{"id":60208,"date":"2026-02-25T09:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=60208"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:34:58","slug":"japanese-manga-artist-says-live-action-adaptation-altered-his-story-despite-him-investing-in-production-to-stay-creatively-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-manga-artist-says-live-action-adaptation-altered-his-story-despite-him-investing-in-production-to-stay-creatively-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese manga artist\u00a0says\u00a0live-action adaptation\u00a0altered\u00a0his\u00a0story\u00a0despite him investing in production to stay creatively involved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Like most manga artists, prolific Japanese author Rensuke Oshikiri is pleased whenever his works are adapted into\u00a0other\u00a0forms of media.\u00a0His horror manga,\u00a0Misumiso, was turned into a 2018 live-action movie of the same name, while Hi Score Girl, a romantic comedy series based around arcade games, became a well-known anime series.\u00a0However, Oshikiri recently expressed his frustrations\u00a0regarding\u00a0the 2024 live-action film adaptation of another one of his horror stories,\u00a0Sayuri<\/strong>, particularly with the limited\u00a0influence\u00a0he had on the project, considering he is both the source material’s creator and was an investor of the movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with Encount<\/a>, Oshikiri explained how he wanted to play a bigger part in the film\u2019s creative process from the get-go: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In film, the original creator is usually the least involved in production. They just provide the source material, without having had any intention of adapting it into a visual work in the first place. That’s why I felt a strong desire to actually contribute to the creation of the movie.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this end, Oshikiri put up some of his own money to fund the movie on the condition that the producers would let him join the production committee. Given how rare it is for manga artists to be on the production committees for adaptations of their work, he figured that his monetary investment would give him a voice and allow him to contribute to the film creatively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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