Q: First, please tell us your feelings about your 30th birthday today.
A: It feels like I am standing at a new starting point. I
feel that I have a stronger desire to improve as an actor so that I can become a better actor.
Q: What were you thinking before you reached your 30s?
A: I used to ask my seniors a lot. "You should spend your 20s like this," or "By 30s, you should have this kind of consciousness." To be honest, I'm just 30 years old today, I was wondering if my behaviour would change.
Q: Did you get impatient? Men often set goals that they want to achieve by the time they turn 30.
A: I planned to become a Hollywood star by 20 (lol). But I didn't become a Hollywood star and it was difficult even in my 20s. So, in my case, I was more impatient when I turned 20.
I got married at the age of 19 and have children, so I have to pay attention to my family, and now I don't feel as impatient as I did at the time, and I feel calm.
Q: What was your turning point?
A: When I was 19 or 20, I was away from actor work and doing part-time for social
studies, and Dir. Yukio Ninagawa offered me to star in the stage. I thought, "Is this me?", and felt that I had to do my best, I think that was my turning point.
T/N: Dir. Yukio Ninagawa is the one who directed Sai no Kuni Shakespeare Series. Yagira starred in his stage Kafka on the Shore (2012) based on Haruki Murakami's book, and then he appeared in "NINAGAWA Macbeth" (2015).
Q: You did it without a script in Nobody Knows (2004). Director Kore-eda often says, "When directing a child, I do it without a script after this movie.
A: After that, I didn't know how to proceed as an actor. I wonder if the road is gradually becoming clear.
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