So,
Arashi’s
Matsumoto Jun and actress
Ueno Juri are going to star in a new movie it was announced last Dec 3rd. The movie will be entitled ‘
Hidamari no Kanojo‘ with
Miki Takahiro as the director (known as his work
Solanin,
Boku ga Ita).
‘
Hidamari no Kanojo’ is based on a novel of the same name by author
Koshigaya Osamu, which has sold more than 350,000 copies up until now. It’s said to be the number one love story girls want boys to read. So unless your boy really into literature, I want to know how the girls convince them. The original story is set in Chiba, but the movie adaptation is going to move the setting to the region of Shonan along the coast of Sagami Bay. It’s not just about the mere feeling of love that is awakening between two people, but about the kind of feeling that you can only experience once in a life time. Not only romance everywhere, but also the story also features some mystery and fantasy elements.
Okuda Kosuke (
Matsumoto) has been working for this advertising company for three years, when he met
Watarai Mao (
Ueno) at the reception of a new client. Mao is his childhood friend from junior high school whom he hasn’t seen for more than 10 years. Better be really good to make me into the plot cause there are pretty much shows with this kind of storyline. Mao used to be the biggest fool at the school and was often bullied by the others, but now she has transformed into a beautiful and charming woman. Kosuke immediately falls in love with her and she is returning his feelings. It doesn’t take long and they already decide to get married. However, Mao is keeping one big unbelievable secret to herself…
That's what I mean.
Matsumoto's comment after read both the novel and the script, “I immediately wanted to get this role. It’s not just the romance between the two that’s interesting, but the whole world view and the story in itself.” He expressed about Ueno and Miki, “Together with Ueno-san, I would like to send out this affectionate and warm fantasy. I already watched Director Miki’s works before I got casted for this role and I’m really happy that we get to work together this time.”
Meanwhile,“I’m really happy, since it has been three years since my last movie. It’s a really heart-warming and soothing story and I’ll work my hardest to let the viewers feel the same way", said Ueno. She also talked about Matsumoto, “Acting, singing, variety shows. He’s talented in so many ways and I really can’t wait to work together with him.”
And for the director himself, he said, “It’s about a certain kind of feeling that is too pure and too honest to just be called love. I was touched that the feeling of loving someone earnestly. I’d like to perfectly create the atmosphere of a sunny spot (hidamari) with those two lovely actors.”
It has been five years since Matsumoto and three years since Ueno has appeared in a movie. So like I said, this one is better be good cause I love both the actor and actress. I personally like Japanese love story genre, but if you had no something strong, thatd be plain and boring. Even though they have outstanding casts.
‘Hidamari no Kanojo’ is planed to begin filming next January 2013 and to hit cinemas in October by the same year.
Source:
eiga.com via
tokyohive
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