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Kagura Project - Baila 2013.04

Morning~ A week has passed since the releasing of Platina Data but the storm is not over yet!!! ^^ Nino is still appearing in variety shows and many magazines~ I wonder why the Purade team didn't appear in VSA or Shiyagare!!! If so, that must be really interesting!!! >.<

 

 

File 1 : Nino’s Data, the basic!

 

Nino’s basic data

He was born in June 17^th, 1983. Gemini

Height : 168cm

Blood-type : A,

Shoes size : 26,5 cm

 

Particularly no fixation about hairstyle.

I don`t have any interest in hairstyle particularly.　I`m not picky like telling “Please at least left the hair sideburns like that”. My days are answering the staff request every time my role change like “I want you style your hair like this.” (lol)

Unconsciously read acquaintance`s article.

Speaking of something that I see unconsciously is my acquaintance`s interview article. Like this (flipping magazine), I feel inclined to know what kind of things Matsuyama or other people said in the magazine. It`s interesting to find something about them that they usually don`t say face to face but say it in magazine`s interview.

Something that you want

Now, speaking of something that I want, It`s time. It`s not like I don`t have any time at all but something that I want at least is time. Basically because I live with the goal that has been fixed, conversely I want to live with the goal without any fixed time. That kind of thing is needed, right.

Left-handed

I was a left-handed when I was child but it changed into right-handed. Usually I use right hand to do something daily but there was a time when I use left hand.

The youngest child with one sister.

The moment when I feel I`m the youngest child was when I opened the album. My picture is completely lesser than my sister (lol). It`s the fate of the youngest.

Having fine memory

I could remember people`s name quite fast. I think I have a good memory. However, I rarely try to remember my lines on the script that I got from the beginning perfectly. I think the important is not that part. For example, isn`t it a bit weird and unnatural when a youngster speak with the right grammar, is it? I pull down the script that has been written in the right Japanese and match it with the role.Of course there`s the case when I had to remember it properly. But basically I do it by reading the atmosphere (lol).

The sense of smell is insensitive in a good way.

My sense of smell is not that sharp. In the first place, I don`t think to scent out anything. It`s more interesting being free without prejudice. It`s boring and wasting to let yourself decide something in advance.

Habit

It doesn`t come to my mind. It`s because basically I don`t have any interest in myself. I even don`t really understand what my usual self do. Something that I do unconsciously, always doing it, if I have to say, it`s folding my arms?

Favorite thing is cheap thing.

My favorite food is the inexpensive thing. Something that I want to eat today? I don`t want to eat anything because I`m full today (lol)

Being told looks like an A blood-type person.

I don`t really understand but the people surround me tell that I`m very look like an A blood-type. In the first place I don`t interested in blood type things. For me the one who don’t know the different of blood type and information like “OO blood type and OO blood type, their compatibility is good”, conversely I would like to be taught what kind of person of A blood-type.

 

File 2 : The Essential of Five Nino

 

Above the stage of Nino

Mic

Speaking of the essential things at concert… after all It`s a microphone. It`s impossible to sing with our own voice only. Basically, the 5 of us use the same microphone, so there`s no complain like “I don’t want to use this one!”. Microphone that I usually use for recording at music room at home is the only one that I chose by my taste.

The actor of Nino

Co-actor

As might be expected, being alone in front of the camera is lonesome (lol). After all, acting is something that you want to do with anyone else. Our acting will change depend on the partner and also acting with a lot of people is anticipated.

Variety Show of Nino

Aiba-kun and Leader

If I would separate Arashi`s members, I would group them into Matsumoto-san & Sho-san pair and Aiba-kun & Leader pair. I think I would stand between those pairs. And If I was asked, “Which one I will be close to?“ I`m the type who close to the first pair. That`s why I think if there was someone different exist it would be more interesting and something new would be born.  As I thought, I hope someone like Aiba or Leader be my side.

Going out with friends of Nino

Home

I thought to go outside at least to meet my friend before, but because it`s cold and going out was kind of troublesome, so I ended up like It`s enough with people who came to my house only (lol). Recently, even my time with my friends I spent it at home. I didn`t do anything special to entertain them just because I called them to come. The other time, I invited him because he said that that day was his birthday.  We had drink, watched television, and when he looked a bit sleepy, I suggested him to go home, and he went back home. And it was not like a birthday celebration at all (lol).

Day off of Nino

Television

Basically I watch television on days off. I play game too but the time I spend watching television is longer. I watch our variety show if it coincidently appear but I don`t purposely check it. I switch the channel depends on my mood whether it`s news program, variety show, drama and other. I lay on the sofa wear loungewear, gaze at the screen while holding the remote control from morning until night.

 

File 3 : Four keywords that construct Nino

Motivation

It’s connected to every motive

I feel that motivation is connected to every motive and that motivation is formed by interest. Like work piece and like human and everything, the moment you have that interest, something new will start to happen.

Intuition

Something I need to believe

The intuition that come out from yourself at the very beginning feel a bit…

Maybe something right is hiding behind it that have been blend with unnecessary things. That`s why I want to believe it and it`s something that I need to believe.

Effort

It`s not something that easily come out from your mouth but It`s important than anything.

