【Alibaba pictures appointed Japanese young pop-star as a queci-leading role of “A bizarre life in the forest ” 】
［San Diego 02.Mar.2018］

［Announcement-Hollywood］A part
roles of featured big title, “A bizarre life in the forest”, which will be coming out 2020 summer was announced by Derek Wong, Chief director at Alibaba pictures.

A queci-leading role and extra key roles was announced in addition to Liam Hemsworth （as Kenney Dawson）and Dwayne Johnson（as Captain Freedom）,who were clarified as double-main roles a month ago. As new cast role, Rinko Kikuchi was offered as a wife of Kenney, “Madoka Dawson”. Rinko experienced to perform several key roles of “Pacific Rim:Uprising”,
“Babel”and “47RONIN”thus far.

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Yurina Hirate, who is 16 years old and a top member of Japanese young pop group known as “Keyakizaka 46” was also invited to this big title as queci-leading role next to Liam and Dwayne.

This lucky girl has debuted 2015 and been releasing total 5 single titles and 1 album. Yurina keeps standing on main vocal position of all single titles with 20 dancers. “We expect her personal attractiveness and powerful expressive she shows on the stage.
Absolutely she must be the best Japanese young performer” Derek said.

In 2020, next Olympic games will be held at Tokyo and Yurina Hirate with 20 dancers will appear and perform opening act on that stage, therefore Alibaba picture expects it will be the best timing to appoint her for huge synagy. Also to offer Yurina Hirate who is gainning tremendously popular by Japanese young generation , Derek expects high box office in Japanese market.

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