Ninomiya Kazunari to star in Ohoku

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

I just read about this on Johnnys-web and checked to see if anyone had written about it yet here. Looks like it hasn't been mentioned yet, so I thought I'd post :D

Nino will be in ANOTHER movie! This one comes out next year on October 1st.
The official website is here..
http://ohoku.jp/

This movie is called 大奥 (Ohoku), but it's not the normal 大奥 story that you might be thinking of. In this version, the roles of men and women are reversed. The Shogun in a woman and is surrounded by a group of 3,000 men. Nino will be playing the staring role of a young samurai who enters the Ohoku of the Shogun,　played by Shibasaki Kou.

This is just a summary based on reading the website, but if anyone would like a translation of the synopsis or the comments by Nino and Shibasaki Kou, I'd be happy to translate them.
Edit: As requested, I translated the movie synopsis, Nino and Shibasaki Kou's comments and the description of Nino's character.
It's a rough translation, but hopefully makes sense, hehe.


Plot Synopsis
In the age of Tokugawa, a mysterious epidemic which affects only men swept across Edo---
This disease killed 80% of the men in Japan, and the total number of men was reduced to 1/4th that of women.
All important roles are filled by women, and men sell their bodies, the world is a reverse Ukiyo---
In this world, the most luxurious place is...
The inner palace (ohoku) of the female-Shogun, a harem of 3,000 beautiful men where women are not allowed to enter...
And now, one lone Samurai is going to open that door...

Comment by Ninomiya Kazunari
It's my first period film, and my first time to co-star (with Shibasaki Kou), so it feels like a list of firsts. I'm going to try to approach this project with a fresh feeling, and I hope that with my co-stars and the staff we can make an original style period film. But, a reverse Ohoku is... really original, isn't it!
And, when I heard that I would be co-starring with Shibasaki-san I was really happy. To be able to work with someone who I feel is a talented actress makes the set a happy place.
I'm looking forward to starting the filming!

Mizuno Yuunoshin (played by Ninomiya Kazunari)
In an Edo where the roles of men and women are reversed, one determined young man strives along the path of Bushido. In order to save his household from hardship and forget his love for a childhood friend who was from a different class, he decides to enter the Shogun's inner palace. With his inherent wit and skilled swordsmanship, he rises up with great speed in this garden of men, a whirlpool of jealousy and conspiracy.

Comment by Shibasaki Kou
Objectively speaking, I'm very interested to see what a movie where the Shogun is a woman will be like. Reading the comic I was strangely convinced that a world where the roles of men and women are reversed could really work. I also strongly felt the inner strength of women that lives on even until today. I've been given the chance to play that kind of woman in Yoshimune, so I hope to be able to portray her inherent strong will and determined character and show that passion, you might say, that is at the bottom of her soul. I will be very happy if I can accomplish playing this character to fit the feeling of the world portrayed in the movie. This will be my first full-fledged period film, but I hope to be able to do something new while still being immersed in the feeling of traditional Japan, which I love. It's my first time to work with Ninomiya Kazunari-san, but I hope to not get in his way, while enjoying the acting that I love to do.

*note: "not get in his way" sounds weird in English, but I couldn't think of a better way to translate it. Basically she is just being very humble and saying that he is a better actor than she is, so she hopes she wont bring down his performance with her acting. (Her entire comment is very polite and formal language)


Just thought I'd post this while I'm still super excited about another Nino staring role~!!

Comments

Ohoku - I'm also exited!

[kitsukitty.livejournal.com]

When I read this, this very morning I felt really exited. Because I love Kou Shibasaki and seeing her with Nino in a movie that sound so exiting is wow. The story really stands out from the usual, seems intelligent and thrilling. I would love to read the translations of Nino and Kous comments, if you're willing to translate, that would be great.

Re: Ohoku - I'm also exited!

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a big fan of Shibasaki Kou too, so I was excited to hear they would be starring in a movie together. I'm looking forward to it :D

I translated the comments along with the synopsis of the movie and Nino's character description. Sorry it took so long, I was doing it while watching the Hana Yori Dango movie which is playing on TV right now, lol.

Re: Ohoku - I'm also exited!

