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Watanabe joins 'Shanghai' cast

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Japanese actor Ken Watanabe arrives as a guest for the presentation of the dramatic comedy motion picture "Volver", and tribute to Spanish actress Penelope Cruz as part of AFI Fest 2006, at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 2, 2006. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) 
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Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 10:03 AM

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Japanese actor Ken Watanabe has signed on to star in "Shanghai," a big-screen drama set in China in the months leading up to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

Co-starring John Cusack and Gong Li, the English-language film is scheduled to start production in Shanghai next month, Variety.com reported Monday.

The movie is to be helmed Mikael Hafstrom, who previously directed Cusack in the supernatural thriller "1408."

Watanabe's screen credits include "Letters from Iwo Jima" and "The Last Samurai."

Topics: Gong Li, Iwo Jima, John Cusack, Ken Watanabe
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