Jun

10

2008


The latest film starring everyone’s favorite (or just about everyone’s favorite) actress, Yu Aoi, has set an opening date. The film “One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman” will premiere in Japan on Saturday July 19th. Mark your calendars for that one if you live in Japan. “One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman” is also helmed by up and coming director Yuki Tanada, who has already worked with Yui Aoi in the 2008 Japanese television show “Camouflage.”

In “One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman,” Yu Aoi plays a 21 year old loner without a job or friends (hard to believe but we’ll go along with the premise). Then misfortune strikes Yui Aoi when she gets arrested (and if you’ve watched “I Just Didn’t Do It” - you know by now) she is found guilty. Consequently, Yu Aoi makes out like a bandit and flees town. She then roams from town to town, working odd end end up jobs until she can acquire the 1,000,000 Yen ($9,367.67 USD) needed to pay her fees.

Meanwhile, in South Korea, Yu Aoi will be getting her own mini film retrospective this month. The well known South Korean cinema chain “Cinus” will show numerous Yu Aoi films in the young lady’s honor. Such films as “Hana and Alice,” “Rainbow Song,” “Hula Girls,” and “Letters from Kanai Nirai” will all be screened at the Cinus theatre chain. This is likely a nice prelude to her appearance in the anthology film “Tokyo!,” in which Yu Aoi stars in the Joon-ho Bong (The Host) helmed segment “Shaking Tokyo.” “Tokyo!” should be released in Japan/South Korea sometime this August.



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  1. 6 vivi Says: June 18, 2008

    I love her in Hana & Alice, Honey & Clover, Welcome to the Quiet Room, and All About Lily Chou Chou :)

  2. 5 kimsuke Says: June 14, 2008

    Thanks, I’ve heard of those films but I haven’t seen it yet. Thank you for the recommendation. I look forward to her new film coming out!

  3. 4 luna6 Says: June 14, 2008

    Kimsuke - if you have only seen Yu Aoi in “Honey and Clover” then you are in for a treat. I highly recommend you check out “Hana and Alice” first (one of my favorite all time films), then her other films - most of which are supporting roles but there’s “Hula Girls” where she was really good but film was only so-so.

  4. 3 kimsuke Says: June 13, 2008

    Oh! I just notice that Yu Aoi starred in the film
    ‘Honey and Clover’. I love her acts. I can’t wait to see her other films!!

  5. 2 luna6 Says: June 10, 2008

    Hello,
    The picture is a still shot from the movie.

    Didn’t notice Yu Aoi being thinner, but now that you pointed it out she does look a tad thinner. Maybe it’s the donut in her hand? Still looks healthy to me. cheers…

  6. 1 PrincelyLuna Says: June 10, 2008

    she looks so thin in that picture!! is that from the movie?