▲ "Lonely Foodie" starred Matsushige Toyotomi
The special episode of the popular TV series "The Lonely Foodie" (TV Tokyo), starring actor Toyoshi Matsushige (57), will be broadcast on December 31. Although the special episode will be broadcast on Chinese New Year's Eve for four consecutive years, what is the reason why it can still attract countless viewers?
When matsushige is mentioned, most people will think that he is a supporting role, right? Coupled with his appearance in the tv series "By Players" (TV Tokyo), which has aroused popularity in recent years, his impression of a supporting role is even more profound. But as a supporting role, he made his leading role debut in the 2012 TV series Lonely Foodie.
Matsushige's career as an actor began as early as 1980. Film critic Onodera commented on Matsushige's actor characteristics and the impressive role he played in his debut film:
Initially, he worked as a stage actor in both the Tokyo Sunshine Boys, founded by Mitani Yuki, and Yukio Kawa's troupe. It only appeared in movies and TV series in 1990.
Although Matsushigeto is nearly 1.9 meters tall, he himself believes that tall not only did not become a selling point when debuting, but also became a disadvantage because of the incompatibility with the height of other actors.
▲Movie "Hell Security"
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's silver screen debut, Hell Security, is about former sumo wrestlers (!) who patrol the company day and night. ), the story of the successive killings of company insiders. The eerie and eerie characters are impressive. In the film, the 'foreign body feeling' created by the tall figure and the role played are perfectly integrated. ”
Tallness, which was originally considered a shortcoming, was transformed into a personal trait by Matsushige, thus achieving his unique status as an actor. The reason why you can play freely from funny performances to serious roles is probably the gift of expressiveness cultivated on the stage. Onodera went on to say:
In recent years, in "The Prosecutor's Sinner" (2018), Matsushige Played a role that instigated the protagonist played by Takuya Kimura to kill people, although he was a villain, he gave full play to his advantages of long hands and feet and the villain's face. This is very different from the amiable Goro Inokashira in Lonely Foodie, so even the sinister and cunning character is a good fit for him. ”
▲ Matsu Shigehiro in "The Prosecutor's Sinner"
Because the acting skills are online, even if Matsushige Toyoshige is simply eating food, the camera can continue to shoot. Even if the lines are small and quiet, the monologue explanation and subtle expressions alone can fully convey the satisfaction of Inokashita Goro to the audience. And the way you sit and enjoy the food honestly is also very interesting.
"By the way, after the hit of "Lonely Foodie", as long as he goes out to eat, he will be silently increased by the store, and it is really fatal to eat them all. And the clerk would come out of the kitchen and stare at him like he was watching an exhibition. It feels like the private space has become smaller. (Onodera Department)
Matsushige Not only plays what he looks like, but also makes the audience feel close to him, perhaps it is precisely because "Lonely Foodie" carries his charm of overflowing feeling, which has been loved by the audience for 8 years.