Whatever you do after all great effort is needed. But If I was asked “You give great effort in it?” I would reply “I don’t”. The reason is because I think there’s no need to tell everyone about your effort. Effort is not something that you can tell easily. It’s like having something dirty or embarrassed that you cannot tell to anyone. The real effort is not something that you can expose impressively.

Collaboration

The work that you can`t handle alone

The important is this one whatever you do. We can stand here is because there are a lot of cooperation. It`s because I cannot do it alone. I always feel that our job is thanks overwhelmingly to many people. Feeling like this is after all it`s because there are many people working behind.

Kagura Project - Ray 2013.04

The Real Ninomiya

that you want to know...

 

Full of mystery, someone who never shows his true feeling…

Maybe there are a lot of people who thinks that way about Ninomiya Kazunari. Though the real person itself never intend to make it like that. He doesn`t deny it either. The reason is because he is not interested about himself. In movie [Platina Data], he acts as Kagura Ryuhei, a genius scientific who has another personality inside himself, Ryu.

[The first part that I discussed with Ohtomo Director after reading the script was the multiple personality part. We wanted to make their time precede properly from the time Kagura`s character appear and until Ryu`s character appear. It`s not just about connecting the memory that Ryu has. How could I put this, don’t you think that everyone has that kind of things even just a little, right? I can`t say I has multiple personalities but my reaction and response to my junior and senior is different. So I don`t see any problem being told having two personalities.]

The setting of the story is Japan in near future. Kagura Ryuhei, member of Special Research Institute of Forensic Science Organization of National Police Agency found DNA analyzing system which has solved many unidentified cases. However the system decided that he was the criminal of the serial killer case. Runaway life becomes unavoidable.

[Running and doing violence action didn`t make me painful but being alone was really hard. Most of the time I was alone though there were a lot of casts there (lol). And about the last scene, I discussed a lot about what should I did with director on the phone night before the filming. It talks about the near future so there`s no familiarity, it looks like a very unique story but we want to make it analog at the last. Even though it looks very high tech, but in the end it`s analog.]

Ninomiya Kazunari who has been praised highly as an actor made us think that he has the sensible of genius actor. But, maybe there`s no actor who theoretical like him.   

[I intend to act the other personality of Kagura intuitively. And then I also try to not bring up the things that cannot be explained. We wouldn`t know until we tried but isn`t it frightening to cross that bridge? That`s why I ended up acting with the feeling I didn`t know why I did it that way. It`s because it`s too intuitive.]

You create a spot where people can easy to catch and you can separate and put himself in the right place and time. Yet, why you don`t have any interest to yourself?

[It`s because I never do something interesting. I think get balance between work and private is common knowledge for everyone. I`m a person like that. I never participated in any event in my private time and I never go out for dinner with special reason. Recently, I go out just because of work.]

When we asked him [So, you don`t have something that make you feel excited at private time?], he replied [Of course, I have]

[When I go out for having meal, I think my tension is going high. I just want to make them think that I`m a good person (lol). There`s the time when my friends come to my home to have drink. Basically, the time like this my tension is high.]

In previous time, there was a producer who said that there was no actor who could bring the location atmosphere high like him.

[In location, depends on who are the co-star, my attitude is changing. It`s like should I act fool and funny or should I give a straight opinion. Anyhow, I want to be in comfortable location. It`s because there is a lot of hard time entering the location. It`s early in the morning and late at night and then I can`t eat what I like at location. It`ll be good if we get excited coming to the location. It`s different from enjoying the acting. That`s why in order to create a good atmosphere, I do something like myself can enjoy it too, at least doing it until it looks enjoyable. I`m the type of person who never get stress by doing that. I think it`s a waste if I couldn`t enjoy and be comfortable at location.]

The spirit of chairman taking the responsibility of you is expressed strong.

[When I was at lower position, I had been treated like that. There must be a case when you you’re yourself in location like that. I think I`m not that kind of chairman you talk about.]

In his words, the real of Ninomiya is appeared and disappeared.

 

 

Kagura Project - S Cawaii 2013.04

I'm back from Platina Data world~ ^^ Congratulation to Nino and all the casts and staffs who worked hard for this movie!!!!

Even though the movie has been released.... I will give my best to translate the rest articles (bunch of) ^^;

Now... Let's enjoy Nino's appearance at S Cawaii where he became the first guy who appear on the cover! (again!)

 

Ninomiya`s Data!

Q : If you express in a word, what kind of person is Ninomiya?

A : I often been told “You are easy to change!”. When I spend a whole day with someone, I will be told like that. A nice person would tell “You are a unique!”

 Q : “OO guy” is popular lately, what kind of guy, yourself?

A : What kind of guy, right? I don’t really meet with other or I could tell that most time I was always by myself. I even go out having meals by myself.

Q : “Lonely” guy?

A : If you call it like that, it sounds too pity (lol). I am a guy who like being alone.

Q : In what moment you think you are an A blood-type person?

A : Almost never think like that. Especially regarding to work, I don’t really worry about it. Even I’m not detailed. Hmm, maybe I don’t really understand about the peculiarity of A blood-type people. Among Arashi’s member, it’s Aiba Master only who are not an A blood-type, so I don’t really feel any big gap between us.

Q : What part of your body you like?

