Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Supporting cast line-up of new movie "Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki" announced

The supporting cast line-up of new movie "Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki" starring Yamada Ryosuke and Nishida Toshiyuki was announced. The movie which is based on the same-titled novel by Higashino Keigo that had sold more than 5 million copies, is set in modern Japan in the year 2012. Yamada plays the lead character Atsuya who grew up at an orphanage. After doing some evil deeds with his childhood friends Shota and Kohei, he hides at an abandoned house which used to be a general store named Namiya that was known for being a place where people could come to seek advice for their troubles. While at the house, Atsuya finds a letter written by someone 32 years ago in 1980 asking for advice on a problem in the post box and starts to interact with this person through mail on the behalf of the store's owner Namiya Yuji (Nishida). Gradually, the secret behind the store is unravelled through the mail correspondence. Kanichiro will be playing the role of Kohei in this movie.

Kobayashi Kaoru plays the role of Matsuoka Takeo who is a fishmonger and has a son who aspires to become a musician instead of taking over the family business. Suzuki Ryio plays the younger version of popular singer Seri while Yamashita Rio plays Eiko who is troubled about her mother's death and her background. Tezuka plays the only baddie in the movie Kariya who is the current director of the orphanage which Atsuya came from while musician PANTA plays the former director Minatsuki Yoshikazu. Yoshiyuki Kazuko plays Tamura Hideyo, the aunt of Harumi (Ono Machiko).

The movie will be shown in cinemas from 23 September.

Source: Eiga.com

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