[kitsukitty.livejournal.com]

She's a beautiful woman, right. And she looks marvelous in traditional japanese clothes. I bought her last album with DVD and in the PV for one of her songs...wow. If you haven't watched it, you can see it here:



Thanks so much for the translation. Nino sounds exited and Kou polite. Wah, it's my dream come true. And the story sounds so good. Probably should get the manga.

Re: Ohoku - I'm also exited!

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

Yes, she is beautiful, and probably my favorite actress. I was happy to see that Nino also thinks she is talented, hehe. And you're right about her looking great in traditional clothes. The video is great. It seems like she'll fit the style of a period film perfectly. (Though I considered Dororo a period film, but I guess it's kind of "different", lol, since she says this will be her first full-fledged period movie)

[shiaohwamao.livejournal.com]

My friend told me it's based on the first story in the manga Ohoku by Yoshinaga Fumi (basically vol 1 of Ohoku). She 's a huge fan of the manga. I haven't read the manga myself, but I'll probably check it out. I like Yoshinaga-sensei's works.

I hope they don't work poor Nino to death. This is movie number two, and they only just started filming Gantz. He's going to be busy for the next two years. o.o

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's based on that manga. I haven't read it either, but I might have to now that Nino's going to be in the movie, hehe.

Yeah, he's gonna be doing a lot of filming! I hope he gets some rest in between xD At least this movie wont require so much filming in the middle of night... hopefully, hehe.

[bostumppeh.livejournal.com]

Another movie? Neen is going to be busy. I laughed when I saw this news because wasn't there a fortune teller on Shukudai-kun who said Nino was an influential woman who lived in Ohoku in his past life? XD So fitting. Looking forward to the movie! Thanks for sharing the news!

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

You're right! Maybe that's why they chose him for this part, lol. I didn't even think of that till you mentioned it, hehe.

I'm looking forward to seeing it too :D

[fecundeety.livejournal.com]

thanks for taking time off to translate this, though it's a shallow comment but I'm thinking this might mean Nino will get GQ men of the year in 2011 instead of 2010 xD!!!

HEH! goooooooooo Nino!

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

He certainly will be doing a lot in the next couple of years, so it wouldn't be surprising :D And his acting is getting more and more acclaim recently. Everyone I know that finds out I'm a Nino fan always say "Oh yeah, he's a great actor!" so I know it's not just my bias speaking, hehe xD

[useless-ivory.livejournal.com]

Thanks for translating! This looks like it'll be a pretty fun movie. ::runs to check out the manga::

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

No problem :D I want to go read the manga now too, hehe.

[yoshiblack16.livejournal.com]

he is sure gonna be busy now. plot sounds interseting, now I can't wait for it:)

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he's got so many projects going on. Of course that's not a bad thing, but hopefully he doesn't work himself too hard xD (Though he seems to love working, so he's probably happy to get so many roles)

[shunluv.livejournal.com]

Nino&Shibasaki both my fav actors<3333

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, me too! I'm very excited :D

[hwlinyitw.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for this new I can't wait to watch this movie now and I am sure he will do an awesome work, I was really interested in the plot so besides the obvious attractive that is to nave Nino acting I think it will be a really great movie, really interesting. Too bad that I will have to wait until October... I'm so happy for Nino!!

And I watch her drama Orange Days and I think she is a great actress and really beautiful (and I loved her comment she's really modest <33) and I can't wait to see them acting together.

Thank you very much for the translation! And Merry Christmas!! xDD

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it sounds like an interesting story, and of course we know Nino will be great in it :D Here I was thinking I'd have to wait till 2011 to see him in the movie theatre, but now we only have to wait till next October, hehe :D (Well, it's not that much sooner, but still exciting)

Shibasaki Kou is one of my favorite actresses too, so a double plus xD

Merry Christmas!!

[luvmimialia.livejournal.com]

thanks a lot for sharing!!!
i can't wait to watch this!!!

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

No problem, I can't wait either! :D

[nightofhope.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to watch it ^^

[kimi-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

No problem :D Me too! I went out and bought the manga yesterday, so now I'm looking forward to it even more~ It was really good xD