Anne to star in her first drama, becomes a competitive mother
Model and actress Anne (24), who is also the daughter of actor Watanabe Ken, will be starring in her first drama with the tentative title “Namae wo Nakushita Onnatachi” next season. The announcement for this was stated by Fuji TV today.
In the drama Anne is going to disguise herself as a housewife and mother of a five year-old son who is fiercely competing against her fellow “mother friends” prior to the entrance examinations of a popular primary school. The whole plot will focus on her life as a mother and her interaction with her “mother friends” which will touch various topics such as friendship, jealousy and betrayal, etc.
Not only is it her first drama starring role, it’s also her first role as a mother. She commented, “I want to tackle the role step by step without being afraid of this new challenge.”
Anne made her debut as an actress in 2007 and has appeared appeared in several dramas since then, such as “Naka nai to kimeta Hi” and “Joker“. Fuji TV is already having a high opinion of her abilities stating, “This time she is going to play a role that you wouldn’t immediately come to mind when looking at her, but we hope that it is going to open new doors for both sides.”
“I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep!” Anne explained her feelings when it got decided that she is going to get the leading role. “The woman I’m playing is stepping into a new world, that is undoubtedly something we both have in common. Please look forward to me being a mother and the (sometimes terrifying) world of ‘mother friends’.”
Fuji TV has also announced the actresses to be the ‘mother friends’. Ono Machiko (29) is going to play a mother and kindergarten teacher, Kurashina Kana (23) is going to transform into ‘yankee mother’, Ryo (38) will become an ambitious mother and company president, and Kimura Yoshino (34) is going be a rich mother spoiling her child. A truly great ensemble of wonderful actresses.
“Namae wo Nakushita Onnatachi” is scheduled to begin airing in April.
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source: TOKYOHIVE