“Barbara” movie poster has been revealed (The film adaptation is based on Tezuka Osamu’s 1973-1974 manga series)

Back in 1973, Tezuka Osamu wrote the manga series “Barbara” and now a live action film directed by Tezuka Makoto and starring Inagaki Goro and Nikaido Fumi is in production, with the poster having been released on August 24th.

The film is set for a November 20th release.

＼🎊ついに解禁！！映画『ばるぼら』🎊／

数々の海外映画祭で好評の本作、いよいよ日本に凱旋！！

狂気の果て。
あれは幻だったのだろうかー

11月20日(金)よりシネマート新宿、ユーロスペースほか全国公開！#ばるぼら #稲垣吾郎 #二階堂ふみ #手塚眞 #手塚治虫 #クリストファー・ドイル pic.twitter.com/HL70K4dURL

— 映画『ばるぼら』公式　Tezuka’s Barbara (@BarbaraTezuka) August 23, 2020

The manga series which was serialized in Shogakukan’s “Big Comic” from July 1973 to May 1974 revolves around a novelist named Mikura Yosuke who gained fame as an aesthetic genius and unfortunately suffers from an abnormal libido.

One day at Shinjuku Station, he meets an alcoholic named Barbara and has her stay at his apartment. And while having her stay at his home, he learns about black magic and the world of black magic through Barbara and others. But as he starts to fall for Barbara’s charm, it will change Mikura forever.

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