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who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:56 am
by RyoHazuki84
well, if there is ever a live action shenmue movie, who would you cast? i know the voice actors atually did commercials in character and they did great, but it doesnt have to be them. who do you think could pull of the characters. Hell, keep Fujioka Kunihiro as Iwao. I dont think anyone else can do the role live action but him. other than that, i think many sentai and kamen rider and other japanese actors and actresses can do the roles.

for me, my ideal hazuki ryo would be ozawa ryota. he played captain marvelous in gokaiger, a sentai series. i think he has the look, he has the voice, and he can really do action very well. the way he played marvelous in some ways makes me think he could also do a good ryo. he is very good at doing one consistent emotion and everything along those lines.

for nozomi, i think horikita maki could really do the role. she looks like her and is very good at playing the love interest that is friendly, but yet hesitant to say her feelings though she shows it.

for lan di, i think hirose yutaka would be great. watch him in dairanger as jin and he has the look and the kick ass martial arts skills to really be as threatning as the character he plays. he gives off the same vibes and everything that defines the character.

for shen hua, i would love to see fukada kyoko in the role. she is cute, and she does a great job of being curious and is very communicative.

for gui zhang, i would love to see konishi hiroki from garo. he is certainly one of the best action actors i have seen in japan. he is incredibly good and i can see him having good chemsitry with ozawa ryota as ryo.

for joy, i would love to see ichimichi mao. she played luka in gokaiger and her character really came off as a joy type. plus, she is actually dating ozawa ryota.

for ren, yamada yuki would be perfect. hell, his get up in gokaiger is exactly like ren's

i will post more later

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:03 am
by MiTT3NZ
There's already a Shenmue fillm. And boy, what a masterpiece it is...

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:05 am
by Bluecast
We have had this topic so many times in the Shenmue forums and one not to long ago.
In every single one of them I thank fuck none of you are casting directors.
:lol:

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:13 am
by MiTT3NZ
On a more serious note though, I wouldn't know who the fuck to cast, coz my knowledgebase of "who's who in the film industry" is exclusive to the transatlantic behemoth.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:48 am
by Yokosuka Martian
Corey Marshall as Ryo and Christopher Walken as Lan Di . Just picture that.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:59 am
by KiBa
M. Night Shyamalan should direct. Zac Efron as Ryo. Kristen Stewart as Nozomi. And absolutely, yes, Christopher Walken as Lan Di.

Eddie Murphy as Tom.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:10 pm
by St. Elmo's Fire
Ben Stiller as Ryo. Owen Wilson as Nozomi. Jack Nicholson as Iwao.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:18 pm
by Bluecast
Andy Dick as Ryo
Pauly Shore as Inesan
Dane Cook as Lan Di
Whoopie Goldberg as Tom
Micheal Cera as the Banana Stand
Brian Blessed as Nozomi
Olsen Twins as the cat

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:35 pm
by St. Elmo's Fire
Ving Rhames as Gui Zhang.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:36 pm
by St. Elmo's Fire
Dolph Lundgren as Ine-san.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:43 pm
by OL
Ryudo wrote: In every single one of them I thank fuck none of you are casting directors. :lol:


Usually I agree, but this particular topic opener actually has some good choices. At the very least, he's picking all Japanese actors. I like his choice for Lan Di quite a lot.
Personally, I think his choice for Gui Zhang, Konishi Hiroki, would be a better Ryo. Never really thought about it before, but his character in Garo has that right kind of "constantly serious and stoic" style to him that would shape a really good Ryo.
So yeah, usually people's casting choices are terrible, but these ones aren't too bad.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:56 pm
by Who Really Cares?
A plain door for Ryo.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:56 pm
by Bluecast
Hulk Hogan as Joy

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:06 pm
by MiTT3NZ
Barack Obama as the Capsule Toy Guy.

Re: who would you cast for a live action shenmue?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:13 pm
by Spokane
MiTT3NZ wrote: Barack Obama as the Capsule Toy Guy.


This is so funny because I have thought the same exact thing before oddly, he reminds me so much of BO (Barack Obama).