Q: How is it like to lead this film?
Tori: On 1st day, I felt I wasn't leading the film as leading actor. It was not right for me to think of myself as leader of this team rather we all have to work together make sth better than 1st one.
Tori: Me, Ryohei-san, and Nijiro-kun stayed in Hiroshima most of the time, while the others had to go back home immediately after shooting due to their work. So, I told them: "Please throw everything you've accumulated into this! I'll take it all in!" I was hoping that everyone would leave after exhausting themselves. I thought that kind of energy would lead to the power of this work. When I saw the completed film, I was very happy to see how the senior actors were enjoying themselves. Knowing the power of the previous work, I think they were like, 'We can go this far!"
Q: What is your "justice" as actors?
Suzuki Ryohei: I think there are times when the work you are involved in or the performance you give can hurt people. So, I think the moment when I can deliver a positive impact, such as healing someone's feelings, connecting them to the power of life, or making them feel happy, is the moment when the justice in my work came to life.
Tori: My kind of justice is to bridge the gap between the work and the audience so that the message of the work and what is underlying it, can be delivered to the audience. So, I also do things like interviews and promotions. It's my way of bridging the gap.
About the shooting accident during the fight scene
Ryohei: As I was doing it, I wanted to hit him one more time. Actually, I shouldn't have because it's dangerous. But I thought Tori would be able to handle it.
Tori: Action is like a conversation. It might be easier for both of us to respond to each other and take it as a change in the subtle nuances of the dialogue.
Ryohei: I don't do this with actors who are working together for the first time. We have a relationship of trust.
To put in context, this article on 7/30 reported about that. About punching more than choreography. (lol) Said they were impressed that Tori responded well and after the cut, he just let it go with a joke. (P.S: that is more of industry article.)
Tori: I think this film can certainly be called "LEVEL2". It's a film full of enthusiasm that we created together without being too bound by the previous film.
Ryohei: I think this will be my masterpiece without a doubt. Like Terminator/ The Dark Knight, I think antagonists are important in the second film. How do you attack the protagonist and hunt him down? I am honored to be that antagonist of the second film.
Q: Any wish?
Tori: I wish Yakusho-san see this.
Ryohei: He's already watched.
Tori: eh?
Ryohei: I met him when I went to see a stage play. He told me "He watched and it's great."
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