Suzuka Morita and Mariya Suzuki to star in two new horror movies

By kevin on May 10, 2012 at 11:41pm EDT

Suzuka Morita of Idoling!!! and Mariya Suzuki of AKB48 are set to star in two new horror movies due out on the same day this summer.

Both movies, 2-channel no Noroi Shin Gekijoban: Honki (starring Suzuki) and Anata no Shiranai Kowai Hanashi Gekijoban (starring Morita), are theatrical versions of DVD releases which recently gained popularity.

Just a few days ago, it was announced that Morita will be graduating from Idoling!!! at the end of this month to concentrate on her acting, so she’s apparently wasting no time getting on with the next phase of her career.

In “Anata no Shiranai Kowai wa Gekijoban”, she’ll be playing a graduate student whose mother was killed by a prowler when she was a small child, leaving her emotionally scarred. Because of this, she seeks revenge by invoking a curse on the man in the form of a video.

Suzuki, who played the lead role in Jiro Nagae’s Kokkuri-san last year, will be appearing in the sequel to last year’s 2-channel no Noroi Gekijoban, which revolves around a cursed website inspired by a forum thread on the 2-chan message board. In contrast to her previous high school girl roles, Suzuki will get the chance to play an an adult for once, portraying a real estate agent struggling against a powerful evil presence.

Both will be released in Japan on June 2, 2012. Although technically separate movies, the actresses will be together for a joint stage greeting.

Source: Cinema Today