Celebrated screenwriter Kankuro Kudo is working on his next film as a director. Titled "Shonen Meriken Sakku," it will star actress Aoi Miyazaki in her first true comedy role in a movie.

"Shonen Meriken Sakku" is Kudo's first directorial project since "Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san" in 2005. Miyazaki plays an incompetent employee at a record company who is responsible for signing new artists. Through an online video site, she discovers a punk band named Shonen Meriken Sakku and makes a proposal to her boss. She gets assigned to acquire the contract, though in reality she hates punk music.

Miyazaki remarked that she has wanted to work with Kudo for a long time. She is currently involved in production for NHK's taiga drama "Atsuhime," but with the network's consent, filming for the movie will last for about a month starting in mid-March.

"Shonen Meriken Sakku" will be released nationwide by Toei as early as this fall.