2016.10.15 Hashimoto Ai's "Unknown World" and "Future of Reading".
Nico Nico Kadokawa 2016 Commemoration, E-book Special Project -- Trend News x KADOKAWA - New Reading Project "Future of Reading". The 3rd Guest is Hashimoto Ai-san. Hashimoto-san, who starred in the film Birthday Card which was recently released last October 22, 2016, is a book-lover. Through films, through readings, what kind of outlook does such Hashimoto-san have for the future?
■ The Picture Book "Swimmy"brings me to the world of nostalgia
Ever since her debut, Hashimoto Ai-san is continuing her activities as a "Film Actress". Her boldness and beauty is exceptionally showing its presence within the huge screens of Films. Such Hashimoto-san seems to love reading as it brings her to a world She doesn't know of. In the film Birthday Card that was released last October 22, a scene where she read a Picture Book with her Mother appeared, but what kind of book did actually appear in her own memory then?
"I have a memory that I liked to read books on my own. I especially liked "Swimmy" ( by the American Picture Book Writer Leo Lionni. A story about a small, black fish, Swimmy, among his red-colored brothers who learns to stand on his own. The Japanese Title translated by Tanikawa Shuntaro as "Swimmy: The Story of a Small Clever Fish") . Sometimes when I remember Swimmy , there are times when It makes me feel a little bit nostalgic (laughs). "
Nowadays, she reads book of various genres.
"When I'm on the move or when I have a free time, I would read a lot of books. I also like entertainment but lately, I like the casual little stories from those surrounding me that lives a normal everyday life. Works that demonstrates the gap of a quiet life. Because from there, I would feel various things."
[Nowadays, she reads book of various genres.]
■ A line I wanted to say the most
In the film Birthday Card, Hashimoto plays Noriko who lost her Mother at the age of 10. Every year, Noriko receives a birthday card from her Mother until she reaches the age of 20. It is a work depicting the growth of Noriko.
"Before we entered filming, the director said 'I want to carefully do the mainstream. I want to make a Mother-Daughter Film.' The me back then felt 'I want to carry it through, I want to accomplish this.' "
Is there a decisive point when you are choosing your project?
" 'I want to say these written dialogues!', when you read a script, wouldn't one feel that? Encountering such a work is the happiest thing. Because the role I'm playing is basically a daughter, It is important to think ' I like this girl', ' this girl is cute', and the likes. In a scene from Birthday Card where the daughter requests from her father 'pat my head' , that dialogue was the one I wanted to say the most (laughs). Because I really love dialogues written towards a family, this was the point in regards to the work this time. "
■ I trace the path of acting from a map
For her recent trend of readings, Her "I love dialogues for family" may have lead to " I like casual small stories from my surroundings". Well then, what is a Movie Script for such Hashimoto-san?
"As I thought, the script is the map for my acting and it is the thing I rely on the most. But in the case of original works, the respect for the original work is very important so it is necessary to read. Because the script was extracted from the original work, if you read it then you would know what was taken. But in thinking about my performance, the script is the most important. Although the character's emotions are depicted in the original work, but when you advance in the script, the reverse emotion of what was written in the original are also necessary. In that sense, how those emotions could be accommodated in a 2-hours long video Is prioritized. "
■ Hashimoto Ai's "Unknown World" and "Future of Reading'
Holding a respect for the original work, she firmly thinks about the video works of a film in her calming stance. The figure of such a girl will also be projected in Birthday Card, right?
" But, I think this includes the significance of showing a new aspect as this is a role I haven't done before. This should not only be me, but also on the side of the director and staffs. In addition to this, if I think that a script is interesting and meaningful and felt 'I want to become a part of this work' then I would feel that way regardless of the image everyone in the world has against me. "
With that said, Hashimoto-san expressed these things toward reading a book.
"Although my scope of interest is limited, but i really love reading books. A life without reading books and only completely contained in your own thoughts is boring, that is just my opinion. I want to see and know a lot of things outside my own thoughts ."
That desire may be boundlessly connected to the future of the Actress Hashimoto Ai.
( Coverate ・ Text / Nagata Yoshinori )
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