Last December, it was announced that AKB48 member Maeda Atsuko would be starring in her first lead role in the movie, “Moshi Koukou Yakyuu no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no ‘Management’ wo Yondara” (What if the Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team read Drucker’s “Management”?), or “Moshidora” for short. The book is a #1 seller by author Iwasaki Natsumi, so the anticipation has been high.

Maeda will play “Kawashima Minami“, a high school baseball team manager, who accidently purchases the wrong type of management book. She buys a book written by a consultant, “Management: Tasks, Responsibities, Practices” by Peter Drucker. While the book is not about managing a baseball team, Kawashima believes in the books practices and utilizes them to transform the baseball team and take them to nationals.

Although, Iwasaki originally painted the heroine “Kawashima” after AKB48 member, Minegishi Minami, Maeda was chosen because she has more experience in acting. Regardless, Minegishi will appear in the film as “Hojo Ayano”.

But Maeda and Minegishi are not the only things AKB related to this film, as AKB48’s 21st single, “Everyday, Kachuusha” (Everyday, Headband), will be included in the film as well, and the single will release on May 25th.

TV program “PON!” has revealed scenes from the movie, as well as a preview of AKB48’s upcoming single.

Check it out below!




source: tokyohive