Live action anime

rayd · Post by **rayd** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:41 am

I was a bit surprised to come across that some live action movies exist that are anime based and vice versa. I knew that there was a live action boogiepop, but i also came across that a live action iria was made too. Are there any others live action movies that you can add to the list that have an anime counterpart?

K86 · Post by **K86** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:52 am

Hi

I think that there was a DB movie made a while back, but it is meant to be pretty bad, but the last time I checked up on some DBZ news they said that there was a new live action movie in production, but apart from that I can't think of anymore, sorry

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:03 am

I think I've seen a Wicked City movie some years ago.

And unless I'm very much mistaken, while digging deep into my memory, I've seen a film years ago called Mutronics which was an adaptation of Guyver.

But this is the one I'm waiting for : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400911/

shellie · Post by **shellie** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:22 am

There is a live action Gundam movie... I've never had the stomach to watch it.

zerospace · Post by **zerospace** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:24 am

Recently, I'd heard about a live action Transformers movie... but, truthfully, the live action stuff doesn't really intrigue me. I'll likely avoid it all.

But, that's just me.

yoshito · Post by **yoshito** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:42 am

shellie wrote:There is a live action Gundam movie... I've never had the stomach to watch it.

I've watched it... G-Savior or something like that. Eh, the CG was ok... but that was about it.

As for other "Live Action" versions...

You're Under Arrest
Cutey Honey
NGE (still in production)

Well the first two aren't movies, but series.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:45 am

In_Gabriel_We_Trust wrote:I think I've seen a Wicked City movie some years ago.

Yes, this is a Japanese remake of the anime which was released in the mid-ninties.

Gabe wrote:Mutronics was an adaptation of The Guyver

Not forgetting Guyver: The Dark Hero which was released a few years after Mutronics. How many anime have TWO films made based on them?!

There are more: La Blue Girl, the hentai anime made into live action with rubber tentacles too

Fist of the North Star, a US remake starring Gary Daniels.
The Hakkenden, although this could be based on the original folklore and not necessarily the anime.
Peacock King from the mid-eighties starring Yuen Baio.
Crying Freeman a western remake of the manga/anime which was then followed by Dragon From Russia in 2000.
The latest one to come out of Hong Kong [but filmed in Japan] is the racing drama Initial D. It looks as though a sequal could be made from this too.
There has been talk (over the last 2 years) of a live-action AKIRA but I don't know how far that got, nowhere hopefully.

Many more films have been adapters from Manga, does this count?
Ricki-Oh (The Story of Ricky), Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl, The Stormriders, A Man Called Hero, Young & Dangerous, Lone Wolf and Cub TV series and movies...

I'm sure there are tons more...

weyrlady · Post by **weyrlady** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:26 am

There was a Korean TV series based on Peach Girl, which was a lot better than the later anime. Let's see... and there have been rumors for *years* that James Cameron wants to do a Battle Angel movie, but I wouldn't take it too seriously. There was a live action Sailor Moon TV show recently, which I loved. Not to mention the musicals- there's a number of Sailor Moon musicals, as well as an Utena musical and a recent Bleach musical. Oh! And there was an Inu Yasha one, about four years ago. It was full of pretty.

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:29 am

Krafty wrote:Fist of the North Star, a US remake starring Gary Daniels.

Oh yes ! Nothing says powerhouse like Sean Penn.

Bevhippy · Post by **Bevhippy** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:09 am

A friend lent me a copy of the Live Action Korean TV version of Streetfighter.

Truely abysmal (Blanka esp)

Then there is the live version of Sailor Moon which really reminded me of Power Rangers with worse fighting. If I remember correctly Luna was a stuffed toy

Majin_Vegeta_2028 · Post by **Majin_Vegeta_2028** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:29 pm

there is also one of Initial D, starring some j-pop singer

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:19 pm

Majin_Vegeta_2028 wrote:there is also one of Initial D, starring some j-pop singer

Yeah, I mentioned it above. It features Edison Chen, Anthony Wong and Chapman To so it's bound to be good

Here's some more info:

Hong Kong Legends Press team wrote:The car-racing action-drama 'Initial D', starring Taiwanese singer Jay Chou and the 'Infernal Affairs' team of Edison Chen and Shawn Yue, has opened in Asia, and proved an immediate money-spinner. It topped the Hong Kong box-office with US$1.9million (HK$14.9 million) during its opening weekend: the city's biggest result in 2005 and the No.2 all-time record for both Chinese and international pictures.

Co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, Initial D has even cracked the opening weekend records of the directors' world renowned Infernal Affairs trilogy. The film will be released in UK cinemas on Jan 6th 2006 by Hong Kong Legends.

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:34 pm

Krafty wrote:[Crying Freeman a western remake of the manga/anime

Apparently there was also a live series of Sanctuary by the same creator.

Majin_Vegeta_2028 · Post by **Majin_Vegeta_2028** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:42 pm

Krafty wrote:Yeah, I mentioned it above. It features Edison Chen, Anthony Wong and Chapman To so it's bound to be good Here's some more info:
Hong Kong Legends Press team wrote:The car-racing action-drama 'Initial D', starring Taiwanese singer Jay Chou and the 'Infernal Affairs' team of Edison Chen and Shawn Yue, has opened in Asia, and proved an immediate money-spinner. It topped the Hong Kong box-office with US$1.9million (HK$14.9 million) during its opening weekend: the city's biggest result in 2005 and the No.2 all-time record for both Chinese and international pictures.

Co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, Initial D has even cracked the opening weekend records of the directors' world renowned Infernal Affairs trilogy. The film will be released in UK cinemas on Jan 6th 2006 by Hong Kong Legends.

ooops! i totally missed that part or your post

Japoro · Post by **Japoro** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:57 pm

Live action Initial D website. http://www.initialdthemovie.com/ Has a few trailers, though takes forever to load

Favorite rumor comes from the announcement of a Ninja Scroll live action film, that was announces back in 2002. From ANN

Mortal Kombat Feature film producers Threshold Entertainment have aquired the rights to Ninja Scroll from Madhouse Entertainment and are planning a $60 Million live action movie based on the license

There are just a few scenes in this that I am curious on how they would handle, without making this an R rated film.