Ayase Haruka(綾瀬はるか), Fujiki Naohito(藤木直人) head to Rome for “Hotaru no Hikari(ホタルノヒカリ)” movie

The NTV drama series “Hotaru no Hikari(ホタルノヒカリ)” will get a movie in 2012, it has been announced. The movie’s title has not yet been decided, but the story is planned to take place in Rome, Italy, and will be shot on location.

Based on Hiura Satoru(ひうら さとる)’s manga of the same name, “Hotaru no Hikari(ホタルノヒカリ)” had its first season as a television drama in 2007, averaging a 13.7% rating. In 2010, it returned for a second season and improved to a 15.5% average rating.

“Hotaru no Hikari(ホタルノヒカリ)” stars Ayase Haruka(綾瀬はるか) (26) as an office worker who has no interest in love and spent her free time idly at home. Her lifestyle is forced to change when she unexpectedly begins living with her boss, played by Fujiki Naohito(藤木直人) (39). Love develops between them, and they eventually marry. The movie will take place a couple years after the second season of the drama, when the two take a trip together to Rome.

Shooting will start in the middle of this month. Yoshino Hiroshi, one of the directors of the television series, will be in charge of the film. Returning cast members include Itaya Yuka(板谷由夏) (36) and Yasuda Ken(安田顕) (37).



Source: tokyograph.com