Interview with Daichi Kaneko Beyond the Warm Table. The "Supper Blues" and life-size eating habits.
-The drama "Supper Blues" in which you appear is currently airing. In the drama, the scene where you cook is impressive.
Kaneko: Normally, I rarely do that. However, since I had a role in a film in which I was cooking, I practiced before we started filming.
-What do you practice?
Kaneko: Mainly, it is how to cut vegetables. I actually cut the vegetables in the scenes in the film.
You don't usually hold a knife, do you?
Kaneko: I do some simple cooking, and I also like fishing, so I process fish.
You can handle fish?
Kaneko: That's right (laughs). But it's just a simple three-sliced fish. Or sashimi.
Mr. Kaneko is from Hokkaido. Have you been fishing since your days in Hokkaido?
Kaneko: I was. When I go back to my hometown, I go fishing. There are a lot of yellowtails in Hokkaido now, so I fish for wakashi (young yellowtails) and flounder.
In "Supper Blues," you often use the term "evening activity" to refer to having dinner at home with friends.
Kaneko: It doesn't happen very often, but I long to eat together with friends around a hot meal. However, when I catch a lot of fish, I invite my friends over and serve them sashimi. So I guess you could say that I am doing "evening activities.
Do the roles you play in the film and your everyday life resemble each other?
Kaneko: I think they are far apart, but there are some similarities. Kosuke Sato in the story is a polite person, but I don't think I live that politely. But Kosuke's real face is that he cooks delicious meals for others at home, but what he eats himself is cup noodles, so I think I can understand him in that way.
What are some of the highlights of "Supper Blues"?
Kaneko: There are many people in the world who work very hard, and I think this is a warm story that encourages such people to look at their own lives, if only for a moment. It is a small and insignificant story, but I hope that readers of Huinamu will have a chance to see it, because it will encourage people who are busy working hard through food.
