The next project in the works for talented actress Miyazawa Rie (31) is a movie with director Koreeda Hirokazu (42). Titled “Hana Yorimo Naho” it is a samurai drama that will reunite her with writer Fujisawa Shuuhei, who also wrote “Tasogare Seibei” (Twilight Samurai). It is the first “jidai-geki” for Koreeda, who is best known for last year’s Cannes hit “Dare mo Shiranai” (Nobody Knows). Miyazawa will play a widow living in an Edo tenement who becomes the love interest of a samurai.
• On-location filming for the new Kimura Takuya (32) TV drama “Engine” took place at the Malaysia Grand Prix yesterday. Kimutaku met members of the Toyota team, including Ralf Schumacher.