A : Maybe the most part I like is my eyes, the most part that I used in my life. I’m afraid I used a lot my eyes more than other people like for playing game, watching television and others but I’m glad my eyesight is still in good condition.

Q : Do you have any habit?

A : I think It’s to never make any decision in advance. I think rather than say making a habit it`s more like I try not to hard-coded anything.

Q : An Idol, actor, talent, artist… how do you want to be called?

A : Of course it’s Idols!

 

Q : What is the reason of selecting your name?

A : About this… hmm… I think it was like cherishing the people’s harmony. If I`m not wrong, it meant to not letting worsened the situation, make a good friend with others or even be a mediator.

Q : How your family calls you?

A : Kazu. I wonder they had called me kazunari. No, they always call me Kazu.

Q : What character or word of you that people said never change since long time ago?

A : I will pursuit thoroughly regarding to something I like but if it`s about something that I`m not interested in, I don`t touch it at all. It never change since long time ago.

Q : When you felt like that?

A : When I got back home the other day, my sister said “You are still wearing that jacket for years!” At that time I realized that I already worn that jacket for years. That gap was extreme.

Q :  Do you have a standard for clothes you wear?

A : I`m not the type who go out often and usually I get home directly after work, so rather than say I have standard for what I wear, I think I always wear same clothes (lol). When I go out, I don`t know what kind of clothes I should wear.

Q : What kind of coordination your private clothes?

A : T-shirt, Jeans and jacket that I`ve worn for years (lol). I wear shirt in the case I have meals outside or celebrate something. I don`t wear it for few months.

Q : Soaking in the bathtub or having shower, which one are you?

A : Recently I prefer having shower. Honestly I had to soak in the bathtub but I couldn`t stop the shower.

Q : Are you the type who fast or slow in replying mail?

A : Slow

 

Q : The mystery of woman`s heart that you don`t get the most?

A : I wonder why they can change their topic in such a speed. When they are talking, even it doesn`t hit the interesting part yet, they already talk about something different. It`s not mystery but I think the point of the sensibility when they are talking is very woman-ish.

Q : If you were a girl, would you like Ninomiya Kazunari?

A : I won`t. I don`t understand his interest. He looks like hiding something. It`s hard to understand when and on what thing he would get pissed. That part is a bit troublesome. That`s why I think I won`t like him (lol).

Q : In what moment you think a girl is cute?

A : I think they all are cute when they are exist with the acknowledge that they are the opposite sex. For example, you will be happy if they care about you like asking “you want some drink?” or show their hospitality. They look cute with just that.

Q : Girl’s fashion that you think cute?

A : A skirt. I think skirt is made especially for girls to make them look cuter. Skirt is cute whether it’s long or mini.

Q : Do you have any collection?

A : What did I buy?… I can’t remember it. When I start collecting something maybe I won’t stop. As long I can keep collect it I will but I’m afraid if the day I get bored comes (lol).

Q : What will you do first when you get home?

A : Sitting. I don’t set on what time I should get bath or do anything else, at least I will sit first.

Q : How about the sitting place?

A : Ah… that one is already decided. There is a L sofa in living room and I will sit on the left side of the long one. That part only that a bit dented and the rest still looks like in new condition (lol). I can get calm by sitting there so I always sit there.

Q : What do you wear at home?

A : Most of it is t-shirt and sweat pants. I don`t wear something like pajamas.

Q : What makes you calm when you sleep?

A : Sleeping in the left side. I don`t sleep in the middle of the bed.

Q : Do you have fixed seat in the car?

A : In that case too I always in the left side. I sit behind the passenger seat. I always sleep in a period of time there and I couldn`t sleep if there was no wall on my left side. I`m afraid it`s quite a good addicting.

 

 

[Platina Data] is an original work of Higashino Keigo. You play the role of Kagura Ryuhei, a genius scientific who become a fugitive after get suspected for murder case that himself don`t remember by DNA analyzing. What was your reaction when the offer came?

[I was simply happy. I was glad that I was able to act again (lol). It`s because for this time author`s work drawn a different world with the previous work I acted (Ryusei no Kizuna), I was very happy when the offer came. Including [Platina Data], the author pieces are not talking about far future but about something that possible to be happened in the near future. Works that make us feel scary if it would really happened in the future. There are a lot of wishing of replace talk in modern society. In this movie also, I thought it would be good if we could show that part too. It`s not just about showing the coolness or awesomeness. We wanted to make a piece with a remaining scent where the audiences will have something to discuss after watch the movie.]

We could see a lot of figure in this movie from a genius scientist who wears sunglasses and suddenly becomes a fugitive.  Is there any particular in your acting?

[I always kept in mind to not letting myself to get satisfied just because I could act this role if I would and think how far the audience can grasp the situation. The appearance of me with beard on the way of escaping, it was really like someone who don`t shave in the morning.]

Toyokawa Ieyatsu plays the role of police who chase Kagura and how was working together with him?

[My impression of him before I work together is someone who get sunburn the whole year (lol). The first question I asked him was “Why you always looks dark?”. He answered that he often go surfing or play outside. It’s unexpected to me. But after working together with him, the way he put his line was really easy. How should I put this… but he is a person who good in dropping handkerchief (lol). It’s like I didn’t realize the moment he drop it, his reply was really gentle. It`s really impressed me.]

