The NHK Asadora drama series "Bakebake ," starring Akari Takaishi , aired its final episode on March 27th (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), bringing the six-month storyline to a close. A comment from Takaishi, who played the main character Toki Ushimizu, has been released.
"Bakebake" is based on the lives of Setsu Koizumi, the daughter of a fallen samurai family in Matsue, and her husband, Lafcadio Hearn). It depicts the story of a heroine who loves ghost stories and lives an ordinary life with her foreign husband.
◇Comment from Akari Takaishi
Thank you so much for watching "Bakebake" for the past six months. I really wanted to express my gratitude to everyone who watched and supported me.
The scene in the final episode where Toki gets bitten by a mosquito was filmed with almost no rehearsal in order to preserve the emotions of the moment. Whenever I felt my emotions getting too strong before filming, Ms. Ikewaki would make me laugh, and everyone else helped to keep me in check. Because we had been together for a year, everyone understood me, and it became a scene where everything I had experienced as Toki came pouring out. "Bakebake" was a project where I felt that everything would be alright as long as I trusted the script and everyone else.
For the last scene, I wasn't thinking about reminiscing about the past year and acting with a lot of emotion... I just approached it thinking I would simply act out the everyday life of the two of them. However, the day before, I had been filming a scene where Toki regrets what happened after Heaven's death, so the moment I saw Heaven in front of me, I felt like I wanted to confess. It wasn't that kind of scene, and I was wondering what to do when I suddenly realized that the line "Shall we go for a walk?" was a confession to Heaven. From there, I felt relieved and filmed it with the sole desire to convey that I "love you."
It was my first time filming while feeling everyone's reactions, and I was truly happy to receive feedback on social media every morning. I was also greatly comforted by the kindness and expressions of everyone I met at events. Your support reached me, the cast, and the staff who worked together to create this. Thank you so much for the past six months.
