Japan News Review > Japanese Movie/TV News > Japanese Entertainment News

Sunday, August 12, 2007 6:57 pm

Print This Post

Former top star Mariko cast in Zatoichi play

Former Takarazuka top star Saki Asaji, also known by the nickname “Mariko” (her real name is Mariko Ishii), will take on the lead female role in Takashi Miike’s stage production of “Zatoichi.“

[TOKYOGRAPH] Full story

Related posts

 4 million cast early ballots in Upper House poll
 V6’s Sakamoto to star in Elvis-themed musical
 Takashi Sorimachi to play baseball player in new TV-series after 3 year hiatus
 Sanma-san to star in TBS TV-series with Masami Nagasawa
 ‘Heroes’ star Hayden Panettiere faces arrest warrant in Japan


Japan News Review
© All rights reserved

Leave a comment

Name

Most read articles on Japan News Review today

  • No posts viewed yet.


Most commented

None found



Latest in Society


Latest in Business


Latest in Politics


Latest in Entertainment


Latest in Sports


Latest in Technology


Latest in Sports



AUTUMN LEAVES

Autumn leaves in Matsudo city, Chiba Prefecture.

Photo: Juyo Tanaka. Used under a Creative Commons license.



Featured content

Photo: Takayuki Saito. Creative Commons

Low-cost airlines making their way to Japan

FEATURE While low-cost carriers have since long been successfully operating throughout the U.S., Europe, and southern Asia, Japan has seen very little of the low-price action. Read more...