Ayana Shiramoto plays the role of young Sophia and joins - Golden Kamuy - Huata's Tracking Chapter

Ayana Shiramoto and Toro Ohshita join the Golden Kamuy live-action series.In the new lineup announced on November 9, Ayana Shiramoto plays the young Sophia Golden Hands, and Houto Oshita plays the Ainu man Kiraushi; their character posters were unveiled together with the key visual of the “Karata Tracking Chapter”.

This series, adapted from Noda Toto's manga, sets the gold-hunting adventure in Hokkaido at the end of the Meiji period.Saichi Sugimoto, a veteran who participated in the Russo-Japanese War, is played by Kento Yamazaki, and the Ainu girl Ashripa is played by Anna Yamada. The two go together to pursue the huge amount of gold buried by the Ainu people.“Kata Tracking Chapter” continues the story of the 2026 movie - Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Prison Assault: A fierce battle in Abashiri Prison ended, Sugimoto and Ashipa were separated, and a new journey began.

Sophia's appearance brings up the past events of Ashipa's father, Wilk.She was born into a Russian aristocracy, but joined an anti-system guerrilla organization and became a leader; Wilk, played by Arata Iura, and Chirorank, played by Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, had both been active in this organization in the past.She knew Wilk's unknown experience, so Chirorank took Axilippa across the sea to Huata to see her.

Ayana Shiramoto speaks Russian herself and has been exposed to Russian works since she was a child.For her, Sofia's complexity made this performance particularly worth looking forward to.When she read the script, she felt that the character had many sides, so she did not just capture one side: "I hope to perform every side with equal care."“ She also mentioned a scene she liked very much, which showed an endless snowy scene. She hoped that the audience could enjoy it on the big screen.

Chirawsi's entry into the game was accidental.He was originally a seasonal worker who went out to make a living. After meeting Hijikata Toizan and his party, he was involved in the fight for gold.Hijikata is played by Hiroshi Tate, and the partnership between Kira Uchi and Toshiyun Kadokura, played by Satohiro Wada, will also unfold during this journey.

Oshita Houto was worried at first, not knowing how to create his character.It wasn't until he put on his costume and put on makeup and walked into the set that he felt that he had arrived in the world of Golden Kamuy, and the performance became enjoyable. He especially enjoyed the process of acting with Satohiro Wada.The filming was in the severe cold season, and even though he was wearing warm Ainu clothes, he could still feel the cold. Seeing that Wada was wearing thinner clothes than himself and had to deal with various situations in the scene, he decided to seal the word ”cold“ and cheer up to continue filming.

This chapter will also gradually reveal the past of familiar characters.The ” on the group portrait poster carries everything and moves forward, which corresponds to the situation where the characters on all sides are carrying the past and still moving forward along the path they have determined.Actors from the film version such as Atsushi Mayada Go, Yuma Yamoto, Asuka Kudo, Shuntaro Yanagi, Eihisa Shiono, Yu Inaba, Daishi Nakagawa, Ryohei Ohtani, Katsuya, Katsuki Kiba, Hiroshi Tamaki, etc. will continue to star in the film version. The main director is still Kenji Katagiri who directed the Abashiri Prison Attack.

The new key visual also announced the broadcast schedule:“Hua Tai’s Tracking Chapter” will be exclusively broadcast and launched on WOWOW from January 24, 2027.