Shinoda Mariko(篠田麻里子) joins “Ouran High School Host Club(桜蘭高校ホスト部)” movie cast

AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko(篠田麻里子) (25) has been revealed as a new cast member in the upcoming “Ouran High School Host Club(桜蘭高校ホスト部)” live-action movie, which was first announced in August with the same main cast as the drama series.

Based on the popular manga of the same name by Hatori Bisco(葉鳥ビスコ), the live-action television adaptation aired this past summer, starring Kawaguchi Haruna(川口春奈) and Yamamoto Yusuke(山本裕典). Like the original manga, the story revolves around an ordinary girl named Fujioka Haruhi(藤岡ハルヒ) at a prestigious high school who ends up involved with an unusual group of male students who have formed their own club as hosts.

Shinoda will play a half-Japanese character named Michelle, the daughter of a major corporation in Asia who moves from Singapore to Japan for a short study-abroad term. While Shinoda is typically known for her short straight hair, her character will have long curled hair. Other highlights of her character include some English lines and various costume scenes.

The “Ouran High School Host Club(桜蘭高校ホスト部)” movie premieres in theaters in March 2012.

Source: tokyograph.com