[2016.03.04] To Hashimoto Ai-san, Kumamoto is "A valuable city and a comforting place."
-- How was it to star in the film Utsukushii Hito
"Because the location for filming this time is a road I have walked a long time ago or a place I frequently go to, I was left with a very nostalgic feeling, it felt a bit strange."
-- All the other casts members are also natives of Kumamoto.
"The strangest thing is the dialect. When I go back home and speak with my family and friends, the Kumamoto dialect comes out naturally. But for filming this time, there was a scene with Ishida Eri-san ( portrays Touko's Mom ). When we were doing an adlib for it, I ended up using the standard dialect. At that time, I thought that (the dialect) was quite hard to pull out and it was something I do consciously."
Source: [Asahi Shinbun]