Keanu Reeves is voicing the lead role in the stop-motion samurai film Hidari and has a 1/4 scale statue of his BRZRKR character B announced by Prime 1 Studio.
Keanu Reeves will voice the lead role of Jingoro Hidari in the stop-motion samurai film Hidari, produced by Japanese studio dwarf. The film is a 90-minute adaptation of a pilot that has over 4.9 million views on YouTube and won several international film festival awards. Director Masashi Kawamura wrote Reeves's name first on his dream casting list and referenced the John Wick series while creating the pilot and script. Iku Ogawa, known for Pokemon Concierge, is co-directing and co-designing characters. The project is still raising funds and recruiting partners, with a Kickstarter campaign that has raised over 15.2 million yen from 1,419 backers. The film is expected to require about four years of production after receiving a green light, with a current target completion date of 2029.
Prime 1 Studio revealed a 1/4 scale statue of B, the protagonist of the BRZRKR comic co-created by Reeves and Matt Kindt. Pre-orders opened July 10, 2026, with a release window of December 2027 to March 2028. The statue is available in standard, DX, and DX Bonus versions, priced at 256,190 yen and 306,790 yen respectively. The statue capitalizes on the ongoing popularity of the BRZRKR comic and the anticipation for its live-action adaptation.
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Prime 1 Studio has announced a 1/4 scale statue of B, the protagonist of Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt's comic BRZRKR. Pre-orders open July 10, 2026, with a release window of December 2027 to March 2028. The statue is available in standard, DX, and DX Bonus versions, priced at 256,190 yen and 306,790 yen respectively.
Japanese stop-motion studio dwarf announced at the Annecy Animation Showcase during the 79th Cannes International Film Festival that Keanu Reeves will voice the lead role of Jingoro Hidari in the feature-length stop-motion samurai film Hidari. The film is a 90-minute adaptation of a pilot that first streamed online in 2023 and has accumulated over 4.9 million views on YouTube. The pilot has won several international film festival awards. Director Masashi Kawamura, who also wrote the screenplay, said he wrote Reeves's name first on his dream casting list and referenced the John Wick series while creating the pilot and script. Iku Ogawa, known for Pokemon Concierge, is co-directing and co-designing characters with Takeshi Yashiro, who handles wood carving and art design. The film is produced by dwarf in collaboration with TECARAT, which creates the wooden puppets, and Kawamura's studio Whatever Co. The project is still raising funds and recruiting partners. A Kickstarter campaign has raised over 15.2 million yen from 1,419 backers. The film is expected to require about four years of production after receiving a green light, with a current target completion date of 2029.