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Posted by halicolipocky0 pt Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Sato Takeru to star in Fuji TV's war drama

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On July 12th, it was announced that popular actor Sato Takeru (22) will be starring in a war commemorative drama, �Saigo no Kizuna: Okinawa Hikisakareta Kyodai� (tentative title) by Fuji TV.

This will be Sato�s first time taking part in a war drama. This drama will be set after the Pacific War in Okinawa and is a documentary about siblings who tragically fight between each other as enemies as a part of both the Japanese and American armies. Sato will play a young man who enlisted as a part of �Tekketsu Kinnoutai�, a war unit of young soldiers.

Until now, I never knew �Tekketsu Kinnoutai� actually existed,� Sato stated and went to a historical museum in Itoman City in Okinawa to learn about that particular unit. After seeing photos of young men and children holding guns, he felt �absolutely shocked� about this fact. As he has been in Okinawa for half a month for filming, Sato expressed his goals for this movie with, �I want show the facts to the young people of Japan about the tragedy which happened in Okinawa not too long ago.�

This year, Japan has been faced the hardship of the Tohoku Earthquake, therefore, the producer, Narita Kazuki has said, �With this work, we want people to recollect how Japanese people have overcome the hardship of unprecedented�defeat with�the strong bonds between family members, and made a miraculous revival,� and put his wishes into this drama.

Source & Image: Sanspo

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