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Hikari<\/b> Mitsushima<\/b><\/p>\n
“A Woman Who Acts<\/b>”
\n<\/b>Toshiyuki Teruya<\/p>\n
\u3007Comment<\/span><\/strong> \u3007\u00a0Anything you would like to share about your film? \u3007Any filmmakers or films that have inspired your work?<\/span><\/strong> \u3007Actor’s Comment<\/span><\/strong> \u3010Hikari<\/b> Mitsushima<\/b>\u3011<\/strong>
\nWith very little dialogue, her role that required the character to hold back emotions and mislead the audience I think was very difficult. Even for one expression of emotion, she would worry over it and do take after take. \u201cWhat is she aiming for?\u201d The emotions that would come pouring out of Hikari Mitsushima\u2019s eyes. This film belongs to her captivating performance. That\u2019s probably why she won this award. Congratulations! <\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>I put the most effort and care into the song scene. We were going to shoot the scene with two cameras but after seeing Ms. Mitsushima\u2019s beautiful, sorrowful, wonderful singing, we decided to shoot the scene in one cut. The tension on the set was at maximum! Mistakes were not allowed. If you had to sneeze, if you were to drop something, you would cause a major incident! Please watch with that 1 take scene in mind. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nI’m not so knowledgeable with influential films or directors but I was inspired by Hollywood movies in the 80\u2019s during my youth. When I saw Tom Cruise in \u201cTop Gun,\u201d I immediately imitated his hairstyle, but of course I didn’t become Tom Cruise. We saw movies that allowed us to dream and gave us hope like the \u201cIndie Jones\u201d series and \u201cBack to the Future.\u201d I will endeavor to make movies that gives hope and dreams to the world.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u201cA Woman Who Acts\u201d was a film that I liked from the moment I read the script to the completion. Director Teruya’s simple, pleasant and very open style of direction is amazing! I was nervous at first to sing a well-known Okinawan standard that I have known from my childhood but I was also excited to act with some of my favorite actors. And I was impressed by the talent of the experienced local film staff. I hope that something will linger from the movie and it sows a seed with even 1 person to grow in the future. Thank you for this award. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nBorn in Kagoshima Prefecture and raised in Okinawa Prefecture. She debuted in 1997 as a teen idol singer in the J-pop group Folder. In 2009, she had her 1st starring role in the film “Love Exposure,” and since then has had an active career in film, music and as a writer. This year, she appears in the film “Kawapperi Mukoritta” and in 2022, the Netflix drama “First Love” will be released.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11676,"parent":0,"template":"","e_news_cat":[550,548,641,549],"class_list":["post-11678","news_en","type-news_en","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","e_news_cat-creators","e_news_cat-event","e_news_cat-filmfestival","e_news_cat-project"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_en\/11678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_en"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_en"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"e_news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/e_news_cat?post=11678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}