▲Kento Yamazaki attended the "King's World Exhibition - Letter-" exhibition
The exhibition "The King's World Exhibition - Letter-" was held at the Ueno Noburi Museum of Art in Tokyo from June 12. Here you can feel the world of the popular manga "King of The World" serialized in weekly YOUNG JUMP (Shueisha). In the opening, it was Kenjin Yamazaki, the protagonist of the film of the same name, "The King of the World" (2019), who attended and visited the exhibition.
■ Kenji Yamazaki "Looked at these exhibits and was moved to cry many times"
The exhibition reconstructs the content under the supervision of the author, Yasuhisa Hara, and shows the story of Shin's growth in the encounters and separations between the 15 years of the manga "The King of the World" and the 438th episode "The Time of the Flying". More than 400 original paintings and more than 20 special illustrations created for the exhibition were exhibited.
▲Kento Yamazaki concentrates on appreciating "letters"
There are many characters in the exhibition, including Shin in "The King of the World", for these vivid character works on display, Yamazaki carefully looked around and felt that his heart was strongly touched: "Looking at these exhibits, many times I was moved to want to cry. In an environment like an art museum, and unlike manga, such a world full of original paintings is unfolding in front of me, and I can't help but be deeply immersed in it. ”
"Each new special illustration is also particularly fascinating, one painting is a painting of a letter to pick up the spear ridden by the king, and the moment I saw that painting, I couldn't open my eyes and stood there all the time." He talks about the scene in the movie depicting the bond between General Wang Qi (Takao Osawa) and Shin, and said that he was shocked to see the works on display.
Finally, he talked about his feelings about watching the exhibition: "Just like the title of this exhibition " The King of the World Exhibition - Letter -", people can feel the growth of faith, and for me who has played the role of faith, it is a place that makes me feel very happy. ”
At the opening, the author of "The King of the World" and also the former Taijiu, who is also the supervisor of the exhibition, said: "I am very happy to finally usher in the opening of this exhibition. This time is an exhibition dedicated to creating an exhibition where everyone can experience and feel the story of faith in an immersive way. While enjoying the original paintings, close-up illustrations and huge posters, I hope that everyone can experience and harvest different joys than when watching comics. Because the number of exhibits is very large, I look forward to everyone being able to come to the scene many times and slowly experience it. (Ann Nian/Translation)