Musumes on the Big Screen

Former Morning Musume member Goto Maki (17) is to have her first starring movie role this autumn. “Seishun Bakachin Ryori Juku” tells of an aimless high-school graduate that finds the meaning of life at a cooking school. She’ll have the backing of such veteran actors as Takeda Tetsuya (53) and Tani Kei (71). Also scheduled for release this fall is a movie starring current MM Ishikawa Rika (left, 18) and soon-to-be member Fujimoto Miki (18) about a couple of troubled high school girls. It is Fujimoto’s movie debut.