Aoi Miyazaki picks up two roles in "Kagehinata ni Saku"

[Tokyograph News]

Newlywed actress Aoi Miyazaki has been cast in Yuichiro Hirakawa's "Kagehinata ni Saku," scheduled for release in 2008. She will play two separate roles, which is a first for her.

The story is based on the popular novel by Hitori Gekidan, which is actually composed of five intertwining storylines. In the movie version, V6's Junichi Okada plays the lead role as a man who becomes a gambler in order to pay off his debts. Miyazaki will play a young woman that he meets, a character that does not appear in the original story.

Another character in the movie is Naruko, a woman who forms a manzai comedy duo with a man she loves. Miyazaki will play the role of Naruko in the past.

Filming begins next month and is scheduled to wrap up in mid-August. The rest of the main cast has not yet been revealed.

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