Waya! Uchuu Ichi no Osekkai Daisakusen
| Waya! Uchuu Ichi no Osekkai Daisakusen | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster in Japan | |
| Directed by | Kohatsu Yo |
| Starring |
Matsui Jurina Yagami Kumi |
| Distributed by | Go cinema |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Waya! Uchuu Ichi no Osekkai Daisakusen (WAYA！ 宇宙一のおせっかい大作戦) is a 2011 Japanese film. It is directed by director Kohatsu Yo and stars SKE48 members Matsui Jurina and Yagami Kumi, and comedian Itoda Jun.[1]
Plot
Kantaro decides to plan a big event in honor of Shige, the arcade’s chairman and a person who has been running a wooden clog shop for 30 years. However, his true objective is to reconcile Shige and his friend Nobu after they have a fight.
But Kantaro’s little white lie ends up growing, turning his meddlesome plan into a mess.
Cast
- Itoda Jun as Kantaro
- Yazaki Shigeru as Shige, a stubborn old man who is runs a wooden clog shop at the Endouji shopping arcade.
- Matsui Jurina as Sanae, the granddaughter of Shige.
- Yagami Kumi as a high school student
- Lou Oshiba as Nobu, Shige's friend. They previously had a fight and became estranged.
- Ozawa Kazuhiro
- Mizuno Miki
- Fujita Tomoko
- Moro Morooka
- Miwa Mizuki
- Kojima Noriko
- Matthew Lott as Peter, an immigrant who works at a bakery in the Endouji shopping arcade.
Production
Waya! Uchuu Ichi no Osekkai Daisakusen was first announced on 26 July 2011.[2] It will be directed by the director Kohatsu Yo,[3] who previously directed the film Chikujo seyo!.[4]
Director Kohatsu Yo held an audition for all 57 SKE48 members at their theater in Nagoya.[5] In the end, members Matsui Jurina and Yagami Kumi were selected for roles in this film.[5] This will be the first time that either of them will star in a film.[6] Matsui Jurina will star as the granddaughter of Shige.[6] At the time of the filming, Matsui was only 13 years old, even though her character in the film is 18 years old.[3] Yagami Kumi will also play the role of a character 2–3 years older than her. She remarked that "the feeling of playing the role of an elder sister to Matsui Jurina is a little strange".[2]
Release
Waya! Uchuu Ichi no Osekkai Daisakusen will first be released in Nagoya cinemas on 29 October 2011.[1][7] It will then be released at a later date in other parts of Japan.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 "WAYA！ 宇宙一のおせっかい大作戦 on eiga.com". eiga.com (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - 1 2 "SKE48・松井珠理奈と矢神久美が映画初出演 名古屋先行公開決定". Oricon, Inc (in Japanese). Career Oricon. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- 1 2 "SKE48松井＆矢神、名古屋ご当地映画「WAYA！」で映画初出演". eiga.com (in Japanese). eiga.com. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ↑ "古波津陽 profile on eiga.com". eiga.com (in Japanese). eiga.com. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- 1 2 い大作戦 ＳＫＥ看板娘がコメディーで銀幕デビュー. Nikkan Sports News. (in Japanese). nikkansports.com. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- 1 2 ＳＫＥ珠理奈＆矢神が映画初出演. Jiji Press Limited (in Japanese). Jiji Press Limited. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- 1 2 "年上の役に「老け顔？」と苦笑いのSKE松井珠理奈、矢神久美と共に映画デビュー！". MOVIE Collection. (in Japanese). MOVIE Collection. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official trailer on YouTube