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Wind Breaker live-action is ready to throw its first punch in theaters this December. Satoru Nii has brought this amazing tale to life with lots of blood, sweat, tears, and realistic locations. The choice of shooting locations creates a sense of realism throughout this film, which will show the incredible journey of Haruka as he fights for and protects his community while creating bonds with his fellow brawlers.
The Wind Breaker live-action movie drops December 5, 2025, with Koshi Mizukami taking the lead role, Kentaro Hagiwara directing, and Yasutaka Matsumoto performing in supporting roles. Additionally, Warner Bros. will be the film's distributor.
Windbreaker live-action was produced in southern Okinawa on location, from February to April, through shooting all of it on-site using a local shopping district and traditional Okinawa as a portion of their main set design. The filmmakers transformed an area of the shopping district into a fully developed set. As well, they rented out an entire shopping avenue, creating detailed storefronts to reflect the world of Furin High School and its surrounding shopping area of Tong Poo.
Director and Creative Team
Kentaro Hagiwara directs Wind Breaker live-action and director of other previous adaptations of manga. In addition to the film series, Kentaro has also directed Tokyo Ghoul-Live (2017) and Blue Period-Live (2024) and has directed two additional films, Dragons of Wonderhatch and Our 30 Minute Sessions.
Yosuke Masaike is an award-winning writer who won an Excellence Screenplay Award from the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize in 2023 for anime supremacy! He also wrote a screenplay for the live-action adaptation of A Girl & Her Guard Dog. The creator and writer of the original manga have collaborated to create material that is unique to the movie.
Main Cast Members of Wind Breaker Live-Action
The Wind Breaker live-action features a talented ensemble bringing the beloved characters to life:
- Koshi Mizukami stars as Haruka Sakura, the fierce protagonist who seeks only to fight the strongest opponents. The 26-year-old actor described the project as a delinquent film unique to the Reiwa era.
- Taisei Kido plays Akihiko Nirei, Sakura's earnest classmate who documents the fights and achievements of Boufurin members.
- Keito Tsuna portrays Hayato Suo, the calm and mysterious fighter with incredible martial arts skills.
- JUNON from the boy band BE: FIRST takes on the role of Kyotaro Sugishita, Umemiya's loyal right-hand man who communicates primarily through action.
- Motoki Nakazawa plays Toma Hiragi, the vice-captain of Boufurin, who keeps order within the group.
- Shuhei Uesugi embodies Hajime Umemiya, the charismatic leader of Boufurin who protects the town with an iron will.
The second trailer for the Wind Breaker live-action movie also introduced three more crucial characters:
- Rikako Yagi portrays Kotoha Tachibana, the kind-hearted girl who operates Cafe Post in the Tong Poo shopping district.
- Coki Yamashita takes on Choji Tomiyama, the unpredictable leader of Shishitoren, a rival gang that challenges Boufurin's dominance.
- Noritaka Hamao plays Jo Togame, the sub-leader of Shishitoren who remains fiercely loyal to Tomiyama despite his erratic behavior.
The Source Material of Wind Breaker Live-Action
Satoru Nii put out Wind Breaker on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket digital comics platform back in January 2021. As of now, Wind Breaker has 22 volumes released so far and has built an enormous fan base because of the intensity of the fights and the well-developed characters.
It's about Haruka Sakura, a 1st-year student of Furin High School who moves to the town to start his journey as a fighter. But what he finds out is that the Boufurin or the Furin delinquents are more like protectors of the town and not just your average classic bullies. This information really opens Sakura's eyes to the truth of the world, and he must therefore be forced to see what it means to be strong.
Kodansha USA Publishing has also picked Wind Breaker up for English publication, and as of Spring 2022, readers can now read Wind Breaker digitally as well as in monthly print volume releases!
What Fans Can Expect
The promotional advertisements say they'll have lots of crazy action scenes that are like what you see in the manga, and they released some new videos leading up to the premiere showing some of the fights, like Sakura vs. Sugishita not being friendly.
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During interviews with the cast, they talked about how physically demanding the fight sequences were. JUNON said he liked watching the animated version before agreeing to play the role, and the other cast members discussed how hard it was to do complicated fight scenes while also being true to their characters.
The Wind Breaker live-action movie is being presented in a new way as its director said he wants to bring the delinquent (yankee) style films into a modern-day format, but still respect the essence of the traditional delinquent film styles.
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