■“I played the role of Yamada, which I love, with great care and to the best of my ability.” (Ryuto Sakuma) “This was my first attempt at a romantic comedy movie, but when I saw the school festival scene, I thought, “This is a romantic comedy!” (laughs) (Mizuki Yamashita)
It has been decided that HiHi Jets Ryuto Sakuma and Mizuki Yamashita will play their first starring roles in the movie “Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Shiru”. The movie will be released on March 28, 2025.
The original work of “Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koisuru” is a work of the same name currently being serialized in the manga app “GANMA!”. In addition to winning the “Grand Prize” at the “6th TSUTAYA Comic Awards”, which has won awards for works that have become social phenomena such as “Jujutsu Kaisen” and “SPY x FAMILY”, the “13th Received the “Grand Prize” at the Anan Manga Awards. In addition, it won the “Manga Category” at “Piccoma AWARD 2024”, and the “Grand Prize”, “Bookstore Clerk Award”, and “Character Award (Prince category that you want to look at from a little distance)” at Mecha Comic “3rd Everyone’s Oshii Romance Manga Award”. It is a romance manga that has received overwhelming support from a wide range of people, including those in their teens to 20s, and has been ranked number one in the manga that high school girls are currently addicted to (according to LINE Research). .
It will be made into a TV anime in 2023, and the number of fans will increase rapidly. In the 2024 summer issue of the magazine “Seventeen”, it was also selected as the 1st “manga” selected by high school girls in the “ST Super Survey 2024” as a “manga that they would like to see made into a drama or movie.” This is the most trending love story of the moment, with many people falling in love with the main character Akito Yamada’s “Yamadanuma.”
■Ryuto Sakuma and Mizuki Yamashita are both starring in a movie for the first time!
Akane (Mizuki Yamashita), a college student who has just been dumped by her boyfriend, meets Yamada (Ryuto Sakuma), a high school professional gamer who is extremely skilled at playing online games. However, Yamada, who she thought was unfriendly and cold, was actually the “strongest gap boy.” Although Akane is usually super salty, she gradually becomes attracted to Yamada’s unconscious kindness that she glimpses at random times. However, even though he has “zero interest in romance,” he is a formidable enemy who is “very popular”… Will she be able to conquer the most difficult romance in history with Yamada, which started with the worst first impression?
W stars as Junki Fukahori in the drama “The House Without a Kotatsu” (2023/NTV) and Hideyori Toyotomi in the NHK taiga drama “What’s Wrong with Ieyasu” (2023), leaving a vivid impression and becoming a hot topic of conversation? Ryuto Sakuma (HiHi Jets) and the NHK TV drama “Soaragare!” ” (2022) and TBS Sunday Theater “Gekokujo Kyuji” (2023), Mizuki Yamashita graduated from Nogizaka46 in the spring and began her career as an actress in earnest. Please pay attention to the fresh charm of the two, who will be starring in a movie together for the first time.
So far, he has directed films such as “Unrequited Love” (2022), “Jack Frost” (2023/MBS), and “When it comes to love, the second time is better” (2024/MBS/TBS). Yuka Yasukawa has worked on many romance works, and recently released “Renai Battle Royale” (2024) on Netflix, which will be distributed worldwide. After studying under Yuji Sakamoto in the screenwriting department of the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, he has written scripts such as the movie “Character” (2021) and the drama “Tomorrow, I Am Someone’s Girlfriend” (2022/MBS/TBS). Anna Kawahara, who is active in a wide range of genres, is joined by the latest staff and cast. We will fully depict the charm of Reiwa’s strongest romantic comedy.
■This spring, all of Japan will fall in love with Yamada. Romantic comedy entertainment with excitement level 999♡!!
At the same time as the movie announcement, teaser visuals and special news were released. The teaser visual shows Yamada looking away! The expression on Akane’s face and the exquisite sense of distance between the two are eye-catching. Just like the catchphrase “Now, Lv1.”, what kind of love will start from now on? Coupled with the pop worldview of this work, the visuals are highly anticipated.
In addition, a special report has been released that will reveal the main video for the first time since it was cranked up in mid-October. Akane cries after being dumped by her boyfriend. At that time, I met Yamada, a high school professional gamer, through an online game. At first, Yamada says, “I’m not interested in romance,” but he puts a bandaid on an injured Akane…and carries a drunk Akane on his back…and suddenly we get a glimpse of his kind side without even realizing it, and at the end, he says, “I’m not interested in love.” Actually…I wanted to meet my sister again,” Yamada says in the video.
