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1905 Movie Network News, starring Riko Seikai, Ikematsu Toshiro, Saito Ko, and newcomer Shinsai Endo, released new stills for the youth story "A cappella".
Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of Naoki Award-winning author Mariko Koike, the film is set in sendai City, Japan, which was in the whirlpool of the student movement in 1969, and tells the story of high school girl Oruko (Riko Narukai) who accidentally meets and falls in love with college student Domoto Shibu (Ikematsu Norio) during a coffee shop "A cappella", but a series of unimaginable events occur one after another, which makes their relationship in crisis... Saito plays Yunosuke Seki, a close friend of Domoto, who is directed by Hitoshi Yazaki, who previously directed Strawberry Muffins.
In several new stills released this time, Yunosuke's lover Emma and Arako, played by Shinsai Endo, look at each other and smile, and the youthful breath floats between their lips and teeth. In addition, due to the turmoil of the struggle for the abolition of uniforms in the school, students appeared in private clothes at the whole school rally in colleges and universities, and leaflets to incite the crowd flew everywhere, and the faces of new characters such as Reiko and Julie appeared in front of the audience for the first time.
Sakai Hako, who plays Reiko, and Sasuke Inmura, who plays Julie, are acting in film for the first time. Sakai Hashiko has accumulated stage experience in the musical "FAB LIVE 2014", "I used to be unable to look at myself on the screen and was very shy. But this time, no matter what, I will try to perform, which is really an indescribable mood. On the other hand, Sawa Renmura, who has starred in advertisements such as NTTdocomo, said: "I am a very sunny character in this movie, I originally wanted to win over my friends, but in private I turned my back on the sea glass and they pulled it over, and it is indeed my honor to be able to star in the movie." ”
It is reported that "A cappella" will be released nationwide in Japan on March 26.
