Style speaks for itself. Lacoste and two actors.

New field: It was the TV drama "Nare no Kare no Bokura" three years ago. The work itself had a bleak worldview, and there were many scenes in which the two of us were engaged in bargaining. We discussed and created scenes in which both of us became the key point of the scene, and then both of us changed rapidly.

Nakamura: That's right. But when I saw him today after a long time, I didn't feel that way at all, even though it had been a couple of years.

New field: I also thought that nothing had changed at all since then.

New field: The stage play "Inheritance" was a turning point for me. The entire play is 6.5 hours long, and I had to live through that time as a character. The play is set in New York City from 2016 to 2006, so we invited a journalist who covered that period of time and learned about it, and since the play deals with LGBTQ+ and AIDS, we had an expert to give us the correct knowledge. I also asked experts to share their knowledge with me. It was a work that really gave me the opportunity to live the role with knowledge.

New field: It was a fortunate encounter. Rather than stewing over ideas in my own mind, we all shared an awareness of the role and just lived the role. I received the Sugimura Haruko Award at the 32nd Yomiuri Theatre Grand Prix for that production. While playing the two roles of two identical characters, I felt a sense of responsibility to fulfill their lives, and the fun of interacting with the director and co-stars made me rethink what a play should be about. If video is a process of reducing one's heat to the millimeter and capturing it in the lens of a camera, the stage, on the other hand, requires a continuous release of heat forward. It was great to be able to experience the difference in this work.

Nakamura: The turning point for me was my appearance in a movie last February. Until then, I had mainly worked in dramas, mostly comedies and other films for the masses. I liked it and wanted to be an actor who could work in such genres, and I didn't have many opportunities to act in films themselves. However, the film I auditioned for and got cast in was a role that dealt with a sensitive theme and was something I had never encountered before. The preparation period was long, and I was able to work in an environment where I was able to communicate with the director and the other actor, and the play became an extension of that conversation.

Nakamura: It was totally different. In drama productions, the shooting progresses at a very fast pace, so I had to focus on how quickly I could respond to the director's requests. Before I started working on the film, I was under the impression that maybe I wasn't suited for film. But then I realized that my previous approach to acting might have been too self-centered, and I was able to put more emphasis on the other person in the scene. I felt that for the first time, I was able to grasp the feeling that perhaps this was the true "acting". It was a site where I came to realize that I wanted to work more broadly and not define myself too narrowly.