Live-action Tokyo Ghoul film release date moved to September

Philippine movie distributor Viva International Pictures has moved the release date of Japanese fantasy live-action film Tokyo from August 9 to September 6, according to its official Facebook page.

Based on the dark fantasy manga series of the same name by Sui Ishida, Tokyo Ghoul follows the story of a shy college student Ken Kaneki who survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date and a ghoul – individuals who survives by hunting and devouring human flesh. This unfortunate meeting pushes Kaneki into the dark depths of the ghouls’ inhuman world.

Tokyo Ghoul film is directed by Kentarō Hagiwara and stars Masataka Kubota, Fumika Shimizu and Yū Aoi. The film opened in Japanese theaters last July 29.