The Manga finally became a Hollywood movie!!

Monster

It’s not the latest news but I’d like to tell about the news.

Have you already read some Naoki Urasawa’s manga?? He is an author of YAWARA!, 20th century boys and PLUTO. I think there are no people who don’t know his Manga.
This time, one of his best sellers, Monster, has been generate publicity because the Manga finally became a movie not in Japan but Hollywood!! For the past few years, Hollywood is apt to buy the rights of remaking Japanese box office hits, like THE RING, THE GRUDGE (The JUON) or Shall we dance?? . It seems that shortage of the good factures made Hollywood people see Asian movies or Manga. The circumstances are seen in series of blockbuster hits, too.

Anyway, Monster is a psychological thriller telling the story of one doctor, Dr.Temmma who used to be an outstanding future surgery and one young brilliant killer whose life Temmma saved in young man’s early age. Urasawa’s Manga is very complex and we can’t imagine the next scene. Monster has cruelty, but at the same time, he shows us confidential relationship of people and sanctity of life.

I think film version of this is very difficult because there are no places to cut in the Original. So, please read Manga (vol.1~18) and of course try another his book, 20th century boys!!