Arata Furuta & Tori Matsuzaka cast in movie “Blank”

Arata Furuta & Tori Matsuzaka are cast in movie “Blank” (literal title of “Kuhaku”). The film is directed and scripted by Keisuke Yoshida (“Come On Irene“). Filming will begin in late March, 2020 and finish a few weeks later by mid-April, 2020. Filming will take place in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The film will have Tori Matsuzaka playing supermarket operator Naoto Aoyagi and Arata Furuta plays Mitsuru Soeda. His daughter was caught stealing at the supermarket and gets hit by a car, while trying to flee from the store.

“Blank” will be released sometime during 2021 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Naoto Aoyagi (Tori Matsuzaka) runs a supermarket. One day, he sees a middle school student stealing cosmetics at his store. The middle school student runs from the supermarket, but she gets hits by a car and truck. She dies from the accident. The girl’s father, Mitsuru Soeda (Arata Furuta), does not believe the accusation that his daughter was stealing from the store. He begins to place people involved in his daughter’s death, including Naoto Aoyagi and the car driver, into a corner. Meanwhile, Naoto Aoyagi and the female car driver become confused by Mitsuru Soeda’s pressure and the intense media coverage.