Playing the role of Sakamoto Ryoma is both easy and difficult for Minakami Hayato.
The simplicity is that he had already referred to Uchino Seiya's Sakamoto Ryoma in "Jinyi", and also read relevant historical books during the preparation period. He already had a good understanding of the historical environment at that time and Sakamoto Ryoma himself.
The difficulty is that the information that Hayato Minakami can easily collect is what the general public who watches this show will learn in history books in class, even if they don't get as much information as he does. , or it is really because there are not so many that the image of Sakamoto Ryoma in everyone's mind is slightly different.
In "The Legend of Ryoma", Hayato Minakami needs to play the short but magnificent life of Ryoma Sakamoto. Unlike many fictional characters he has played before, this is a real person with historical records and even photos of himself.
Although saying this is a bit boastful, Minakami Hayato occasionally thinks that even if he puts on makeup and looks sloppy, he may not be able to restore Sakamoto Ryoma's true appearance.
So handsome.
The experience required to play this role, the gap in his own image, and the fixed impression in the audience's mind are all the difficulties for him to play this role.
Fortunately, "The Legend of Ryoma" tells the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, giving him the opportunity to grow up with the character.
With a little confidence and a little worry, Hayato Minakami worked hard to figure out the role of Ryoma Sakamoto.
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The Dahe drama series has always loved creating heroes, but not all of them may be successful.
"The Legend of Ryoma" is indeed a work by Otomo Keishi who strives to create a different kind of Taiga drama. The whole drama is full of a heroic spirit that almost overflows the screen.
There are many scenes in the play of Sakamoto Ryoma standing on the beach and looking at the other side of the sea. Under the control of Otomo Keishi, it is like a man facing the magnificent historical background of that time alone, with great courage.
This drama has a total of 48 episodes, with four chapters including "Dreamer", "Adventurer", "Navigator" and "Hope", which tells the life trajectory of Sakamoto Ryoma, and each chapter has a version of the OP.
"The Legend of Ryuma" spent a lot of money on the OP, and it is well-produced, using animated special effects, and even 3D renderings of golden dragons, ukiyo-e, and a historical treasure-level picture scroll that exists in reality, etc.
As for the most important music of the OP, we also invited Naoki Sato, an old friend of Hayato Minakami, who was responsible for the background music production of "CODEBLUE", to create a soul-stirring hero theme song.
The audience watched from the first OP to the fourth OP. In the story, Sakamoto Ryoma also changed from a country samurai to a hero who saves the country. In the end, he was assassinated and died.
When Ryoma Sakamoto's heroic story came to an abrupt end, it also announced that Hayato Minato's journey in "The Legend of Ryoma" has come to an end.
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Yoko Maki, who plays Ryoma Sakamoto's wife Ryu Narasaki, stood in the enthalpy change and stared into the distance. Suddenly, she seemed to feel something and looked back.
That bold man really appeared before her eyes again.
"I feel so comfortable~" Mizuna Hayato stood on the abandoned boat, speaking with a fluent Tosa accent, opening his hands as if embracing the sea breeze: "On the other side of this sea, there is a vast and boundless world."
"Smile, this is the sea." He pointed to the corners of his grinning lips.
"Big~sea~"
He has been dead for a long time, but he still seems to be fresh in his memory. Facing the vast sea, he always treats it with a smile and heroism.
Following Ryoma Sakamoto's story to this point, it feels like he has truly experienced that magnificent era. And Sakamoto Ryoma, who maintained his original heroic spirit until the end, appeared as a phantom in the last part of the play, and seemed to be telling the audience after watching the play how to face the changes in this era. .
"Stuck! It's passed!" Keishi Otomo even threw away the loudspeaker he had been using and shouted loudly: "I officially announce that the 2010 NHK Taiga drama "The Legend of Ryoma" has been completed!!!"
"Oh!!!!" Except for the photographers, radio engineers and others who still had equipment on hand, the rest of the staff cheered at the same time.
They each found the people around them, high-fived and hugged each other to celebrate the perfect end of nearly a year of filming.
On the water, Hayato stood on the bow of the boat and let out a long sigh of relief. He crossed his arms over his chest and looked at the sea with a smile.
"How come it's still in this state after filming? Are you addicted to playing Ryoma Sakamoto?" Keishi Otomo came to him at some point.
Mizuna Hayato turned around and smiled: "That is indeed a bit reluctant. After so long, I almost feel like I am Ryoma."
"Haha, but you did a really good job." Keishi Otomo smiled and shook his head: "It's been a long time since a Taiga drama has had such high ratings and so many positive reviews."
"That's all thanks to the director, you did a good job shooting it." Mizuna Hayato returned the sentence.
However, in business, the character of Ryoma Sakamoto really needs to be thanked for his inspiration from Otomo Keishi.
In fact, before filming "The Legend of Ryoma", the filming team prepared detailed character development requirements for Hayato Minakami. However, these requirements were gradually abandoned when Hayato Minakami performed well and actively communicated with Keishi Otomo.
Later, Otomo Keishi modified the shooting plan, observing more of Minakami Hayato's condition, trying to find a balance point between the character of Sakamoto Ryoma and Minakami Hayato's own characteristics.
To create an unprecedented river drama, the male protagonist must also be different from previous river dramas.
As a well-known historical hero in Sakura Island, Sakamoto Ryoma has been put on the stage in many works and has been performed countless times. Perhaps if we think about it step by step, it is better to actively find a balance point in order to create a new and distinctive one. Ryoma Sakamoto.
In addition to being handsome, Hayato Minakami also possesses the bookishness of studying music for many years and the toughness of martial arts brought by his previous life, plus a little bit of natural dissoluteness. With his own consideration of Sakamoto Ryoma's life and the intentional cooperation of Otomo Keishi, Gradually combined to form the highly acclaimed Sakamoto Ryoma in "The Legend of Ryoma".
For example, in the past, Ryoma Sakamoto was portrayed more as a "speaker", but Hayato Minato's Ryoma Sakamoto is a person who strives to absorb various ideas, a changer, and a person who is good at The charm of a leader who listens to opinions comes from the inside out.
"Then... let's celebrate together!" Otomo Keishi smiled.