During a play, there is a line “DNA is everything”, what do you think about a consistent data society like in the movie?

[I don’t really care about it. I don’t have any intention to do something bad in the future, so I think there’s no effect if I would be monitored or not (lol). Of course there is someone who don`t like to be treated like that and I don`t agree with something like denying someone`s personality. The possibility or the growth of that person is different depends on the person he meets like an experience point.  But the point of you being managed is not that bad, right? I think there`s people who like his tenacity is valued by number. If now our self is valued by number, people who try hard is not zero I think. We won`t really often turn down something. However, I think the invention like DNA management system was born from human depravity. Before, we gave our best in dancing in order to not forgetting the choreography, but today we can record as the video (lol), it is same like DNA system. It`s frustrating but in that way is long-lasting and whatever we said we think about the final result.]

If your DNA was analyzed, what do you want to be out first?

[After all it`s something like genius idol S (lol). I want to believe that it`s not wrong. I`m also the type who clings to that kind of thing (lol).]

Kagura Project - Como 2013.04

Hey Hey Hey!!! This article is a bit amusing! Nino on mother's magazine!!!! ^^ Ideal Son?????????

Glad to know that his relation with his family is in good term~

 

So... we have one week until the Platina box to be opened!

Enjoy~

 

Love Love File. Special

Como Cover Story

Ninomiya Kazunari-san

He is so busy with variety, music and other shows, so it’s like there’s no day where you don’t see his appearance. Ninomiya-san, Arashi’s member who is highly praised as actor, appears as the first guy on this magazine cover. In his busy days, he told us the episode with his mother, cover enthusiastic and others calmly and open heartedly.

I bet for mothers, the existence of their son is special.

Ninomiya Kazunari who has been praised highly as actor and also actively participates as Arashi, appears on this edition cover! It`s the first time for this magazine to have man as the cover.

[Hmm… is it really ok? Thank you. Though I don`t have children or even I`m not married (lol), please treat me well.]

Among parent and child who support Arashi, we think a lot of mama readers who want to have a son like you and raise a child to be like you.

[My mom would be happy if she heard it. I visited my parents after a while on new year`s holiday but I didn`t do something that usually an ideal son do, I just came back like usual. I was very ordinary. (lol)]

Ninomiya-san seems never talk about his work to them without changing their relationship.

[I never announce anything about my job to them but I believe they think that I`m in a good health and relief just by looking at me climbing wall or running while carrying basket on variety show.]

Speaking of your days, it`s full of acting, appearing on variety show, commercial, and also singing. It was like there`s no time for your family who lives apart to worry about what were you doing.

[I`m grateful and I`m happy that I`m allowed to appear in many kinds of job. I think my family think the same too. However, she doesn`t seem like if the character I play died. It`s because I did many roles like that.]

For example [Letter from Iwojima], a movie that was highly praised internationally that brought you the Hollywood, but for a family having their son join the battlefield is a painful memory.

[My sister also said that [Iwojima] was bitter. I think my sister maybe likes one or two of my drama or my role, but she never told me. For this time movie, [Platina Data] that will be released too, she maybe will only comment “Toyoetsu is cool!”. (lol)]

[Platina Data], a hit mystery piece of Higashino, where you co-starred with that Toyoetsu, Toyokawa-san, finally is going to be released. The scene where your character, escaping genius scientist, was really thrilling.

[In front of Shinagawa Station, there was a scene where Kagura Ryuhei was chased by police without uniform. In the first place, I’m the type who cannot get recognize by others when I walk on the street. On the filming day, I wore suit and coat with sunglasses. I bet common people wouldn’t even think that I would be at Shinagawa Station at noon wearing coat and aimlessly wandering there. And it was right, nobody recognized me. In the scene where the line “He is there!” as the sign, the police will flock at one character, right (lol)? I wonder people around was surprised at that time~]

When we asked him regarding his impression about Toyokawa-san who played police character who chased Kagura, he answered “I only saw him from far because I always ran from him and he would caught me If I got near to him. (lol)”.

[On the first encounter, he told me that he longed for to work with me since watched my work”. Conversely, I grown up watching his work so it’s me who admired him longer, but I was happy receive such words. Moreover, the way he speak was sexy in good meaning (lol).He is really nice and dandy, so that’s why people falls for him. He’s really charming.]

An inviting message from Ninomiya-san, “I’m sure you are busy with housework, raising child and others, but if you had free time, how about going to a theater?”. A piece that would make you feel anticipated on spring holiday.

[Honestly it’s a bit difficult to say that it’s an easy movie to understand if you watch it as parent and child (lol). There’s movie that I watched but I didn’t understand when I was kid though I was really anticipated it, and when I grow up I watched it again on television or DVD, from that I found something new. There was a lot of movie that I enjoyed in that way. Your ideal son is giving his best, so please…. (lol).

That’s right. If there’s an ideal son for a mother in you, so that must be there is an ideal lover too.

The existence of child for mothers must be forever, right? “I’m included too, right?” I want to keep this thought somewhere in my heart. I feel blessed doing this job and appear in [Platina Data], received so many compliments.

