▁project ▁was ▁originally ▁taken ▁by ▁Ry u he i ▁Kit am ura , ▁then ▁dropped ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁When ▁film ing ▁finally ▁started ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Kob ay ashi ▁hand - p icked ▁a ▁completely ▁different ▁cast ▁for ▁the ▁movie , ▁casting ▁pop ▁singer ▁and ▁actor ▁Jin ▁Ak an ishi ▁with ▁actress ▁K ie ▁Kit ano ▁for ▁the ▁lead ▁roles . ▁ ▁Music ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁film , ▁Jin ▁Ak an ishi , ▁who ▁port ray s ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁Land s ▁in ▁the ▁movie , ▁collabor ated ▁in ▁real ▁life ▁with ▁T akes hi ▁Kob ay ashi ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁rock ▁band ▁Land s ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁unit . ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁they ▁deb uted ▁at ▁the ▁fashion ▁event ▁Tokyo ▁Girls ▁Collection , ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁guest , ▁performing ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁theme ▁song . ▁Kob ay ashi ▁wrote ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁band , ▁with ▁special ▁collaboration ▁of ▁Sh un ji ▁I w ai ▁and ▁also ▁Jin ▁Ak an ishi . ▁Although ▁not ▁an ▁official ▁member , ▁the ▁songs ▁feature ▁actual ▁drum mer ▁and ▁actor ▁Nob u aki ▁Kan ek o ▁of ▁R ize , ▁who ▁also ▁plays ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁drum mer ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁single , ▁" B and age " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁reaching ▁number ▁one