■The craftsman who taught him praised Daiki Shigeoka, saying, “His hands are flexible and he’s good at the nigiri process.”
A new making-of video for the movie “35th Year Love Letter” (to be released on March 7th) has been released.
What was recently released was a clip of Tsuruhe Shofutei and Daiki Shigeoka (WEST.), who played the roles of sushi chefs for the first time in this work, practicing their full-fledged movements under the guidance of actual craftsmen. picture.
The main character, Tamotsu Nishihata, played by Tsurube Shofutei and Daiki Shigeoka, was born into a poor family and could not read or write, leading a difficult life. However, with the help of Itsumi (Takashi Sasano), he works as a sushi chef until retirement. continue. The video shows the two working hard to prepare for their roles in preparation for filming the important scene where they actually make sushi.
At the beginning, Tsurube is shown calmly making sushi while receiving advice from the chef. On the other hand, it also captures Shigeoka, who cannot hide his surprise at the craftsmanship he sees before his eyes. Shigeoka continues to practice hard, realizing how difficult it is to make sushi. It was worth it, and the craftsman who taught him highly praised Shigeoka, saying, “His hands are flexible and he’s good at the (handling) process.”
Furthermore, we also see Tsurube encouraging Shigeoka during practice, and Shigeoka smiling from ear to ear with the joy of meeting him on set. After the practice, Shigeoka said, “I’ve seen people making sushi, but I’ve never actually made it, so it was very refreshing for me.The chefs taught me kindly and carefully, so I’m going to do my best in the actual performance.” ”, he said, expressing his enthusiasm for the shoot.
Also included is a heartwarming scene where Shigeoka talks to Kamishiraishi about the difficulty of making sushi on the day of filming the scene in which Tamotsu Nishihata (Shigeoka) serves sushi to Akiko (Mone Kamishiraishi). Be sure to check out the results of Tsurube and Shigeoka’s role creation on screen.
In addition to the release of the making video, two scene photos of Shofutei Tsurube and Shigeoka Daiki as sushi chefs were also released.
Movie information
“35th Year Love Letter”
Nationwide release on Friday, March 7, 2025
Cast: Shofukutei Tsurube Tomoyo Harada
Daiki Shigeoka Mone Kamishiraishi
Eri Tokunaga Giko Tsujimoto Yuki Honda Riki
Noriko Eguchi, Tie Kuwabata, Takashi Sasano, Ken Yasuda
Director/Screenplay: Renpei Tsukamoto
Distribution: Toei
(C)2025 “35th Year Love Letter” Production Committee
Click here for the making video
https://youtu.be/QPdvF8X9AoA
Movie “35th Year Love Letter” work site
https://35th-loveletter.com/
