The secret story behind the birth of the much-talked-about “100t hammer” from the Netflix live-action movie “City Hunter”! Special video & making stills releasedA special video from the Netflix live-action movie “City Hunter” featuring a conversation between Suzuki and Nozomi Morita, where Ryohei Suzuki talks about the scene where he realized he was in the world of “CH” and the secret behind the creation of the much-talked-about live-action version of “Hammer”. was published. Additionally, a total of 10 making stills have arrived.

Anime / Manga

2024.05.08

“City Hunter” is the long-awaited first live-action film in Japan in the Reiwa era, based on the manga by Tsukasa Hojo, which has caused a huge boom with over 50 million copies sold. The main character, Ryo Saeba, is a top-notch sweeper based in Shinjuku, Tokyo who handles various troubles in the underworld. The story depicts how he loves unparalleled beautiful women, and when he meets a beautiful woman, he loses his nerve, but when he receives a request, he uses his extraordinary gun skills, physical ability, and calm mind to complete the job.

Suzuki plays the role of the cool, silly and stiff Ryo Saeba, Morita plays the role of Kaori Makimura, the heroine, Masanobu Ando plays the role of Hideyuki Makimura, Ryo’s partner, and Saeko Nogami, a beautiful detective who has a corrupt relationship with Ryo. Fumino Kimura will be in charge.

This time, from this work, we will include a special video of the conversation between Suzuki and Morita, which includes plenty of the main story and its making footage, as well as the behind-the-scenes footage of the cast’s crank-up and the scene where the familiar “Hammer” appears in “City Hunter”. Making stills and off shots have arrived.

From the beginning of the interview video, you can get a glimpse of the two people getting along very well, as if they were “partners.” Suzuki and Morita’s extraordinary passion for this work is amply talked about, as well as the key scenes of the story that we can only talk about now.

While talking about the main points of this work, Suzuki said, Because I thought I knew the merits of the original work, I wanted to pack in the charm of City Hunter”, so I thought I would incorporate elements of anime and manga that can only be done in Japan.” I created it with a focus on both comedic and serious aspects within this worldview.That duality is what I like most,” he says with confidence.

Morita also said, It's a story that depicts the story of Kaoru from City Hunter, which everyone knows, so it's light and enjoyable in a good way because of the action and comedy scenes.There's a lot of City Hunter” in this world right now. “If I had seen them, I would have thought that they would be like this,” he recalls.

Furthermore, in the serious scene the two of them talk about, they also talk about an important scene in which Hideyuki Makimura (Masanobu Ando), Ryo’s partner and Kaori’s older brother, is killed right in front of Ryo and Kaori. Suzuki said, This work had to be completed within two hours, so if it was based on the original story, it would have taken a long time.If City Hunter” started like this, it would have been shorter for the two characters (Ryo and Kaori). I thought that even with time, I could reach my partner,” he said, expressing his thoughts on this important original scene that is unique to this work and is not in the original work.

Also, because the scene is well known to fans of the original work, Suzuki said, When I was filming that scene, it was the first time I realized, Ah, I’m now in the world of City Hunter.” “What I still remember is that I felt very sentimental, wondering what my older self would have thought about filming the scene where Makimura dies on Christmas night.” Morita also looked back on the filming of Suzuki and revealed the story behind the scenes, saying, “I could tell that he was really excited.Now that I think about it, I realize that it was because of that scene in the original work that I felt that way.” Ta.

Furthermore, in the gun action scenes that are highly acclaimed not only in Japan but around the world, Suzuki’s commitment to handling guns that can only be achieved is fully discussed, and fans of the original work are wondering how it will be portrayed in the live-action version. The highly anticipated “100t hammer” also became a hot topic.

Regarding the “100 ton hammer,” the original author Tsukasa Hojo said, “There’s no way you can have a 100 ton hammer (in the real world), so if you’re going to do it, I want you to make it into reality.” My hope is for it to be properly realistic.” As he said, it appears naturally in the movie.

Looking back on the scene where the hammer appears, Suzuki said, I got the impression that Morita-san really practiced how to use the hammer,'' to which Morita immediately replied, Because Ryohei-san says a lot about how important the hammer is.” (laughs) But I truly believe that Hammer is synonymous with Kaoru-chan,” he said, adding that he felt pressured. Morita was also seen expressing his gratitude when Suzuki, a fan of the original work, gave him his stamp of approval.

When asked again about the appeal of this work, Morita said, Personally, I think the key point is not the fluffiness” of the Showa era, but the “fluffiness” of the Reiwa era, and I’m sure both women and men will appreciate this. I think it was something that people could laugh at in a good way.”

Suzuki said, “I’m sure there are many people of this generation who don’t know about City Hunter, so they can enjoy the story of starting from zero, and if you wonder what’s going to happen in the future, read the manga or anime and watch it.” “One of the highlights is that even first-timers can enjoy it in this way,” he concluded.

In addition, the making still of Hammer in the ending scene, which was a hot topic in this video, was also shown for the first time. In addition, a total of 10 must-see items for “City Hunter” fans have arrived, including shots of the cast’s serious and playful moments during filming, as well as shots of them cranking up the movie. Be sure to check out these stills as well as the video.

The Netflix movie “City Hunter” is currently being distributed exclusively on Netflix worldwide. We can’t take our eyes off this work, which is showing no signs of stopping.

Netflix movie “City Hunter”

Exclusively distributed worldwide on Netflix

Cast:

Ryohei Suzuki Nozomi Morita Masanobu Ando Asuka Hanamura Ayame Mizusaki Moemi Katayama Ami 201 Tetta Sugimoto Takaya Sakoda /

Fumino Kimura Isao Hashizume

Original work : Tsukasa Hojo “City Hunter”

Director: Yuichi Sato

Executive producer: Shinichi Takahashi (Netflix)

Producer: Keisuke Sanpei, Okimasa Oshida

Screenplay: Tatsuro Mishima

Ending theme: “Get Wild Continual” TM NETWORK (Sony Music Labels Inc.)

Music: Eiji Segawa