#kinnikuman
Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend
キン肉マン THE LOST LEGEND
- Episodes:10
- Release Date: October, 2021
The TV series is an upcoming live-action series premiering on WOWOW.It is set in 2019 and features Gordon Maeda as Warsman. Tetsuaki Matsue will direct the series, and Takeshi Takemura will write the scripts.
The story is about an attempt to make a live-action movie based on Kinnikuman, which runs into production troubles, and thus the actors must go on a quest to uncover the true secrets behind the Kinnikuman series.
Summary
Set during November, 2019, a fictional group sets out to make a live-action film-adaptation for Kinnikuman. The general consensus among the group is that a movie will be impossible to create, but they go ahead with their intent to create a trilogy based upon the manga series. They work hard, but face many obstacles. In the meantime, actor Gordon Maeda - playing himself - is asked to perform in the movie by its producer. He accepts the offer, but soon realises there is a hidden history behind the making of this movie.