Gyakuten Saiban (film)



Gyakuten Saiban (逆転裁判) is an upcoming Japanese film based on the Ace Attorney series directed by Takashi Miike and will be a courtroom drama with the video game series' signature style. The film stars Hiroki Narimiya as the defense attorney Ryūichi Naruhodō (Phoenix Wright), Mirei Kiritani as the spirit medium Mayoi Ayasato (Maya Fey), and Takumi Saito as the prosecutor Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth). The film is scheduled for a cinema release in Japan on February 11, 2012. Sci-fi elements are also used, including characters bringing up projected images of evidence during trials as a subsitute for the in-game court record.

Premise
Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Ryūichi Naruhodō (Phoenix Wright), as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Chihiro Ayasato (Mia Fey), and the accusation of rival prosecutor, Reiji Mitsurugi (Miles Edgeworth). Naruhodō's greatest ally is Chihiro's younger sister Mayoi (Maya Fey), a spirit medium whose body is posessed by Chihiro to communicate with him.

Cast

 * Ryuichi Naruhodou (成歩堂 龍一 Naruhodō Ryūichi) (Phoenix Wright) - Hiroki Narimiya (成宮 寛貴 Narimiya Hiroki)
 * Reiji Mitsurugi (御剣怜侍 Mitsurugi Reiji) (Miles Edgeworth) - Takumi Saito (斎藤工 Saitō Takumi)
 * Mayoi Ayasato (綾里 真宵 Ayasato Mayoi) (Maya Fey) - Mirei Kiritani (桐谷美玲 Kiritani Mirei)
 * Masashi Yahari (矢張 政志 Yahari Masashi) (Larry Butz) - Akihiro Nakao
 * Keisuke Itonokogiri (Dick Gumshoe) - Shunsuke Daito (大東 俊介 Daitō Shunsuke)
 * Saibancho (裁判長) (aka the judge) - Akira Emoto
 * Chihiro Ayasato (綾里千尋 Ayasato Chihiro) (Mia Fey) - Rei Dan (檀れい Dan Rei)
 * Natsumi Oosawagi (大沢木ナツミ Oosawagi Natsumi) (Lotta Hart) - Mitsuki Tanimura
 * Shin Mitsurugi (御剣信 Mitsurugi Shin) (Gregory Edgeworth) - Takehiro Hira
 * Yukio Namakura (生倉雪夫 Namakura Yukio) (Robert Hammond) - Eisuke Sasai
 * Masaru Konaka (小中大 Konaka Masaru) (Redd White) - Makoto Ayukawa
 * Maiko Ayasato (綾里舞子 Ayasato Maiko) (Misty Fey) - Kimiko Yo
 * Gou Karuma (狩魔豪 Karuma Gou) (Manfred von Karma) - Ryo Ishibashi
 * Koutarou Haine (灰根 高太郎 Koutarou Haine) (Yanni Yogi) - Fumio Kohinata
 * Sakura Himegami (姫神サクラ Himegami Sakura) (Dee Vasquez) - ?
 * Takefumi Auchi (亜内武文 Auchi Takefumi) (Winston Payne) - ?
 * Young Mayoi Ayasato (綾里 真宵 Ayasato Mayoi) (young Maya Fey) - ?
 * Young Chihiro Ayasato (綾里千尋 Ayasato Chihiro) (young Mia Fey) - ?
 * Taiho-kun (タイホくん) (the Blue Badger) - ?
 * Sayuri (サユリ) (Polly) - ?