Third “Trick” movie w/ Nakama & Abe in production
On the 12th it was announced that Yukie Nakama (30) and Hiroshi Abe (45) will bereuniting for a 3rd “Trick” film, 4 years after the previous installment. Due out in Spring 2010, the film will be titled “Gekijoban Trick: Reinosha Battle Royale” (reinosha = spiritual medium) and will be directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Filming began on October 15th and should be completed by the end of December.
Trick was originally a TV drama which first aired on TV Asahi in 2000 and continued on for 2 addition seasons, a TV special, and 2 theatrically released films.
In season 1, Nakama played a talented but struggling magician named Naoko Yamada who answers an ad from a stuffy physics professor and fierce skeptic of all things non-scientific named Jiro Ueda (Abe). He offers a cash reward for anyone who can prove to him magic exists. Naoko dazzles the professor with a few simple tricks, and he enlists her help in his investigation of a mysterious cult. Yamada’s insight into the world of magic and trickery becomes invaluable to Ueda, and the pair continue pairing up to debunk various spiritualists and charlatans.
The new film is set in a village which is holding a “spiritual medium battle royale” to replace their former leader, Kamihaeru, whom they believed to be a powerful clairvoyant. It is said that they have 100 days to replace Kamihaeru or harm will come to the village. Yamada decides to utilize her talents in the event to earn some cold hard cash, and Ueda reluctantly tags along in the hopes of putting a stop to the battle.
Yoko Nogiwa, Katsuhisa Namase, Ken Matsudaira, Takeru Sato, Keiko Toda and Kaho also star.
It was also announced that a new TV anniversary special, “Trick Daikanshasai”, will be produced for TV Asahi next year to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the original Trick drama series. Many of the same people involved in the film will also be working on the drama, which should be completed by early April.
source: nipponcinema