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Sakamoto Days Sets Two-Part Live-Action Film for Golden Week 2026

Toho confirms Ren Meguro as lead under director Yuichi Fukuda, sharing a first teaser with prosthetic makeup details.

Overview

  • Weekly Shonen Jump and Toho announced a two-part theatrical release slated for Japan’s Golden Week 2026, with an official first-look visual revealed.
  • A teaser video and key visual were published on the film’s official channels, offering the first live-action glimpse of Taro Sakamoto.
  • Ren Meguro will portray Taro Sakamoto’s slim and heavier forms using SFX makeup and prosthetics, a process detailed in production notes.
  • Yuichi Fukuda is directing the adaptation with Keiya Taguchi supervising action choreography, aligning the project with a comedy-action sensibility.
  • Exact release dates, full casting, and international distribution have not been announced, and a report that filming has finished remains unconfirmed.