Maki Horikita X Into the White Night movie
Actress Maki Horikita (堀北真希）, 22, will play a villain for the first time in her upcoming movie, an adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s popular novel “Byakuyako” (Into the White Night), which will co-star Kengo Takaora(高良健吾), 23. “This year I’d like to try lots of new things,” Horikita said.
One such new challenge, she said, is playing a villain for the first time in her career. “The idea that people are going to watch it and think, ‘This girl’s really scary’ is a little unsettling,” she said. ” However, I hope as many people as possible will see the movie.”
Based on the best selling novel by Keigo Higashino, the suspense drama centers on the daughter of a murder suspect and the son of its victim – a series of mysterious incidents occur around them…
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A pawn shop owner is killed in a ruined building. Though no crucial evidence is found, the case is closed when the suspect commits suicide. But detective Sasagaki is not convinced. Yukiho, the beautiful daughter of the suspect and Ryouji, the son of the victim with sad eyes—somehow they linger in his head. Later, mysterious incidents happen one after another around grown-up Yukiho and Ryouji. And their surprising connection comes to light…
“Into the White Night,” directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa, will be released on Jan 29.
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