by Chris MaGee
Shota Matsuda has been starring in TV series and on the big screen in films like "A Long Walk" and "Ikigami: the Ultimate Limit" since 2003, but the 26-year-old actor has has not only had to wrestle his way of from under the shadow of his famous father, Yusaku Matsuda, but also his famous brother Ryuhei Matsuda. Most of the younger Matsuda's roles have played up his striking good looks, but he'll be getting gritty with his next role.
Matsuda is starring in "Hard Romanticker", the story of a bleached blond Korean named Gu living in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture who works part-time jobs during the day and gets into trouble as a street thug at night. The film is directed by Su-yeon Gu (The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi) and it's based on his semi-autobiographical novel. This film is a bit of a homecoming for Matsuda as his legendary father was born in Shimonoseki in 1949.
The cast of "Hard Romanticker" is being rounded out by the likes of Tokio Emoto, Yuya Endo, Cluade Maki, Dai Watanabe and Keiko Awaji. No specific release date yet has been announced by Toei Studios, the folks producing the film, but thanks to Jason Gray (who is subtitling the film) for the word on this.
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