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MANGA INSPIRATION DRAWS JAY CHOU
Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chau will be starring in a new movie
called Initial D, a movie based on a Japanese manga comic strip.
The comic is all about boys and their toys - that is, car racing on
the twists and turns of a mountainside. Reason enough for it to
have a huge following in Asia. Playing other leading rols will be
Edison Chen Koon-hei, Stephen Fung Tak-lun and a yet to be chosen
Korean actress.
The movie will be directed by Tsui Hark, famous for his Wong
Fei-hung chop socky films, with shooting to begin in March.
According to Tsui's wife, Nansun Shi (spokeswoman for film
workshop, Tsui's production company): The budget is big; around
US$6 million, we expect it to be a worldwide release so we are
doing a lot of preparation work. We want to film the movie in
Japan, and we are currently looking for the right car sponsor for
the movie. Media Asia group will be the Asian distributor, and the
film is likely to be released next year.
