Live-action "Attack on Titan" actor roles revealed through new character images

By kevin on November 20, 2014 at 1:25am EST

Back on July 30, the main cast members of Shinji Higuchi’s 2-part live-action movie adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan were announced, but their specific roles were kept under wraps. Today their roles were finally revealed along with a series of 13 new character images, ending months of fan speculation.

The new images were created for an Attack on Titan exhibition which will be held at the the Ueno Royal Museum from Nov 28-Jan 25. The character visuals were largely conceived by costume designer Isao Tsuge, who’s previously worked on films like Departures, Yatterman, 13 Assassins, and Parasyte.

According to producer Yoshihiro Sato, physical resemblance to the original characters wasn’t a consideration at all. After many conversations with Isayama, casting decisions instead came down to whether the actors could embody the spirit of their characters.

Although many of the manga’s original characters including Eren, Armin, Hans, Mikasa, Sasha, and Jean are represented, there are also seven new characters created for the films.

Manga characters

Haruma Miura as Eren:

Haruma Miura as Eren from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Kanata Hongo as Armin:

Kanata Hongo as Armin from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Satomi Ishihara as Hans:

Satomi Ishihara as Hange from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa:

Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha:

Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Takahiro Miura as Jean:

Takahiro Miura as Jean from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

New characters

Hiroki Hasegawa as Shikishima:

Hiroki Hasegawa as Shikishima from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Jun Kunimura as Kubal:

Jun Kunimura as Kubal from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Satoru Matsuo as Sannagi:

Satoru Matsuo as Sannagi from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Ayame Misaki as Hiana:

Ayame Misaki as Hiana from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Rina Takeda as Lil:

Rina Takeda as Lil from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Pierre Taki as Souda:

Pierre Taki as Souda from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Shu Watanabe as Fukushi:

Shu Watanabe as Fukushi from Attack on Titan (2015 Japanese movie)

Filming of “Attack on Titan” took place from May to August in various locations including Hashima Island, Kumamoto, Ibaraki, and Toho’s Tokyo studio. It’s slated for release in Japan in summer 2015.

Source: Eiga.com / 2