Production has been green-lit for a sequel to the live-action comedy film of Mineo Maya‘s Tonde Saitama (Fly Me to Saitama) manga for next year, under the tentative title of Tonde Saitama II. The main leads Gackt and Fumi Nikaidō are reuniting for the sequel, and Hideki Takeuchi (live-action Nodame Cantabile, Thermae Romae) and Tomokazu Tokunaga (live-action Densha Otoko) are once again directing and writing the sequel, respectively.
The tagline on the visual reads, “To all citizens of Saitama, our profound apologies for making a sequel.” Maya cheekily commented on the sequel, “I’ll say it again — are you all out of your minds?”
In the first film’s story, those who live in Saitama Prefecture are ruthlessly persecuted by those who live in Tokyo, so the citizens of Saitama Prefecture hide this fact from others. High school student Momomi Dannoura (Nikaidō) is the son of…
