Fri, October 10, 2008 (2:23am EDT)
Actress Koyuki is finally getting her turn to star in a motion picture. She has been chosen for the lead in "Shin-san," based on the novel of the same name by Tomoki Tsujiuchi. The film is being directed by Hideyuki Hirayama.
The story is set in a coal mining town in Fukuoka during the 1960s. Koyuki plays Michiyo, a divorced woman who moves from Tokyo back to her hometown in Fukuoka, bringing her only son with her. She eventually falls in love with a young man named Shinichi (Shin-san), who is 20 years younger than her and is classmates with her son.
Child actor Ren Kobayashi plays Shinichi as a youth, while Takuya Ishida portrays him as a young man.
Filming started in the middle of last month. "Shin-san" is scheduled for a 2009 release.
The story is set in a coal mining town in Fukuoka during the 1960s. Koyuki plays Michiyo, a divorced woman who moves from Tokyo back to her hometown in Fukuoka, bringing her only son with her. She eventually falls in love with a young man named Shinichi (Shin-san), who is 20 years younger than her and is classmates with her son.
Child actor Ren Kobayashi plays Shinichi as a youth, while Takuya Ishida portrays him as a young man.
Filming started in the middle of last month. "Shin-san" is scheduled for a 2009 release.
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