Actor Seishiro Kato attended the production announcement press conference for the musical "Death Note THE MUSICAL" held in Tokyo on October Getsuku. Kato, who plays the main character Light Yagami in the play, performed "Death Note" live with his double cast member Aoi Watanabe. Kato, who saw the premiere at Nissay Theater 10 years ago, said, "When I saw it, I never thought I'd be standing here. I wish I could tell myself 10 years ago, 'You should sing it now!'"
When he was chosen to appear, Kato said, "More than being happy, I was surprised, and it didn't really sink in. The film was made when I was in elementary school, and it's a work that Death Note-related jokes are flying around even in everyday conversation. I saw the premiere in 2015 as an audience member, and on top of that, it's set on the moon... that's the moon, you know," he said, expressing his surprise. "I began to feel happy to be able to take part, and I've been attending rehearsals every day, feeling that intensely in my body."
When asked, "What words would you like to say to yourself from 10 years ago?" she replied, "Right now I'm mainly practicing singing, but there are some difficulties that you can't understand until you actually sing. My voice is going through puberty, so I would say to myself from 10 years ago, 'Study now while you can't' and 'Sing now while you can't'."
In addition to Kato and Watanabe, the press conference was also attended by Miura Hiroki, who plays L, Sayashi Riho, who plays Amane Misa, Riko from the girl group HUNNY BEE, who plays Yagami Shouyu, Urai Kenji, who plays the Shinigami Ryuk, Hamada Megumi, who plays the Shinigami Rem, and Imai Kiyotaka, who plays Yagami Soichiro.
The musical is based on the popular manga "DEATH NOTE," written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, which was serialized in the manga magazine "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2003 to 2006. It will run from November 24th to December 14th at Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall (Toshima Ward, Tokyo), followed by performances in Osaka, Aichi, Fukuoka, and Okayama.
