“The Impact of the Word ”Stay.”
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—This time,This SeriesSince this is the final episode, our guest is actor Yuzu Aoki. You started your acting career as a child actor—what kinds of movies did you grow up watching?
Aoki: It wasn’t so much that I started acting as a child because I loved movies; rather, my admiration for artists and my fascination with all things glamorous came first. I didn’t really get hooked on movies until I was in high school, when I started going to art-house theaters.
Continent: I’m from Nara, so when I was in elementary school, VHS tapes were the norm. My introduction to movies came when I used to rent and watch them with my father back in the days when you could get five older titles for 1,000 yen. I was about 21 when I moved to Tokyo and discovered places like the “Shin Bungeiza” in Ikebukuro and the “Meguro Cinema.”
—Mr. Aoki, you’re working on *Interstellar* as part of your job, aren’t you?
Aoki: I appeared in the Japanese dubbed version. This was back when I was in elementary school, so at the time I didn’t know anything about Christopher Nolan. I went to the theater thinking, “I’ll go see it since I’m in it,” but when I got there, I was blown away by the incredible world that unfolded before me. It was probably the first time I’d ever experienced science fiction in a movie theater in real time. I didn’t understand everything, but I remember—even as a child—being deeply moved by the story of a parent and child being torn apart. There’s an important message in the movie called “Stay”—I suppose nowadays people would call it a plot twist—but for me, it was more of an instinctive, gut-wrenching shock that made my chest tighten. The next day, I was running around my elementary school telling my friends, “Stay, stay!” over and over (laughs). Even though it wasn’t that kind of movie at all.
Continent: I saw it in IMAX, but even watching it on my TV at home is still moving. Still, with IMAX, it really feels like you’ve stepped right into space. No matter how many times I watch it, it never feels long, and it always sparks all kinds of thoughts (laughs).
Aoki: I’m really happy that I can watch it again now that I’m an adult. I see it differently now that I’m older. I think works like that are truly timeless classics.
