Hiroshi Abe's Weight Loss Tied to 'Happy List' Role
Abe's VIVANT promotions made his weight the thing viewers watched; the Happy List poster is the first official answer, publishing the look that explains it.
Reporting from 1 source: Magmix.
Hiroshi Abe's slimmer appearance at promotional events for VIVANT season two drew fan speculation. On September 17, the poster for his film Happy List was released, showing him emaciated as Taro Egawa, a man who returns to society after 40 years in a psychiatric hospital. The film, co-starring Ren Nagase, opens February 5, 2027. Abe said he tried to respond honestly to what Taro sees now rather than assume he understood the 40 years.
The VIVANT season two promos had already made Abe's weight the thing viewers noticed. On September 17 the poster for Happy List was lifted, and it showed him hollow-cheeked as Taro Egawa, a man returning to society after 40 years in a psychiatric hospital. Fans read it as confirmation: the thinness was for the film, not for illness. He said he did not want to act as if he understood the 40 years, only to respond honestly to what Taro sees in front of him now.
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