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After Opening the back seat door of his car, Uchino Seiyo (52) slowly walked down his 84-year-old mother.
The old man with the faint footsteps was on crutches, and Uchino was supporting her wrist, and the two walked slowly and slowly home together.
In the NHK morning drama Welcome Home Momoru, which aired on May 17, Uchino played the role of Koji Nagaura, the father of the heroine Momoin (Kiyohara Goya).
NHK stakeholders say so.
The character koji was a trumpet player in his youth, and he worked at the local bank without inheriting his hometown's fishery. The show started filming in late September last year, when Kiyohara Was particularly nervous, and Uchino really listened to her troubles and insecurities like a father. Occasionally, he will make some old jokes to make Kiyohara laugh, so that other actors also feel very relaxed, which is the atmosphere of the Miyagi Prefecture shooting scene. ”
In this case, on May 13, the news of Uchino's infection with the new crown virus was announced.
"On the 6th, I developed symptoms of fever and tested positive for nucleic acid. Fortunately, the notice said that it did not affect the filming schedule of the crew of "Welcome Home". (People related to show business)
▲ "Welcome Home Hundred Sounds"
In addition, 18 Years Latero himself published an article on his official website about what happened.
"The day before yesterday, the new crown made everyone worried, and now there is no need to recuperate at home, and every day is full of vitality to return to daily life." Although I am very confident in my health, the virus has indeed evolved recently, and I have personally felt the strength and stubbornness of its appeal. ”
Uchino is indeed a person who does not know the taste of serious illness as he says, and can adjust his weight freely according to the needs of the character.
■ Uchino feels "guilty" for not inheriting the temple of his hometown
After being infected with the new crown, Uchino successfully recovered his health through home cultivation, but in fact, he had more worries than his own body.
"It's his mother in her 80s. His mother lives in an apartment 2 to 3 minutes' drive from the detached house where Uchino lives. In recent years, the condition of the legs and feet has suddenly deteriorated, and they must be cared for. The heavier and larger necessities of life were sent to her by Uchino. Now that the new crown can't be sent in convalescence, Uchino should be very worried. (Stage drama related people who know Uchino well)
Uchino did not have a filming trip for "Welcome Back to Baiyin" until June, and after he was "out of business", he immediately took action for his mother after he was released from home recuperation.
▲ Stills of "Welcome Back to Baiyin"
The magazine captured the picture of Uchino and his mother at the beginning of the article the day after he published the article.
Uchino, who was still looking a little haggard after recovering from a serious illness, drove his mother to his house, and when the reporter captured the film, he carried a plastic bag containing ingredients. After a harmonious dinner, Uchino sent his mother back to the apartment.
Whether it is helping her mother get on and off the bus, or having her walk with her wrists, it conveys Uchino's deep feelings for her elderly mother.
Uchino's father, who served as abbot at the Shodong Ancestral Temple in Yokohama, died in 2002. Mother and son rely on each other, but Ueno seems to be very 'guilty' towards his mother.
One is because she can't see her grandson. Custody of Uchino's children was awarded to Makoto Ichigo when they divorced in 11 years. The other is because in order to realize his dream of being an actor, he did not inherit the temple of his hometown. ”
Uchino is now a well-known and popular actor, but at the beginning, his family was very opposed to the profession.
In an interview with This magazine in 2006, Tanino told his feelings.
"The reason I didn't inherit the family business was because I wanted to go the path of an actor. Of course, my family was initially opposed, but now that I have seriously conveyed my feelings, the fact that I am going to go my own way, to the benefactors, I will do a good job. ”
■ Young lovers who have been dating also help with care
But on the other hand, after the death of Uchino's father, the temple was inherited by relatives, and his mother had to move out of the "home" where she was accustomed to living.
"He should have mixed feelings. When his mother lived in an apartment in Yokohama City in 10 years, she said in an interview with a weekly magazine, "Because of the situation at home, I am not happy about my son's success as an actor." (Ibid., people in showbiz)
In 11 years, Nachino opened a personal office and made his mother the chairman of the board. He also called his mother from Yokohama and arranged for her to live in an apartment close to his house. These are all part of his "atonement."
Helping him take care of his mother, who has a mobility disorder, is the actress Azusa Koyama (35), who was exposed to the relationship in 19 years.
According to people familiar with her stage plays.
"She is very clever, and the official website of the firm says that when she was a graduate student at Tokyo Metropolitan University, she 'studied the molecular evolution of antimicrobial peptide genes and published a paper.'"
▲24JAPAN poster
Most recently, he also starred in 24JAPAN (TV Asahi). His hobbies are cooking, and he is also a thrifty homemaker. When Uchino drank wine and was happy, he showed affection and said, "The food she cooked for me is particularly delicious." ”
Uchino also wrote the following in the previous article in response to the COVID-19 infection.
"Because illness has brought worry and trouble to everyone, I hope that in the future, I can repay everyone on the spot with the joy of a healthy life and the spirit of an actor."
As an actor and as a son, Uchino's days of "repaying favors" will continue. (Cang Yu /Translation)