Wednesday, May 23, 2012

GTO remake starting in July 2012

EXILE member AKIRA will be starring in his first leading role in the remake of 1998 hit drama "GTO" where he plays the legendary teacher Onitsuka Eikichi. The original series which had an average rating of 28.3%, had featured Sorimachi Takashi and Matsushima Nanako who met through this drama and got married later in 2001. Filming is scheduled to begin on 27 May and the drama will begin its run via FujiTV on Tuesdays at 10pm.
The heroine in the new series Fuyutsuki Azusa will be played by Takimoto Miori while Kuroki Hitomi plays the principal of the school who hires Onitsuka. Tayama Ryosei takes on the role of the department head who dislikes Onitsuka while Onitsuka's close friends who live with him are played by Yamamoto Yusuke and Shirota Yu.
Source: Sanspo

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