’80s Japanese delinquents hit the big screen
TokyoGraph reports that Akira Miyashita’s manga Sakigake! Otokojuku is being developed into a live-action film, do be written, directed, and starred in by Tak Sakaguchi. I guess if you can’t get something done right, you gotta do it yourself?
The ’80s Shounen Jump title is about a school full of violent delinquents, and was even made into an anime in ‘88, and has continued its popularity in the gaming realm. The most recent Sakigake! game was released in 2005 for PS2, and characters from the manga also appear in the Jump Ultimate Stars.