Crunchy Roll & Anime News Network are reporting that Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is getting a live-action adaptation for the big screen. The production is reported to have begun principle photography as of October 15th and is scheduled to be released in Japan in the Summer of 2013.
The film is directed by Kaiji Sato and the script is written Yūsuke Watanabe. The film stars Tori Matsuzaka as Ken, Gō Ayano as Jō, Ayame Gōriki as Jun, Tatsuomi Hamada as Jinpei, and Ryōhei Suzuki as Ryū.
Visual effects are being handled by Takashi Yamazaki and reports are the film has more CG shots than any other in Japan’s film history. It’s nto clear how much is really going to be live action or if it will be a highly stylized reality like films 300 or Sin City.
Also of interest is that Shinji Aramaki is being reported as the character designer for the film. Shinji Aramaki is known by many as the man behind the desings of such classics as the M.O.S.P.E.D.A or many of the vehicles from M.A.S.K to name a few.