 

Kagura Project - Lips 2013.04

Have you watched Breathless/Calling performance at MS?? I was dying with that! Hahahaha! And the full PV?? Nino`s solo??? I was so breathless........ XDDDDD

So... I like Nino here! He`s so cute and how I put this, makes me calm.  Don`t you think so?

I can`t believe he will be 30 this year.... www

13 days left to DNA world!

 

Ninomiya-san`s movie [Platina Data] will be released soon after 2 years. He doesn`t only have promising acting talent, but also naturally without eager. He talks a little about his private life, his ideal girl and ideal date.

Jacket, Shirt and Cardigan. Ninomiya Kazunari impressively wears a casual traditional style which has a juvenile image. What`s is your preference style usually?

[… not really. Honestly I don’t understand about fashion. I even got confused what kind of wardrobe that I had to wear for movie preview event (embarrassed).]

A story from [Platina Data] preview event where he appointed as the lead actor.

[I`m bad at movie preview event. I even don`t have something to wear for that event (lol). But this time, it`s already inserted in my schedule without before I knew so I`ve been dragged to there (lol).]

Together with the director and the other casts?

[No. The other casts didn`t come that time. Director was seating right behind me. But we just talked something like “we are glad that the movie is ready on time for releasing” (lol).]

How about the story of the completion of the movie?

[I won`t talk about this. It`s not limited just for movie but the others too. I`m allowed to participate at the beginning talk to share what I feel about the movie. It`s not only me but also included staffs, so I think there`s no one who feel pessimist. That`s why even though we were told “It was good!” by the audiences, our feeling was simply like “right~~”.]

In case of movie or dorama, he said he doesn’t really read the original piece of his work.

[It`s not kind of a principle that I absolutely won`t read it. Speaking excessively, It doesn`t mean that we will act according to the original piece. Moreover, reading the script is faster to remember my serif. But because I read my part only so I don`t really know the contents until the completion. Especially for this time movie [Platina Data]. I was wondering about what happened in the movie (lol).

 

A series killing case, DNA analyzing, a genius scientist and mathematician, double personality… The original piece of Higashino-san that drawing the near future [Platina Data], It`s the finest suspense entertainment that inlay many difficult keywords. It`s full of tension scene but how about the real location`s atmosphere?

[The atmosphere was really good. Ohtomo Director was very technical person, for example taking 10 minutes more scene non-stop or directly going to real take without any testing take. It`s easy to act in that way for me. It doesn`t mean I`m happy because the filming finished earlier (lol). It felt like a stage play. That feeling was really new so it was a good tension location.]

More than that, having the role that always been chased by the police made the hard action continues.

[The filming of [GANTZ] was done in team, so our temper was delivered to others and made the filming was easy to do. But…]

He is completely like a boy who his prank been caught….

[It`s the first time to tell about it but in the scene when I escape from ironworks, my hand get cut off. It`s not something big though. I even don`t remember which part that hurt. The staffs at location warned me a lot to be careful in every scene. Because they kept telling me like that, I ended up answering them “I got it!”, so that`s why I couldn`t tell them that I got hurt at that time (lol). I was bleeding but I told them that I was sweating because kept running, and they gave me a lot of tissue (lol).]

It`s a shocking story…

[But for the hard action scene, the staff came early and made the preparation completely so the casts can act safely. This time I got a little hurt just because of my mistake. I`m really grateful to the staff who had done a lot of preparation for us.]

 

Laying off while playing game is maybe the best moment for me (lol).

There`s no mistake that you must be busy with Movie promotion, regular show and others. But how about your private time?

[I stay at home like usual. I rarely go out in private. I just go out for work. That`s why for me a place for relax is not only home. I can say what I want to say at workplace, so that`s why I don`t always brace myself. It`s a common knowledge I think but work basically is hard. Getting work and then receive the payment is something that really hard, right? That`s why at least I want to be at an enjoyable location. Every location I work at now is enjoyable.]

Still home is the best place to relax. What do you do right after got home?

[I turn on the television. I switch the electricity on after turn on the television. Then, I watch news while drinking `Green Label` (lol). After that, I turn on the monitor for game, and watch television while playing game. There`s the time when I got sleep while playing game (lol). Yup, I think that time is the best time for me (lol).]

So, you are type who dates at home?

[I don`t know what place that would be good so I think I would end up at home. If going out, maybe it`s only to theater or stage play. The place where we don`t need to speak (lol). If we went to amusement park, we had to speak, right? I`m bad at it. Crabs cuisine will be good for dinner. Because we don`t have to speak (lol).]

How about a date where you play game while waiting her making dinner?

[That`s nothing different with my mother (lol). I don`t have any cooking utensil so cooking is impossible, how about take a delivery? I bet no girl want that kind of date (lol).]

Your feeling is conveyed even without any words, what kind of girl is your ideal?

A quite girl is ok. She is not a restraint girl. If she didn`t let me to be free, It`s impossible.]

 

A person with an “erotic” atmosphere is charming.

Kagura Ryuhei, a character that NInomiya-san played is chased by a policeman, Asama played by Toyokawa. This time you co-starred with him.

[Since the beginning he said “I always wanted to work together with you since watched your work.” I was surprised been told like that by a veteran like him but I was really happy. He is so nice and really a dandy. And also… erotic (lol). Since I already have that impression since I watched his work. And then when I met him at first, my impression was not wrong (lol). It`s not just about his gesture but also his percolate. In a good meaning, he is kind of slovenly or feels loose but with the feeling of `adult man`. He is really a charming person.]

