Trailer - Cast Me If You Can (Wakiyaku Monogatari) [English-subtitled]

Yahoo! Eiga has posted a trailer for Atsushi Ogata’s Cast Me If You Can (Wakiyaku Monogatari), an actor comedy which premiered at the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival back in June.

The film stars Toru Masuoka as a middling actor named Hiroshi who only gets offered supporting roles while living in the shadow of his famous playwright father. His celebrity status is limited to the unusual frequency which he’s mistaken for other people, including a kidnapper, and he struggles with his mundane life on a day to day basis.

Fortunately, things turn around one day when he meets an aspiring actress named Aya (played by former J-pop idol Hiromi Nagasaku) and instantly falls in love. While attempting to court Aya, Hiroshi is inspired to confront his dad and audition for the kind of leading man role he’s always dreamed of.

“Cast Me If You Can” will be released in Japan on October 23, 2010.

Update (4/4/2011): Replaced with English-subtitled version from the film’s official website.