■“It was a very fulfilling time, but I really understood my current situation.It was very difficult and really tough, but it was a really great experience.” (Morimoto)
A special video from the movie “True Body” has been released, “Release Commemoration Special Video-Believe-Edition”, which is filled with interviews with the making of the movie and the passionate thoughts of the cast members.
Ryusei Yokohama, who plays the lead role, said of the shooting of this film, “We really shot each scene and cut without compromising, so it felt like every time we thought it was perfect, we got the OK.I think that Fujii-gumi has that uncompromising attitude.” speak
Riho Yoshioka, Shintaro Morimoto (SixTONES), and Anna Yamada, who are appearing in Fujii’s directorial work for the first time, said, “While watching the movie, I thought that Mr. Fujii must be a very kind person. That’s why I felt that I was able to portray people’s pain and conflicts in a gentle yet detailed way.” (Yoshioka) “It was a very fulfilling time, though. , I was able to understand my current situation a lot.It was very difficult and really difficult, but it was a really great experience.” (Morimoto) “I was excited every day just because I was filming for Fujii-gumi. Also, Mr. Fujii’s direction was very luxurious and I was able to do each and every one of them very luxuriously.” (Yamada Anna), looking back on the Fujii group’s filming.
In addition, Takayuki Yamada, who participated as a producer in director Fujii’s “Day and Night” (2018), and this will be his first appearance as an actor, said, “I had to be prepared.But I still want to be directed by director Fujii.” I had a feeling for it, and since Ryusei (Yokohama) will be playing the lead this time, I definitely wanted to do it,” he said of his feelings towards Fujii-gumi.
In the video, you can see Director Fujii directing the cast with great care and passion, and the actors listening intently as if responding to the director’s direction. Furthermore, in this film, which was filmed in summer and winter parts, Yokohama, who has completed the crank-up of the summer part with long hair and a long beard, said, “In the summer, we fight the heat, and in the winter, we fight the cold.” Comment with facial expressions. When the director continues, “I’ll have to run away barefoot (in the winter edition),” she enthusiastically says, “I’ll do my best,” and we get a glimpse of their long-standing relationship.
Yokohama, who first appeared in director Fujii’s work in “Blue Return Road” (2018), has been involved in this project since the project’s inception and has had numerous meetings with him.
“Because we have both spent so much time working on this work, it really felt like there was Kaburagi between us. (Compared to previous works) I got the impression that the number of words when directing was greatly reduced, and the Ryusei… I felt like the number of people listening to my words had increased significantly.” Just as the director said, Yokohama also said, “I can say with confidence that we have created the best work that is the culmination of both myself and the director, and we can understand each other without exchanging words, so I hope it reaches as many people as possible.” “I think so,” he says, expressing his passion for this work.
The movie “True Body” will be released nationwide from November 29th.
Movie information
“True identity”
Nationwide release on Friday, November 29th
Original work: Tamehito Somei “True Body” (Kobunsha Bunko)
Cast: Yokohama Ryusei
Riho Yoshioka Shintaro Morimoto Anna Yamada
Koki Maeda Ryo Tajima Yuya Endo Yu Miyazaki (“Saki” is officially spelled Tatsusaki) Amami Morita
Naomi Nishida Takashi Yamanaka Shohei Uno Taro Suruga / Hana Kino Tetsuji Tanaka Hideko Hara Yutaka Matsushige
Takayuki Yamada
Director: Michito Fujii
Screenplay: Kazuhisa Kodera, Michito Fujii
Distribution: Shochiku
(C)2024 Movie “True Identity” Production Committee
Movie “True Identity” work site
https://movies.shochiku.co.jp/shotai-movie/
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