Yoshitaka will be playing the role of Hanako Muraoka, translator of the novel Akage no Anne (Anne of Green Gables).
Yoshitaka: "I honestly haven't read it yet... I was given the book earlier and thought that it was thick."
"I'm sweating due to nervousness. I'm worried if I can become the 'face of mornings'."
Amuse has Masaharu Fukuyama and Southern All Stars at the top, and "the executives have been trying to develop a young actress that will become the face of Amuse for a few years now".
Juri Ueno, Riisa Naka, and Yuriko Yoshitaka were made to compete for that spot.
Juri Ueno had the first chance when she starred in NHK's Taiga drama Gou ~ Himetachi no Sengoku in 2011, but it was reported that she had a bad attitude on set and clashed with her co-stars, which drastically reduced her roles once the drama came to an end.
Naka and Yoshitaka were then pit against each other, but the liberated Naka got into a relationship with Tadanobu Asano, which eventually led to a breakup. After some time, she was reported to be pregnant and got married to the baby's father, Akiyoshi Nakao.
Yoshitaka was the only one left and didn't let her chance slip by.
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