Ken Sato, who is independent of the office he has been in for 15 years, is in excellent condition by the end of March this year.
At the end of March this year, Ken Sato became independent from the firm that had accompanied him for 15 years, and the current momentum is just right.
"The previous film is a huge hit, with two films, "The Last Chapter The Beginning", which was released in June, and "The Final", which was released at the end of April, as a big hit following the previous work, and the combined sales of the two films are still exceeding 5 billion yen, but it still grows" (movie writer)
In June this year, he starred in the movie "The Beginning of the Rangers Sword Heart" and "The Final", which was released at the end of April, which ranked first and second at the box office, continuing the popularity of the previous game. At present, the box office of these two films has exceeded 5 billion yen, and it is expected to grow in the future." (Film Editor)
The "Ruroken" series, in which Sato has been playing the leading role since 2012, is completed this time. What is the future view of the end of the masterpiece?
Sato has starred in "Ranger Sword Heart" since 2012, and the series officially ended this year. After the masterpiece is completed, what are Sato's plans for the future?
"Sato himself says to those around him that he wants to appear in a work that can be disseminated to the world, probably because he has increased his freedom of work independently from the office. Private is secondary, and now it seems to be completely work mode. In fact, there are various job offers in place."
"Sato himself has always expressed to the people around him that he hopes to have a work that the whole world can see. After independence from the firm, I also became more free in my choice of work. At present, he seems to have shelved his life first and fully turned on the work mode. In fact, he did receive a lot of job offers." (Brokerage company related personnel)
Large-scale Filming in China planned
Large-scale filming is expected in China
Sato who is in the spirit immediately catches the information that he will appear in the blockbuster scheduled to be broadcast next year!
Let's take a look at what blockbusters Sato will star in next year!
"It is said that Mr. Sato's starring role was decided to be decided in 'Sunday Theater' scheduled to be broadcast on TBS system of Cool next October, based on Toyoko Yamazaki's novel "Child of the Earth", and Mr. Sato will play a Chinese orphan who leads a life of turbulence" (TV station official)
"At present, it seems that the 'Nichiyo Theater' will be broadcast by TBS next October starring Sato. Based on Toyoko Yamazaki's novel Children of the Earth, Sato will interpret the magnificent life of a Japanese war orphan left behind in China." (Television Bureau related personnel)
In 1995, the film was dramatized as NHK's 70th anniversary program, and it was made with a long period of effort at that time.
The work was televised in 1995 as a commemorative drama for the 70th anniversary of NHK, and it was also a hard time to shoot at that time.
"In order to faithfully reproduce the realistic and profound originals that Mr. Yamazaki had covered and completed over 8 years, the drama version also took four years to shoot in China for 128 days, two-thirds. The leading role at this time was played by takaya Kamikawa, who was unknown at the time, and 80% of the lines played the difficult role of Chinese in order to meet Mr. Yamazaki's expectations."
The original author, Yamazaki, interviewed more than a thousand war orphans and it took eight years to complete the work. In order to faithfully reproduce this original work with a sense of authenticity and heaviness, the TV drama work at that time took 4 years to complete the shooting and production. Of those, 128 days were spent, nearly two-thirds of which were filmed in China. The lead actor was played by Takaya Kamikawa, an actor who was not yet famous at the time, and 80% of the lines in the play were Chinese, and in order to meet Yamazaki's expectations, he still beautifully interpreted the role." (NHK Related Personnel)
In fact, Kamikawa is also considering appearing in a remake next fall.
In fact, the relevant personnel also discussed letting Kamikawa star in this remake again.
"It's just the casting stage, but Kamikawa-san and Shun Oguri's names are mentioned, and Kamikawa-san wants you to make use of your experience in the previous work and give advice to Mr. Sato and the staff," he said.
"This was only proposed during the casting stage, when two actors, Kamikawa and Oguri, were mentioned. I also hope that Kamikawa will pass on his experience in shooting his previous game to Sato and the staff of the game." (Relevant personnel of the Television Bureau above)
Regarding "Children of the Earth", when I contacted TBS, he said, "We have not answered about the production process of the program in the past." If "The Child of the Earth" is broadcast, it may become a masterpiece following "Uroken"! ?
When we asked TBS about Children of the Earth, TBS replied that "we have no comment on the production process of the show." After the broadcast of "Children of the Earth", it may be another masterpiece of Ken Sato after "The Sword Heart of The Rangers"?
"Like the NHK version, we are planning a large-scale filming in China this time, but it is difficult to travel overseas due to corona disasters. Depending on the future situation, there is a possibility that the broadcast time will slip behind us."
"Like the NHK version, this time it was planned to be filmed on a large scale in China, but it is currently very difficult to go abroad due to the impact of the new crown epidemic. The film is expected to air next fall, but the shooting is expected to take a long time, so it was hoped that filming would start this year, but the current shooting process is still difficult to predict.... Depending on the future situation, it may also be postponed." (Production company related personnel)
I want to see Sato who plays an active part in a new earth early!
I hope to see Ken Sato active in his new work soon!
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