Is his “erotic” become a vital element for woman?

[It’s not talking about the opposite sex and there’s no one who have preference for erotic person (lol). I just want to say that there`s people who can be charming because of his erotic.]

Since the time piles up and you will getting older, what is the ideal “adult man” for you?

[Hmm. It’s good to be like Toyokawa-san, but I think be like this without any changing is the best for me. And then if I can continue this kind of job in a good health, that’s the best I think.]

 

 

 

Kagura Project - Cinema Cinema No. 42

Finally I found the article that not talking about him didn`t read the other part beside his~ If I"m not mistaken, It's the first magazine who let him to be on cover for Purade!

And... Let"s counting down for Platina Data~

15 days left...... \(^o^)/

 

10 Questions!

Actor . Singer . Me

1.  Was there anything you wanted to escape from in your life?

I wonder what…. It was school events. I was not very good at school events like quick march, sport festival or school art festival. I`m talking about the elementary school days though (lol).

 2.  What is the thing that you have ever sprinted with all your power?

I think it was Johnny`s sport festival. But I think I was not a fast runner. Moreover I`ve never been told that I was fast.

 3. What suspense or mystery film that impressed you the most?

Honestly I`ve never watched movie at theater since 2000. But I go to theater to attend stage greeting. I don`t have any particular genre I like. But answering the question, it was a drama series [Hoka ni mo yomyou na monogatari].

 4.  Do you watch other Arashi`s member work?

I watched [Yatterman] because someone lent it to me. I`ve never watched the rest because I couldn`t borrow it (lol). Since we got the chance to sing the OST of [Honey Clover], when the movie was completed, the preview room was opened specially just for us. That`s why I can still recall the moment when the 5 of us watch movie together.

5.  What is the other members response about [Platina Data]?

Among members, Jun-kun is the most excited about this film!  I think Ohno-kun won`t come to watch it (lol). Even if I asked him to, he would just dodging with `yes..`.

 6.  Sakurai-san`s movie [Nazodi] is getting closer too, but what souvenir that you got from him who did filming abroad?

I got a coaster. I wonder it`s from what country… It said that he went to many places but I didn`t ask him from what country it is.

 7.  A place that you can be yourself?

There`s nowhere beside home.

8.  If you analyze the origin of yourself, what kind of person are you?

I don`t talk much. It`s quite different when I work. The communicate wouldn`t be created if I didn`t talk, so I tried my best to talk when I was with someone. But I basically I don`t talk at home. In return for it, the moment when I get out from the door is the moment when my mode swift into work mode.

9.  Is there any changing of your mental state in 2013?

Even though I`m welcoming a new year, but it doesn`t mean the thing that I can do multiply, or I lose the thing that I can do. So nothing is change I think. Or this is what I want unconsciously.

10.  Ninomiya-san, what is “playing a role” for you?

I never think about it seriously. The longest time I do actor job in a week just about 5 days. Even though I completely turn into my role and keep acting, the other 2 days I will use for Arashi. But there`s a lot of actors who fill his day with acting only. It`s only my thought but it must be really hard because they have to face the role that they play the whole time. Actor is a stoic person.

 

Kagura Project - Da Vinci 2013.03

Next is Da Vinci!

 

It doesn`t have to get recognized as long as I could insert (my thought) unconsciously.

        Platina Data, one of the original works of Higashino Keigo is a suspense mystery with the setting Japan in the near future. Ninomiya plays a role of a brilliant scientist who behave like God who constructed a DNA investigation system, Kagura Ryuhei. He is a bit creepy person, grinned and smiled full of confidence in his first appearance!

[I acted him to not look like a good person (lol). Kagura thinks he always right and he himself is the right. He doesn’t associate with others because he doesn’t want to get betrayed. He thinks that machine will never betray him but he`s been chased by the machine that he constructed himself, so it`s kind of irrationality I think.

        With the investigation of a serial killer case as the start, the story change into a play of an absurd escaping. The nature as an action actor of Ninomiya has exploded since the releasing of [Gantz] in 2011. He shows us the acting with many violence action and other variation of running away because the character is been chasing by the police for the crime that he himself doesn`t know. The supporting tense of the audiences will raise watching at the figure of the leading role losing his cool expression at the beginning running around to find the truth.

[That running scene, it`s risky that the audiences just watch that part uninterested. That`s why the director had strong idea to not let the audiences get bored and keep follow the development of the story so they could enjoy the movie.]

Skip over reading the script and value the first take!

        The original work contains passionate human drama and also classical mystery. At the half later part shows how the reverse surprise runs continuously but the truth is until all the casts gathered and did the first reading, in Ninomiya`s head was full of questions. He doesn`t read all the script. He just read the scene where he appear.

[It`s because I`m the type who value the first take. I cherish the first impression. I think it`s no use to know the roles beside mine. I think it`s better to realize and understand the other character`s portrait or the whole plot when we do first reading together.]

        Skipping over the script means you show to the audiences who get in touch with the movie for the first time that you have the same astonishment with them and at least get the same impression. [You can still remember the emotions that you got by reading the book]. Furthermore, the unexpected is this idea was his dispatch.

