Recently, Japan's strongest star Mitsuki Kimura (Koki), the second generation of the strongest star, posted a number of personal ins in a row to promote the new drama. This is her first challenge to the international film industry after starring in the movie "Niushou Village" for the first time in 2022.
I'm so excited to be able to share the trailer for this upcoming film, Touch. This film has a special place in my heart. There are so many beautiful, loving and precious memories with an excellent team. I love this team very much.
Iceland will be released on May 29 and the United States will be released on July 12
新作是冰岛电影《Touch》(冰岛片名:Snerting),影片由Baltasar Kormákur执导,71岁冰岛男星Egill Olafsson主演。
Based on the best-selling novel by Icelandic writer Olaf Olafsson, the film tells the story of an Icelandic man who worked in a Japanese restaurant in London, England, and embarks on a journey to find his Japanese girlfriend who disappeared 50 years ago.
Among them, Mitsuki Kimura played the role of the hero's young lover this time.
The film seems to tell the story of the transnational love between the two in the form of memories.
As Japan's most high-profile second-generation star, Mitsuki Kimura has performed in movies before, and has also won an award for his debut.
On February 24, 2023, the 65th Blue Ribbon Awards were announced, and Koki won the Blue Ribbon Newcomer Award for his debut movie "Niushou Village".
This seemingly just an ordinary horror film debut, is actually one of the 70th anniversary projects of Toei, one of Japan's most famous film production companies, directed by Japanese horror film master Takashi Shimizu.
In the film, Koki plays two roles, himself and his twin sisters, and his first performance was highly praised.
According to Japanese media, when filming at that time, Shizuka Kudo personally accompanied the scene almost every day.
And using horror films as a debut theme seems to be the choice of the Kimura couple after careful selection, after all, such a theme seems to be easy to dump even if it is scolded.
However, judging from the current results, this choice may not be ideal. But even so, the new drama is still filming.
's father is the guarantee of ratings, his debut is the peak, and Virgo is at the top of the newcomer award. With such a buff blessing, it stands to reason that Koki's new work should be in the spotlight.
But the reality is that the release date of the film has been confirmed, and the trailer has been viewed more than 4.8 million times in the four days since it was released, but for some reason it has barely become a topic of conversation in Japan.
In addition to Koki, the first generation of Japanese drama male god Masahiro Motoki (58 years old) also starred in the film and personally escorted him.
Here's a piece of trivia, Masahiro Motoki's son and grandson of Japanese national treasure actor Kiki Shirin, Masahiro Uchida, also signed a modeling agency in 2018 and made his debut at Paris Fashion Week in the same year.
Compared with the high-profile debut of Mitsuki Kimura, the second generation of stars, or the third generation of stars, is much more low-key.
But it's really cool under the big tree, and Uchida also shot the magazine with his mother Uchida Yazako last year.
Perhaps the fate of the second generation of stars is to prove their strength by themselves.
This time, in order to break the doubt, Koki is also very hard working in the film. Not only did he speak his lines fluently in English, but he also staged an intimate kiss scene with the actor.
There are even scenes such as naked hugging and passionate kisses on the bed.
Seriously, when I saw this picture, the editor was still a little stunned, "Let go of her, she's still a child!" The thought also flashed.
Just like the new work of Hu Xianxu and Zhang Zifeng that was recently released in China, before the release, many people also expressed an embarrassing feeling of watching the neighbor's children fall in love.
Koki is still a child.
Perhaps just as it is not easy for domestic child stars to make romance films, Koki, who is relatively inexperienced in acting, also makes people feel less immersed.
But in fact, she made her debut as a 15-year-old model, and she is 21 years old this year, and it is actually normal to shoot some kiss scenes.
After all, her father's kiss scene when he was young was also a basket.
But "taking off" his clothes so early and kissing naked in the play, I don't know how Kimura Okami will feel after watching it.
At the same time, according to the trailer, it can be found that the movie should be carried out in a staggered way between the present and the past, explaining the process of the two meeting and falling in love.
Koki and his father Masahiro Motoki are working at a Japanese restaurant in London, and Pálmi Kormákur comes to work and falls in love with koki at first sight...... This is how the series of stories begins.
片中和koki热吻的男性是男星Palmi Kormakur。
It is reported that the film was shot in Hiroshima, London and Iceland, and in November 2022, a reception for film directors and actors was held at the Icelandic Embassy in Takanawa, Tokyo.
The whole of Iceland seems to be fully supporting the film. But as of now, it seems that the promotion of the movie is still in a state of "no wind" in Japan.
At present, only Iceland and the United States have confirmed the release date, and there seems to be no news on the release and release plans in Japan.
In terms of publicity, there is only the promotion of overseas movie websites and Koki, and the co-stars Masahiro Motoki and Masatoshi Nakamura do not mention the film on the official website and other places.
However, according to previous reports by Japanese media, Shizuka Kudo, who has been planning for her daughters' acting careers, seems to have seen Koki's Hollywood debut as a possible future.
The possibility of this statement is still very large, after all, the old club is no longer reliable, and Koki's debut is also an international luxury, and it is natural to enter the international market.
If Koki's acting skills are highly praised in the United States, then this possibility is very real, but it is also worth looking forward to how it will be evaluated in the United States, which is released first.
For the Japanese market, it may also be waiting, after all, the release time has not been determined. Maybe after the broadcast has a good response, it will attract some attention and reports. After all, in addition to the parents behind them, many Japanese movie stars in the film are also very attractive.
But at the end of the day, the audience's affirmation is the real recognition of acting skills. Judging from the development of Mitsuki Kimura herself, if she wants to engage in the road of acting, she needs to go a long way, in fact, there is still a long way to go.