Thursday, November 10, 2022

Tori Matsuzaka interview for Real Sound Movie Club

Of course there are things that can be done to improve performance, but in terms of expression without vocalization or speaking out the context, I think that the only way is to accumulate experience. When I look at my seniors, beside great acting skills, they also have a certain air that comes from their years of experience. I believe that there's definitely more to it than just technique. I think it all depends on how many different things I can accumulate in the future.

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Music that you like now:

Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins) from Top Gun (1986) soundtrack doesn't leave from my head this days.

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What role you like to try:

I want to wear spacesuit. I like science fiction movies so may be special make-up? I think such kind of movies are more abundant overseas than here in Japan. I admire them.ImageImageImageImage
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Tori Matsuzaka for With Online

(Part 1, 27-Oct)

Q: What do you do when you lose your balance and feel like losing yourself?

Tori: I take a moment to not think about anything, do something completely unrelated to work, or just sit idly and watch TV. Everyone has his or her own method, and anything is fine, just try to relax.

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Q: So, playing games and reading manga are important times for you to vent.

Tori: Let's put it that way. It is a necessary part of the process for me to continue as an actor. (lol)Image
Q: What is your "dream"?
Well, at the root of it, I want to live a stable life. Of course, I have goals at every point of life. For example, in my early 20s, I wanted to win Japan Academy Prize..etc. I do have a vision of the kind of work I want to do and the kind of person I want to be. But that is not the "final goal" for me, it's more like a process to reach the "stability" that I want to achieve in the end. 
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Q: When did you start having this dream?
Tori: Since I entered university. I have always wondered how I could live peacefully without disturbing my mind. Because of that, I think I've been able to stay in a peaceful way with my work. 
Q: But if you really wanted stability, you wouldn't choose a job as an actor. ......

Tori: That's right. This job is far from stable. It's contradictory, and I feel like I'm in trouble (lol). I think the happiest people are those who can enjoy everything. but I also think that no matter how stable our life is, it's meaningless if it doesn't move our hearts. Rather than choosing a stable career that doesn't allow me to find enjoyment and living my life complaining that it's "hard" or "unpleasant", I'd rather look for enjoyment that exceeds the instability. I aim for as much stability as one can seek. 
Q: You spoke Italian and English aside from Japanese in this film. Are you good with languages?
Tori: I'm rather bad at it. I had to not only speak but also have natural conversations in everyday life. so I listened attentively to native speakers' pronunciation, worked with what I had learned in my mind to finish the job. It was a more difficult job than usual because I had to add the two more languages to my performance as well as acting. I realized once again that learning something from scratch can't happen overnight. I also felt the fact that it's not possible to "simulate the life of a person who's not me" without a great deal of determination. 
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Tori: I think in communication, whether it is by letter, phone call, or in person, it's important to properly convey what's on our mind and carefully listen to what the other person wants to say. This may sound obvious, but I think it is important to do these obvious things repeatedly in order to communicate without misunderstanding. As we know more and more about each other, it's easy to think by ourselves, "They must be thinking this way" or "They must understand me even if I don't say it". So, I keep reminding myself that "This kind of thinking is all in our own imagination, not the actual them." 
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Q: Are u good at communicating?
Tori: Not really (lol). That's why I try to be conscious about it. We can't always say everything, so I try not to miss the right moment when I think necessary. Seiji doesn't talk a lot either, but he doesn't spare a word when the moment is right.ImageImage
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Fragments of the Last Will - Dir. Takahisa Zeze about Tori Matsuzaka (日本映画 Navi)

Tori was in my film "Life Back Then (2011)". He was not yet as famous as he is today. He was a promising actor, so I cast him as a bully, the villain* role.

*Tori's first villain role. He won Kinema Junpo Film Awards Best New Actor with this role.

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I believe Tori himself had doubts about the role so we worked together to create the role. For that reason, I feel a strong emotional attachment to him. Whenever we pass by each other at film festivals, he'd smile at me with a broad smile on his face. It makes me happy. As I also told him, this time, I think he has become a truly wonderful actor. He had also worked with Lee Sang-il on "Wandering (2022)" and I thought he was really magnificent there. 
His role this time is the "storyteller" of the film. I made him a quiet character because he talks a lot in the narration. I didn't want him narrate and then say a lot of dialogue in the film. So, he is an "observer" of the film. I asked him to play like Morgan Freeman in "The Shawshank Redemption (1994)". But I feel his performance is specifically like Morgan Freeman in Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby (2004)". He's not villain this time because he is silent for the entire film (lol). 
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As an actor, I think he must've gone through a lot of hardships. I saw that he was unfazed by the difficult situation. Also, he always keeps an eye on the overall balance of the film. I felt that he knew very well that a film is born from the chemistry between the actors when they interact. I think this is something that he has cultivated through his experience of observing the filming scene from many different positions.
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