Actor Masato Sakai appeared on stage on November 14th in Tokyo on the opening day of his starring movie "Hiraba no Tsuki" (directed by Yuta Doi), along with Haruka Igawa, Manato Sakamoto, and Kasumi Isshiki.
"Hiraba no Tsuki" is based on the novel of the same name (Kobunsha Bunko) by Asakura Kasumi, which won the 32nd Yamamoto Shugoro Prize. Aoto Takemasa (Sakai) and Sudo Yoko (Igawa), who were classmates in junior high school and each other's first loves, meet again for the first time in 35 years. The story depicts an adult love story in which the two, now single, hit it off and connect with each other after going through various life experiences. This is Sakai's first leading role in a film in about eight years, since "DESTINY: Kamakura Monogatari" released in 2017. It is also his first time starring in a love story set in the present day.
