Saturday 23 June 2012

Aya Ueto Plays Ninomiya Kazunari's Heroine for NTV Drama

It has been reported that singer-actress Aya Ueto will be Arashi's Ninomiya Kazunari's heroine for his upcoming drama on NTV "Kurumaisu de Boku wa Sora o Tobu". The said drama will air on Aug 25th.
Ueto expressed her excitement for the project; she and Ninomiya have previously worked for "Namida o Fuite" back in 2000. It has been 12 years since then. Joining them is child actor Fuku Suzuki and actress Hiroko Yakushimaru. The two also expressed their excitement; Fuku has played a young Ninomiya in "Freeter, Ie o Kau" and Yakushimaru said that she has been watching Ninomiya since he was in his teens and she looked forward to their first project.
"Kurumaisu de Boku wa Sora o Tobu" (I'll fly in the sky on a wheelchair) tells the story of a former delinquent Yasuyuki Hasebe (played by Ninomiya) who got crippled at 15 years old. Despite his shortcomings, he decided to become a counselor and help those who are in the similar situation as him. Ueto will play the role of Kumi Kato, a woman whom Yasuyuki met while he was in the hospital and have a heartbreaking past.
"Kurumaisu de Boku wa Sora o Tobu" will air on Nihon TV on Aug 25th.

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