Shunmeiza - Studio
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Shunmeiza Director
Bakuno.
We need to close up for the night soon.
We need to close up for the night soon.
Shunmeiza Director
That's okay.
I know how passionate you are.
I know how passionate you are.
Shunmeiza Director
Also...
Shunmeiza Director
Have you replied to them yet about starring in that short film?
Shunmeiza Director
Yes, per the director's request.
He tasked me with getting you to accept.
He tasked me with getting you to accept.
Reki
I really appreciate the offer.
It's an honor for someone like me to be offered the lead.
It's an honor for someone like me to be offered the lead.
Two weeks later
Wonderland SEKAI
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Nene
“And all he's doing is writing some made-up nonsense. Life is this, society is that... It's no use to anyone.”
Emu
“That's not true!
The words he chooses to carefully string together will benefit society!”
The words he chooses to carefully string together will benefit society!”
Rui
(We looked at several pieces of literature and went to that museum with a collection of items from the Showa period, all in order to gain a better understanding of the era and our characters.)
Rui
(Though, their roles already fit their personalities rather well. Chiyo's the dreamer, while Yuriko's the realist.)
Rui
(And they've clearly figured out their characters' voices and behaviors, which were their tasks.)
Rui
(I suppose we should expect no less from a professional director. He immediately saw Tsukasa's weakness.)
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Tsukasa
I gave Nakayama some more thought after we last spoke, and I felt that imagining a profile of him would help me play him better. However...
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Tsukasa
I haven't been able to convince myself.
And Mr. Kato keeps saying, “You can still do better”...
And Mr. Kato keeps saying, “You can still do better”...
Tsukasa
Sure.
Nakayama works as an editor for the literary magazine Shiranami... And I believe he's in his thirties.
Nakayama works as an editor for the literary magazine Shiranami... And I believe he's in his thirties.
Tsukasa
His lines are much more informal compared to Hino's, which makes me think that he's sort of a happy-go-lucky fellow.
Tsukasa
Maybe. After coming up with that, I felt a little more confident and tried reciting his lines a few times...
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The next day
Tsukasa's Room
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Tsukasa
(I was hoping to think about my character more today since we don't have practice...)
Tsukasa
(However... No matter how hard I try, I'm still struggling to make my character feel like a real, fleshed-out person the way Bakuno does...)
Park Cafe
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Tsukasa
(That man looks suspicious...
He's eyeing everyone who passes by and hastily scrawling down something in his notebook...)
He's eyeing everyone who passes by and hastily scrawling down something in his notebook...)
Tsukasa
(Depending on what he does next, I may need to call the police... Still, he looks familiar for some reason...)
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Reki
Huh? Oh, um... This is just a hobby of mine... I-It's a strange one, and I am a little embarrassed by it...
Tsukasa
I've actually been having a lot of trouble figuring my character out and, I'm in desperate need of a clue right now!
Tsukasa
I also want to make my character feel more real like the way you do with yours, Bakuno!
Reki
I would really appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone about what I've written... Here.
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Tsukasa
(“Male. Sixties. Gentlemanly attire. Graceful gait. Seems relaxed, but looks around with a serious expression from time to time. Looking for someone?”)
Tsukasa
(“But who? His expressions suggests that the person he's looking for is important to him. Family? An old friend? Or someone whose help he needs for those people? What if it's just his lost dog?”)
Tsukasa
(“Maybe he's been searching for his wife ever since she suddenly disappeared one day decades ago. They could've met forty years ago when...”)
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Tsukasa
(“Female. Forties. Pallid face. Health problems? Stress at work? Based on attire, appears to have high-pressure position at large corporation.”)
Tsukasa
(“Would stress alone cause someone to look so sick? She may be thinking about a mysterious phone call that came late at night...”)
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Tsukasa
(But therein lies a big difference.
I gleaned their worlds and emotions out of whatever lines were in those scripts.)
I gleaned their worlds and emotions out of whatever lines were in those scripts.)
Tsukasa
(Bakuno, on the other hand, is constructing entire stories about people's lives out of just tidbits of information.)
Tsukasa
(Which means the reason he's able to make his characters feel so real is because his mind is used to doing that on a daily basis.)
Reki
To be perfectly honest, I never intended for it to become my hobby. It's always been this sort of habit of mine...
Next Chapter: Imagination Rediscovered