Zhang Ziyi plays a raccoon spirit princess in this musical love-story by Japanese director Seijun Suzuki. Her character, Tanuki-hime, falls in love with Amechiyo (Joe Odagiri), a prince who has been banished from his father’s castle. The sets of the film will resemble those of a play on stage. For her role, Ziyi took two weeks of singing and dancing lessons in Japan. While her speaking part is in Chinese, she will sing in both Chinese and Japanese. It will be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, then released in Japan on May 28th, and shown in the US at the New York Asian Film Festival June17-30.
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Zhang Ziyi… drool…wow