27-year-old Japanese actor Takeru Sato is confirmed to play the protagonist Kei Nagai in the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Gamon Sakurai’s Ajin: demi-Human sci-fi action manga series.
Sato, who made his leading role debut in Kamen Rider Den-O in 2007, has joined many live-action TV drama and film adaptations based in popular Japanese manga series, such as Masanori Morita’s Rookies (2008-2009), Harold Sakuishi’s BECK (2010), Nobuhiro Watsuki’s Rurouni Kenshin (2012-2014), and Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Bakuman.
The live-action film Ajin: Demi-Human is set to be released in Japan next year.