Last Wednesday, Japanese talent agency HoriPro unveiled the "Death NoteThe Musical."
The talent agency began streaming a video from the unveiling of Death Note the Musical on Wednesday. Actors Kenji Urai and Hayato Kakizawa sing "Bunshiten" (Junction) in the video.
The upcoming stage play 'Death Note' the musical unveiled its main cast in costume in September and the cas are:
- Kenji Urai (Aoi Honō, Kamen Rider Kuuga, Sailor Moon musicals) and Hayato Kakizawa (Crows Explode, Kaiji 2) as Light Yagami (shared role)
- Teppei Koike (Gokusen, Love*Com the Movie, Tōfu Kozō) as the genius detective L
- Fūka Yuzuki (live-action Shinigami-kun) as Misa Amane
- Ami Maeshima (SUPER☆GiRLS idol) as Sayu Yagami
- Megumi Hamada as Rem
- Kōtarō Yoshida (Hanako to Anne, MOZU) as Ryuk
- Takeshi Kaga as Sōichirō Yagami
Anime News Network confirmed that Takeshi Kaga will reprise his role as Sōichirō Yagami.
According to anime website, the musical play will be held at Tokyo's Nissay Theatre from April 6 to April 29 of next year. Then, they will have a show in Osaka and Nagoya in May. The musical play will also run in South Korea from July to August, but with a different cast.
Crunchy Roll reported that American composer Frank Wildhorn will be writing the music, while Jack Murphy will be writing the lyrics and Ivan Menchell will handle the scriptwriting. Tamiya Kuriyama is the director of "Death NoteThe Musical."
