2 legendary tokusatsu actors, Kenji Ohba (Battle Kenja/Denji Blue/Space Sheriff Gavan) and Hiroshi Watari (Space Sheriff Sharivan/Dimensional Warrior Spielvan) will co-star in a crowd funded, live-action adaptation movie of the Dragon Emperor manga.

According to the news, the two will play the role of the first and second generation of dragon emperors. Joining them are 10 manga creators who will also have a role in the movie and they are:

Shinji Hiramatsu (Doberman Keiji, Rikki Taifū)
Goro Yamada (Kikaider, Android of Justice, Kamen Rider)
Tohru Fujisawa (GTO, Kamen Teacher)
Kōji Maki (Metal K, Godsider)
Makoto Niwano (The Momotaroh, Jinnai Ryūjūjutsu Butōden Majima-kun Suttobasu!!)
Shinbo Nomura (Tsurupika Hagemaru, Todoroke! Ichiban)

Mitsuru Miura (The Kabocha Wine)
Yoshihiro Takaiwa (NBA STORY, The Story of Yusaku Matsuda)
Yasuhiro Watanabe (Wild Leager, Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro)
Ochazukenori (The Curse of Yamamura Sadako, Sangekikan)

And now, for the main cast:

Yuito Ishihara

Mizuho Nagashima 

Nozomi Matsuda 

Chie Itoyama

Rikuto Kumazawa

If funded successfully, the movie will be hosting an official screening at the Japan Expo 2015 event in Paris in July.