Thanatos: Mushikera no Kobushi, a boxing manga written by former WBA middleweight champion Shinji Takehara and illustrated by Yusuke Ochiai, is being adapted into live-action movie with Hidenori Tokuyama better known to tokusatsu fans as Kamen Rider Kabuto's Sou Yagumura/TheBee/KickHopper and Engine Sentai Go-Onger's Hiruto Suto/Go-OnGold as the lead protagonist!

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Tokuyama had some training in boxing in high school, and has been on diet to prepare for the movie. Takehara said that he is very satisfied with the choice of Tokuyama: "If Tokuyama wants to, he can even become a professional boxer."