The production of the live-action movie "Angel Sign", the first directorial work by Tsukasa Hojo, has started!
Tsukasa Hojo will oversee one big "Love Story" that includes several stories sent to "Silent Manga Audition" and his own original story.
■ What is SILENT MANGA AUDITION®?
The world's largest manga audition "Silent Manga Audition" has already been held 14 times, and 108 participating creators and 3580 works have been submitted from 6249 countries and regions.Tsukasa Hojo has been a judge since the first time.
From the domestic "Silent Manga Audition" sponsored by "Monthly Comic Zenon", which was held earlier, the cartoonist Kei Koga of "Recollection of Trace Department Research Institute Forensic Researcher", which was made into a drama on Fuji TV starring Ryo Nishikido, etc. Has already made its debut and is increasing its presence as a gateway to young manga artists.
■ The project for the live-action movie "Angel Sign" was born in this way.
The project was launched by Tsukasa Hojo and Nobuhiko Horie, our representative who created "Cat's Eye" and "City Hunter" during the "Weekly Shonen Jump" era.Organized a silent manga audition to seek talent in manga from around the world and to nurture younger generations.This time, I sympathized with Horie's thoughts, and Tsukasa Hojo will be the general director.
"Theatrical version City Hunter <Shinjuku Private Eyes>", which is being released, has box office revenue of over 13 billion yen, and the number of spectators is about 100 million!Please pay attention to the new "Love Story" drawn by Tsukasa Hojo!
[Comment by Tsukasa Hojo]
"Unlike drawing manga, filmmaking is very fresh.
I want to tighten my mind and face it quietly. 』\
Title: "Angel Sign"
Planning: Nobuhiko Horie
General Director: Tsukasa Hojo
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