Yoshitaka Hara Plays Domestic Violence Suspect in Shadow Work
Hara's turn as a domestic violence suspect in a serious suspense film is a deliberate break from his bright, friendly image as timelesz's mood maker, built on the director's unusual instruction to barely blink.
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New stills from Shadow Work show Yoshitaka Hara of timelesz as Matsubara Koji, a suspect in the murder case at the center of the film. Shadow Work adapts Hiromi Sano's novel and stars Riho Yoshioka and Nao as women tied to a shelter for abuse survivors. Director Ryuhei Yoshino told Hara to blink as little as possible to make the character unsettling. The film opens September 25.
Shadow Work, the film adaptation of Hiromi Sano's novel starring Riho Yoshioka and Nao, opens September 25. Hara plays Matsubara Koji, who surfaces as a suspect in the case detective Kaoru (Nao) is pursuing. His live-in girlfriend Mutsumi was found dead, and evidence shows he was routinely violent toward her. A shocking report about Matsubara reaches Kaoru and sends the case in an unexpected direction.
Director Ryuhei Yoshino asked Hara to blink as little as possible, a choice meant to make the character feel wrong to viewers. Producer Yoshitaka Fukaya said he had long rated Hara as an actor who can play any role, and Yoshino's recommendation brought him onto the project. The cast also includes Jun Fubuki, Jun Miho, Wakana Sakai, First Summer Uika, Emi Satsuki, Takumi Kitamura, and Naoya Shimizu.
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- Cinema Today timelesz原嘉孝、DV男役でイメージ一変 吉岡里帆×奈緒『シャドウワーク』で見せる不気味な眼差し