The final trailer for the live-action drama `` Yu Yu Hakusho'' based on Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga has been released on YouTube. Yusuke Urameshi (Takumi Kitamura), Kurama (Jun Shison), Hiei (Kanata Hongo), Kazuma Kuwabara (Shuhei Uesugi), and the Toguro brothers, who are the biggest enemies. A powerful battle scene is depicted. In addition to the scene in which Yusuke releases Reigun, Younger Toguro (Go Ayano) unleashes powerful kicks and punches, demonstrating overwhelming destructive power. The key art of Yusuke and Younger Toguro facing each other was also released.
The live-action drama will be planned and produced by Netflix, and directed by Sho Tsukikawa, known for films such as ``I Want to Eat Your Pancreas''. Ryo Sakaguchi, who is the only Japanese recipient of the Academy Award for Science and Technology, will participate as a VFX supervisor. A production team was assembled for this film that brought together cutting-edge CG and VFX technologies from around the world, including Canada, Australia, and South Korea, including Scanline VFX, which has worked on numerous Hollywood productions. It will be distributed worldwide on Netflix from December 14th.
"Yu Yu Hakusho" is a popular manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 1990 to 1994. The story depicts Yusuke Urameshi, who died but was resurrected as a spirit world detective, and fights against monsters with his friends in order to protect peace between the human world and the spirit world. A TV anime was broadcast from 1992 to 1995. The fact that it was adapted into a stage play also became a hot topic.