Filming has just started for Haruka Ayase's next film, a youth sports comedy titled "Oppai Bare" ("Breasts Volleyball"). Ayase stars as a well-endowed middle school teacher and adviser to the school's pathetic male volleyball team. The film's title refers to her means of motivating the young boys: she promises to show them her breasts if they win in the big tournament.

Ayase's bust actually launched her career in 2001, when she entered the entertainment world as a gravure idol. Since then, however, she has been active mainly as an actress.

Munetaka Aoki co-stars as a fellow teacher and Ayase's love interest. Eiichiro Hasumi is directing the film, which is due out in 2009.