Horipro anniversary film assembles all-star cast

Management office Horipro is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and one of its commemorative projects is a major movie production titled “Inshite Miru,” or “The Incite Mill.” The story is based on the 2007 psychological suspense novel of the same name by writer Honobu Yonezawa.

Director Hideo Nakata is in charge of the film, which will have 10 of Horipro’s top stars making up the main cast. Eight have been announced so far: Nagisa Katahira (50), Tatsuya Fujiwara (27), Haruka Ayase (24), Aya Hirayama (26), Shinji Takeda (37), Kinya Kitaoji (66), Tsuyoshi Abe (27), and Satomi Ishihara (23). The other two will be announced soon, with one being an actor from Horipro, and the other being decided on January 31 in a new talent audition that the company is holding.

In the story, ten people respond to a job advertisement promising 112,000 yen per hour. They are gathered and locked in a building, forced to participate in a “murder game.”

Filming is scheduled to start in March, with theatrical release targeted for this fall.

Source:
Sankei Sports