The most important male and female protagonists of the TV series have been confirmed, so naturally it is time to start selecting the second male lead.
Today is the audition for the second male lead in TBS TV's "Escape is Shameful But Useful". In fact, the TV series itself is selected by the producer and then directly invites the actors. However, TBS TV Department Director Iwata attaches great importance to this drama. Male
Number 2, a character with a heavier plot, will be chosen through auditions.
Nishino Kazuki is no stranger to auditions, which are nothing more than testing the actors' understanding of the script and their own acting skills.
Last time Kazuki Nishino participated in the audition of TBS and Toho and was familiar with the process, but today he is the one sitting on the review table. Because Akiko Nogi has something to do, he became the one with the title of screenwriter.
teacher.
In auditions, although the power in the hands of the screenwriter is not as strong as that of the producer and director, it is still quite powerful.
The role of Ryota Kazami, the second male lead, is a colleague of the male protagonist Tsuzaki Heimao. He is set to be a handsome guy with outstanding abilities, mature and somewhat frivolous. He can cook by himself, his family is rich, and he is not interested in getting married.
First of all, the actor who plays this role must have a capable temperament, and he must look mature after putting on a suit. Therefore, there are also certain requirements for the age limit. Those who are too young are definitely not suitable.
The venue for the audition has been prepared, and the rectangular table in the middle has been set up. Kazuki Nishino is sitting in the middle to the right. Next to him is the producer Jun Nasuda. The two next to him on the right are the director Fumi Kaneko.
Ji and Doi Yuyasu, and another director Matsuda Hidetomo did not come due to time conflicts.
Another producer was sitting next to Nasuda Jun, discussing matters with him at the moment.
There was a pile of thick information stacked in front of several people's desks. On it were the personal resumes of the actors who came to audition for the second male role. Because they were very busy, these information were only sent when the audition was about to begin.
They just saw that the first batch of screenings had been selected by the staff, and some young actors who were really not good enough and had insufficient qualifications were eliminated.
Kazuki Nishino opened the information and looked at it carefully. Unsurprisingly, Ryohei Ohtani, who played the second male lead in the previous life, also appeared in the information. He is a model and actor who debuted in Japan but developed in South Korea. He just changed his name in May this year.
When I entered an office, Kazuki Nishino looked at his photo and found that he did have that frivolous temperament, but he was older and not very handsome, so Kazuki Nishino first drew a triangle on his profile.
Indicates pending.
He also took a preliminary look at other information. Many famous actors appeared in this information. Nishino Kazuki suddenly felt a sigh in his heart. He found that the actor Miura Shohei, who he had some "disagreement" with at the time, also appeared.
Once inside, he was suddenly looking forward to the upcoming audition.
"So ------ are you ready to start?" Producer Nasuda Jun turned to Nishino Kazuki and the two directors and asked softly. The three nodded, indicating that they were ready.
"No. 1 Ito Junshi-san, please come in." Nasuda Jun called softly, and then the assistant notified the staff outside the door, who then brought in the male actors who were about to audition.
After a while, actor Atsushi Ito came in. He was wearing a black suit and a black fine-patterned tie.
"Hello, producer-san, hello director-san." Atsushi Ito started greeting first, and finally saw the screenwriter nameplate in front of Kazuki Nishino, and was slightly stunned, "Hello, screenwriter-san, please take care of me."
Several people nodded and said a few words.
"I am Atsushi Ito from Quartertone Office. I am 32 years old." Atsushi Ito briefly introduced himself and then waited for inquiries from the people in front of him.
Although Atsushi Ito is 32 years old this year, his face looks very young, which is consistent with the role of the male protagonist in the story. Speaking of which, he has also acted with several Nogizaka actors in later generations. Rina Ikoma starred in 2018
He played the male lead in the late-night drama "Ohjump! Shonen Jump Saves the Earth". In the same year, he also played a detective in the Fujitsuki drama "Absolute Zero~Previous Crime Investigation~" starring Mai Shiraishi.
His acting skills are good, but because of his appearance and temperament, he is suitable for playing some more important supporting roles. He once won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 46th Japanese Drama Academy Awards.
Nasuda Jun asked Ito Junshi to explain his understanding of the script and even the character, and then nodded: "Okay, that's all."
This made Ito Junshi stunned, and he had a bad feeling.
"We will notify you of the audition results as soon as possible. Thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you." Atsushi Ito had no choice but to leave.
After everyone left, several people started to communicate.
Nasuda Jun said directly: "Although Ito-san has a good resume, his temperament is really very different from Ryo Kazami in the play. I don't think it is suitable, and the appearance is not suitable, so I will eliminate it. What do you think?"
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The others also nodded. Since there was a producer acting as the bad guy, they didn't have to worry about anything.
"Nishino-san, what do you think?" Nasuda Jun asked.
"I agree with your idea, he is indeed not suitable." No matter what, the producer must give him face.
"Since there is no problem, let's go to the next one." I released Atsushi Ito's information alone and started the audition for the next one.
The second one is Junki Totsuka, a new actor from Box Corporation. He started filming TV series and movies in 2013. He once played Shunpei Nara in Kamen Rider Wizard, the same year as Kazuki Nishino.
After introducing himself, director Yuyasu Doi asked him to play a scripted performance as the second male lead. Kazuki Nishino felt that he might be a young actor, so his acting skills were not that mature and seemed a bit exaggerated.
In fact, exaggerated acting skills have always been a common problem among Japanese actors. The ability to freely retract and retract characters is not well implemented here. It can only be said that the reputation of the entire industry is the same, and many performances in stage plays have been brought into TV series.
, that’s why it’s like this.
After sending away Totsuka Junki, several people held some discussions. He was not directly rejected like the first Atsushi Ito. Except for director Fumiki Kaneko, everyone else included him in the waiting list.
After several male actors auditioned one after another, Nishino Kazuki also felt that the work was cumbersome. Various materials and each actor who came to audition had to be scored, and after the end, a suitable candidate had to be discussed.
Of course, the power to review teachers is very great, but obviously they want to find a person who is truly suitable for this role, so it is quite hard.
Opening the next article, Kazuki Nishino suddenly smiled, and most of the irritability in his heart disappeared immediately, because the next person to audition was--the actor Miura Shohei from the Burning Agency.