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Posted by bazinga0 pt Friday, May 13, 2011

Nagasawa Masami and Okada Junichi to star in Studio Ghibli's "Kokuriko-zaka Kara"

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It was revealed on May 12th that actress Nagasawa Masami and V6's Okada Junichi have been cast in Studio Ghibli's upcoming feature, "Kokuriko-zaka Kara".

Set in post-WWII Yokohama, "Kokuriko-zaka Kara" is the story of two high school students who bond over the conflict surrounding an old, historical building. Nagasawa will play the protagonist, 16-year old Matsuzaki Umi, while Okada will play her love interest, 17-year old Kazama Shun.

This will be the first time Nagasawa attempts voice-acting in a full-length animated film. The actress commented, "I want to work carefully and calmly so that I can express Umi-chan's inner strength properly."

Okada, who voice-acted in Ghibli's "Tales from Earthsea" in 2006, commented, "I want to act with all my strength, so that I can be of even a little help to a Ghibli work that people will want to watch forever."

The voice recording for the film will start in earnest in the middle of this month.� Director Miyazaki Goro stated, "I've worked with Okada-kun once before and I trust him. I chose Nagasawa-san based on a hunch, but it was a great choice. Everything's going well."

"Kokuriko-zaka Kara" will be released in theatres on July 16th.

Source: Sanspo

  1. V6
  2. OKADA-JUNICHI
  3. NAGASAWA-MASAMI
  4. STUDIO-GHIBLI
  5. KOKURIKO-ZAKA-KARA
  6. MIYAZAKI-GORO
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