CELLS AT WORK! Live-Action Movie Press Notes, Photo Gallery and Trailer From Warner Bros. Japan

This winter, your body will become the stage for an epic story. Welcome to a film that will make you laugh, cry, and learn...!

Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided information and photos for CELLS AT WORK! (はたらく細胞, Hataraku Saibō), a live-action feature film based on the popular action comedy manga. The movie will open in Japanese cinemas this Friday, December 13th.

The Cells at Work! manga was created by Akane Shimizu and debuted in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius in 2015. The series, following the adventures of athropomorhized human blood cells, became a mega-hit, selling more than 10 million copies in total, and has spawned an anime adaptation, numerous spin-offs, and related books.

Now comes a live-action film adaptation starring Mei Nagano (TEASING MASTER TAKAGI-SAN) as a red blood cell and Takeru Satoh (RUROUNI KENSHIN) as a white blood cell, along with Sadawo Abe (REVOLVER LILY) and Mana Ashida (PACIFIC RIM) as a human parent and child. CELLS AT WORK! is directed by hit-maker Hideki Takeuchi (THERMAE ROMAE, FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA) and the action director is Takahito Ouchi (RUROUNI KENSHIN, YU YU HAKUSHO). This dream team has created a one-of-a-kind visual experience that is best appreciated in a movie theater.

Story

The “smallest” main character in the history of movies... is a cell! There are a whopping 37 trillion cells in the human body. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight bacteria, and countless other cells work day and night to protect your health and life.

High school student ) lives with her father Shigeru (Sadawo Abe). With her serious nature and healthy lifestyle, the cells in Niko's body, including red blood cell AE3803 (Mei Nagano) and white blood cell U-1146 (Takeru Satoh), are always working happily. On the other hand, Shigeru spends his days smoking, drinking and eating junk food. The cells of his immune system, exhausted by their bleak work environment, are always complaining. But, despite their different lifestyles, both child and parent are endangered when pathogens begin to invade their bodies...

The “greatest battle in the history of the body” is about to begin, with the future of the Urushizaki family at stake!

Details

Release Date: Friday, December 13, 2024 (Japan)
Running Time: 110 Minutes

Cast
Erythrocyte AE3803: Mei Nagano
Neutrophil U-1146: Takeru Satoh
Niko Urushizaki: Mana Ashida
Killer T Cell: Koshi Yamamoto
NK Cell: Riisa Naka
Macrophage: Wakana Matsumoto
Thrombocyte: Maika Pugh
Shigeru Urushizaki: Sadawo Abe

Staff
Original Story: Cells at Work! by Akane Shimizu (published in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius), Cells at Work! Code Black by Shigemitsu Harada, Hatsuyoshi and Akane Shimizu (published in Kodansha's Morning)

Director: Hideki Takeuchi
Screenplay: Yuichi Tokunaga

Action Director: Takahito Ouch

Music: Face 2 fAKE

Theme Song: “50%” by Official Hige Dandism (IRORI Records / PONY CANYON Inc.)

Production: Twins Japan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan