To promote the upcoming film Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional, starring Issey Takahashi and set to premiere on May 23, a massive interactive advertisement has appeared in Tokyo’s Shinjuku underground walkway. The installation features a giant "Heaven’s Door"-shaped peel-off poster, designed to resemble the signature ability of the titular manga artist character, Rohan Kishibe. Fans can peel off and take home sticky notes designed in the shape of Heaven’s Door, available only from May 19 to 25, while supplies last.

The movie is based on the first and most beloved story from Hirohiko Araki’s manga series Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan. The legendary episode, At a Confessional, has been adapted into a full-length feature film—the first Japanese movie shot entirely on location in Venice, Italy. It also marks the largest-scale production in the Kishibe Rohan live-action series to date.

In the story, Rohan visits Venice on a research trip and enters a church, where he accidentally overhears a man’s disturbing confession inside a confessional booth. This encounter leads to an unexpected chain of events with an uncertain fate. The cast includes Marie Iitoyo, Tina Tamashiro, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Shunsuke Daito, and Arata Iura, alongside lead actor Issey Takahashi.

Synopsis

Manga artist Rohan Kishibe visits a church in Venice, where he hears a terrifying confession from a masked man. The man tells of a strange curse cast after he accidentally caused the death of a vagrant—one that dooms him to experience utter despair at the peak of happiness. After years of avoiding joy, the man finally feels true happiness upon seeing his daughter play—only to face a surreal trial involving popcorn. Drawn into the story, Rohan uses his special ability to read human memories and experiences by turning people into books—only to realize the “curse of happiness” may be coming for him next.

Movie: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: The Confessional

Source : ORICON NEWS