JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017)

A teen gifted with supernatural power discovers the truth behind his cursed and bizarre bloodline, and the evil that lurks within his town.

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writers:

Hirohiko Araki (manga), Itaru Era (screenplay)

Stars:

Kento Yamazaki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kento Yamazaki	...	Josuke Higashikata
Ryûnosuke Kamiki	...	Koichi Hirose
Nana Komatsu	...	Yukako Yamagishi
Masaki Okada	...	Keicho Nijimura
Mackenyu	...	Okuyasu Nijimura (as Mackenyu Nitta)
Kenji Mizuhashi	...	Mansaku Nijimura
Arisa Mizuki	...	Tomoko Higashikata
Jun Kunimura	...	Ryohei Higashikata
Takayuki Yamada	...	Anjuro Katagiri
Yûsuke Iseya	...	Jotaro Kujo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kayoko Fujii
Billy Kametz	...	Josuke Higashkata (voice)

Storyline

A teen named Josuke Higashikata discovers that he possesses supernatural abilities; inherited from a cursed and bizarre bloodline spanning generations. Discovering that someone within his hometown is granting others similar power, Josuke sets off on an adventure to uncover the mysterious threat.

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Plot Keywords:

live action remake of anime | based on manga | supernatural power | psychotronic film | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Eagle International Communication [Taiwan] Madman Films [Australia]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (Japan)

Also Known As:

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1

Filming Locations:

Sitges, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,077,113

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bushiroad, Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company (CBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film adapts the "Diamond is Unbreakable" storyline from the "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" comics. This storyline was chosen specifically because of its Japanese-centred location; most other Jojo tales involve foreigners.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits feature a star (the Jojo Joestar lineage), a diamond (for Josuke), an arrow (a special artifact) and a series of manga comic pages.

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Connections

Version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

User Reviews

Not A Fan Of Manga Or Anime

So, as my title indicates, I am not a fan of manga or anime. I may get this wrong but I believe manga is the comic strip version and anime is the animated version of these stories. Either way, I just don't care for those formats. My son really enjoys them and I have an affinity for Asian horror and thrillers so when he comes to me and tells me there are live action films, I sit down and we watch them together.

I know, through my son, that there are a lot of live action adaptations that don't get a lot of love from manga and anime fans because it is hard to get the written and drawn aspects to cross over smoothly. The live action stuff just doesn't seem to have the same detail the other formats can offer and that leaves fans thinking they've been short changed. Since I don't follow those formats, I can base my opinions by what I've seen in the live action versions without bias.

I thought this was a good film but it has some flaws. My son stopped the film on more than one occasion to explain a few things because I didn't understand things seeing as how I am not familiar with the other formats. I didn't know what had taken place before what was shown in the film and he felt like some of it should have been explained better. I gotta take off a few points for that.

I loved the costuming and I thought the CGI stuff was done well. It seemed a bit lengthy during some of the last big scenes but I could excuse some of that because it was interesting to watch. We didn't realize that this was only Chapter 1 and my son was a bit frustrated by that. He, having experienced some of the other formats, knew what was coming next and wanted me to see what was supposed to happen next. We can always watch the sequel though!

My take away from this is that while it is a well made film and has a significant amount of detail, it is not easily watched as a stand alone film. You sorta need to know some of the stuff that has lead up to this moment in the series and the film just doesn't explain all of it. However, it was still an entertaining watch and I would presume that if you are a fan of the other formats you will enjoy it.