The Japan premiere of the latest film in the American "Tron" series, "Tron: Ares" (directed by Joachim Rønning, released simultaneously in Japan and the US on October 10th), was held at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) on October Getsuku, and Junichi Suwabe, who voices the protagonist, the AI soldier Ares, in the Japanese dubbed version, made an appearance. He spoke about what went on behind the scenes during the recording.
Because Ares is a program that exists inside a computer, Suwabe was directed during recording to "avoid making him seem human" and "keep his emotions calm." He said, "Will it be okay? I was really worried that people would think, 'This guy's bad,' but when I actually saw the footage (at the preview), I was relieved. I thought, 'I did it right!' I'm glad."
Appearing at the event were Uchida Maaya, who voices Eve in the Japanese dubbed version, Kaito Ishikawa, who voices Julian Dillinger, and Tamura Mutsumi, who voices Athena, as well as comedians Ando Natsu, Hotta Akane, and Dandy Sakano from the comedy duo Maple Chogokin.
Dandy Sakano appeared as an "AI comedian." Just like AI soldiers who can only survive for 29 minutes in the real world, Dandy Sakano would also "disappear" after 29 minutes... and the guests were tasked with a mission to "get" a "permanent code" that would break the 29-minute barrier. They attempted two missions, a gesture quiz and a telepathic game, but failed, and Dandy Sakano was forced to leave the stage by the Tron Squad.
The first film, "Tron," released in 1982, is a masterpiece that left its mark in film history as a work that introduced full-scale CGI. The second film, "Tron: Legacy," released in 2010, also generated a lot of buzz. In the latest film, an advanced AI materializes in the real world. The Dillinger Corporation, familiar from the "Tron" series, materializes the AI soldier Ares (played by Jared Leto) in the real world, but he becomes uncontrollable and the world falls into chaos.
