Japanese Actor/Singer Win Morisaki Joins Steven Spielberg's READY PLAYER ONE As 'Daito'

Here's an interesting bit of casting news to kick off your week - Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated Ready Player One has added newcomer Win Morisaki as one of Parzival's key allies.

By RohanPatel - Jun 06, 2016 05:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Sci-Fi

It may be way early on a Monday morning, but late last night, Variety learned that Steven Spielberg's upcoming film adaptation of the popular Ernest Cline novel Ready Player One has cast Japanese actor/singer Win Morisaki as the reserved Toshiro Yoshiaki a.k.a. Daito. This will be Morisaki's Hollywood feature film debut. His previous credits include several Japanese films and television series and he's also the lead vocalist for the Japanese boy band PrizmaX.

He joins a cast headlined by up-and-coming stars Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse) as Wade Owen Watts a.k.a. Parzival and Olivia Cooke (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl) as Evelyn Cook a.k.a. Art3mis. Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline) will star as the film's villain with Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation), Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies), and T.J. Miller (Deadpool) rounding out the impressive supporting cast. With the casting of Daito now complete, the only two major roles left to fill are Aech and Shoto and considering the major spoiler attached to one of those roles, it'll be interesting to see whether the casting will actually be announced ahead of the film's start date later this month or if they'll try to keep it under wraps.

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!

In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines—puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.

But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.

Ready Player One features:
Director: Steven Spielberg
Tye Sheridan as Wade Owen Watts/Parzival
Olivia Cooke as Samantha Evelyn Cook/Art3mis
Ben Mendelsohn as Nolan Sorrento
Simon Pegg as Ogden "Og" Morrow
Mark Rylance as James Donovan Halliday
T.J. Miller as i-R0k
Win Morisaki as Toshiro Yoshiaki/Daito

Ready Player One logs into the OASIS on March 30, 2018

Follow @KingPatel7

ATLAS: Jennifer Lopez Learns To Trust A.I. In Full Trailer For Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller

Recommended For You:

REBEL MOON Director Zack Snyder Reveals How His Extended Cuts Are Completely Different Movies

DISCLAIMER: ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and... [MORE]

ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Do you have what it takes to write for us?

Want to contribute?

31 Comments

HappyHater - 6/6/2016, 5:04 AM

Well i don't give much a [frick] about this right now but it's Spielberg, can only be good if it's not Tintin

The72nd - 6/6/2016, 7:13 AM

@HappyHater - tintin was great

MrDandy - 6/6/2016, 8:14 AM

@HappyHater - As someone who was reading Tintin at the age of seven, I thought the film perfectly captured the spirit of the source material.

SimplyAz - 6/6/2016, 5:07 AM

A good fun book which I recommend, I certainly enjoyed it.

After they adapted 11/22/63 as well I'm just waiting for someone to adapt the excellent Time and Time Again by Ben Elton, great time travel book about a guy trying to prevent WOrld War 1 and the ramifications of this.

incredibleTalk - 6/6/2016, 5:08 AM

"NEXT" button please!!!

NoAssemblyReqd - 6/6/2016, 5:38 AM

READY PLAYER ONE is one of the trippiest books I've ever read. I wonder if the movie will be able to capture the vastness of some of the books environments.

SmellofDuty - 6/6/2016, 5:41 AM

I hope the script writers have improved upon the incredibly racist dialogue for he Japanese characters in the novel. It's laughable how bad it is.

MrDandy - 6/6/2016, 8:18 AM

@SmellofDuty - The dialogue of Ready Player One in general is pretty awful. The book is amazing but the author wasn't very good at making conversations feel real or genuine. That was one of the major week points.

I don't think it was racist though. I think the idea was that the game world allowed people to pretend to be something else and the japanese brothers were living out their fantasy of being honorable samurais.

DannRamm113 - 6/6/2016, 5:41 AM

This movie seems like it's on good feet

NoAssemblyReqd - 6/6/2016, 5:42 AM

The only thing that bums me out about the movie is Spielberg's claim that he won't include references to his own work. Could be a fib, of course, but perhaps the movie would have been better left to someone without a direct link to films of the period, but skilled at 70s/80s homages *cough* Abrams *cough*.

