Actor Kimura Takuya appeared on stage to greet the audience at the preview screening of his starring film "Kyojo Requiem" held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills (Minato Ward, Tokyo) on February 3rd. The first part of the "Kyojo" film project, "Kyojo Reunion," has been streaming on Netflix since January 1st, and the second part, "Kyojo Requiem," will be released in theaters on February 20th. At the preview screening, which was a "binge-watch" event of "Reunion" and "Requiem" at the cinema, Kimura and other cast members handed out popcorn with "withdrawal notices" attached to them as a nice surprise to the audience.
The stage greeting took place after the screening of "Reunion" and before the screening of "Requiem." As the greeting finished, Kimura addressed the audience, "We've prepared popcorn with school withdrawal notices attached. It was a last-minute idea. Also, today is Setsubun, right? We've prepared some beans for the "good fortune" celebration, so please take some home with you." A surprised "Whaa ...
Appearing at the event were Kimura, Tsuna Hironaga, who plays the 205th class of trainees, Saito Kyoko, Kaneko Daichi, Kura Yuki, Igeta Hiroe, Otomo Karen, Ohara Yuno, Nakayama Shota, Uragami Seishu, Jotaro, Matsunaga Arisa, and director Nakae Isao.
"Kyojo" follows the story of Kazama Kimichika (Kimura), a strict instructor with graying hair and a prosthetic right eye, who uses his sharp gaze to see through the various doubts, conflicts, and secrets that arise among the police academy trainees, sifting through the students and forcing them to submit their withdrawal forms one after another. The first series, "Kyojo," aired in 2020 as Fuji TV's New Year's special, followed by the second series, "Kyojo II," in 2021, and "Kazama Kimichika - Kyojo 0," a story about Kazama's past, in the same network's "Monday 9" slot in 2023.
