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Tiger Mask Manga/Anime Gets Live-Action Film in 2011 (Updated)

posted on by Egan Loo
Ikki Kajiwara's wrestler hero inspired 1,000s of donations to orphanages this year

Tiger Mask wrestler hero for a theatrical release this November. "Tiger Mask" is the alter ego of the character Naoto Date, a pro wrestler who fights for children in an orphanage.

Tiger Mask has been a daily topic in the national news in Japan after a person Tetsujin 28-go.)

The live-action Tiger Mask film will begin shooting this May. Maki also announced the establishment of a "Naoto Date Foundation" to disaster relief efforts. Maki is a manga and anime creator in his own right; he wrote the Futari no Joe) anime.

Source: Nikkan Sports

Image © Ikki Kajiwara, Toei Animation 

Update: According to Maki, the story is still being written, and the cast and release have not been finalized. Source: Oricon


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