Shanksman - 6/6/2016, 6:15 AM

This movie is hands down my second most anticipated movie of 2018!! (the first one is obvious isnt it?) What an incredible cast.

SmellofDuty - 6/6/2016, 9:38 AM

@Shanksman - Shark-Boy and Lava-Girl 2?

Shanksman - 6/6/2016, 9:49 AM

@SmellofDuty - Hey I love that movie when I was a boy!!!

grif - 6/6/2016, 6:25 AM

[frick] this movie cause tj miller is in it.

SimpleeComplex - 6/6/2016, 6:26 AM

Can't go wrong with a guy named Win!

MrFridayNights - 6/6/2016, 8:29 AM

He always Win 😎

Japanese Actor/Singer Win Morisaki Joins Steven Spielberg's READY PLAYER ONE As 'Daito'

Here's an interesting bit of casting news to kick off your week - Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated Ready Player One has added newcomer Win Morisaki as one of Parzival's key allies.

ATLAS: Jennifer Lopez Learns To "Trust A.I." In Full Trailer For Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller

REBEL MOON Director Zack Snyder Reveals How His Extended Cuts Are Completely Different Movies

ATLAS: Jennifer Lopez Learns To "Trust A.I." In Full Trailer For Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller

REBEL MOON Director Zack Snyder Reveals How His Extended Cuts Are Completely Different Movies

DUNE: PART TWO Director Denis Villeneuve On Whether Paul Is Really The Messiah And Threequel Plans - SPOILERS

ATLAS: Jennifer Lopez Learns To "Trust A.I." In Full Trailer For Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller

REBEL MOON Director Zack Snyder Reveals How His Extended Cuts Are Completely Different Movies

DUNE: PART TWO Director Denis Villeneuve On Whether Paul Is Really The Messiah And Threequel Plans - SPOILERS

DUNE Director On Paul's MESSIAH Arc; Rebecca Ferguson Says "I'd Love To See Timothée Turn Into A [SPOILER]"

REBEL MOON: Zack Snyder Hits Back At Claims He's "Delusional" After Saying It Would've Made $1.6 Billion

GODZILLA X KONG Is Closing In On $500M Worldwide; Is Now The 2nd Highest Grossing Film Of The Year Behind DUNE

Popular Headlines

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: Rumored New Details About [SPOILER], [SPOILER], And [SPOILER]'s Roles Revealed

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: Rob Liefeld Responds To Trailer's Shot At His Apparent Inability To Draw Feet

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE's Post-Credits Scene Said To Be "Mind-Blowing"

X-MEN '97 "Bright Eyes" Recap: An Unexpected New Villain Revealed As [SPOILER] Makes Shock Return

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Rumored To Feature An Appearance From [SPOILER] As [SPOILER]

WESTWORLD Star Thandiwe Newton Joins The Cast Of WEDNESDAY Season 2

Sam Raimi On AVENGERS: SECRET WARS Rumors And Potential SPIDER-MAN 4 Story

FURIOSA Rated R For Strong Violence And Grisly Images; New "One Month" TV Spot Released

WESTWORLD Star Thandiwe Newton Joins The Cast Of WEDNESDAY Season 2

Sam Raimi On AVENGERS: SECRET WARS Rumors And Potential SPIDER-MAN 4 Story

FURIOSA Rated R For Strong Violence And Grisly Images; New "One Month" TV Spot Released

X-MEN '97 Showrunner Addresses Some Of The Biggest Moments And Easter Eggs In Today's Episode

WOLVERINE #50: Marvel Shares First Look At Benjamin Percy's Final Issue As Logan Celebrates 50th Anniversary

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE's Post-Credits Scene Said To Be "Mind-Blowing"

Hot Headlines

MAN OF STEEL Director Zack Snyder Says Superman Would Be "Fake" If He Hadn't Killed General Zod

Former X-MEN '97 Showrunner Beau DeMayo Says Show Will Address Mr. Sinister's Racism

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE's Post-Credits Scene Said To Be "Mind-Blowing"

SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW Guest-Star Megan Thee Stallion Sued For Workplace Harassment

ATLAS: Jennifer Lopez Learns To "Trust A.I." In Full Trailer For Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

THE LITTLE MERMAID: Ariel Gets An R-Rated Makeover In First Trailer For New Live-Action Adaptation

