"The Girl in the Sea" Ruka Ishikawa x Yuzu Aoki The summer that was there as Koume and Isobe [Actor's Interview Vol.15]

Similar impressions between the original and the movie

Q: Lastly, please give us your impressions after seeing the completed work.

Aoki: I couldn't see it objectively the first time. At the time of filming, I had spent a very intense summer, so I was filled with the feelings of that time. When I looked at it again, I was left with a strange feeling, as if my own old wounds had been touched. After watching it, I thought, ``Ah, that was really good.''

This work is rated R15+, so 14-year-olds can't watch it yet, but I definitely want them to watch it when they're older, and I hope people of the generation who were in middle school back in the day can watch it, too. I think there is something about this memory that speaks to me.

Ishikawa: I was able to see it objectively from the first time. For the first 10 minutes or so, I was just finding fault with myself, but before I knew it, I was hooked on the movie. I think it was a shocking work that doesn't fit into any genre. Also, the feeling I had after watching the movie was very similar to what I felt when I finished reading the original story, so I was a little relieved and kind of happy about that.

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Ruka Ishikawa

Born March 22, 1997 in Saitama Prefecture. She started her career as an actress in 2017. He made his screen debut in 2018's "Kira Kira Megane" (directed by Kazutoshi Inudo). After that, he continued to star in ``Where Hope Goes'' (2019/directed by Yusuke Kaida) and the movie ``Aesop's Point'' (19/directed by Shinichiro Ueda, Naoya Asanuma, and Yuya Nakaizumi). In addition, she won the Best Actress Award in the short film category at MOOSIC LAB 2019 for the short film ``Beat Per MIZU'' (19/directed by Mirai Tomita), in which she starred in the same year. Major works in recent years include "Sasama Nara" (19/directed by Yuho Ishibashi), "Shell and joint" (2020/directed by Isamu Hirabayashi), which participated in the 41st Moscow International Film Festival, and "stay" (21/directed by Naoya Fujita). Director) and ``Let's meet in Sarugakucho'' (released June 4, 2021/directed by Takashi Koyama).

Yuzu Aoki

Born February 4, 2001, from Kanagawa Prefecture. Made her film debut in 2016 with ``14 no Yoru'' (directed by Shin Adachi). After that, he appeared in ``Ice and Amane'' (18/directed by Daigo Matsui), ``Darkness'' (2019/directed by Harika Abe), and ``Sacrifice'' (2020/directed by Ryu Tsuboi). In 2019, he made his first stage appearance in Tamada Kikaku's ``Under the Town'' with Rikiya Imaizumi. In 2021, ndjc2020 “Awakening Illusion” (directed by Yuna Kimura), “Kurei no Kuni” (NHK), “Promise Cinderella” (TBS), “School where students can start their lives over” (NTV), and other appearances will continue. , and upcoming releases such as the American movie ``Minamata'' starring Johnny Depp (scheduled for release on September 18th) and ``Spaghetti Code Love'' (scheduled for release in 2021).

Interview and text: Fumio Koda

Editorial staff and writer for CINEMORE. My favorite movies are ``The Goonies'' and ``Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.'' My recent favorites are 4K digitally remastered classics by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu.

Photography: Kazunari Aoki

"The Girl in the Sea"

Opening on Friday, August 20th at Shinjuku Musashinokan, Human Trust Cinema Shibuya, etc.

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