[2016.01.29] Lmaga: Hashimoto Ai and Sakaguchi Kentaro's First Co-star in Zan'e
A certain room in the apartment. In a Japanese-styled room that nobody lives, sometimes it could be heard, sounds such as rubbing of the tatami… Triggered by the letter that reached "I" who publishes horror novels, Zan'e~ Sundewa Ikenai Heya~ , A film that dates back to the interlocking chains of "foulness (Unclean = Unholy), is finally going to be released on January 30, 2016.
Written by: Hime, Photo: Watanabe Issei
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"(I was) drawn into the development of the script." were words aligned at the mouth of the two, Hashimoto Ai and Sakaguchi Kentaro, who co-starred for the first time. If you think you have arrived at the truth , you have to go and dig further into one deep dimension, such is the bottomless pit structure of the script. Famous for the work "Golden Slumber" including "Snow White Murder Case", this time it is another live action of a mystery novel by the well-known Director Nakamura Yoshihiro.
Hashimoto Ai plays as a college student "Kubo-san" who led the protagonist, novelist "I", to the psychic phenomenon investigation. Including the morning drama "Amachan", and movies such as "Kirishima~Bukattsu Yamerutte Yo", "Kiseijuu", she has starred in countless of films despite being merely 20 years old. A girl sought after by the film industry for her heartfelt performances, what the work this time wants us to pay attention to is the "tranquility". Without being upset over the shocking psychic phenomenon, the audience are daringly led quietly to uneasiness by unfazed things.
"Actually in the script, nothing came out for directing the character of Kubo-san in a scene. I heard from the director that my role 'was considerably toned down', and although I don't know the real intention for it, I think that is what the production is aiming for. What I was most conscious of was to not display too much personality. I thought in order to promote a piece of the story, I'm being sought out as the 'driver' so I put my heart and soul in creating those images. On what must be done in order for the situation to become scarier, while exploring every single delicate 'interval' with the director, the timing would be adjusted for a unit of 0.1 seconds. Because by really assessing the slight 'interval', the scariness simply changes. There were a lot of exchanges at the site aimed towards that kind of precise effect." (Hashimoto)
On the other hand, playing as the hardcore psychic mania Misawa is Sakaguchi Kentaro, when he knew of his character this time, he commented " Because I have not played such a proactive, filled with curiosity type of role until now, I was surprised." . Instead of his hit handsome high school student roles in his two recent works "Heroine Shikakku" and "Ore Monogatari!!", this time he will play as a psychic mania, that kind of quirky man.
"I may have been commonly stereotyped in that image, isn't it? But whether high school students see it or not, the power of the absolute item called school uniform is big (laughs). I'm not good with horrors, I have never once thought of "I like spirits!" like the Misawa-kun this time. That's why, I initially don't know that kind of feeling and they only started from my imaginations. To rejoice in meeting spirits, if you simply think about it, this guy is a little bit strange for a person's everyday life or even for spirits. While there is nothing so special about it, I modestly played out his 'strangeness' so as to not alienate him within the work." (Sakaguchi)
Next to admiration, the end-to-end of the scenes printed in one's mind, the unexpected moments are remembered, a work that will have cold and chill run down your spine. For Sakaguchi who is weak towards ghosts, "During the filming period, I become more sensitive than usual. Even at home, casual sounds would surprise me. ", he said with a bitter smile. On the contrary, Hashimoto showed off a cool expression, "Because I have zero experience with spirits, I'm completely fine. When I get home, I would forget everything at the filming site. This is because while shooting, I do my best in creating images, so I couldn't even afford to pay attention to the presence of spirits. (laughs)".
Incidentally during the filming, the set's wall clock suddenly fell, that kind of happening occurred. The whole site froze for a moment. "Although I think it was just a coincidence (laughs). And after that though the director said, "while editing, various things were found…", I actually wondered what should be done. By all means, please check at the theater (laughs). " (Sakaguchi)
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