Forum - View topicNEWS: Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya, Kou Shibasaki Star in Ōoku Film
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kyokun703
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Oh, I didn't know they were making a live action Ooku! How exciting. This is a great manga series (so far, since only v.1-2 are out in the US), and a pseudo-historical drama sounds promising. Sounds like they're just doing volume one of the manga, since so far volume 2 focuses on a completely different character.
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marzipan.dragon
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This story has the potential to be an extraordinary film - I'll be looking forward to it.
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poonk
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Ninomiya, huh? Nice. Both a lead actor and actress that I really quite like for once. Considering that I have also loved the director's other works (KCE & IWGP)-- and Yoshinaga's manga is pretty darn excellent-- I think I'm all set to enjoy this. Now, only about a year to wait...
 (Oh well, sounds like it'll be worth it)
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moans
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http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5804
Additional cast members have been revealed for the upcoming live-action film "Ooku," which stars Kou Shibasaki (28) and Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya (26). Joining them are Maki Horikita (21), Hiroshi Tamaki (30), Sadao Abe (39), and Kanjani8's Tadayoshi Okura (24). Directed by Fuminori Kaneko, the film is an adaptation of the Fumi Yoshinaga manga of the same name. The story is a historical fiction set during the Edo period, in which a mysterious disease significantly reduces Japan's male population, resulting in women becoming the dominant members of society. In December, it was revealed that Shibasaki is playing the role of the female shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune, while Ninomiya is playing the part of Mizuno, a young man who joins the ranks of the "ooku" (the "inner chambers"). Horikita has been cast as O-nobu, the childhood friend of Mizuno who harbors feelings for him. Tamaki, Abe, and Okura will play key members of the ooku. Tamaki's character is Matsushima, a high-ranking member of the elite O-chuurou class. Abe is playing Sugishita, a low-ranking member who has served for many years but has given up on promotion. Okura, who is making his big screen debut in this film, has been cast as Mizuno's rival, the expert swordsman Tsuruoka. "Ooku" is scheduled for release on October 1. |
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