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Horikita Maki to play a “wicked woman” in new movie

// HPriest // April 28th, 2010 // News // Tags: Byakuyako, movie

Next spring actress Horikita Maki (21) is going to show a new side of her when playing as a "wicked woman" in the movie adaption of "Byakuyako". It's based on a popular novel by famed writer Higashino Keigo (52). Horikita will play a women who uses the misfortune of others for her own advantage. "I want to play a woman that will truly shock the viewers," she who never played an evil woman before commented on the opportunity.

The story is about a boy who kills his father to protect a girl while the girl kills her mother to protect the boy.. They have to keep it a secret until the statute of limitations. Many people already used the mystery novel that sold over 1.8 million copies as basis for new productions. In 2005 there was a stage adaption, in 2006 Ayase Haruka (25) and Yamada Takayuki (26) starred in the dorama adaption and last year South Korea turned it into a k-drama as well.

Horikita will play Karasawa Yukiho, a woman who hides her wickedness behind her beautiful face. She tricks others into misfortune for her own advantage, like using her classmates and close friends to attack other people and to murder the lover of her own mother. Horikita used to have a rather innocent image up to now and almost only played roles that would go along with that. Recently she started to choose more mature and unusual roles and the producers of the movie are sure to have chosen the right actress for the role. "There is some great strength and courage hidden behind Horikita-san's pure and innocent image. That's exactly the image of Yukiho," he said.

She also read the novel during her senior high school days and became a huge fan of Higashino. "The tricks behind Yukiho's schemes are impressive and very interesting to read," she said. About playing such a role for the first time she added: "It will be a lot of fun. I also think it might help me to discover new things about myself."

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Written by: KawaiiJoyuu
Sources: Sanspo (Thanks to SalimV.Knight for the initial tip!)
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