"Inugami-ke" remake and "Furuhata" strikes again?

Haruki Kadokawa's early hit in 1976,  "Inugami-ke no Ichizoku" (literal translation:  The Inugami Clan) will be re-made by the same director Kon Ichikawa, and the same main actor Koji Ishizaka.  Ryuganji's japan film news made a detail translation of the article.  This time, the film will be produced by Kadokawa Shoten, with which Haruki Kadokawa himself already has desolved ties.

Koji Ishizaka was one of the top handsome star around the time of the original movie, but his name has not been featured for some time on the entertainment press, until he starred in the second episode of the 3-part mini-series "Furuhata Ninzaburo" on Fuji TV in the New Years holiday this year.  The drama got so much press and featured high-profile stars like Seattle Mariners' Ichiro, so I was wondering why yester-year's Ishizaka.  Fuji TV already did a remake of "Inugami-ke" as a TV drama in 2004, and although I have not seen Fuji's name in Inugami-related articles, I wouldn't be surprised if they are a big investor in this movie.  Now Fuji is badly hit by the "Livedoor" problem, but they are still very clever at these types of things.