Taishi Nakagawa and Marie Iitoyo will star as Kira and Nino, respectively, in a live-action film adaptation of Rin Mikimoto’s shōjo manga series Kyō no Kira-kun (Today’s Kira-kun).
The July issue of Bessatsu Friend had teased that the manga would have an important announcement in the August issue.
Mikimoto’s shōjo manga series Kin Kyori Renai received a live-action film adaptation in October 2014.
Nakagawa starred as Kiyoshi in the live-action Prison School television series, and will play Ryōta Watari in the upcoming Your Lie in April live-action film.