Ueno Juri

hypnosurf22 wrote::yippee: I'm seriously over the moon with this news but :argh: 2011 seems so far away :puppydog:

It does... But we felt that way when the two Nodame movies were announced in late 2008... :)

bmwracer wrote:From Dorama World:

Ueno Juri to star in 2011 Taiga Drama "Gou ~ Himetachi no Sengoku" ]`•P‚½‚¿‚̐퍑

Ueno Juri will be playing the lead role in 2011's NHK Taiga drama, "Gou ~ Himetachi no Sengoku" (Gou ~ The Warring Times of the Princesses). This makes her the 10th female lead in Taiga's 50-year history. Coincidentally, Ueno is also from the same agency as Fukuyama Masaharu who plays the lead role in this year's Taiga. This is the first time that actors from the same agency are playing the lead roles in consecutive years.

Ueno's role will be Gou, the third daughter of Azai Nagamasa and Oda Nobunaga's younger sister. Gou lost her parents during a war and she became known as one of the famous three sisters during the Warring Times. Her eldest sister Yodo became the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi while her second sister Hatsu married into a famous family. Gou later became the 1st wife of the Tokugawa Hidetada after two earlier marriages. She was to become the mother of Tokugawa Iemitsu later and created the Ooku in Edo City.

WOW. :victory: :applaud: :woot: :dancing:

NikkanSports: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20100126-589307.html
Yomiuri: http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100126-OHT1T00065.htm
Sponichi: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2010/01/26/08.html

YATTA! :dancing:
I was extremely excited when I read this. 49 episodes of Juri-chan. YAY!!!

dianil5272 wrote:Hooray for Juri-chan. a taiga drama!!! :woot:

After reading the news, I immediately went here to see how the thread is going. As what I expected, everyone's thrilled!

Of course we're thrilled... :woot:

Her career is just skyrocketing... Next up: international recognition. :victory: :mrgreen: :woot:

After watching Tenchijin, I came to the conclusion that these Jidaigeki shows aren't really my thing. However, we're talking about Juri, I suppose I'll check this out when it starts to air.
Since these shows are so long, I think that there will be a time span when we'll hear nothing form Juri cause she'll be so busy.

doing a taiga drama must be very tough and tiring. I hope she'll always stay in her bestest shape. Ganbare Juri-chan :)

Jav_sol wrote:After watching Tenchijin, I came to the conclusion that these Jidaigeki shows aren't really my thing.

Have you seen any Jidaigeki films like Seven Samurai or Yojimbo?

I've always found them quite fascinating, though the (quality) actors help a lot. :)

However, we're talking about Juri, I suppose I'll check this out when it starts to air.

That goes without saying. :victory:

qnuy wrote:doing a taiga drama must be very tough and tiring. I hope she'll always stay in her bestest shape. Ganbare Juri-chan :)

I think she'll be fine... She's a smart, level-headed girl. :victory:

I just updated her Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juri_Ueno :mrgreen: :victory:

Jav_sol wrote:After watching Tenchijin, I came to the conclusion that these Jidaigeki shows aren't really my thing. However, we're talking about Juri, I suppose I'll check this out when it starts to air.
Since these shows are so long, I think that there will be a time span when we'll hear nothing form Juri cause she'll be so busy.

I'm not a big fan of taigas either. The only two that I truely enjoyed was 1996 Hideyoshi and 2003 Musashi. But for sure I'll be glued to my pc in 2011 enjoying all of Juri's performances.

hypnosurf22 wrote:I'm not a big fan of taigas either. The only two that I truely enjoyed was 1996 Hideyoshi and 2003 Musashi. But for sure I'll be glued to my pc in 2011 enjoying all of Juri's performances.

Yeah, Musashi is one of my all-time faves... It's a classic story.

Wonder who will be Juri-chan's co-stars?

No Johnny's, I hope. :bleh: :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:From Dorama World:

Ueno Juri to star in 2011 Taiga Drama "Gou ~ Himetachi no Sengoku" ]`•P‚½‚¿‚̐퍑

Ueno Juri will be playing the lead role in 2011's NHK Taiga drama, "Gou ~ Himetachi no Sengoku" (Gou ~ The Warring Times of the Princesses). This makes her the 10th female lead in Taiga's 50-year history. Coincidentally, Ueno is also from the same agency as Fukuyama Masaharu who plays the lead role in this year's Taiga. This is the first time that actors from the same agency are playing the lead roles in consecutive years.

Ueno's role will be Gou, the third daughter of Azai Nagamasa and Oda Nobunaga's younger sister. Gou lost her parents during a war and she became known as one of the famous three sisters during the Warring Times. Her eldest sister Yodo became the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi while her second sister Hatsu married into a famous family. Gou later became the 1st wife of the Tokugawa Hidetada after two earlier marriages. She was to become the mother of Tokugawa Iemitsu later and created the Ooku in Edo City.

WOW. :victory: :applaud: :woot: :dancing:

NikkanSports: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20100126-589307.html
Yomiuri: http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100126-OHT1T00065.htm
Sponichi: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2010/01/26/08.html

[image] Yamato nadeshiko? :mrgreen:

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"And the winner is...."

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Juri-chan with a 'tude.

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bmwracer wrote:Have you seen any Jidaigeki films like Seven Samurai or Yojimbo?

Yojimbo rings a bell, I might have seen that one. Not Seven Samurai. I've seen many of those Zatoichi films, those weren't bad.

Jav_sol wrote:Yojimbo rings a bell, I might have seen that one. Not Seven Samurai.

Tsk tsk. :shakehead:

Maru Maru Chibi Maruko-chan SP. :)

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Getting serious.

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