Ringo Shiina's band Tokyo Jihen is in charge of the ending theme for Masato Harada's "Moryo no Hako," which is being released on December 22. Shiina has done music for a movie before, but this will be the first time for Tokyo Jihen. The song is titled "Kingyo no Hako," off their upcoming album "Variety" (in stores September 26).

"Moryo no Hako" is based on the second book in Natsuhiko Kyogoku's mystery series "Kyogokudo." It stars Shinichi Tsutsumi, Tsuyoshi Abe, Kippei Shiina, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Rena Tanaka, and Hitomi Kuroki.

In the singles chart this week, KinKi Kids' 26th single, "Eien ni," came out on top with 190,000 copies sold. This extends their Guinness World Record of most consecutive chart-toppers starting with the debut single.

Kumi Koda charted at #2 with "Ai no Uta," her 25th consecutive single in the Top 10, while Ken Hirai had his 8th in a row with "fake star" ranking at #6.

Ayaka's new single remained at #5, experiencing a sales boost since last week. Electropop idol trio Perfume reached #7 with "Polyrhythm," their first single to debut in the top ten. Meanwhile, the popular children's song "Oshiri Kajiri Mushi" climbed up to #8. This is the first time since Masafumi Akikawa's "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" that a song has reached the top 10 after debuting outside of the top 100.

On the albums chart, V6's "Voyager" stood on top, selling 76,000. It also occupies a special place in Oricon history, since it is the 1,000th album to grace the #1 spot.

Meanwhile, The Cro-Magnons released "CAVE PARTY," their second consecutive top 10 album. It ranked 7th, two spots above Leah Dizon's debut, "Destiny Line."

Last October, Shun Oguri starred in a live-action "Detective Conan" special. Fans asked for more, and now a second drama special is in the works.

The new episode is tentatively titled "Kudo Shinichi no Fukkatsu! Kuro no Soshiki to no Taiketsu." Conan attends a party for the "Miss Japanesque" awards, where he happens to eat a cake that temporarily transforms him back into Shinichi Kudo (Oguri). While there, a murder takes place and he has to solve the case. The special will also feature the first live-action appearance of the Black Organization.

Tomoka Kurokawa and Takanori Jinnai are reprising their roles as Ran and Kogoro Mori.

NTV will air the special during the winter.

Hideaki Takizawa will star in NHK's New Year jidaigeki special, titled "Yukinojo Henge."

The drama is based on a 1935 film of the same name, but the story is better known by the 1963 remake directed by Kon Ichikawa, also known as "An Actor's Revenge" in the U.S. In the movie, Kazuo Hasegawa stars as Yukinojo Nakamura, an onnagata (one who plays female roles) in a kabuki troupe. When he discovers the man responsible for his parents' death, he plans for revenge with the help of a thief named Yamitaro (also played by Hasegawa).

Takizawa replaces Hasegawa in the dual role of Yukinojo and Yamitaro. He has prior experience in jidaigeki and onnagata roles, but this is his first time doing kabuki.

Other cast members include Erika Toda, Akira Nakao, Shigeru Izumiya, and Saki Takaoka.

Filming begins on the 23rd. NHK will broadcast the drama during Shogatsu Sanganichi (the first three days of the New Year).

Actor Takashi Tsukamoto announced on his homepage that his wife has given birth to their first child. The baby girl was born on Saturday evening, about half a month before the due date, but she is said to be in good health.

The child's name and picture have not been made public. Tsukamoto said that he has no plans to reveal that information until the child can decide on her own.

Tsukamoto married his wife, a 32-year-old office worker, this past May.