Shun Oguri will star in an upcoming jidaigeki movie titled "TAJOMARU," directed by Hiroyuki Nakano. The movie is based on the short story "Yabu no Naka" ("In A Grove") by author Ryunosuke Akutagawa, which has already been used as the basis for several films, including Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon." However, the story will be almost entirely different from the original, other than the inclusion of the character Tajomaru (played by Oguri).

For the role, Oguri practiced horse riding every day for a month since filming started in November. He has also been training in sword fighting with co-star Hiroki Matsukata.

The rest of the cast includes Kenichi Hagiwara and Yuki Shibamoto. The movie is scheduled to open in theaters next fall.