by While there are few live-action hit Japanese movies.
A stage greeting was held to commemorate the release of the movie “ONE PIECE FILM RED” based on Eiichiro Oda’s original work in Tokyo on August 18th. , No. 1 at the box office of the movie “ONE PIECE” series.
In addition, Tom Cruise (60)’s latest work “Top Gun His Maverick” was screened until August 24, mobilized 7.24 million people, and exceeded 11.4 billion yen at the box office. Tom’s starring work released in Japan exceeded 10 billion yen since “The Last Samurai” (2003).
“It’s the summer vacation season, but the top-ranking films are mostly Hollywood blockbusters and animations. Among Japanese films, ‘Kingdom 2: To the Distant Land’, which was made into a live-action series of popular comics, stands out as making a lot of money. For that reason, it will be quite difficult to choose the best actress award for this year’s movie awards for works released by this month.” (Sports newspaper movie reporter)
This is because, at this point in time, there weren’t many hits starring actresses.
“In the first place, the hit live-action Japanese movies until the latter half of August were Hideaki Anno’s latest “Shin Ultraman,” Kento Yamazaki’s “Kingdom 2,” and Nana Komatsu and Kentaro Sakaguchi’s “Life Expectancy 10.” Year”, and the latest work of the popular series “The Confidenceman JP Hero Edition” starring Masami Nagasawa (35 years old).
The only other standout was “Wandering Moon” starring Suzu Hirose, although it didn’t become such a hit. So, at this point in time, Nagasawa’s name has been raised as a big favorite for the Best Actress Award at this year’s major film awards.” (Same as above)
The award ceremony is “shining!” Nagasawa plays the role of Dako, a genius female fraudster, and won the “Hochi Film Award” and “Blue Ribbon Award” for the first film in the series, “The Confidenceman JP,” and the second film in the series, “The Confidenceman JP: Princess Edition.” “Nikkan Sports Film Award”, “Japan Academy Award”, “Blue Ribbon Award” Best Actress Award, and “Japan Academy Award” Best Actress Award. It has become a Hamari role and her representative work.
“Although the third installment of the series released this year was less successful than the second installment, it did close to 3 billion yen in box office revenue.
The two companies involved in the production were Toho, the distributor, and Fuji Television. It has become a cash cow for the company, and it has already been decided that several more will be produced in the future. Nagasawa-san’s schedule prioritizes the shooting of this series.” (A major film company official)
Nagasawa burst into the limelight with her role as the heroine in Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004). Since then, she has gained experience in numerous video works and has won numerous film awards for works other than the “Confidenceman JP” series, but the reason why she “want to choose” as the organizer of the movie awards is said that there is
“Because I am used to interviews, when I receive an award, I am able to answer clearly so that the interviewee can write an article easily. Newspapers and websites publish photos that “shine”, and the presence of Mr. Nagasawa inspires excitement.
If the evaluation of acting was the same in the selection process for a certain film award, I think Mr. Nagasawa would be the winner, taking into account the visuals. In addition to her outstanding acting skills, her 168 cm tall body and beautiful legs are a big weapon for Ms. Nagasawa. Among actresses in their 20s and 30s, she has an overwhelming presence in terms of her sex appeal and voluptuousness.”
In addition, it is said that the current state of the Japanese film industry is deeply related to the fact that Nagasawa is regarded as the favorite for each film award.
“Recently, there are fewer films starring actresses than films starring actors. Therefore, the selection of the Best Actor Award for each film award goes smoothly, but the selection of the Best Actress Award is quite difficult. In addition to such circumstances, there are no films starring award-winning talented actresses such as Aoi Miyazaki, Yu Aoi, Rie Miyazawa, Haru Kuroki, and Sakura Ando.”
“For that reason, Nagasawa’s rivals are Komatsu in ’10 Years to Live’, Kasumi Arimura who played the role of a probation officer in ‘Ex-Convict’, and ‘Whisper of the Heart’, a live-action adaptation of Ghibli’s anime movie ( (Released on October 14th), and Erika Toda and Mei Nagano, who will be starring in “Motherhood” (November 23rd), which is a live-action adaptation of Kanae Minato’s original work.
However, the number of Arimura’s works did not increase. The rest will depend on the outcome of the movie starring Seino, Toda, and Nagano.”
In any case, it is certain that Nagasawa is leading the way in the film award race.
