Actress Kyoko Yoshine appeared at an event held in Tokyo on March 25th to celebrate the box office success of Disney & Pixar's latest animated film, "Hoppers" (directed by Daniel Chong). Yoshine, who voices the main character Mabel in the Japanese version, revealed the film's shocking plot twist that has been gradually generating buzz: "Actually...sharks fly!!"
"When I Become a Beaver" tells the story of Mabel, an animal-loving college student who learns that her beloved forest is going to be destroyed by a highway project. To protect her precious place, she uses top-secret technology to transform into a beaver and devises a plan to save the forest and the animals. In the Japanese version, actress Kyoko Yoshine voices Mabel, Shinya Kote voices King George, the king of beavers, Toshiya Miyata of the popular group "Kis-My-Ft2" voices Loaf, a laid-back beaver who is often eaten, and Kanade of the comedy trio "3時のヒロイン" voices Ellen the bear.
At the event, Yoshine said, "Actually... the sharks fly in the sky!!" and added, "I went to see it at the theater on the first day, and when the lights came up after the screening, a couple in the seats behind me said, 'Anything goes from the moment the sharks appeared,' and I thought, 'Thanks for the great comment!'"
After that, Yoshine enthusiastically commented, "Diane the shark is elusive and can fly anywhere!" Then, Fukuda Maki and Yumecchi from "3時のヒロイン" burst through the wall at the side of the stage in shark costumes as a surprise. Kote and Miyata jumped in surprise at the prank that Yoshine and Kanade had set up, and seeing their reactions, Yoshine was overjoyed, exclaiming, "It was a huge success! Yay!"
Regarding the "unpredictable and shocking scenes," Kanade commented, "The scene with the Animal Council changes the tone a bit. Up until then, it's funny, fun, and cute, but in a good way, it's scary. It's like an unexpected animal panic horror. It's not just a cute movie." Kote said, "I recommend the ending, which is chaotic but will make you cry. It's a chaotic story with laughter and surprises, and I think everyone will be in tears at the bond between the beavers and the friendship between Mabel and King George in the end."
"When I Become a Beaver" was released on March 13th and has been a huge hit, grossing 1,054,590,000 yen and attracting over 787,000 viewers as of March 24th.
