Arashi appears as special ambassadors for "The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival"

Arashi appeared at the opening ceremony of "The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival" held at Roppongi Hills Arena on 23 October as the special ambassadors and were dressed in black suits and neckties. As it was not announced in advance that the group would be there, the audience was pleasantly surprised by their appearance.

Member Aiba Masaki stars in his first leading role in a movie i.e. "MIRACLE Debikuro-kun no Koi to Mahou" which is due to be shown in cinemas from 22 November and is one of the special feature films during the festival. When asked to recommend his film, Aiba commented that this is a romance movie suited for the winter season. He also said that he would be back for the film's world premiere at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills on 26 October and looks forward to meeting the fans there.

Source: Nikkansports

Aiba Masaki, Ikuta Toma, Eikura Nana & Han Hyo-joo star in new movie "MIRACLE Debikuro-kun no Koi to Mahou"

Arashi's Aiba Masaki will be taking on his first solo leading role in a movie as he appears in Inudo Isshin's new production "MIRACLE Debikuro-kun no Koi to Mahou" (MIRACLE The love and magic of Debikuro-kun) along with his agency mate Ikuta Toma, Eikura Nana and South Korean actress Han Hyo-joo. Aiba last worked with Inudo in Arashi's movie "Kiiroi Namida" back in 2007.

The new movie is based on the novel by Nakamura Kou which was inspired by Yamashita Tatsuro's famous Christmas hit song "Christmas Eve". Aiba plays the role of Hikaru, a gentle but somewhat incompetent employee of a bookstore who dreams of being a manga artist. At night, he would go around pasting sheets of a manga he draws which is named "Debikuro Tsuushin" at various places, hoping that his work can bring warmth to whoever sees it. Eikura plays Hikaru's childhood friend Anna who is the only one that knows about Hikaru's secret and is the No.1 fan of Debikuro Tsuushin. Han Hyo-joo will play the role of a lighting designer Soyeon who meets Hikaru by chance while Ikuta will play Hikaru's ex-classmate in university Kitayama who has become a bestselling manga artist now.

The movie will be shown in cinemas from autumn 2014.

Source: Eiga.com