It has recently been revealed that artist GACKT will star in the Fuji TV Getsuku drama "Black Trick: The Lawyer Who Manipulates Judgment," which will begin airing on July 20th. Let's take a look back at GACKT's acting career as he makes his first appearance in a Fuji TV drama and takes on his first leading role in a Getsuku 9pm drama.
◇The charismatic Uesugi Kenshin: His representative work, "Fly Me to the Saitama"
GACKT began his solo career in 1999 after being active in a band. As a musician, he holds the record for the most top 10 singles by a male solo artist, and he has also been active in various fields, such as continuing to break the winning streak on the variety show "Celebrity Ranking Check" (ABC TV).
GACKT's first impactful role as an actor was undoubtedly his portrayal of Uesugi Kenshin in the NHK Taiga drama "Furin Kazan" (2007). Many viewers were overwhelmed by the alluring and charismatic presence of "Kenshin GACKT," who appeared on a white horse during the Battle of Kawanakajima scene.
A recent example that comes to mind is the film "Fly Me to the Saitama" (2019), in which he co-starred with Fumi Nikaido and which was a huge hit, attracting a cumulative audience of 2.9 million and grossing 3.7 billion yen. GACKT effortlessly played the otherworldly character of Rei Asami, who had returned from the United States, and the story of him directly appealing to director Hideki Takeuchi for a "kiss scene" with Hideki Takeuchi Iseya also became a big topic of conversation.
Furthermore, GACKT won the Best Actor Award at the 43rd Japan Academy Awards, and a sequel film, "Fly Me to the Saitama : From Lake Biwa with Love," was released in 2023, making it undoubtedly one of his signature works.
◇He will be playing a dark hero in the Getsuku drama! A character possessing both danger and charisma.
In this series, "Black Trick: The Lawyer Who Manipulates Justice," he will play Naoto Uramawashi, a brilliant lawyer and first-class architect who is a "genius of fabrication." He will become a dark hero who uses his clever fabrications to fight against powerful forces that fabricate anything to escape punishment, and wins justice through evil.
Makino Masashi, the producer who has worked on series such as "Galileo" and "HERO," expressed his expectations, saying, "This drama is a dangerous and exhilarating dark hero entertainment in which the truth distorted by lies is recovered with lies. And the one who will play this protagonist, who possesses both danger and charisma, is GACKT."
"His overwhelming presence, quiet madness, and the aura he exudes that seems to control people's psychology give this character a unique and compelling quality. The moment when the cornered weak are saved. The moment when the overwhelmingly strong crumble. And the moment when the hidden truth is revealed at the end of a precarious game of strategy. I hope you will thoroughly enjoy the thrilling battle of wits, the dangerous allure unique to a dark hero, and the exhilarating feeling of seeing the strong fall down."
GACKT's previous appearances have always generated a lot of buzz. We're looking forward to seeing how he'll enhance the Getsuku drama with his acting skills and the overwhelming aura he's sure to exude. (MANTANWEB/Toshiyuki Ishii)
