It has just been announced that Okada Masaki and Eikura Nana are going to star in Zeze Takahisa's next film, called "Antoki no Inochi", which is based on a novel by singer and novelist Sada Masashi.

Both Okada and Eikura will have to tackle roles with a complicated past. Nagashima Kyohei (Okada) is currently working for a small company whose job it is look through and sort or dispose of the articles of the deceased. An incident during his senior high school days caused him to lock up his heart, but he happens to meet a young woman named Kubota Yuki (Eikura) and is immediately drawn to her. She is helping him with his work, and step by step he is becoming able to open up to her, until one day when he learns about her shocking past.

While facing the tragic fates and deaths of completely unrelated people, the movie aims to bring us closer to the true meaning of life.

Okada's thoughts about his role, "I'm playing Nagashima Kyohei, a young man suffering from a trauma and with a lot of pain his heart. I've never played such a role before, but this just encourages me to work even harder."

Eikura is already attached to the story and said, "It is about being alive, it is about being influenced by society. It is showing how, every day, we are trying to look for answers to our own questions. Being from the same generation as the characters, it is quite an intriguing story to me."

Director Zeze has just won two awards at the "61st Berlin International Film Festival" with his 4 hour 36 minute long masterpiece, "Heaven's Story", and is looking to deliver yet another unique film with "Antoki no Inochi".

The filming is set to begin in March and will likely last until the end of April. A cinematic release is planned for the Fall of 2011.

Source: Oricon