Misono gets new opportunity with U.S. film

[Tokyograph News]

Singer misono, also known for being the younger sister of Kumi Koda, will be appearing in the U.S.-Japan movie "The Harimaya Bridge." The film was first publicized in May as being Saki Takaoka's entry into international cinema, with Aaron Woolfolk directing and Danny Glover producing and acting in it.

For misono, the movie may give her career a new breath of life. After debuting with the group day after tomorrow in 2002, she was unable to establish herself as a successful solo artist, to the point that she was almost fired from her label. However, she has managed to rebuild herself as a TV personality over the past year.

Fortunately, misono was able to pass the audition for "The Harimaya Bridge" even though her only major acting experience before this was the 2006 movie "Obachan Chips," which starred Eiichiro Funakoshi. In "The Harimaya Bridge," she is said to be cast as a key character that helps open the heart of the protagonist, played by Bennet Guillory.

The movie is scheduled for release in 2009, and is expected to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

misono is releasing her second solo album, titled "Say," on July 16.

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