It started with the song from Celtic Woman, then I wondered what was up with the movie. The plot seems intriguing, I wonder what the secret is in "Princess Toyotomi". http://asianmediawiki.com/Princess_Toyotomi
A live-action daptation of Manabu Makime’s Naoki Prize-nominated novel Princess Toyotomi was scheduled in late May 2011.
Haruka Ayase (25), Masaki Okada (20), and Shinichi Tsutsumi (45) will play elite investigators from the Board of Audit of Japan, the department responsible for reviewing the final accounts of national expenditures and revenues. During their review, they stumble upon a secret which has remained closely guarded for over 400 years.
From the net -
Long ago, before Japan was unified under one rule, the Toyotomi Clan clashed with Tokugawa Ieyasu and were eventually defeated in the Tokugawa shogunate’s Siege of Osaka. In the film’s alternate version of history, descendants of the Toyotomi Clan were actually hidden away and protected by Osakan citizens, leading to a bizarre situation in which Osaka could actually be considered an independent country.
The story is said to be reminiscent of Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” for its historical mystery motif, in this case having government officials pitted against a mysterious, tightly-knit group in Osaka.
Masaki Okada will play a fresh-faced rookie to the team, a half-Japanese, half-French investigator named Gainsbourg Asahi. Shinichi Tsutsumi will play their no-nonsense leader Hatsumi Matsudaira, a veteran investigator who will not tolerate compromise, earning him the nickname “Demon Matsudaira”.
Filming will begin in July under the direction of Masayuki Suzuki. Toho expects to release the film in early summer 2011.
Looks very interesting. Anything about Japan's Shogunates is interesting to me. Is it in the moviehouses now or is it available in DVD? Do you have a copy? I want to see this.
apir! same with me...don pa sa panahon wherein I watched a marathon of Akira Kurosawa's films, I still enjoy even yung modern ones na Jap films, but I prefer yung may touch of history...
...hmm..kailan pala ang Jap film festival this year...
anyway, I think its in the moviehouses in Japan, but I'm not sure if it will ever come here, or if there will be a dvd copy unless someone from Japan brings it when they have it...ang maganda sana if may makita sa internet...nyuk-nyuk-nyuk...
A live-action daptation of Manabu Makime’s Naoki Prize-nominated novel Princess Toyotomi was scheduled in late May 2011.
ReplyDeleteHaruka Ayase (25), Masaki Okada (20), and Shinichi Tsutsumi (45) will play elite investigators from the Board of Audit of Japan, the department responsible for reviewing the final accounts of national expenditures and revenues. During their review, they stumble upon a secret which has remained closely guarded for over 400 years.
From the net -
Long ago, before Japan was unified under one rule, the Toyotomi Clan clashed with Tokugawa Ieyasu and were eventually defeated in the Tokugawa shogunate’s Siege of Osaka. In the film’s alternate version of history, descendants of the Toyotomi Clan were actually hidden away and protected by Osakan citizens, leading to a bizarre situation in which Osaka could actually be considered an independent country.
The story is said to be reminiscent of Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” for its historical mystery motif, in this case having government officials pitted against a mysterious, tightly-knit group in Osaka.
Masaki Okada will play a fresh-faced rookie to the team, a half-Japanese, half-French investigator named Gainsbourg Asahi. Shinichi Tsutsumi will play their no-nonsense leader Hatsumi Matsudaira, a veteran investigator who will not tolerate compromise, earning him the nickname “Demon Matsudaira”.
Filming will begin in July under the direction of Masayuki Suzuki. Toho expects to release the film in early summer 2011.
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Now isn't that a fun idea?
Looks very interesting. Anything about Japan's Shogunates is interesting to me. Is it in the moviehouses now or is it available in DVD? Do you have a copy? I want to see this.
ReplyDeletehi Chito...
ReplyDeleteapir! same with me...don pa sa panahon wherein I watched a marathon of Akira Kurosawa's films, I still enjoy even yung modern ones na Jap films, but I prefer yung may touch of history...
...hmm..kailan pala ang Jap film festival this year...
anyway, I think its in the moviehouses in Japan, but I'm not sure if it will ever come here, or if there will be a dvd copy unless someone from Japan brings it when they have it...ang maganda sana if may makita sa internet...nyuk-nyuk-nyuk...
update -
ReplyDeleteTochie, I asked Marie for help muna...its a bit too early to expect this to be on the net, pero malay natin, maging lucky duckies tayo!