On the 2020/8/23 (Sun) broadcast of the TOKYO FM radio program “Sugisaki Hana’s Flower TOKYO” (every Sunday from 8:00 to 8:30).
Yoshizawa Ryo, who starred alongside Sugisaki Hana in the movie “Blue, Painful, Brittle,” scheduled for release on August 28, was invited as a guest on the program and talked about the filming.
Scenes from the filming site
Sugisaki Hana: How was it? The filming site.
It was about a year ago, right?
Yoshizawa Ryo: It was about a year ago, right?
Sugisaki Hana: But it was fun, wasn’t it?
Yoshizawa Ryo: It was fun.
Hana-chan just kept encouraging everyone to play the werewolf game…
Sugisaki Hana: That’s right (laughs).
I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the trouble…
Yoshizawa Ryo: No, no, it was fun.
So everyone, including me and the makeup artist, played werewolf together.
Oh, but it was fun, wasn’t it?
Sugisaki Hana: Thank you (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: Do you always recommend Werewolf to your guests?
Sugisaki Hana: No, that’s not the case (laughs).
We talk quite a lot about “liking Werewolf” on this show.
Yoshizawa Ryo: Oh, I see. I see, I see…
Didn’t we do something like “Gorilla Werewolf”?
Sugisaki Hana: Yes, we did (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: We did, didn’t we?
Sugisaki Hana: In addition to the roles of “Werewolf” and “Villager,” there was also a new role called “Gorilla.”
Anyone who becomes a “Gorilla” can only say “Uho” (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: That’s crazy, isn’t it (laughs).
Sugisaki Hana: It was chaotic, wasn’t it…
Yoshizawa Ryo: No, it was fun though.
Sugisaki Hana: Let’s do it again next time (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: Let’s do it (laughs).
About the director
Sugisaki Hana: Was this your first time meeting the director (Kariyama Shunsuke)?
Yoshizawa Ryo: It was nice to meet you. How was it for you?
Sugisaki Hana: I worked on a drama called “Humanoid Monster Bem” with Kariyama-san…
Yoshizawa Ryo: Ah!
Sugisaki Hana: How long ago was that…?
I think it was more than six years ago, but we worked together.
Yoshizawa Ryo: Ah, I see.
Sugisaki Hana: At the time, it was also my first time to appear as a regular in a drama… I was so nervous the whole time, I couldn’t act at all. Kariyama-san would get angry at me… or rather, he would often give me strict instructions, so I had the impression that he was a “scary director”…
Yoshizawa Ryo: Wow.
Sugisaki Hana: I was glad to be able to meet you again after some time had passed, and to be able to talk about all sorts of things without being too nervous and feeling like “I guess I’m a little better at being on set than before.”
Yoshizawa Ryo: Hmm, I see.
Eh? But how long ago were you?
Sugisaki Hana: In the second year of middle school…or the first year. Like 13 or 14 years old…
Yoshizawa Ryo: Wow! That’s amazing.
I see. You’ve been acting since then.
Sugisaki Hana: But that’s the same for Yoshizawa, isn’t it?
Yoshizawa Ryo: I joined my current agency when I was in my first year of high school.
Sugisaki Hana: Oh! I see.
Yoshizawa Ryo: That’s right. And from then on I did a few small stage productions for the agency…that’s how it went.
About the cast
Sugisaki Hana: Is there anything that left an impression on you with the other cast members?
Yoshizawa Ryo: Anything that left an impression on you?
Sugisaki Hana: …But we didn’t really have much time to be “all together”.
With the other cast members.
Yoshizawa Ryo: That’s right.
Sugisaki Hana: But we all really played “Jin-Roh” together.
Yoshizawa Ryo: We did play “Jin-Roh” (laughs).
Sugisaki Hana: I had the feeling that maybe we weren’t all that keen on it.
Yoshizawa Ryo: That’s right. Hana and I seemed to be having a great time, having fun, but…
There was one scene where we all got together.
Sugisaki Hana: Yes.
Yoshizawa Ryo: And there, it seemed like… everyone was pretty careful around there.
We hadn’t gotten to know each other that well yet, so Hana said, “Let’s play Jin-Roh!” and we all played “Jin-Roh” together, but… it wasn’t very exciting (laughs).
Sugisaki Hana: …I’m very sorry (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: No, no, no.
It was funny though. I was watching it (laughs).