Coffee "One Dance" will be made into a live-action movie. &TEAM's JO will play the role of the main character Kabo Kotani, also known as Kabo, and will be released on November 27th.
``One Dance'' is a story about Kabo, who suppresses his feelings due to stuttering, meets Hikari Wanda, who immerses herself in dance without worrying about other people's attention, and becomes fascinated by dance. It is currently being serialized in Monthly Afternoon (Kodansha), and up to 15 volumes have been published. In 2025, it was made into an anime by Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics.
The Inspiration Behind the New Arc
The director is Naoya Kusaba, who directed the movie "Yukiko a.k.a." The screenplay will be written by Keiichi Kobayashi of the movies ``He Who Will Not Kill'' and ``Koi wa Hikari'', and the general dance supervision will be by charismatic professional dancer Kantarou, who is the founder of the professional dance league ``D.LEAGUE'', which launched the world's largest dance battle competition ``DANCEALIVE''.
Character Visuals and Videos
In addition, two character visuals and a “character release video” of Cabo, played by JO, have been released. The character visual includes the catchphrase ``But, we dance,'' along with a shot of Kabo dancing and a profile shot of Kabo right after he finishes dancing, staring straight into the sky. The character video shows a lonely Cabo changing as he encounters dance.
Behind the Scenes
Along with these announcements, comments have arrived from the original author Coffee, JO, who will be making his first appearance and lead role in a movie, director Naoya Kusaba, and dance general supervisor Charisma Kantarou.
Movie “One Dance” Hanaki Kotani (Cabo) character release video
Coffee (original author) comment
Congratulations on the first news of the One Dance live-action movie. I'm honored to have JO and other famous and energetic cast members play the roles.
I was curious to see how much the actors actually danced, but each cast member was supervised by a dancer, and I was quite surprised at how much effort was put into it, as they were all top-notch dancers. It's luxurious.
Personally, I don't want the original work to be so faithfully reproduced when it is made into a movie, but rather I want them to create something new and different using a method of expression that suits each medium and a script that fits the length, so I told the director that.
Looking forward to the cool dance scene
