Kimura Takuya Tackles First All-English Role
With a major domestic film about to be released in a few weeks, SMAP's Kimura Takuya (34) had some other big news this week. In what will be his first appearance in an English-language movie, he has been named to an all-star international cast for the latest project by renowned Vietnamese-French director Anh Hung Tran (44). "I Come With the Rain", Tran's first movie in eight years, stars Josh Hartnett (29) as former L.A. cop turned private eye, Kline. Hired to find Shitao (Kimura), the son of a Chinese billionaire, he travels to Hong Kong where he teams up with an old friend and local cop (Shawn Yue). His search leads him to the gangster Su Dongpo (Korean star Lee Byung Hun) and his druggie mistress (Tran's wife, actress Tran Nu Yen Khe). But he is haunted by memories of the serial killer Hasford (Elias Koteas) whose crimes almost drove him insane and made him quit the LAPD. The movie is scheduled to open in the autumn of 2008, with a possible screening at next year's Cannes Film Festival. Director Tran is best known for 1993's Academy Award nominee "The Scent of Green Papaya". Meanwhile Kimura's "Hero", the movie version of Fuji TV's most successful ever drama, hits the big screens on September 8. He is joined by co-star Matsu Takako (30) and a host of major names.---
International cast ready for 'Rain'
Tran's psychothriller stars Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett starrer "I Come With the Rain" is rounding out its cast with Asian superstars.
Helmer Tran Anh Hung's English-language psychothriller has added Japan's Takuya Kimura ("2046"), South Korea's Lee Byung-hun ("A Bittersweet Life") and Hong Kong's Shawn Yue Man-lok ("Infernal Affairs").
The $18 million pic concerns a private detective (Hartnett) hired by a high-ranking businessman to search for his missing son in the Far East.
High-def shooting in Hong Kong, where 80% of the film will be filmed, began two weeks ago and is due to wrap in early October, said Chu Chen On, the October Pictures producer who is handling the Hong Kong end.
Summer rainstorms and typhoons have complicated matters.
Cast has already shot in the Philippines for a week and will return to Hollywood after the Hong Kong stint to wrap filming in November.
Pic, due for release next summer, is fully financed through French paybox Canal Plus, the British fund Aramid and several French Sofica funds.
Fernando Sulichin's Paris-based Central Films and Jean Cazes are producing; John Kilik exec produces. International sales are handled by TF1 Intl.
Tran directed festival faves "The Scent of Green Papaya" (1993) and "Vertical Ray of the Sun" (2000).
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Kimura's role name is Shitao. English movie.. I want to hear him speak well :D
I hope he still can have a drama next year...
Though, i don't think there will be a concert this year.
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