[/floatr]Kyodo: Italian drama starring Japanese actress gets high audience ratings
A criminal investigative drama series, starring a Japanese actress, began airing earlier this month in Italy and has achieved the highest audience ratings in its time slot for the two episodes shown so far, according to a local broadcaster. Jun Ichikawa, 26, plays a leading role in the drama, "Ris 5 Delitti Imperfetti," which deals with forensic science. It is the first time a Japanese was chosen to star in an Italian TV drama series... Officials at the broadcaster said they chose a Japanese for the role because they thought it would add freshness to the drama series. A native of Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, Ichikawa has lived in Italy since she was eight years old with her Japanese parents, who were opera singers and speaks Italian fluently...more...
You can see a YouTube clip of her character's first appearance on the show in the next post.