[There`s must be the type of person who ranks people unconsciously, right? When someone thinks that himself is higher than others he will detestable the others. Kagura Ryuhei is that kind of person. That`s why I can`t stand in the right side of Nobugawa. It`s embarrassing if I said that there`s no one who appears in the right side so that`s why I didn`t stand in his right side (lol). Sometimes I discussed many small things with staff and put my opinion in the production, but maybe the audience would not notice it. Producing while thinking one and another thing, Isn`t it part of our mission to bring the novel into a real picture?

 I`m blessed with this kind of job!

        Is the personality of someone decided by the gen (since born) or by the environment (growth)? That`s the big theme of movie [Platina Data]. Ninomiya said that there was influent from the gen but the most influence was come from the environment.

[I think Johnny`s entertainment is also unique. I work since 10 years old but the strongest impression that I had that it`s like I was presence among the adult than the chance that I got to appear in Johnny`s work. I think I associated more with adults than the people from the same age with me. But something good that I realized later was even though I met veteran I didn`t be agitated (lol). I can even approach Clint Eastwood and others, normally. But sometimes I`m afraid of that kind of myself (lol).]

        Ninomiya entered Johnny`s at 13 years-old, and became Arashi`s member at 16 years-old. When we looked back his carrier as actor, he has best and special work. It was his first dubbing challenge [Tekkon Kinkret]. The original comic of Matsumoto. He liked and re-read the comic since he was junior high school.

[The illustration and the story are great. It is a story about Kuro and Shiro who live at severe city and put it simply it talks about angle and evil. For example, you`ll get drunk if you drink one more glass, the evil tells you to have fun and drink more but the angle stop you cause you have early work. The desire inside our self, if you able to embody the deterrence entirely it will be like this story. I became able to think in that way because I`m already an adult. I think the charm of this book will be different depends on the generations who read it.]

        Comic that he liked get animated, and he was appointed as the voice actor of the character that he likes too. He was able create something together with trusted creator and well-known actors. He stated “I’m blessed”.

[I think something like this is rarely happened. Moreover, we were really happy winning the Japan Academy award for this work. I think award is not everything but doesn’t it a proof of a result, does it? I was happy when we had dinner together with all the staff with the winning prize. I thought that being able to do this kind of job was a blessed.]

        And then, Your latest movie [Platinum Data] will be opened in March 16^th 2013.

[It’s a production where the impression of all the staff and the cast made this film through lot of discussion is strong. It’s because this production is made with the goal that we could hear a lot of opinion depends on who watch it. I hope a lot of people watch it. Any rate, as long as I could my job as Arashi with five members, there`s no need to worry about the solo project. I cherish what I do together with Arashi but I also want to take the challenge personally.]

 

Kagura Project - T No. 20

Hello!!!!! A new year has come!

I'm back!!!! Back with Nino (Kagura)'s project!!!! ^_^ Since Nino is hijacking almost all the magazine cover with his face!! XDDD

This is the first post in 2013, So.... I open the project with the most delicious cover!

 

This time special edition is a long interview with actor, Kazunari Ninomiya, where he explains multiple things. First he talks about his new movie [Platina Data] thoroughly. Ninomiya who his admired presences is always indicated by anyone when he starts switch his “character” on. It is the first time for him work together with Ohtomo Director as well as act together with Toyokawa, so he told his opinion passionately. It`s been two years since his last movie [Gantz] two parts. So how did he answer the expectation at long-waited production site? Is there any impression left? Then, he took the challenge to act a difficult role, a person who has double personality, Ryu and Kagura. Is there any trick to act him?

 

What is your impression when you read the script of [Platina Data]?

“First of all, I only read Kagura’s part because my role is Kagura Ryuhei.”

Have you ever felt that the character of Ryu was part of your role?

“No. I haven’t thought it that way at all. I just thought that his character just shows up some time (lol). It’s because basically I’m a person who just read my part on script.”

Is it because you just want to focus on your character?

“You know, I think it’s not something that I need to think about. I’m talking about the scene where I don’t appear. In the old days, I’ve been taught by someone I didn’t get along with that the Actors used to read all the script whether how small character they have, understand the content and from that point start to create their character. It sounds like just an argument for me but every time I receive the scenario, his face always pops out in my head (lol). So that’s why I ended up being like this.”

Now, is there any part that become your will power like [this is my own style]?

“Instead, it`s obstinacy only that I have (lol).”

Kagura, this role is a genius scientist and at the same time the inner man of the big police organization. Do you have something in mind after played that kind of character?

“I`m portraying that Kagura is different with the common hero and you won`t see him being 100% good person in every scene. Basically his personality is bad and he is not a person who wants to make friend (lol). You will find him consistently like that in every scene.”

This is your first time co-star with Toyokawa, so you must really get motivated, right?

“I think it`s not about how or how much I get motivated but generally speaking, he dragged and leaded all of the people in the production.  And he also could concentrate on his role and act smoothly.”

In the middle of filming, there was like a good sensation of nervousness between both of you but we think that tingling atmosphere has been dictated now.

“Yes. It`s because the feeling or the atmosphere at that time born naturally proven that the filming went smoothly. In the middle of filming, we talked about why we never work together before. I`ve worked together with many other actors in the same level with him or even it`s not work-related, we had drink together. But I never had the chance to do that with him. While laughing he was wondering why that kind of chance never came before.”

