Black Jack Live TV Drama Announces Yuno Nagao Casting as Pinoko

Acchon burike! Pinoko — Black Jack's pint-sized sidekick — will come to life on television next month as the upcoming live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's classic Black Jack premieres in Japan on June 30. Issey Takahashi (Rohan in the live-action Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan movies) will play the unconventional physician. Today, TV Asahi announced that child actress Yuno Nagao will appear as Pinoko. Nagao recently appeared Osoma in the live-action Golden Kamuy , and can now be seen in a new poster doing Pinoko's signature shocked expression: RELATED: 1st Black Jack TV Drama in 24 Years Premieres in 2024 Despite looking like a child, Pinoko is technically 18 years old. To be specific, she was once a teratoma living in her twin sister's body. After Black Jack solved the twins' unusual case, Pinoko became his assistant and sidekick. Nagao says Black Jack is a family favorite, and she put a lot of effort into preserving the character's "Pinoko-ness" while also remembering that she's a teenager. She also enjoyed getting to wear Pinoko's iconic costume, especially the hair ribbons. RELATED: Black Jack Anime Inspires Wedding and Engagement Rings from U-Treasure Hideo Jojo will direct the new Black Jack drama with a screenplay by Yoshiko Morishita. Isao Tsuge handles the visual concept, character design supervision and concept design, whose work on live-action anime adaptations includes Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan , Attack on Titan , and the 2004 Cutie Honey live-action film directed by Hideaki Anno. The TV drama will premiere on 24 TV Asahi in Japan on June 30. Source : Comic Natalie

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