DVD: Sola Aoi (Aoi Sora) in Masashi Yamamoto's KIKARETA ONNA (KIKARETA ONNA NO MIRARETA YORU)
Transformer Inc. (K.K. Toransufômâ) is scheduled to release Masashi Yamamoto's ero-pop suspense (eropoppu sasupensu) Kikareta onna (Kikareta onna no mirareta yoru) in a 2-disc sale DVD set (TMSS-055; NTSC, region 2, no subtitles) in Japan on August 3rd. Kikareta onna is a version of Kikareta onna no mirareta yoru -- one from an alternative point of view. Both versions are to be included in the set. The latter version had its world première at the Theater Pole-Pole Higashi-Nakano (Pore-Pore Higashi-Nakano) in Tokyo on April 15th of last year. Transformer released the former version at that same theatre on February 10th.
The screenplay for Kikareta onna was written by Yamamoto, based on a story by Fumihiro Yamada (given name may be "Fumio", etc.). The movie stars (listed order corresponds to order on cast page of official website) Sola Aoi (Aoi Sora), Keita Ôno, Hiroto Katô, Shô Nishino, Mutsuo Yoshioka, and Rumi Ôtori.
For more information on Kikareta onna, see ScreenAnarchy's third, second and first articles on it.
Those who are interested in Kikareta onna may also wish to check out the official subsite for Jun'ichi Ishikawa and Kazuyuki Iwata's 12-episode TV series Shimokita Glory Days, which TV Tokyo K.K. (K.K. Terebi Tôkyô) originally broadcast in Japan from April 14th to July 7th of last year, and VAP Inc. (K.K. Bappu) released in a 5-disc sale DVD box set (VPBX-12966; NTSC, region 2, no subtitles) there on August 23rd of last year. The teleplay for the series was written by Saemi Endô, based on the eponymous manga serial by Jirô Ôtani. The series starred (listed order corresponds to order on cast page of official subsite) Ichitarô, Saki Seto (1st column, 5th row), Manami Hashimoto, Rie Mashiko, Haruna Yabuki, Honoka, Yuma Asami, (Sola) Aoi, and Aya Sugimoto.
Kikareta onna trailer (downloadable 9.9 MB MPEG file)
Kikareta onna trailer (downloadable 2.7 MB MOV file)
Kikareta onna trailer page
Kikareta onna official website
Transformer: Kikareta onna Japanese DVDs
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Shimokita Glory Days official subsite
YesAsia.com: Shimokita Glory Days 5-disc sale DVD box set
