Hana Kimi Remake Cast Announced!

The main cast of the upcoming “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ~ Ikemen Paradise” remake is finally announced! Along with AKB48's Atsuko Maeda, newcomers Aoi Nakamura and Shohei Miura will play the most important roles in the series. The “Hana Kimi” remake was announced by Fuji TV last month, with Maeda replacing Horikita Maki from the original 2007 series as Ashiya Mizuki. Nakamura and Miura are likewise taking over the roles that were played by Shun Oguri and Toma Ikuta, as Izumi Sano and Nakatsu Shuichi respectively.

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Nakamura’s thoughts about his role, “I’m aiming to not just portray Sano as an ikemen by appearance, but also show his hidden passion and strong willpower.” Miura then comments about replacing Ikuta for the role of Nakatsu, “I’m feeling happy and pressure at the same time. I’d like to become as foolish as possible in order to portray the role of Nakatsu to the best of my abilities.” Also included in the cast are three tokusatsu alumni, Kamen Rider W's Shoutaro, Renn Kiriyama, and Kamen Rider Kabuto's Yaguruma/Kick Hopper, Hidenori Tokuyama, and Kagami/Gatack, Yuki Sato. Roles are yet to be announced. Based on a poster image from the Sankei Sports newspaper, the rest of the cast seems to include: Shintaro Yamada, Shotaro Kotani, Kazuhiro Okazaki, Kazuma Kawahara, Goro Kurihara, Ozora Takami, Kodai Asaka, Shige Kasai, Ryosuke Yamamoto, Yukito Nishii, Tomo Yanagishita, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Ryu Ando, Kusuto Miyajima, Shota Matsushima, Shotaro Mamiya, Tomoki Okayama, Sonde Kanai, Taiko Katoono, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Arata Horii, and Gouki Maeda. Most of these were visually identified and are still pending confirmation. Characters played by each additional cast members is yet to be announced. “Hana Kimi 2011” will air on Fuji TV every Sunday at 9pm and is scheduled to begin sometime in July.

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