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Tori Matsuzaka to Star in Akira Saso's Manga Maestro Film Adaptation


Samurai Sentai Shinkenger's Matsuzaka Tori will be staring as a brilliant concert master in the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Saso Akira's popular manga Maestro. While playing the character of Kosaka, he'll be working along with Nishida Toshiyuki (Space Battleship Yamato) playing the role of Tendo, the mysterious conductor.

The story began as a group of musician gathered at a practice room while looking for new work meets the mysterious conductor Tendo. Though their talents were disregarded at first by the man's unknown history, he was able to guide them through his unusual leadership to overcome their individual emotional issues and setbacks to the point of regaining their confidence.

To direct the film is Kobayashi Shotaru beginning this March. It is said to be Matsuzaka and Nishida's first project requiring them to perform a musical instrument as well as conducting an orchestra. Matsuzaka even admitted that it's his first time to hold a violin but accepted the challenge with both joy and fear.

In 2003, Saso released released in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine, but later transferred it to Futabasha Web Magazine site. Comes 2007, he finished the manga and published the third and final book volume in 2008 through Futabasha.

At the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2008, Saso's Maestro won an Excellence Prize. At the same time, he received a nomination in the 13th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2009. Aside from that, Saso that time took part in tro headline-making movies: the Oscar-Winning Departures (Okuribito) film's manga adaptation, and Kodomo no Kodomo (Child of a Child) manga's live-action adaptation telling a story about an 11-year old pregnant girl.


via Anime News Network

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