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Kora Kengo, Funakoshi to appear in “Byakuyako”

// HPriest // May 9th, 2010 // News // Tags: Byakuyako, movie

Today it has been announced who is going to appear alongside Horikita Maki in her new movie "Byakuyako".

Veteran actor and suspense dorama specialist Funakoshi Eiichiro will play detective Sasagaki Junzo, the same role his colleague Takeda Tetsuya played in the dorama adaption in 2006. "In the dorama adaption Sasagaki was portrayed a bit different compared to the original novel and I think I'm going to play him a bit more different for the movie as well," he commented.

Actor Kora Kengo ("Solanin", "Box!") will play the male lead Kirihara Ryoji. As mentioned in the first announcement, the story is about a boy who kills his father to protect a girl while the girl kills her mother to protect the boy. The producer explains why Kora was the best choice for the role of that boy. "Kora has a sensitive image like Kirihara and exposing his hidden inner madness will make him able to perfectly synchronize with his character."

Kora is a popular and busy young actor this year. "Solanin" and "Box!" (May 22nd) were already mentioned, but he is also going to appear in "Kenta to Jun to Kayo-chan no Kuni" (June 12th) and "Norwegian Wood" (December 11th). "When I first read the script I actually thought that Kirihara would be a really tough guy, but after a few talks with the director I realized that he's actually more human than I thought. It's a character suffering from all kind of hardships. Now I fully understand the directors believe in the role and would like to play it to the best of my abilities," he talked about his role.

The movie is planned for a release in early spring of 2011.

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Written by: Pori-Chan
Sources: Oricon (Thanks to Salim V.Knight for the tip!)
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