Stills from Keita Machida's "When you're a virgin at the age of 30, you seem to be turning into a magician."
1905 Movie Network News Japanese actor Keita Machida became popular for starring in the Japanese drama "Still a virgin at the age of 30, it seems that he will become a magician". Recently, the new film "Your Eyes Are Questioning" starring him exposed stills, and he appeared in the film with a breakthrough image, which triggered heated discussion among fans.
Stills from Keita Machida's "Your Eyes Are Asking"
With the surge in popularity, Keita Machida's recent works continue to be continuous. This time, he reversed the image of Sven in "Your Eyes Are Asking", playing a fierce gangster. Director Takahiro Miki said that because he hoped that the big man of the underworld organization was not the kind of burly man who was frightening at first sight, and that he would have a soft and sinister temperament when he caused trouble, Keita Shotaka Machida played the role.
Keita Machida, who has a lot of ideas about the role, has worked a lot of hard work in order to interpret the appearance of the gangsters in the film that is different from the previous gangsters. He revealed that the original director wanted him to star in the image of blonde hair, but he thought that it would be more convincing to interpret it with black hair, "Because I was shooting another play at that time, so I was trying on it with blonde hair, and the director liked it very much, but I think many members of the underground organization look very fashionable and do not have the feeling of a bad teenager, so I persuaded the director to let me act in black, hoping to create a contrast, more frightening!" ”
In the film, Machida Keita broke through to show the image of "Sven scum", which not only made everyone shine, but also made many viewers love and hate his role.
The movie "Your Eyes Are Asking" is directed by Takahiro Miki, director of "Tomorrow, I'm Going to Date You Yesterday", and starring Yoshitaka by Riko and Yokohama Meteor. The film tells the love story between the heroine Akari, who lost her family and was blind due to an accident, and the reticent boxer Shinozaki Lei, who closed her heart. Keita Machida plays a gangster organized by Shinosaki Lei in the past, who threatens the life of Akari Toshinosaki to participate in underground boxing gambling, and the film has been released in Japan on October 23, 2020.