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``AWAKE'' If we were to make movies only for movie lovers, Japanese movies would end. Tatsuya Wakaba's thoughts on entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic [Actor's Interview Vol.10]
Along with Taiga Nakano, he was influenced by films from the 2000s.
Q: As an actor, do you have any principles that you hold dear?
Wakaba: Personally, I think that the more you advance in your acting career and become a professional, the less interesting the job becomes.
It may be fun for the actor, but it becomes less interesting for the audience. So I think that how well an actor can remain an amateur is what truly makes them a professional.
How I can remain someone who is nobody - the moment I realize who I am, I'm finished, so I think about how I can remain an amateur. It may be different in a year (laughs).
Q: However, while you consider film to be a job, I get the impression that you are also a big movie fan. Are there any films that you personally hold dear?
Wakaba: It was "Identity" (2003) directed by Tomorowo Taguchi. I saw it at the Baus Theater in Kichijoji when I was a teenager and it had a huge impact on me. I still watch it and read the original novel, so it's a very important work to me.
We belong to a generation that has been heavily influenced by films from the 2000s, such as " The Realist Inn " (2003) directed by Yamashita Nobuhiro.
Q: Taiga Nakano, who co-starred with you in " Ikichatta " and " Ano Koro. ", also mentioned "Realism no Yado" as one of his favorite movies during an interview.
Wakaba: We are both from a generation that was heavily influenced by 2000s movies. Taiga and I would often talk about movies until the morning while drinking coffee milk (laughs). I would complain, "Why don't they let me do it? What's so good about him?" (laughs).
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