Bleach’s live-action adaptation is one of the most anticipated releases, and with its July release in Japan fast approaching new promos have shown off a lot more.
Although the new film seems to be more set in Karakura Town, it seems fans will also get to see a live-action version of the Soul Society as the newest promo for the film reveals the first look at this all-important setting.
. ☠黒崎一護に迫る
⚡ 最凶・最悪の敵たち ⚡
キャラクターPV 一挙解禁❗☠一護たちを追う最強の死神：朽木白哉
どこまでも冷徹で残酷なほど強い白哉は、一護と剣を交えるが、圧倒的な強さで一護を追い込んでいく❗#映画ブリーチ pic.twitter.com/0auLKo4C2T
— 映画『BLEACH』公式 (@bleach_moviejp) June 23, 2018
The live action Bleach adaptation is currently scheduled for a July 20 release in Japan. The live-action film has just released its first full trailer, along with two brand new ones released at the same time. The movie will adapt the first arc of the series, the “Substitute Shinigami” arc. Early reactions to the film have been positive overall, with there talk of even being a new trilogy of films adapting more of Bleach‘s material. If this is successful, then a sequel film with the Soul Society is definitely on the horizon.
The confirmed cast includes Sota Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki and Hana Sugisaki as Rukia Kuchiki, MIYAVI as Byakuya Kuchiki, Ryou Yoshizawa, as Uryuu Ishida, Taichi Saotome as Renji Abarai, Erina Mano as Orihime Inoue, Tomo Koyanagi as Chad Yasutora, Yosuke Egochi as Isshin Kurosaki, Masami Nagasawa as Masaki Kurosaki, and Seiichi Tanabe as Keisuke Urahara.
Bleach follows the young delinquent Ichigo Kurosaki, who had the ability to see spirits. He soon obtains the power of a Soul Reaper – one meant to usher lost souls to the afterlife – and now has the duty to defend the living world from monstrous dark spirits known as Hollows