Japanese filmmaker to make movie based in Egypt

Japanese filmmaker to make movie based in Egypt

Japanese filmmaker Toei Co. conducts Dec. 11 an audition at a Cairo hotel for the film ''Nile'' ,based on a novel by archaeologist Sakuji Yoshimura, to choose the film's heroine. Shooting will begin in March next year, with 80 percent of the scenes to be shot in the suburbs of Cairo. ==Kyodo

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