Episode 21: Legend of Zelda

Who should play Zelda and Link?

Three Kyodo News journalists – Yamaguchi-san, Eduardo and Toma – talk about how a live-action film adaption of the popular "Legend of Zelda" game is in the works. Listen as they come up with their dream cast and discuss other recent game adaptations.

Article mentioned in the podcast:

Nintendo announces development of live-action "Legend of Zelda" film

Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents.

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Visitors to a Nintendo Co. event at Tokyo Big Sight play a new title in The Legend of Zelda video game series on the company's new Switch game console on Jan. 13, 2017. (Kyodo)