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 film “Blue, Painful, and Brittle,” scheduled for release on August 28, was invited as a guest on the program and talked about the filming.
Sugisaki Hana: Today we have a guest.
This is the person who co-starred with Sugisaki Hana in the film “Blue, Painful, and Brittle.”
Yoshizawa Ryo: …Good morning. I’m Yoshizawa Ryo.
Sugisaki Hana: Thank you. I’m Yoshizawa Ryo.
Yoshizawa Ryo: I’m so happy. Thank you for inviting me.
Sugisaki Hana: Sorry for having you here.
I’m happy. Thank you.
Yoshizawa Ryo: No no no.
Thank you very much. Yes.
Sugisaki Hana: …How is it?
Yoshizawa Ryo: “How is it?”
Yeah… you’re doing well (laughs).
Sugisaki Hana: I’m glad (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: You’re doing well, aren’t you (laughs).
Sugisaki Hana: Isn’t there a “unique tension” about you?
Yoshizawa Ryo: Yes! That’s true.
Sugisaki Hana: Right?
Yoshizawa Ryo: I might be getting a little nervous…
Sugisaki Hana: We weren’t recording in the radio booth today, so that kind of… makes me feel nervous too.
Yoshizawa Ryo: Ah. I see, I see…
But, you know… I sometimes get to appear on radio to promote programs and stuff. I really love it every time, but… there are usually quite a few people with me, right?
When we’re doing it together, there’s usually like… two or three people from the radio… so it’s surprisingly “just the two of us”. It’s a little nerve-wracking.
Sugisaki Hana: That’s true. That’s true.
Yoshizawa Ryo: …No, but really.
I’m just going to enjoy myself today.
Sugisaki Hana: Yoshizawa-san, are you good at mornings?
Yoshizawa Ryo: I guess I’m not good at mornings.
But recently, I’ve been getting up quite early for work, so…hmm.
Sugisaki Hana: That’s right. That’s true.
Yoshizawa Ryo: …How about it? Mornings?
Sugisaki Hana: Mornings?
Yoshizawa Ryo: Yes.
Sugisaki Hana: …I’m not good at it (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: I’m not good at it (laughs).
I see.
Sugisaki Hana: But when you’re filming, you get used to it.
Yoshizawa Ryo: Well, that’s true, isn’t it? It gradually gets better when you’re working.
About the movie “Blue, Painful, Brittle”
Sugisaki Hana: That’s Yoshizawa Ryo-san, but the movie “Blue, Painful, Brittle” will be released on Friday the 28th of this month, starring me and Yoshizawa Ryo! …It’s finally here.
Yoshizawa Ryo: It’s finally here.
Sugisaki Hana: You’ve done quite a bit of promotion, haven’t you?
Yoshizawa Ryo: You’ve done quite a bit recently too.
Sugisaki Hana: I mean, promotion… the promotion schedule for one day of interviews and stuff was hectic, wasn’t it?
Yoshizawa Ryo: It was pretty much down to the minute (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: It was like, “Can you really pack that much in?”
Sugisaki Hana: That’s right.
Yoshizawa Ryo: It’s been quite a tough time.
Sugisaki Hana: So it’s finally going to be released…
Yoshizawa Ryo: I’m so happy.
Sugisaki Hana: This movie is based on a best-selling novel by Yoru Sumino, and is a “youth suspense story in which lies, anger, hatred and all sorts of twisted emotions run wild.”
About the roles they played
Sugisaki Hana: I played a girl named Akiyoshi Hisano who always makes comments that don’t read the mood and stands out from the crowd, but Yoshida played…
Yoshizawa Ryo: I played a boy named Tabata Kaede, a university student who is not good at socializing.
Sugisaki Hana: Umm… What do you think of the character Kaede that you played?
Yoshizawa Ryo: …Hmm?
Sugisaki Hana: Is she similar to you?
Yoshizawa Ryo: Well, if I say “similar to Kaede,” I might make you think “Is that okay?”
Sugisaki Hana: That’s true (laughs).
Yoshizawa Ryo: But I think it’s more about how to keep a distance from that person. I think I can really understand that way of thinking, like “don’t get too involved with people, don’t hurt them, and don’t get hurt yourself.”
I’m also quite shy and tend to keep my distance from people, so I thought we might be similar in that respect.