Directing the live-action Bleach movie will be Shinsuke Sato, who can list on his resume the live-action films based on manga and anime Gantz, I Am a Hero, and Library Wars, the last of which Fukushi was cast in for a supporting role.
Next week will mark the end of an era as manga series Bleach, which has been in serialization for 15 years, finally reaches its end.
With that in mind, perhaps the live-action Bleach has a fighting chance, though it’ll be a while until audiences can pass judgement.
A notable exception, though, was the trilogy of surprisingly entertaining Rurouni Kenshin movies, which were also Warner Bros. projects heavy on Japanese-style swordplay.