Nagasawa Masami & Okada Masaki to team up in movie version of "Kiyoku Yawaku"

Nagasawa Masami and Okada Masaki will be co-starring in the romance movie "Kiyoku Yawaku" based on the popular shoujo manga by Ikuemi Ryo which is due to be shown next autumn. The manga which has been released in 13 volumes, achieved sales of 2.5 million copies to date. Filming is due to start in February next year and both Nagasawa and Okada will play the high school versions of their characters as well while wearing school uniforms.

Nagasawa plays Seto Kanna whose childhood friend Haruta passed away due to an accident when she was in the first year of senior high school. After graduating from university, she works in a movie company and happens to meet Akazawa Roku (Okada) who works in a publishing company. Although Roku looks like a cheerful guy, he has a similar experience like Kanna because he is the sole survivor of an accident during his primary school days that caused the death of his childhood buddy. The two of them gradually fall in love while coping with their past traumas.

Source: Nikkansports