Mamoru Oshii is overseeing a new live-action work titled "Kiru ~ KILL." He will be one of four directors participating in the omnibus film, which is said to themed around swordfight scenes set up as if they were the climax of longer dramas.

Oshii's segment, called "ASSAULT GIRL2," stars Rinko Kikuchi and Yoko Fujita as two women, dressed oppositely in black and white, silently battling on an open field. Oshii previously worked with Kikuchi when she provided a voice for his latest animated film, "The Sky Crawlers."

Kenta Fukasaku is one of the other directors. The film opens on December 6.

Actor Tetsuji Tamayama will star in a WOWOW suspense series titled "Prisoner," airing this fall. The drama is based on a true story of a Japanese man falsely imprisoned in Thailand who attempts to escape from jail. His character is an ex-teacher named Keigo who has to use his wits to break out.

The supporting cast includes Mayu Tsuruta as a magazine reporter, Nao Omori as a suspicious foreigner, and Mayumi Sada as an interpreter. Filming started in late July in Thailand with cooperation from the navy. About half of the staff and cast are Thai, and dialogue is spoken in Japanese, Thai, and English.

WOWOW will begin airing "Prisoner" in November.