HIBI ROCK: PUKE AFRO AND THE POP STAR

New Manga Adaptation from Shochiku Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: hibirock.jp (Japan)

Not good at school or sports, naturally no girlfriend... But I bow to nobody in my love for rock! HIBI ROCK: PUKE AFRO AND THE POP STAR (?????, Hibi Rokku), the latest music-themed movie from director Yu Irie (8000 MILES, RINGING IN THEIR EARS), will open in Japan on November 22nd. The film is based on Katsumasa Enokiya`s manga Hibi Rock, serialized in Shueisha`s Weekly Young Jump. Takuro Hibinuma (Shuhei Nomura) had no talent for sports or aptitude for studying throughout high school and never had a girlfriend. However, he found his true calling when he began playing rock music. While in high school, he formed a rock band named Rock`n Roll Brothers with his friends. After graduation, they move to Tokyo and begin playing live shows. One day, at a live house, Takuro meets a world-renowned idol singer named Saki Utagawa (Fumi Nikaido) and his fate is irrevocably altered when she asks him to write her a song. HIBI ROCK: PUKE AFRO AND THE POP STAR aka: HEEHAH ROCK Japanese Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2014 Running Time: 110 Minutes Cast Takuro Hibinuma: Shuhei Nomura Saki Utagawa: Fumi Nikaido Mamoru Kusakabe: Tomoya Maeno Shinjo: Motoki Ochiai Akira Yoda: Keisuke Okamoto Yuichiro Inukai: Yutaro Furutachi Machiko Machida: Yoko Kita Izumi Kazama: Tomoko Mariya Shocho-san: Yoshikazu Ebisu Takeshi Matsumoto: Naoto Takenaka Staff Director: Yu Irie Original Story: Hibi Rock by Katsumasa Enokiya (Shueisha Weekly Young Jump) Screenplay: Kota Fukihara, Yu Irie Producers: Yoshitaka Ishizuka, Kazuhiro Furukawa Associate Producers: Naoko Yoshida, Yuki Fujimura, Ryuichiro Inagaki Cinematographer: Sohei Tanikawa Recording: Masashi Furuya Art Department: Masato Nunobe Editor: Hiroki Nishikata Assistant Director: Chihiro Maruya Production Contact: Keiko Amano Assistant Producer: Tomohiro Nagae Line Producer: Ken Handa Music Coordinator: Mami Takaishi Music Producer: Junji Ishiwatari Theme Song: "Owari Naki Gogo no Bokensha" by Bakudan Johnny (Ki/oon Music) Additional Songs: Kuro Neko Chelsea, The SALOVERS, Yoshimitsu Taki (9mm Parabellum Bullet), DECO*27, Bakudan Johnny, Hosomino Shyboy, Misaruka, Wasureranneyo Production Partners: "HIBI ROCK: Puke Afro & the Pop Star" Film Partners (Shochiku, TOKYO FM, Lawson HMV Entertainment, Kansai Telecasting, Platinum Production) Production Company: Shochiku Studio Production Cooperation: Shochiku Eizo Center, Office H Distribuor: Shochiku © 2014 "HIBI ROCK: Puke Afro & the Pop Star" Film Partners /© Katsumasa Enokiya /© SHUEISHA Inc.