CATDOLL: AKB idol Maeda Atsuko to star in the Japanese drama adaptation of the manga "The Frog"

Former AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda will play the heroine Kyoko in the Japanese drama "The Frog" which will be aired in July. The film is a live-action version of the popular manga and is also her first collaboration with Kenichi Matsuyama. The film tells the story 16 years after the original work. Maeda, who plays Kyoko, a 30-year-old single woman who has become divorced, said: "It is a positive work and I hope everyone likes it."

Japanese actor Kenichi Matsuyama is widely known to domestic audiences for his role as L in the live-action version of "Death Note". After not appearing in a TV series for 6 consecutive years, he will play the protagonist Hiroshi in the live-action TV series adapted from the Japanese national manga "Dogensei Gaeru".

"Root Frog" is a popular manga in the 1970s of the Showa era. It tells the story of a male protagonist who accidentally squashes a frog, but the frog runs onto his T-shirt and the two become partners. It will be broadcast every Saturday at 9 pm in July.

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