The official website for the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Satoru Nii's WIND BREAKER manga series released a teaser visual today , which announced the film's theatrical release date in Japan, December 5, 2025 . Teaser Visual Also, a special video titled "The Beginning Thoughts," consisting of interview with Koshi Mizukami (Hatuka Sakura), Taisei Kido (Akihiko Nirei), and Keito Tsuna (Hayato Suo) immediately after the shooting and behind-the-scenes footage, which is being shown for the first time in Japan, is also streamed. "How can we be faithful to the original work while at the same time not becoming cosplay?" said Mizukami in the interview. "We also make all of these uniforms, starting with the fabric selection. The same goes for the makeup, and we also chose the color contact lenses very carefully. There was no way for the actors to ruin the creativity of the staff. I valued expressing the essence of the pain and weakness of Sakura in reverse, like the rawness that only live-action can bring." Special Video "The Beginning Thoughts" RELATED: WIND BREAKER Live-Action Movie Releases Teaser Trailer, Character Visuals Kentaro Hagiwara , who previously worked on the live-action film adaptations of Tokyo Ghoul in 2017 and Blue Period in 2024, serves as director. Yosuke Masaike, who won the Excellence Screenplay Award at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize in 2023 for Anime Supremacy! , provides a screenplay. The main cast members include: Haruka Sakura played by Koshi Mizukami Akihiko Nirei played by Taisei Kido Hayato Suo played by Keito Tsuna Kyotaro Sugishita played by JUNON (BE:FIRST) Toma Hhiragi played by Motoki Nakazawa Hajime Uumemiya played by Shuhei Uesugi Satoru Nii's original WIND BREAKER manga series is serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website since January 2021, releasing 22 tankobon volumes to date. The manga's TV anime adaptation aired for two seasons in 2024 and 2025. Crunchyroll, which is streaming both seasons , describes the anime as such: Welcome to Furin High School, an institution infamous for its population of brawny brutes who solve every conflict with a show of strength. Some of the students even formed a group, Bofurin, which protects the town. Haruka Sakura, a first-year student who moved in from out of town, is only interested in one thing: fighting his way to the top. Source : "WIND BREAKER" Live-action Movie official website / X (formerly Twitter) ©Satoru Nii/KODANSHA ©2025 "WIND BREAKER" Production Committee