Toyokawa seems always interested in you since looking at you at the first preview of Ao no Honou. At the same time he admired your acting at [Japan`s James Dean].

“No, no, no  (lol). It`s me who have been watching his work since long time.  Acting together with him, it’s not something I can do several times in my life. I know it’s impossible, but I wish there would be a second or third life (so I could act with him again).”

Does it mean that it requires the concentration abilities?

“It`s because it needs 15 years since I started work in this world to get co-star with him. In rough calculation, I need another 15 years to work with him again for the second time and need another 30 years for the third time. Don`t you think so? (lol). Though I don`t know If I would still do this job when that time came. In the end, one or two times in my life. I always thought that this was a priceless chance while working with him.”

Ohtomo Director is similar right? He is the person who values the sense of nervousness of working together for the first time like a scatter firework. In this movie, It`s not Ninomiya only but almost the casts who appear are the first time for him. He doesn`t push his way like a “Ohtomo Style” in his production but he was the type who give suggestion what will be good for next.

“I agree with that. He is a great director so that’s why I believe I will find his name everywhere from now on too but working together like this and had my name on the list in the same production with him, I think it’s the last chance I have.”

In the final part of [Platina Data] which is the important scene, at the reading script time, you pointed out something. Ohtomo Director told that he thought that you also have the spirit of director in you.

“Ahh… you mean that scene? If I could say, as long as we did it in accordance with the script, that`s the best. But it`s maybe because I don`t have the acting skill like that or I can`t draw it out. It`s because I was like the realtor who has to bring the things every time. For this scene is with this things, the other is with the other things too. However there was no counterbalance for that scene so that`s why I just gave a little recommendation even though different but maybe I had in mine.”

Still you said that you did it with the style of a realtor (lol).

“It was the very last of the scene so for me it was really important. I thought would not be better if I did this way for that kind of character. “If the character was younger, we could do like what written in the scenario but in his age, I believed he has already had a long experience in his life, so how about portraying him in this way?” I just explained that way. But it has no meaning if I just say it so I put a long thought for this. That’s where our talk started.”

It will be a spoiler if we keep continue talking about this, so let’s put this end. Even though you said you read only your script but you seem really overlooked the whole production.

“It’s not like that. When script reading and collating, everyone started to read together so I ended up read a lot of parts too. I became afraid if I end up reading the whole script. Reading the whole script means like “It can’t be help I need to do it”. In the time I need to take the responsibility it becomes like “can you let me to think?”. That’s why the time when script reading and collating with other cast is the most serious of me.”

On contrary, there must be the point why you only read your part in advance, right?

“Yes, there is. That’s why I don’t need to know the other cast script previously. In that situation, you will wonder what the other cast want to say and you will hear it like the first time.”

In Platina Data, was there any situation that made you think that a different way of think from your previous works were needed?

“Usually, the details of the acting and even the pointless things are inserted so we could make it look closer to the daily things, but the film talks about near future, so we needed to explain the circumstance fast. That’s why I feel like we scraped off detail parts. Moreover, I discussed a lot with the director about the theme of this movie. When we think about this film there’s always a battle opinion like the thought “When we cross breed the excellence thing with other excellence thing, the excellence things will be born, that’s the fair right?”, “Ethically, isn’t that frightening?”. The component that look like a kind of raising problem or warning was strong at the beginning. But I wondered, if our world became like that (the movie setting), why people keeps try hard.”

It said that you didn’t want to promote the part of raising problem excessively.

“Yes. Maybe it’s a bit weird, but if there’s people who come and watch the movie in theater with the main purpose of “Ninomiya of Arashi”, I would like they will keep working hard. I want that message get delivered to them.”

It’s limited to open to public now, but this time you act a double personality character called Kagura and Ryu. Was there any idea that you had to separate the acting for those role?

“For example, let’s try to replace it into Arashi. It’s just for me, Ryu with the character that you can say a bit mysterious or it’s like you won’t understand his thinking, maybe is Ohno. And Kagura is Sho. I’m satisfied with that. They are always close to me when we do shooting or interview (lol). For example, Sho-chan is reading newspaper, Ohno-kun is also reading newspaper, just by looking at their action, like start to read from the first page, or from the fishing part, the way they flip the page, reading time, even the unexpected gesture, those all are different (lol). But both of them coexistence properly in the same place called Arashi, and even do the same work. If you think like that, even people are exist with the same purpose, but truly they are different. It depends on the model of the mobile phone they have, but the way they put the phone directory is different (lol). It was interesting that I could realize those part.”

Have you ever realized that you might be had multiple character in you?

“I think it’s natural if you have a lot of faces. Moreover, isn’t it frightening if you don’t, right? For example, I work together with director as an actors and go to have dinner after work, the expression and the face that I show must be changing. When I talk to my senior or junior, appear on television, have interview like this, those are different. It’s not about which one with the high or low rank but I believe that everyone has multiple character in them.  Though it must be really hard for them who have this multiple personality disorder. I had bear in mind that it`s not like my personality will change like a virgin just because I`m facing that kind of character but trying to act that vague part inside the boundary.”