and yes, that's him in my icon. Isn't he pretty? He can act well, too.

[cerusee]

I'm really going to need to see this: a live action version of Tezuka's MW, starring my adored, the talented and charismatic Hiroshi Tamaki (aka, the swoonworthy Chiaki from the live-action Nodame Cantabile. Hiroshi charmed equally with sex appeal and by his willingness to make the most ridiculous and undignified faces known to man when his character goofed around with the titular Nodame, played by the equally charming Ueno Juri). I think it very likely that Hiroshi will be just as deliciously watchable as a charming, murderous sociopath as he was as a grumpy conducting student haunted by an uncouth piano student. And he'll be wearing sexy glasses and a nice suit! It's Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow all over again, folks--I'm a lost cause.

Which reminds me, one of these days, I need to get my hands on the Nodame Cantabile live action DVDs, preferably with English subtitles and in a format my DVD player can handle. That series was incomparably fun, and good enough to rewatch.

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[fani.livejournal.com]

em my interest is mainly with the adaptation itself...who is Hiroshi Tamaki? He looks kinda cute

[cerusee.livejournal.com]

I only know Hiroshi Tamaki from his role as Chiaki in the live-action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile (and a smaller role in the movie Waterboys)--he's young, attractive, talented, and certainly had many roles before this, but most I've never seen and probably never will be able to see.

I have crushed madly on him for a couple of years now, so I was just excited to see his name pop up in conjunction with an adaptation that will definitely draw interest in certain crowds here in the States--the Vertical translated edition of MW made a big splash among the American comics literati. It's very likely I'll have a chance to see this movie, in some format or another.