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Jiro Taniguchi's The Walking Man Manga Gets Live-Action Series
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
NHK announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Jiro Taniguchi's The Walking Man (Aruku Hito) manga that will premiere on April 5 on NHK BS4K. Arata Iura (seen below) is starring as the story's unnamed protagonist. One new episode will debut on the first Sunday of every month.
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Ponent Mon and Fanfare published the manga in English, and they describe the manga:
Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child's toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down To the Sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan - often silent, often alone - with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.
Taniguchi passed away in February 2017 at age 69. His Kodoku no Gourmet manga has also inspired a long-running live-action series, which premiered its eighth and most recent season last October.
Aside from The Walking Man, Ponent Mon and Fanfare previously published Taniguchi's The Summit of the Gods, A Zoo in Winter, A Distant Neighborhood, The Ice Wanderer, The Times of Botchan, The Guardians of the Louvre, Furari, Venice and Quest for the Missing Girl.
Source: Comic Natalie