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JO stars as Kotani Kaboku in the live-action Wandance film, which opens November 27. Three scene photos of RAN as Itsukushima Ioji were released.

Synthesized from 30 Yomimono stories · updated 2d ago

JO's only current credit in these stories is the lead role of Kotani Kaboku in the live-action Wandance film. The film adapts Coffee's manga and opens November 27. The production released three scene photos of RAN of MAZZEL as Itsukushima Ioji, the character positioned between Kabo and the dance-battle world.

Director Kusaba Naoya said he senses no lie in RAN's passion for dance, and RAN said he and Ioji share a dance background and a similar attitude toward dance. The manga has surpassed 1.3 million copies in circulation. JO appears in the coverage as the film's Kaboku, named in the cast line of the photo announcement.

Key facts

Role
Plays Kotani Kaboku in the live-action Wandance film ↗
Release date
The film opens November 27 ↗
Source material
Adapts Coffee's manga, which has surpassed 1.3 million copies in circulation ↗
Director
Kusaba Naoya ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Connections

Voice cast
wandance live action film, wandance

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