Saori Hara

It was recently reported that Kimio Yanagisawa’s manga series “Shimin Police 69″ (Citizen Police 69) is going to be adapted as a live-action film, directed by Ryuichi Honda. The film will star actor Toshiya Sakai  (51) in his first lead movie role, with Akari Hayami (15) of idol group Momoiro Clover playing one of the main female characters.

Yanagisawa is best known for writing the manga “Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano Hitoshi” (Anonymous Chief Tadano Hitoshi) about a salaryman who also serves as a secret corporate agent carrying out special missions. “Shimin Police 69″ (Citizen Police 69), which was serialized from 2001 to 2006, has a similar concept. The protagonist (played by Sakai) is an ordinary middle-aged worker who is chosen by a crime-exposing organization known as the “Shimin Police,” and as a result he winds up in unusual circumstances. The young Hayami plays a girl who ends up changing the protagonist’s fate.

Like “Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano Hitoshi” (Anonymous Chief Tadano Hitoshi),  “Shimin Police 69″ (Citizen Police 69) also incorporates some sexual elements, so adult actress Saori Hara (22) has been cast in the movie.

“Shimin Police 69″ (Citizen Police 69) is slated for a spring 2011 release.