STAR WARS: TALES OF THE EMPIRE Clip Sees General Grievous Attack Dathomir's Nightsisters

DUNE: PART TWO Honest Trailer Isn't Afraid To Point Out The Flaws In Denis Villeneuve's Sci-Fi Masterpiece

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA Has Been Rated R For "Strong Violence And Grisly Images"

APPLE TV+'s NEUROMANCER Casts Callum Turner As Series Lead Case

DUNE: PART TWO Director Denis Villeneuve Breaks Down The Sequel's Ending And Teases MESSIAH Plans - SPOILERS

Cartoons & Animated Features

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Director Zack Snyder Shares First Look At His Animated Norse Mythology Series

THE LITTLE MERMAID: New Live-Action Movie Rated R For "Violence & Nudity" - Check Out The Trailer

X-MEN '97 Showrunner Breaks Down Cameos, Easter Eggs And More In "Bright Eyes" - SPOILERS

X-MEN '97 Finally Reveals Its True Villain In "Bright Eyes" As We Get A Few Shocking Returns - SPOILERS

X-MEN '97: "Bright Eyes" Unleashes Rogue And Features TWO Huge Marvel Universe Cameos - SPOILERS

X-MEN '97: Rogue Is Out For Revenge In First Clip From Tomorrow's New Episode, "Bright Eyes"

Gaming

New DESTINY 2: THE FINAL SHAPE Trailer Takes Us Into The Pale Heart Of The Traveler

GTA 5 Voice Actor Reveals Plans For "Agent Trevor" DLC Before Rockstar Apparently Scrapped It

TALES OF THE SHIRE: A LORD OF THE RINGS GAME Official Announcement Trailer Released

FALLOUT Series Showrunners Strongly Hint Season 2 Will Take Us To An Iconic Location From The Games

Billie Eilish Headlines FORTNITE FESTIVAL Season 3

LaKeith Stanfield To Star In Film Based On EL PASO, ELSEWHERE Vampire Video Game

Anime & Manga

Netflix's ONE PIECE Season 2 Finally Gets A Release Window

UniVersus Reveals New MY HERO ACADEMIA: GIRL POWER Set

New Trailer For GAROUDEN: THE WAY OF THE LONE WOLF Released Ahead Of Netflix Debut

Netflix's ONE PIECE Finds New Showrunner In PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS' Joe Tracz

DRAGON BALL SUPER Interval Special Announced By Jump While Manga Remains On Indefinite Hiatus

New Teaser And Key Art For Live-Action TRILLION GAME Movie

Horror

28 YEARS LATER: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Ralph Fiennes Officially Join Cast

WEDNESDAY Season 2 Adds WESTWORLD Star Thandiwe Newton In Mysterious Role

BLINK TWICE: Channing Tatum Invites You To "Pussy Island" In First Trailer For Zoë Kravitz's Directorial Debut

THE WATCHERS New Trailer Sees Dakota Fanning Terrorised In Ishana Night Shyamalan's Directorial Debut

EVIL DEAD RISE Director Lee Cronin Shares Gruesome New BTS Photos To Mark Movie's One-Year Anniversary

Happy 4/20! Check Out The Red Band Trailer For New Stoner Horror Movie TRIM SEASON

Action Movies & TV

MONKEY MAN Exclusive Interview With Mask Designer Eddie Yang; Dev Patel Film Now Available On Digital HD

Tom Cruise's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 8 Adds SEVERANCE Actor Tramell Tillman

A24's CIVIL WAR Was The #1 Movie In America For The Second Week In A Row

JAMES BOND: Henry Cavill Isn't Closing The Door On Playing 007; "Maybe I'm Too Old Now. Maybe I'm Not..."

Alex Garland's CIVIL WAR Is The #1 Movie In North America- Opens To $25.7M

THE ACCOUNTANT 2 Adds Four More Actors Including JURASSIC WORLD Star Daniella Pineda

Pro Wrestling & MMA News

Jinder Mahal Reflects On Social Media Spat With AEW's Tony Khan And His WWE Day 1 Promo Alongside The Rock

Cameron Grimes Shares An Emotional Video Confirming He's Been Released By WWE

Jey Uso Addresses Fan Backlash To WRESTLEMANIA Match With Jimmy: "We Did Let The People Down"