Famous Japan actor Takuya Kimura's cameo in Hong Kong film scrapped: media

HONG KONG - Takuya Kimura, one of Japan's best-known actors, had been set to appear in a Hong Kong film that is soon to start filming but the casting was scrapped, local media reported, amid deteriorating ties between China and its neighbor.

Kimura had agreed to appear in the third installment of the "Twilight of the Warriors" series that has been a hit in Japan, and had received the screenplay, the Sing Tao Daily said Friday. Filming is expected to begin later this month, with another actor joining the cast, it said.