Casting announced as filming begins on new drama thriller Giri/Haji

BBC Two and Netflix announce Takehiro Hira (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai), Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, T2 Trainspotting), Japanese Academy award winner Yosuke Kubozuka (Go, Silence), Bafta nominated Will Sharpe (Flowers), Japanese Academy Award winner Masahiro Motoki (Departures), Justin Long (New Girl, Live Free or Die Hard) and Charlie Creed-Miles (Ripper Street, Peaky Blinders) as the first cast joining drama Giri/Haji as filming begins this week in London.