JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I poster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster, featuring Kento Yamazaki as Josuke Higashikata
Japaneseジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ダイヤモンドは砕けない 第一章
Directed byTakashi Miike
Screenplay byItaru Era
Story byItaru Era
Based onJoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Diamond Is Unbreakable)
by Hirohiko Araki
Produced byMisako Saka
Yoshishige Shimatani
Starring
Music byKouji Endo
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) (Neuchâtel)
  • August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04) (Japan)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$2.1 million[1][2]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (Japanese: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ダイヤモンドは砕けない 第一章, Hepburn: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai Dai-Isshō) is a 2017 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike and based on the Diamond Is Unbreakable story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Covering the first seventeen chapters, the film stars Kento Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Masaki Okada, Mackenyu, Takayuki Yamada and Yusuke Iseya. It was released in Japan by Toho and Warner Bros. on August 4, 2017.[3][4] It was licensed for North American release by Viz Media.[5]

Plot[]

In M-Prefecture's fictional town of Morioh, which has been plagued by a series of mysterious murders, Josuke Higashikata is a second-year high school student who befriends new student Koichi Hirose while displaying strange powers in fixing Koichi's bicycle. Josuke later foils a convenience store robbery by a delinquent acting under the influence of a water-like creature. Josuke then encounters Jotaro Kujo, introducing himself as the youth's nephew while explaining that Josuke is the illegitimate son of his grandfather, Joseph Joestar. Despite a brief fight from a misunderstanding, explaining their Stand psychic embodiments while displaying the time manipulative ability of his Stand, Star Platinum, Jotaro warns Josuke that the murders are being caused by another Stand user. Josuke realizes the creature he saw the other day was a Stand, unaware that its user is a serial killer named Anjuro "Angelo" Katagiri who intends to kill the student for his interference. The next day, Angelo has his Stand, Aqua Necklace, sneak into the Higashikata residence and, despite failing to kill Josuke's mother Tomoko, murders his grandfather Ryohei as Jotaro arrives to the youth's aid. The two are overwhelmed by Aqua Necklace until Josuke tricks it into entering a rubber glove he secretly swallowed. Upon finding Angelo, Josuke uses his Stand, Crazy Diamond, to fuse him into a rock while the serial killer reveals that he acquired his power from a mysterious arrow-wielding high school student.

During Ryohei's funeral, Josuke and Koichi follow a youth named Keicho Nijimura, Angelo's benefactor, to a derelict house where they are jumped by both him and his younger brother Okuyasu. As Okuyasu and his Stand The Hand hold off Josuke, Keicho drags Koichi into the house after shooting an arrow through his neck. Josuke chases them after defeating Okuyasu who took a hit from Keicho's Stand Bad Company. Josuke's act of healing Okuyasu is rewarded when the latter helps him rescue Koichi while not intending to stand in their way of searching for the bow and arrow. Keicho goes on the offense in forcing Koichi to manifest his Stand, disappointed that it is a large egg, before being defeated with Josuke and Koichi finding an immortal abomination soon after. Keicho reveals this creature to be his father whose condition is the result of being a follower of Dio Brando, explaining that he has been creating Stand Users in the hopes that one of them might be able to end his father's suffering. Josuke, deducing that Mr. Nijimura has not completely lost his sense of self after using Crazy Diamond to repair a valued family photograph, offers to help the Nijimura brothers restore their father's humanity despite Keicho being hesitant to hand the bow and arrow to him. However, as a Stand suddenly attacks, Keicho sacrifices himself to protect Okuyasu. Josuke later meets again with Jotaro, swearing to continue his grandfather's work of protecting Morioh as Koichi and Okuyasu proceed to support him.

In a mid-credits scene, a house is shown with a paper bag on a table, containing a severed hand and an arrow in its clutch. This references the overarching antagonist of the manga series, Yoshikage Kira.

Cast[]

Production[]

In 2016, it was announced that Toho and Warner Bros. were partnering to produce a live-action film based on the fourth arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure for release sometime in summer 2017. Both studios are planning for worldwide distribution and, with the "Chapter I" in the title, are hoping to create sequels.[10][11]

Principal photography took place in Japan and in Sitges, Spain.[3]

Reception[]

Following its world premiere at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I won the Audience Award.[12]

The film opened at number five at the Japanese box office, before dropping to number 11 its second week. As a result, an insider told Oricon that this put the studios' plans for sequels in doubt.[13]

Matt Schley of Otaku USA gave the film a negative review for its pacing and "gross color palette." Acknowledging that it is Part I, he stated that its slow pace causes "virtually none" of the plot threads to reach any conclusions.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "JoJo no kimyô na bôken: Daiyamondo wa kudakenai (2017) - International". The Numbers. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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  4. ^ "ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ダイヤモンドは砕けない 第一章". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Viz Media Licenses More JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". Otaku USA. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Visuals Show Kōichi, Yukako". Anime News Network. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Visuals Show Okuyasu, Keichō". Anime News Network. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Visual Shows Angelo". Anime News Network. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Visual Shows Jōtarō Kūjō". Anime News Network. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. ^ Blair, Gavin J. (September 28, 2016). "Takashi Miike to Direct Warner Bros. Japan, Toho Co-Production Based on Manga". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's 1st Teaser Shows Cast at Press Conference". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  12. ^ "Live-Action Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Wins Audience Award at Neuchâtel Int'l Fantasic Film Festival". Anime News Network. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  13. ^ "Low Box-Office Returns Put Live-Action JoJo's Sequels in Doubt". Otaku USA. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  14. ^ "Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Bizarre for All the Wrong Reasons [Review]". Otaku USA. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

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