This week on the DramaMeans podcast, Mel and Ryan dive into the 2025 Japanese live action adaptation of “Cells at Work” to discuss whether or not the feature film lived up to the clever anime. We also ask who the target audience is for the recent trend of live action remakes of popular animations or whether it’s just a studio cash grab.
Cast:
White Blood Cell (U-1146) - Satoh Takeru
Red Blood Cell (AE3803) - Nagano Mei
NK Cell - Naka Riisa
Killer T Cell - Yamamoto Koji
Niko - Ashida Mana
Dad - Abe Sadawo
Takeda - Kato Seishiro
Summary:
An experienced white blood cell befriends a naive red blood cell as she tries to navigate her new duties delivering oxygen to the body without getting hopelessly lost. But when a mutated cell creates a dangerous cancer, it’s all hands on deck to save the body at all costs.
