{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7e48b025b074abe57359a6be","clusterId":"c_bafdfaf12afa25558fdcbd64","slug":"yagira-interview-released-for-ryuji-remake-as-manga-adaptation-confirmed","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Yagira Interview Released For Ryuji Remake As Manga Adaptation Confirmed","summary":"Cinema Today reports an interview video with lead actor Yuya Yagira and making-of footage for 'RYUJI Ryuji,' the remake of the 1983 yakuza film 'Ryuji' that opens October 30. Yagira discusses building the role with director Nobuo Mizuta and acting alongside Riku Hagiwara and BE:FIRST's JUNON. An official manga adaptation by Kosuke Tokimune begins serialization September 27 on 'Manga BANG Comics.'","whyItMatters":"The remake's promotion now runs on two tracks, a lead interview and making-of footage paired with a manga adaptation that starts serializing a month before the film opens.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film sets its story in Shinjuku\u0026#39;s Kabukicho between 1984 and 1990, following Ryuji (Yuya Yagira), a yakuza trying to leave the underworld for his wife Mariko (Rina Kawaei) and their newborn son. Yagira describes building the role through long conversations with director Nobuo Mizuta about his own weaknesses and anxieties. He also recalls watching old yakuza films with Ken Takakura and Bunta Sugawara, and says he wanted to re-express that era of Japanese cinema. Riku Hagiwara plays Nao and JUNON plays Hiroshi, the underlings who look up to Ryuji.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kosuke Tokimune's Ryuji manga starts September 27, five weeks before the film's October 30 opening. The adaptation runs ahead of the remake, not after it.","twitterPost":"Ryuji's manga adaptation by Kosuke Tokimune launches September 27, a month before Yuya Yagira's film opens.","threadsPost":"Kosuke Tokimune's manga adaptation of Ryuji begins serialization September 27, five weeks before the film opens on October 30. The tie-in is timed to build readership ahead of the release rather than follow it.","newsletterBlurb":"An interview video with Yuya Yagira and making-of footage have been released for 'RYUJI Ryuji,' the remake of the 1983 yakuza film that opens October 30. Yagira talks about building the role with director Nobuo Mizuta and acting alongside Riku Hagiwara and BE:FIRST's JUNON. An official manga adaptation by Kosuke Tokimune begins September 27 on 'Manga BANG Comics.'","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156937\",\"title\":\"Yuya Yagira, Riku Hagiwara \\u0026 BE:FIRST's JUNON Share Vibes: 'RYUJI Ryuji' Interview and Making-of Footage Released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4658,"outputTokens":664,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789617569,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T03:55:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T03:58:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T03:58:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bafdfaf12afa25558fdcbd64","canonicalTitle":"柳楽優弥、萩原利久＆BE:FIRST・JUNONにバイブス　『RYUJI 竜二』インタビュー＆メイキング映像公開","representativeArticleId":"a_c7f65f691c52e4af849ba8d5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"RYUJI 竜二\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yuya Yagira\",\"Riku Hagiwara\",\"JUNON\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T03:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156937","title":"柳楽優弥、萩原利久＆BE:FIRST・JUNONにバイブス　『RYUJI 竜二』インタビュー＆メイキング映像公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["RYUJI 竜二"],"studios":[],"people":["Yuya Yagira","Riku Hagiwara","JUNON"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}