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Now that the film is completed, how do you feel about the filming?
Matsuzaka: Of course it was a tough shoot, but looking back, I think it was a great time. It was very rich and luxurious, something you can't experience at any other location. The way we spent our time, the way we delved into the work. The way we approach our roles. Those things are also included.
Hirose: People often say that Dir. Lee's set is tough, but as I kept saying during the interviews for Rage (2016), Dir. Lee is not a scary person (lol).
Matsuzaka: (lol)
Hirose: Dir. Lee's demands are so high that sometimes he is strict with me to bring me to that level, but basically he is always on my side. That is the most redeeming moment for me when I am at a site with Dir. Lee.
Matsuzaka: Ah~!
Hirose: Of course, I spent many months of my life as a persona other than myself, so in terms of acting, it was a very intense time.
Matsuzaka: (nods deeply)
Hirose: There were many things in the "Rage" scene that made me think, "I want to cherish this in my acting. I had forgotten them as I went through various experiences but they stand with me from the very beginning and work together with me.
Matsuzaka: (nods deeply)
Hirose: So, working together this time made me think again, "This is what acting is all about.
There were many scenes that kept the viewers on the edge of their seats, and I imagine it must have been difficult for the two of you.
Matsuzaka: I thought I might literally die on the set. The water was so cold and I was told, "I want you to go in slowly and float in the middle of the lake," and I said, "Okay," and I went in, and sure enough, it was really cold. Dir. Lee said, "I'd like you to stop shivering if you don't mind, Is it okay? (Daijoubu?)". I thought he was just saying, "Are you okay?" .... (lol).
Hirose: Is it like that?
Matsuzaka: I don't mean this in a negative way. To Dir. Lee, who was worried, I said, " I'll be fine. I will do it. Please give me more time." (lol).
Hirose: When I shot the scene at the lake, he didn't say, "Are you okay?" It was more like, "Gambare!" and I said, "I'll do my best! (lol).
Matsuzaka: A-ha-ha.
Having played Sarasa and Fumi, how do you feel about their story?
Matsuzaka: During the filming, I think I was trying very hard not to let go of the connection with Sarasa. If I let go of this connection, I felt as if everything would just fall apart. So, when I got over that point, I felt a sense that what I was holding in my hand finally became solid. The scene where Fumi reveals the truth.
Hirose: I was like, "What is wrong with them?" Sarasa and Fumi have done nothing wrong, but the world does not think so. Especially in the relationship between Sarasa and Ryo, there were many dialogues and scenes that expressed this from the beginning.
Matsuzaka: That's right.
Hirose: There is a line in which I say, "I don't think I'm as pitiful as you think, Ryo-kun," and I say that Fumi hasn't done anything strange to me and I'm not the hapless child that the world thinks I am. I thought that the unwavering faith in Fumi that I have always had was due to the fact that I was the only one who believed in Fumi, and I think it all started from that point of faith.
I felt that even the way you reacted in a moment was your own, and that Matsuzaka-san himself was Fumi.
Hirose: But it was tough if I didn't take a little breather outside of the set (lol).
Matsuzaka:It was tough, wasn't it?
Hirose: But there are also scenes like, we say, "That was fun today."
Matsuzaka Yes, that's right. We had fun scenes. But in the finished version, all were pretty much cut out.
Hirose: Yes, it didn't have any (lol).
Matsuzaka There were none (lol).
Hirose: The happy scenes were calm on the set. All the staff members were laughing.
Speaking of the staff, the cinematographer was Hong Kyung-pyo of "Parasite" and "Burning". I was fascinated by the images in each scene.
Matsuzaka: Mr. Hong was a mood maker, like a bright sun. But when the camera started rolling, the angles kept changing and even we didn't know how we were being filmed, so we didn't even notice that we were being filmed. It was the first time I had ever been so intrigued by a scene that I wondered how the picture would turn out.
Hirose: Dir. Lee and he spoke in Korean, so I couldn't understand what he was saying, but I could tell that he had a boyish innocence about him. I didn't know what he was shooting, how he was shooting it, or how it looked, but when I saw the finished film, I was impressed by his intuitive approach. I felt that he was able to pick up all the subtle and detailed emotions of various people.
Matsuzaka: In that sense, too, it was an amazing shooting site.
Hirose: It really was a unique experience.
Matsuzaka: The site itself was like a living thing.
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