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Takumi is a guy who stands opposite from me. “I first read the manga when it was decided that I was going to play Takumi.” And what was your first impression of him? “He is mysterious, sexy and intelligent… He doesn’t have any similarities with me. *laughs* Takumi is a guy who stands opposite from me. If someone like him existed, we couldn’t be friends.” Not only his acting, but Tamayama-san’s appearance with long hair fits Takumi perfectly. “These are extensions; Do they look good on me? Are you serious? *laughs* To tell you the truth: I was worried the first time I read the manga, since I thought that it would look strong on me. Bass practice was hard. That is how strong my contemplation for Takumi is. When we glanced at Tamayama-san’s finger during the interview, we noticed it was bandaged. “Oh this...? I injured it during bass practice; I started two or three months before the filming with a teacher. This film is “acting + more,” so it was quite difficult. But that is how strong my contemplation for Takumi is and I feel a sort of affection towards him.”
“It felt really great. I stood on stage for the movie, “Rockers," but the scale was way bigger this time; So I got naturally brain-high.” A girl like Hachi is cute. In the manga, Takumi falls in love with Hachi. Does Tamayama-san feel charmed by a girl like Hachi as well? “I also think Hachi is cute. If she was around me… That would be really nice.” *laughs* Which female character were you most moved by? “Definitely Hachi and Nana. Nana has the “strength of a woman," which is something Hachi doesn’t have. But Hachi has the “cuteness” and “charm” that Nana lacks. They both have something wonderful so I can’t choose between them; They are both attractive females.” Tetsuji Tamayama >> Visit "S Woman's NANA" For More Info |
When manga is converted into real life, things usually get “over-done”, so I thought that would be the case for me. But after I talked to the director about it, he said, “Half-done things are much worse.” So now I feel that if your going to do it, do it to the maximum! Instead of adapting to Takumi, I decided to pretend to be him.”
The live scene in front of a huge audience was a special and new experience for him since they really performed during the filming.