JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (film)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ダイヤモンドは砕けない 第一章) is a live-action movie adaptation of Diamond Is Unbreakable of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga series.

The film was directed by Takashi Miike, and co-produced by and. It was officially announced on September 28, 2016 and released in Japanese theaters on August 4, 2017.

Story
In 1999, a mystical Arrow, which can manifest latent Stand abilities, travels throughout Morioh, Japan. A high schooler named Josuke Higashikata and his friends are thrust into a new world they never knew existed, having to face off against deadly Stand users whilst trying to uncover the mysteries of the Arrow itself and how to stop its wielder.

Production
Initial rumors in July 2016 of a movie adaptation of Stardust Crusaders being in production began to circulate only for no official confirmation to validate the authenticity of the claims. Eventually on September 28, 2016, at a panel to promote JoJo's Bizarre Adventure the film was revealed to the public, instead being an adaptation of Diamond is Unbreakable. producer Takashi Hirano explained that the staff decided to adapt the manga's Part 4 storyline since it features a Japanese protagonist in a Japanese setting. He then further clarified that the cosmopolitan nature of the manga offers a chance for Japanese cinema to expand across the world; including actors of a particular Part (such as English or Italian characters) to be played by their appropriate race.

In regards to the film's subtitle of "Chapter I", Hirano explained that due to the complexity in the plot and characters of Part 4 it would be impossible to adapt its entirety into a two-hour film. Hirano then said that if the film is a commercial success, he'd love to adapt the remainder of Part 4 through more films. Director Takashi Miike decided on the Spanish city of as the shooting location after looking through options worldwide. He acknowledged that the original manga's setting is loosely based on the real Japanese city of Sendai, but determined Sitges was the closest match to Morioh's fictional setting.

On August 4, 2017 it was released on 325 screens nationwide in Japan, opening with a gross of 166 million yen. Its opening weekend attracted 164,496 people and ultimately grossed 226.316 million yen.

Manga/Film Differences

 * Some of the characters in the film (notably Jotaro and Josuke) have had their costume designs simplified and/or changed when compared to their manga counterparts.
 * The film starts off with Anjuro Katagiri murdering a man named while Ryohei Higashikata and Morioh's other police break into the house in order to catch him. Anjuro flees the scene and is shot by Keicho Nijimura. He is caught by the policemen but uses his new Stand Aqua Necklace to escape.
 * Koichi Hirose just moved to Morioh three days before the film starts. He is seen unpacking and putting Pink Dark Boy volumes on his shelf as well as a large Pink Dark Boy poster on his wall.
 * Yukako Yamagishi's character appears earlier than in the original material. She gives Koichi a notebook filled with several pages of homework, intimidating him as he has to finish all of it in one day.
 * Ryohei has a lot more prominence in the film, being respected by the people of Morioh. A young adult named litters and Ryohei lectures him to throw it out properly. He mentions Masaya quitting his job and lets him know he can call Ryohei whenever he needs help. Aqua Necklace later kills Masaya's friend and then enters Masaya's body, controlling him to become a 🇺🇳 of a convenience store.
 * Josuke Higashikata's confrontation with the street thugs at the beginning takes place in a small alley, as opposed to near the bus stop in front of Koichi Hirose and Jotaro Kujo. Koichi is actually the first to be bullied until Josuke appears, and Jotaro does not arrive until later.
 * Jotaro encounters Koichi after school while he's reading a book and walks in front of Koichi's bike, rather than at the bus station while looking at a map.
 * Angelo's first murder was his father who he hated.
 * Keicho and Angelo are shown interacting together after Keicho shoots him with the Bow and Arrow. They meet at a restaurant with Angelo showing off the power Keicho gave him. Angelo offers to kill Keicho's parents if Keicho hates them but Keicho reacts by shooting at Angelo's side of the table with Bad Company, missing his face on purpose in order to intimidate him. Angelo says he was just joking and leaves, saying he won't oppose Keicho.
 * Okuyasu Nijimura is revealed earlier and teleports Koichi away from Yukako, jealous of him being near a cute girl.
 * Animal cruelty (such as Angelo killing a man's dog) is omitted.
 * Ryohei is shown weight-lifting in order to get stronger to protect Morioh. He drops one of the weights, scaring Josuke into thinking something happened to him.
 * Ryohei is in his civilian clothes rather than in his police uniform when he dies.
 * Jotaro uses his Time Stop at Josuke's house to save him from Aqua Necklace.
 * During Angelo's fight against Josuke, he doesn't try to take a kid hostage or insult Josuke's hair.
 * There is a scene of Keicho and Okuyasu discussing Josuke being the one to defeat Angelo, but Keicho reassures Okuyasu that they're stronger than him.
 * Before Ryohei's funeral, Josuke reads a sketchbook in his room detailing the murders of Reimi Sugimoto and her . Her parents are named in the film: Takashi (45) is her father, and Kazuko (39) is her mother.
 * Tomoko tells Josuke how Reimi was Ryohei's source of encouragement and he regret not being able to protect her the most. He was awarded a watch for his 20th year of service but he smashed it against a wall, believing he was a failure of a policeman if he couldn't even save a young girl. Since then, he didn't care for promotion and only aimed to protect his town. Koichi and 🇺🇳 attended his funeral.
 * Keicho appears at the cemetery, presumably at his 🇺🇳 grave. He smirks when Josuke notices him, leading Josuke to chase him to his house. Koichi follows him because they were worried that he suddenly disappeared.
 * Okuyasu defeats himself because of a statue by his house smashing into his face instead of a flower pot.
 * Echoes hatches into its ACT1 form during the fight against Bad Company, rather than during Koichi's confrontation with Tamami Kobayashi, as the latter is omitted. However, it doesn't manage to do anything except buy Josuke time to activate his plan.
 * DIO is never mentioned in the film, nor is it explained how Nijimura's Father body became that way.
 * Red Hot Chili Pepper and Akira Otoishi are completely omitted. Instead, Sheer Heart Attack kills Keicho Nijimura, also exploding the Bow and Arrow he was holding rather than it being turned in to the Speedwagon Foundation.

Trivia

 * Director Takashi Miike revealed that he did not sleep for three days after receiving the offer to direct the film project.
 * The film's premiere was held at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) in Switzerland on Sunday, July 2. It was later shown again at the 21st Fantasia International Film Festival (FIFF) in Montreal, Canada between July 13 to August 2.
 * At the film's premiere at the 21st FIFF, a live violinist performed renditions of the anime's opening songs, including chase.