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J-Celeb News: Shido Nakamura Joins John Woo's 'Red Cliff' 

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Shido Nakamura inked a talent contract with the Avex Entertainment agency on Wednesday, Avex has announced. His first role under the Avex banner will be in John Woo's new actioner "Red Cliff," playing a general under Chang Chen's Emperor Sun Quan.

Avex, a major Japanese music company, launched into the non-musical talent management biz in June and has already signed "The Last Samurai" star Koyuki.

As does Koyuki, Nakamura intends to internationally establish himself in Asia first before tackling the rest of the world. A member of a famed Kabuki family who has risen to stardom in the trad drama form, Nakamura has been appearing in pics with great frequency in recent years, including last year's WWII action hit "Yamato" and Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima."

The Woo pic, budgeted at $75 million, is skedded for release in Japan, China, Korea and elsewhere in 2008.

Yesh! Go, Ryuk! I think he will get a lot more projects now that he is with Avex. ^_^ 

Lady-Rinoa:

As does Koyuki, Nakamura intends to internationally establish himself in Asia first before tackling the rest of the world. A member of a famed Kabuki family who has risen to stardom in the trad drama form, Nakamura has been appearing in pics with great frequency in recent years, including last year's WWII action hit "Yamato" and Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima."

I really hope he makes it. I think this is one talented actor. Actually, masyadong maliit ang role niya sa Iwo Jima to make a mark. Pero galing niya sa Death Note ha!  

Btw, he is also the ex-husband of Takeuchi Yuko, the lead actress in the series 'Lunch no Joou' (Lunch Queen). I remember reading about their divorce in Junon (which Wigent-san brought from Tokyo). I think isa daw ito sa nakakagulat na balita sa J-showbiz last year. Sayang, bagay pa naman sila... 

Bigla ko naalala si Shido (Mikkabouzu) sa Sexy Voice and Robo. Wala lang, nakakaawa kasi. 

Sobrang playboy naman, utang na loob.

Actor Shido Nakamura, who recently formalized his divorce with Yuko Takeuchi, continues his reputation as a ladies' man. The latest woman rumored to be involved with Nakamura is actress Sawa Suzuki, who worked together with him in the 2004 taiga drama "Shinsengumi!"

FLASH magazine spotted the two together late at night at an upscale yakiniku restaurant. They spent close to 3 hours there, though in the end they each went back to their separate homes. Nakamura's agency acknowledged that they dined together, but said they had not heard anything about a relationship. Tokyograph

Actor Shido Nakamura has been added to the voice cast of the next "Pokemon" movie, "Giratina to Sora no Hanataba: Sheimi." He will play a villain who aims to rule the world.

Other guest cast members include talento Akina Minami, who is taking on her first voice acting role as the key character Reira, and Shoko Nakagawa, who also lent her voice to the previous film.

"Giratina to Sora no Hanataba: Sheimi" opens on July 19. Tokyograph