Thank you for coming today to the celebration of the release of the film Captain Harlock
which will come to theaters on September 7th in both 2D and 3D versions.
Right now the Hotaruna, which was modeled in the shape of a spaceship, is heading toward us in Sambashi.
The Captain Harlock film crew have arrived.
We will begin with Harlock.
Today you made your appearance from the ocean. How was it?
It felt good.
So, the 3D film we're here for is complete. What did you think when you saw it?
It's on a truly large scale.
We've never seen a world like this and so
I think everyone will be able to enjoy it.
You've already worked with Oguri in the past but, looking back, how was this experience?
Yes.
This is the first time I had the chance to do voice acting.
I've really wanted to try this
for about three years now and therefore
I feel it is a real honor for me to have participated in such a wonderful project.
And on top of that there's the fact that
Shun Oguri, who I have always admired, was there to work with me
in the recordings for this role as a voice actor.
I always depend on him and so just having him next to me
was very reassuring.
You played a character with a lot of fans. -Yes.
Was there anything that you tried to keep specially in mind?
II'm the one in the Harlock generation out of this group.
And I was a fan too.
I'm in the same age group as Yattaran's fans, and Harlock's so
I just tried not to be hated by them. That's all I kept in mind.
After seeing how it turned out, what do you think of the other voices in the cast?
You mean me?
Everyone was great, especially Ayano.
Thank you very much.
Let me ask Ayano Fukuda. -Yes.
It's said that everyone in production was astonished by Tori...
How did you create this role?
Sorry for doing that all of a sudden. Well...
It's my first time playing the voice of Tori and so
I just watched lots of videos of pheasants, pelicans and such.
I already had experience imitating hens so I started there and tried to arrange it more Harlock-like.
That's how I did it.
It's been announced that the film will play specially at the Venice Film Festival.
What are your feelings right now?
I know that the original work has been very famous in Italy.
So I'm extremely excited to see what the reaction will be like.
I hope that they can enjoy it.
With such a large amount of courage...
he continues to fight on and on.
He's really cool no matter how often you see him.
I guess that's the really cool thing about Harlock. Definitely.
Thank you very much.
Give them a big hand as they exit.
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