Noriko Sakai Scandal will hit the Big Screen!

It seems Nori-P scandal will hit the big screen pretty soon…

Film distributor Psydirec announced that shooting has already started for a movie titled “Setsuna,” a semi-documentary about the Sakai scandal. Masao Kasahara is directing the picture, which is based on the book “Sakai Noriko: Kakusareta Sugao” by entertainment reporter Masaru Nashimoto. The lead actress is said to be a former top star of the Takarazuka’s Snow Troupe, though the specific name has not yet been publicly revealed.

“Setsuna” is expected to be released in January 2010.

Source: Sankei Sports via Tokyograph

It seems Noriko Sakai scandal will be on public’s mind…a little bit longer.

Noriko Sakai accepted at University!

Convicted Noriko Sakai is out of work and now She will deal a new challenge…The University!

Pop idol-turned-actress Noriko Sakai, who was convicted of stimulant drug use and possession, has been accepted at a university in Gunma Prefecture to study welfare, the university said Tuesday.

The 38-year-old has passed the entrance examination for the social work department at Souzou Gakuen University (The University of Creation; Art, Music & Social Work) and has already completed admission procedures.

She will not attend classes but will study lessons the university offers through a computer, university officials said.

Sakai, who is now out of work, said during her recent trial at the Tokyo District Court that she wanted to study nursing care and promised never to use stimulant drugs again. The court sentenced her to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, on Monday.

Source: Kyodo via BreitBart

Now, thats an interesting turn of events for Nori-P.  A path for a new life probably begins now.

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