Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2010

Actress Ryoko Yonekura, 34, will take on the role of Scarlett O’Hara in a stage adaptation of Gone with the Wind, scheduled to open next June at Tokyo’s Imperial Theater. Yonekura said she will be under great pressure, since the story is not just a masterpiece of world literature and film history, but because the production represents a milestone in the history of the Imperial itself. In recent years, the actress has distinguished herself in stage performances, especially with the Broadway musical Chicago.