Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (TV Drama)

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (岸辺露伴は動かない) is an upcoming live-action mini-series based on the manga series of the same name by Hirohiko Araki. It will be produced by and aired on Japan's national broadcaster from December 28 to December 30, 2020.

Actor Issey Takahashi will portray the titular Rohan Kishibe, who was originally featured in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable.

Episodes
The three episodes will each be adaptations of one of the many Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan short stories. Episodes 1 and 3 are based on stories originally featured in the manga, while episode 2 is based on a short story written by novelist Ballad Kitaguni for the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection series.

Production
The Kachi Villa in the town of, was used as Rohan Kishibe's house.

The drafts of the fictitious Pink Dark Boy manga that appear in the drama were drawn by Masahiko Aoki.

Scenes of Rohan Kishibe and Kyoka Izumi trekking in the forest were shot in the forest of in the

Original Content

 * When Ikkyu asks Rohan to leave the mansion after Rohan's right arm went limp, Rohan replies with the famous "But I refuse" from the Chapter 385 of ''Diamond is Unbreakable.

Modifications

 * Heaven's Door's Stand vision is never directly seen, akin to its appearance in the Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House story arc of Diamond Is Unbreakable.
 * The publisher of Pink Dark Boy is formatted as "Shumeisha" (集明社), rather than matching the real-life Shueisha (集英社).