Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentA sequel to the 2019 hit comedy “Fly Me to the Saitama” has been announced. Stars Nikaido Fumi and Gackt will return, as will director Takeuchi Hideki.Details about the production start date and story are sparce, though Takeuchi earlier told “Variety” that he was thinking of setting the sequel in the Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe) region.
Release is set for 2022.The first film, distributed by Toei, made $34 million at the Japanese box office and received 12 Japan Academy Prize nominations.
It won three awards, including best script and best director honors.Based on a 1980s comic series of the same name by Maya Mineo, the story begins in the present as a family from Saitama, a much-mocked prefecture adjacent.
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