Mao Inoue and Hiromi Nagasaku to star in film adaptation of “Youkame no Semi”

By kevin on September 30, 2010 at 3:48am EDT

23-year-old Mao Inoue (Hana Yori Dango) and former J-pop idol turned actress Hiromi Nagasaku (39) will be co-starring in a film adaptation of Mitsuyo Kakuta’s novel Youkame no Semi. The work was previously adapted as a which aired on NHK back in April.

The story involves a woman named Kiwako (Nagasaku) who kidnaps the baby daughter of a man she’s having an affair with. The baby, Erina, grows up (now played by Inoue) and winds up having an affair of her own which leads to pregnancy.

This will mark the first acting role for Nagasaku since she gave birth to a son back in May.

Other cast members include Eiko Koike, Yoko Moriguchi, Gekidan Hitori, Tetsushi Tanaka, and Jun Fubuki.

Filming began on September 23rd and is expected to wrap by the end of October. A release is planned for sometime next year.

Sources: Tokyograph, Cinema Today