Actor Yuji Oda, 41, and actresses Yuki Amami, 41, and Erika Toda, 20, will star in the upcoming movie "Amalfi: Megami no Hoshuu," directed by Hiroshi Nishitani, which commemorates Fuji TV's 50th anniversary.
The film has fast become a hot topic as an unusually large-scale production, and the first Japanese film to be filmed completely in Italy. Oda, who plays a diplomat hot on the case of a Japanese woman who was kidnapped in Rome, was confident of his performance, beaming as he said of the shoot, "It's definitely one extravagant experiment. At times like this, I feel really blessed to be an actor."
On the same day, it was also announced that, for the first time in movie history, a prequel to the film called "Amalfi: Beginnings" will be distributed through NTT DoCoMo's "DoCoMo Douga" video service starting June 5. Both the prequel, set in Macao, and the film provide a huge opportunity for Oda. The actor, who skyrocketed to fame with his first hit series "Odoru Daisousasen," said of the role, "This is definitely a character with a lot of potential. I'm looking forward to a sequel."
"Amalfi: Megami no Hoshuu" opens July 18.
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Sarge
These perks include Italian food.
yabits
Not to mention the wonderful Italian amari.
Amaro Montenegro, Ramazzotti amaro, Averna, Fernet Branca, Cynar, and so many other local varieties, very much resembling the small brewers of sake in Japan.