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Yang Liping directs from a script by Erika Nakayama and Daishi Iga, with Amazon MGM Studio producing.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation moves a Tokuma Shoten BL title from a niche manga imprint to a wide theatrical release produced by Amazon MGM Studio, with the fourth volume shipping two weeks after the film opens.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film stars Nobuyuki Suzuki as Jun Igawa, the fiance of Daichi\u0026#39;s sister, and Haru Kashiwagi of the boy group Bullet Train as college junior Daichi Kusakabe. Rinka Kumada, Nagisa Saito, Kaito Yoshimura, Toshie Negishi, and Reika Kirishima round out the cast. Hidekazu Sakamoto composed the music.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTokuma Shoten published the manga\u0026#39;s first volume in June 2021, and the fourth volume ships on December 25, two weeks after the film\u0026#39;s December 11 opening. The staff began streaming a clip on Tuesday showing Daichi caught off guard by Igawa\u0026#39;s invitation to go out for a drink.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Monster in Sheep's Clothing reaches theaters through Amazon MGM Studio, a Hollywood-backed producer, not a Japanese live-action distributor. That pairing shapes who controls the adaptation of Kyugo's BL manga.","twitterPost":"Amazon MGM Studio producing Monster in Sheep's Clothing puts a Hollywood studio behind a Kyugo BL adaptation, not a domestic live-action shop.","threadsPost":"Monster in Sheep's Clothing gets its live-action film from Amazon MGM Studio, a Hollywood producer, rather than a Japanese live-action distributor. 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