The final episode of the drama series " Who saw the peacock dance in the jungle? " starring Suzu Hirose (TBS, Friday 10pm) will be broadcast on March 28th. Hirose's character, Komugi Mugi, has been pursuing the truth of the incident using letters left by her father, Yamashita Haruo (Lily Franky), as clues. We asked Hirose, who has just wrapped up filming, about the highlights of the final episode.
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--We're finally at the final episode. How are you feeling right now?
In episode 9, there was a shocking scene when I went to the Hayashikawa house with Matsukaze Yoshiteru (Matsuyama Kenichi) and Kamui Takashi (Hayato Isomura) and found Akazawa (Takahiro Takahiro Fujimoto) lying on the ground, next to whom I found Kyoko (Nishida Naomi) holding a red-stained knife. The scene was shot in one long take, and I felt like the confusion I had been feeling during the shoot was instantly cleared up, and because it was shot in one take, I think we were able to deliver a realistic expression.
However, I was nervous about finally finding out who the culprit was, and I was desperately trying to understand the environment, so I was worried, thinking, "They said it was okay, but was it really okay?" This kind of filming is rare, so I felt like I had a very luxurious experience, and I felt like I was able to enjoy the work from the same perspective as the viewers.
-How did it feel to chase after the murderer who murdered your father as Komugi?
While I was playing Komugi every day, I felt like there were many lines that I spoke while being aware of each word, rather than words that just popped out. In particular, I used the word "believe" so many times that I wondered how many times I would say it.
In episode 7, I found out that I was not Yamashita Komugi but Hayashikawa Ka, and at that time, I felt so sad that I can't put it into words. After that, the truth was revealed one after another, and I felt like I had become Komugi, so much so that I haven't cried this much in a long time.
I usually want to value the "live feeling" when I act, so it was fun to be able to express what I felt in reality on the spot in this work, and it was really hard. During the filming period, I was exposed to a variety of emotions, from funny scenes to heavy scenes where I had to face the death of a person.
--In the first interview, you said, "The eyes of Komugi in the original work were very impressive." When I actually asked the other actors about their impressions of Hirose, many of them said they were drawn to her eyes.
There were a lot of scenes where I had to listen to long lines from everyone. I think I was more conscious of my eyes than my body language.
In the original work, the movements of the character's heart are very clear through his eyes, and because he is a character with the strength to stick to what he "believes," he doesn't show much weakness or wavering in his words or actions. I wondered what part of that shows his true feelings, and perhaps the "eyes" were chosen with this meaning in mind.
--Please tell us what the highlights of the final episode are.
There is a scene in the film where you can't help but see the "peacock dance" in the title. The emotions of all the characters are expressed not only through words but also through their eyes, and it was exhausting to receive them. This scene was also shot in a long take, but I think the "live feeling" of the acting was amazing until the end. I hope you will watch until the end.
