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'Bumbling' Aki Hoshino wants to stay a busy bee

Sunday, 27 January 2008

Pin-up icon Aki Hoshino charmed in a bee costume at a preview of the film "The Bee Movie," while an Academy Award nomination for "Mongol," a film starring actor Tadanobu Asano, in stories that topped Japanese language entertainment news for the week from Jan. 19 to Jan. 25.

On Jan 22, "Mongol", which was filmed in Kazakhstan, was nominated for best foreign film for the 80th Academy Awards, to the joy of the film's star Tadanobu Asano.

"I joined the shoot on behalf of Japan and spent precious time there, so seeing the film get a nomination is a great feeling," Asano said during an event held on Jan 23.

On Jan. 21, pin-up idol Aki Hoshino attracted audience attention as she appeared in a bee costume for a preview of the animated film "Bee Movie. "

"I'd like to keep on working, and since I can't give orders, I guess I'm a working bee, not a queen bee," Hoshino said.

"I will continue to work as a pin-up idol," the 30-year-old Hoshino said, declaring that she would keep breaking the record as the oldest active pin-up idol.

Also on Jan. 21, a preview of the film "Kabe," which stars Sayuri Yoshinaga and Asano, was held in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, where Asano's wife and singer Chara hails from.

"I was happy to shoot the film here and felt relaxed," Asano shyly told the audience as he stood on the stage with co-stars Rei Dan and Mirai Shida before the preview started.

On Jan. 23, actress Mariya Yamada, 27, announced on her official blog that she will be getting married with actor Toru Kusano, 40.

"I will be a married woman (laugh)," wrote Yamada in her statement on her blog. The couple is slated to officially announce their marriage during a press conference to be held on Monday.

On Jan. 24, actress Tomoko Yamaguchi and actor Ken Ogata joined in a live dubbing of the U.S. film "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass."

Playing the main role of Lyra was Mariya Nishiuchi, 13, a rookie voice actor who won the post in an audition contested by 5,104 applicants.

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