Actors Ryohei Suzuki and Kasumi Arimura appeared at the completion report meeting for the movie "Hanamanma" (directed by Tetsu Maeda, to be released on April 25th) held in Tokyo on March 31st. This was Suzuki and Arimura's first time acting together, and they talked about each other's personalities.
Arimura revealed, "Until now, I've only had the opportunity to greet him at award ceremonies, and I had the impression that he was a very craftsman-like person, but I've discovered that he has a playful side and is very generous, and in a good way, he's just a normal older brother."
When asked specifically about Suzuki's "playful side," Arimura said, "He laughs a lot. He drops his chopsticks or spills the drink in his cup. I was happy to see his human side."
Suzuki said, "It's something I do every day, so I'm not embarrassed," and confessed his "weakness" of being too strong, saying, "The wooden chopsticks in my lunch box. I break them. I thought everyone else broke them, but it seems I'm the only one (laughs)." Arimura responded with a laugh, "Maybe you train too much?"
The film is based on the short story collection of the same name (Bunshun Bunko) by Akegawa Minato, which won the 133rd Naoki Prize (2005). Set in the downtown area of Osaka, the story revolves around the passionate brother Kato Toshiki (Suzuki), who lost his parents at an early age and lives as a parent figure for his younger sister, and his younger sister Fumiko (Arimura). When the sister decides to get married, the brother should finally be able to take a load off his shoulders, but a "secret" about Fumiko that the two of them sealed away a long time ago is suddenly resurrected... and so the story unfolds.
