Singer SHIGI to make debut with “Chameleon” theme

SHIGI, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter in college, will be making her major label debut on July 2. Her first single, “Shomei,” is being used as the theme song for the Junji Sakamoto action film “Chameleon” (in theaters July 5). The movie stars Tatsuya Fujiwara and Asami Mizukawa.

SHIGI is currently a third-year student at a private college in Tokyo. While she was in the 6th grade, she started doing live street performances with her guitar. Since then, she has played over 200 shows, including some at venues such as Zepp Tokyo. She finally gained enough attention to make her debut after winning a radio show competition.

The singer’s official website can be found here: http://www.shigi-web.jp/

SourceL Tokyograph.com

The vision of Yuusaku’s Matsuda, is filmed with Tatsuya Fujiwara

“Fujiwara feels the scale, which today is not bound with we would like to aim toward the star movie”, the Sakamoto sequential Osamu director which is said.

It exceeds dimension, “springtime of life fighting scene”

Sakamoto Osamu director films production “Chameleon” is advanced with Fujiwara Tatsuya starring. As for the script, the work of vision of 30 years ago which are written because of the popularity of Matsuda Yusaku. In the Maruyama Noboru one of Sakamoto director and the script house which are challenged to the reappearance of the star movie of the past years we inquired about the enthusiasm at location site.

Waste factory of Saitama prefecture, Heda city. The actors, including Fujiwara show deep emotion, so Maruyama stares photographing deeply.

Maruyama it is the work which is finished writing in 48 hours 1978 before the debutting, as “a man of Chameleon” in the substitute crop of Matsuda starring “amusement” series 2nd work “homicide amusement”. As for requesting the Kurosawa Mitsuru producer of the foster parent Matsuda.

Sakamoto, director commented, “the actor who is suitable for this work is the person who today is not bound. I was moved by the star characteristic of Fujiwara, but still non consciousness the place is funny. I would like finding that “.

The fact that it becomes climax is action. “The charm which exceeds amorousness and dimension in the movement is made to feel?” that, although putting emphasis on person modelling, “only in the cinema we would like to cause the incident which it cannot encounter”, that you are enthusiastic. As for release early summer.

Source: Yomiuri.co.jp | Translated (badly) by: Pan

Mizukawa co-stars with Fujiwara in “Chameleon”

Actress Asami Mizukawa has been revealed as the female lead in Junji Sakamoto’s action movie “Chameleon,” which completed filming last month.

Mizukawa plays a woman with a dark past who makes a living as a fortune teller. She serves as the romantic interest for the protagonist, played by Tatsuya Fujiwara.

The movie opens this summer.

Source: Tokyograph.com

Chameleon [カメレオン]

Fujiwara Tatsuya to Take On Matsuda Yusaku Role

Popular young actor Fujiwara Tatsuya (25) is to take on the persona of a Japanese movie legend.

In the ‘hard boiled’ thriller “Chameleon” the star of the “Battle Royale” and “Death Note” movies will play a role originally written for the late Matsuda Yusaku* (1950-89) in 1978. The project has finally been realized by the original scriptwriter Maruyama Shouichi (59), who worked with Matsuda on several projects, and producer Kurosawa Mitsuru, the man who shaped Matsuda’s career and is executive producer for the movie. Directed by Sakamoto Junji (50), the movie started filming at the end of November. Fujiwara impressed the director with his forthright acting style and willingness to take physical risks. In one scene, he barreled down a flight of steps on a motorbike and completed filming covered in bruises. The movie is scheduled to open in theaters next summer, and distributor Toei is planning on turning the movie into a series.

* The father of Ryuhei and Shota Matsuda

Source: Japan-Zone.com

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Tatsuya Fujiwara stars in “Chameleon”

Tatsuya Fujiwara is starring in a hardboiled action film titled “Chameleon.” The story involves a group of young swindlers who witness a kidnapping. As a mysterious organization begins killing them off, one of them decides to take revenge into his own hands.

The original script was written about 30 years ago, with the lead role meant to be played by the late actor Yusaku Matsuda. It was written by Shoichi Maruyama, who wrote several of Matsuda’s films, and was to be produced by Mitsuru Kurosawa, who also often worked with Matsuda.

The movie was never made, but Kurosawa decided to revive it with director Junji Sakamoto at the helm and Fujiwara as the star. In addition, the screenplay was adapted to a more modern setting.

Filming started last month and just wrapped up. No CG was used for the action scenes.

The supporting cast includes Shun Shioya, Kei Tani, Masato Hagiwara, Kosuke Toyohara, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Haruko Kato, and Ittoku Kishibe. Release is scheduled for next summer. Distributor Toei is reportedly looking to turn the film into a series.

Source: Tokyograph.com