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Strange -Ito Junji no Yoru mo Nemurenu Kimyō na Hanashi-\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Junji Ito\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-28T00:16:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-28T18:25:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T18:35:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-27/live-action-junji-ito-omnibus-series-announces-cast/.237880","title":"News\nLive-Action Junji Ito Omnibus Series Announces Cast"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/28/junji-ito-manga-new-live-action-omnibus-series-reveals-main-cast/","title":"Junji Ito Manga New Live-Action Omnibus Series Reveals Main Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Junji Ito"],"work_titles":["Strange -Ito Junji no Yoru mo Nemurenu Kimyō na Hanashi-"],"studios":[],"people":["Junji Ito"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The live-action series adapts 13 Junji Ito manga stories.","The series premieres July 3 on TV Tokyo's Drama 24 block.","Nijirō Murakami plays Koseki in 'The Mansion of Phantom Pain.'","Kanata Hosoda plays Ryusuke Fukuda in the three-part 'Lovesickness.'","South Korean group IVE performs the opening theme 'Jigsaw.'"]}