Actress Horikita Maki (21) will make her stage debut as Jeanne d'Arc in a stage adaption of the same name this November.
The play will tell the story of the 19 year-old girl who led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War in the 15th century. Unlike previous works it won't describe her as a fanatic woman, instead it will focus more on the human side of Jeanne d'Arc and how her faith is giving her strength. "The innocent and strong Horikita-san is the perfect woman to play the strong-willed savior of France," the production team underlined their casting choice.
Horikita is quite motivated for the new challenge. "Jeanne d'Arc's actions are very interesting. I'm going to study her a lot and would like to play the role and convey the story to the best of my efforts," she said. "Of course I'm nervous, but I will be happy as long as at least one person comes to watch me tackling this new challenge."
Actor Ito Hideaki (34) will co-star as Charles VII of France. The play will be performed at the Tokyo Akasaka ACT Theater and last from November 30 till December 19, 2010.
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Written by: KawaiiJoyuu
Sources: Sanspo
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Hmm… I remember she called her bike "Jeanne d'Arc" too when she traveled through europe.
(btw, this new "visual editor" here suxx a bit. As it feels very alien and disables OS/ browser features one is used to have, like spell checking, dictionary features, etc.).
hm, disabled the editor for now..
hope it’s better that way ^^
Man, I gotta give her respect for taking these challenging roles. First the Byakuyakou movie and now this. I wish her success.
Finally, it’s like a early christmas present !
This will be a valuable experience, personally I would love to go and see it. The picture is really cool she has so much emotion and her face there.
I might be in Japan in november.
A japanese Jeanne d’Arc version? Weired idea. But looks good hehe
oh, Maki in dirt again…