Mayu: This time, I started with an interview with the director, but since I was a completely different person from the role in the original plot, I was sure I will not be selected. I thought I was just glad to meet with Director Kore-eda Hirokazu.
When I was finally selected for this role (Aki), I became very anxious. Of course, it was a dream to join Kore-eda's team and I was happy, but I wondered what should I do for that role?
Q: Aki in Shoplifters originally seems to be set up as a "an insane fat girl." Dir. Kore-eda rewrote the script to suit Matsuoka Mayu, including the character settings.
Mayu: Even after the shooting started, the script changed one after another during shooting, and it changed so often that I sometimes received an email saying "This is for tomorrow..." just a day before.
Sakura: This is the first job for me after giving birth. I think that Kore-eda's team is a very nice environment. Through this work, I was able to realize my various changes. I even had a sloppy body after birth on film. I think I was able to play this role at a great timing.
Mayu: I actually visited the sex shop (T/N: the one in the film) to make the role, but the expressions of the girls working there were very bright. I imagined a dark image on my own, but not at all. That's why I wanted to give that scene a crisp feel.
Is it a school-like atmosphere where girls of the same age group usually gather? The scene with Ikematsu Sosuke, I took more takes than other scenes, so it was tough. But it seems that the time has stopped, the time flows slowly. There was a sense of going like this.
Sakura: You shot that scene from midnight to morning, right?
Mayu: Yes. It was embarrassing to move from the house set and the set with Ikematsu right after because it was close to the shop set and the house set.
Sakura: Dir. Koreeda is really careful about how to take out obedient and instinctive aspects of children and how to accept them. I simply thought, "Amazing". That's why we adults can stay in front of camera without being weird. He created a space where we can breathe normally.
Mayu: It's embarrassing to say it in front of her, but I really admired Sakura, among one of the actresses of the same generation or one above. The appearance on-site is also the same, and no matter what happens, she is neutral. I have a lot to learn from her.
Sakura: Matsuoka has a lot of energy inside. Sometimes, the energy becomes stronger and stronger, and it changes shape and radiates quickly. She's usually very interesting and fun to talk to, but she has such a strength that is helpful and appreciated in the field.
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