{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6a8bcf56fde1bbc373fce951","clusterId":"c_1b0685c34b6f9f5ad67544ba","slug":"wandance-live-action-film-releases-ran-scene-photos-as-ioji","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Wandance Live-Action Film Releases RAN Scene Photos as Ioji","summary":"Three scene photos of RAN of MAZZEL as Itsukushima Ioji have been released from the live-action Wandance film, opening November 27. The film adapts Coffee's manga, which has surpassed 1.3 million copies in circulation, and stars JO as Kotani Kaboku. RAN said he and Ioji share a dance background and a similar attitude toward dance, and director Kusaba Naoya said he senses no lie in RAN's passion for dance.","whyItMatters":"The photos and RAN's comments position Ioji as the film's bridge between Kabo and the dance-battle world, and the producer's remark about street culture suggests the casting is meant to carry authenticity the film could not act its way into.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRAN\u0026#39;s Ioji is a ghost member of TEAM ON, the dance team Kabo joins, and the film treats him as a key figure. The three photos show him on a university bench with headphones, serious before a dance battle, and mid-move.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRAN said he read the original manga and that he and Ioji share a dance background, including competing in dance battles since childhood. Director Kusaba Naoya said he senses no lie in RAN\u0026#39;s passion for dance. The producer said the street-culture atmosphere RAN carries is not something acting alone could produce.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"RAN and Ioji share a dance background, which lets director Kusaba Naoya cast the role around technique rather than dubbed movement. Wandance leans on that overlap for its choreography.","twitterPost":"RAN and Ioji share a dance background. Director Kusaba Naoya says he senses no lie in RAN's passion for dance.","threadsPost":"RAN and Ioji share a dance background, which lets director Kusaba Naoya cast the role around technique rather than dubbed movement. Wandance leans on that overlap for its choreography, with JO as Kotani Kaboku and an opening set for November 27.","newsletterBlurb":"The live-action Wandance film has released three scene photos of RAN of MAZZEL as Itsukushima Ioji. RAN said he and the character share a dance background and a similar attitude toward dance. The film adapts Coffee's manga and opens November 27.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157465\",\"title\":\"Live-Action 'Wandance' Reveals Scene Photos of MAZZEL's RAN as Ioji, Sharing Common Ground with the Character\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4530,"outputTokens":609,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792383735,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T04:17:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T04:21:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T04:21:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1b0685c34b6f9f5ad67544ba","canonicalTitle":"実写『ワンダンス』MAZZEL・RAN、伊折役に自身と共通点　場面写真公開","representativeArticleId":"a_3617638009893cd7b23a2185","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Wandance\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Wandance (live-action film)\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Coffee\",\"JO\",\"RAN\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T04:21:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157465","title":"実写『ワンダンス』MAZZEL・RAN、伊折役に自身と共通点　場面写真公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Wandance"],"work_titles":["Wandance (live-action film)"],"studios":[],"people":["Coffee","JO","RAN"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}