Now I'm excited! So I found out earlier that Ninomiya Kazunari will be starring in Yoshinaga Fumi's "Ōoku," but only discovered today that Shibasaki Kou will be playing Yoshimune. I was thinking that they would pick someone with a signature personality like Inoue Mao's -- but not Inoue Mao because she is way too young to play Yoshimune -- and Shibasaki Kou is absolutely perfect for the role. She has charisma, her age is just right, and even her looks really fit the bill. She's a great actress and I can't think of anyone else more fitting for the role.
Inoue Mao would be better suited for Iemitsu's character -- though they probably won't do a movie for that arc. Iemitsu is emotionally and physically violent due to a harsh past, but grows into a sharp and powerful shogun. Since Hana Yori Dango, Inoue Mao has played very strong, feminine roles so young Iemitsu would be very fitting for her -- though it'd be better if she's older too 'cause the Iemitsu arc spans from her being a teenager till her death at 46 or 47ish. And to find the perfect Arikoto would be REALLY difficult. We're talking about a man who is so beautiful he can rival a woman. Other than Korea's Lee Jun Ki, I can't think of an Asian man who can look beautiful like that. Maybe Tsumabuki Satoshi, but I can't imagine him bald for even just a moment when he was a monk lol. Too bad they're not doing a movie on Iemitsu x Arikoto. I love their story the best so far, it's so poignant and heart-breakingly sad. Both are forced into their roles due to circumstance, but fall deeply in love with each other and their love lasts even after Iemitsu's death. They have the most beautiful story and it'd be interesting to see it in live-action, though a part of me is glad they're only doing the story from the first volume, because that's manageable. If they screwed up on Iemitsu x Arikoto, I wouldn't be able to stand it.
As for Ninomiya Kazunari... as much as I think he's a versatile and excellent actor, I'm still having trouble picturing him as 19 year-old Mizuno Yunoshin. I've gotten used to him playing mid-twenties characters that I can't seem to rewind him back a couple years =_=; Also, I guess I was expecting an extremely pretty man for the role or something... =_=; But alas... even I can't think of any Japanese man who fits the bill. Then again, lately I've been thinking Kaneko Noboru is very pretty, but a bit too old for the role ^_^; None of the younger to mid-twenties Johnnies seem to have the same presence that the character needs to command. In the end, Ninomiya may just be the best pick. Even if he doesn't have the ideal look I envisioned for the character, he will at least command screen presence and perform the role well.
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