The official website for the live-action film of Ammitsu’s Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella) manga posted a new trailer and visual for the film on Friday. The trailer announces more cast members for the film, and also reveals and previews the film’s theme song “Itsumo Tonari de” (Always By My Side) by FANTASTICS.
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The additional cast members include:
Misa Shimizu as Chiaki’s mother Chie Amano
Tomu Miyazaki as Chiaki’s father Mitsuhiro Amano
Mahiru Konno as Subaru’s mother Tōko Hiiragi
Maho Nonami as Ritsuko Koyanagi, the president of the entertainment company where Subaru works
Kenta Hamano as Hiroshi Tanase
The film will open on August 22.
Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story:
Chiaki is a pretty normal teenage girl. Since they were kids, she’s had a thing for her best friend Subaru—who’s fast becoming the hottest young actor in Japan! With Subaru threatening to slip away, Chiaki has a decision to make: Will she finally take her shot, or give Subaru up to his adoring public?
The series stars Riko Fukumoto (live-action Love Me, Love Me Not, Kimi ga Otoshita Aozora, A Girl & Her Guard Dog , left in image below) as Chiaki and FANTASTICS member Yūsei Yagi (live-action Yano-kun no Futsū no Hibi, Minami’s Lover, right) as Subaru.
Hana Matsumoto (Oshi no Ko, The End of the Pale Hour) is directing the film, and Sawako Kawamitsu (Bokura ga Koroshita, Saiai no Kimi, Animals) wrote the script. TOHO will distribute the film.
Ammitsu launched the series in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend magazine in January 2022. Kodansha shipped the seventh compiled book volume on December 13. Kodansha USA shipped the third volume in August 2024.
Ammitsu ended the Ran the Peerless Beauty (Takane no Ran-san) manga in December 2020. Kodansha published the manga’s 10th and final volume on January 13. Ammitsu launched the manga in Bessatsu Friend in July 2017.
Sources: Gazing at the Star Next Door live-action film’s website, Comic Natalie