■Comment from Ryuto Sakuma (HiHi Jets) as Akito Yamada
My name is Ryuto Sakuma and I play the role of Akito Yamada. I’ve loved this work since it started being serialized. This work was made into an anime, and when it finished airing and I was feeling sad, I was approached about making it into a live-action movie. I never thought that a story like this would come to me, and I still can’t really feel it. Although I am inexperienced, I played the role of Yamada, which I love, with great care and to the best of my ability. I think it’s a work that will be enjoyed by both those who have loved the original work and those who are seeing it for the first time, with the addition of a different kind of 3D fun. As a fan myself, I am looking forward to the live-action version of this work! Please come to the theater!■Comment from Mizuki Yamashita, role of Akane Kinoshita
Along with the excitement of diving into the world of Yamada-kun, I also felt the pressure of making a live-action version of the popular manga, but I also had the pleasure of speaking with Mashiro, the author of the original work, and hope that all Yamada-kun fans will truly enjoy it. I went into the shoot wanting to create a piece of work.
This was my first attempt at a romantic comedy movie, but during the school festival scene, I thought it was a romantic comedy! (laughs)
The interactions between the guild members were also interesting, and the ad-libs sometimes made me laugh, making it a fun shoot filled with smiles every day.
I think the charm of this work is the frustrating yet cute sense of distance between Yamada and Akane, the characters and the bonds that form through the game, and the warm story that goes beyond romance. It’s a content that can be enjoyed by all kinds of people, including fans of the original work and gamers, so we hope you’ll be able to go to the theater!■Author: Mashiro Comment
We have decided to make “Yamada-kun to Lv999 Koisuru” into a movie.
I would like to thank the production team who were involved and the fans who supported us.
I didn’t really feel it when I heard about it, but now I’m slowly starting to feel it!
I think it will be a work that follows the original story, but allows you to enjoy it in a way that is unique to a movie.
I’m really looking forward to it too!
I would be happy if Yamada-kun fans look forward to it too!■Director: Yuka Yasukawa Comments
When I mentioned the title, everyone said, “I know it!” and “I love it!” I was nervous about adapting the hit manga that is loved by so many people into a movie, but I personally didn’t want to see the characters from the original work. I love it so much that I decided to run with that feeling in my heart.
Mr. Sakuma, who embodied Yamada in a perfect way with his elegant sex appeal and delicate expressions, and Mr. Yamashita, who led the work with his deep love for the role and natural comedienne. Thanks to the cast who put their heart and soul into their roles, and the staff who generously put their ideas into the work, we were able to create a movie worth watching.
Thank you, Mashiro-sensei, for making this wonderful original work into a movie.
…By the way, as a director, I am very confident in the catchphrase in the special report, “All of Japan will fall in love with Yamada!” Please be sure to watch Yamada and Akane’s level 999 love at the theater.■Producer: Chika Takagi comment
When I was over 30 and it was becoming difficult to get excited about school romantic comedies, I read the first volume of “Yamada-kun to Lv999 Koisuru” and for the first time in a while, I was really excited, and I was about to fall in love for the first time. I think this is a rare work that allows people in their 20s and 30s, who have already experienced various love affairs, to be excited together with the same feeling.
At the same time, I believe that this work is filled with delicate and diverse “kindness”. I repeatedly talked with the scriptwriter, Mr. Kawahara, about how to preserve that gentleness, and with the help of Mr. Mashiro, we created a scenario in which he deeply loved the original work, faced the role with sincerity, and delicately embodied it. With the addition of the two lead actors (I kept thinking “Yamada and Akane are here!” during filming, which was a thrilling experience for me as a fan of the original work), director Yasukawa created a film that was sometimes comical and sometimes emotional. Moreover, they created a movie that was extremely cute (be it the actors’ acting, facial expressions, or background art) and was a delight to the eye from start to finish.
I think this is a work that will make you cry and laugh along with Akane, and leave the theater feeling happy at the end.
Please stay tuned!
Movie information
“Falling in love with Yamada-kun at level 999”
Released on Friday, March 28, 2025
Director: Yuka Yasukawa
Screenplay: Anna Kawahara
Starring: Ryuto Sakuma, Mizuki Yamashita
Original work: Mashiro “Yamada-kun and Lv999 Love” (serialized in Comic Smart “GANMA!”)
Production: Kadokawa Daiei Studio
Distribution: KADOKAWA
(C) Mashiro/COMICSMART INC. (C)2025 “Yamada-kun and Lv999 no Koisuru” Production Committee
Work site
http://yamada999-movie.com/
(C) Mashiro/COMICSMART INC.
