Taiwanese Model Lin Chi-ling Looks Forward to Starring with Motoki

Lin Chi-ling , a popular Taiwanese model who played the heroine role in the film ‘‘Red Cliff,’’ says she looks forward to acting together with Masahiro Motoki, an Oscar-winning Japanese actor. ’’I would like to perform with Masahiro Motoki,’’ Lin said during a recent promotional event in Tokyo for her first photo book. She said she was impressed by his performance in the Oscar-winning film ‘‘Okuribito’’ (Departures).

‘’I’m very happy and it’s fantastic,’’ Lin said in fluent Japanese, referring to the release in Japan of the book, whose pictures include scenes from ‘‘Red Cliff,’’ a Chinese epic war film.

Lin said she went to a language school in Tokyo in 2000 and is fond of Japanese food. ‘‘My favorite Japanese food is ramen. We also have it in Taiwan but I think the Japanese ramen is much better.’’

(Source: Japantoday )