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“‘Iwo Jima’ is the greatest luxury”
N: This is the most luxurious work in my history. And this would remain the most luxurious forever. When I was Jr., I wanted to spend 2 - 3 years overseas to study acting, and gain some experiences and work as production. I set my sight on overseas that time. (This dream to go overseas which was far away because of his debut came back in another form)
- There was a filming during “Iwo Jima” that the director changed the filming plan to film him because there was a beautiful sunset and the director wanted to film the scene in such sunset.
N: Normally, the director would think about that if there was no simulated experience of that scene, the actors would not get into the feelings for acting. But for that scene, I had a feeling that it was not filmed by the power of the actors but the power of nature. Though the director said a lot various things to me, I had no idea at all what he said. (Bitter smile)
- About Director Ninagawa stopping a Shakespeare play he directed in the middle and asked the actors to start again.
N: I was really glad that I was not one of the performers. Director Ninagawa thinks that good thing is good thing, bad thing is bad thing. He does not allow any performance not matching his feelings to be shown to audience. His pride is on a different level.