| Makino | Today I’m giving you guys some time to delve into your roles before you present your acting at the end. |
| You’re free to explore your roles however you want. In addition to your performances, I’m going to have you explain your thoughts, too. |
| All right, begin. |
| Juza | .... |
| Banri | .... |
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| Makino | —Next, Hyodo. |
| Juza | Yes. |
| Makino | You didn’t do a bad job delving into your character, but you suck at incorporating that into your acting. Practice getting into your role more quickly. |
| Because it’s not like you’ll always have lots of time to practice. |
| Juza | Yes. |
| Makino | Next, Settsu. |
| Banri | Yea~h. |
| Makino | You went too shallow—that’s surface-level stuff. Dig deeper into the character’s feelings. |
| You don’t have enough empathy. Your cold personality is showing. |
| Banri | Tch. What’s my personality got to do with this? |
| Geez, he runs you down the same way the old man Yuuzo does. |
| Makino | That’s all for today. See you next time. If you have any questions, ask me now. |
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| Juza | .... |
| Makino | What, you’re still here? |
| Juza | I was writing down everyone else’s questions, so.... |
| Makino | .... |
| What kind of actor do you want to become? |
| Juza | .... |
| ...I want to become an actor who can freely perform any role that comes my way. |
| But my range of performances is still too limited for that—I don’t have enough to draw from... That’s why I want more skill; I want to be more of an all-rounder. |
| Makino | Isn’t that just Settsu? |
| Juza | ——. |
| ...It’s not like I wanna become him. |
| Makino | What kind of actor is Settsu to you? |
| Juza | ...Even during our troupe audition, he read his lines fluently without any experience. He looked like he knew how to get into role, too. |
| During actual performances, he’s calm—he’s aware of every corner of the stage. When he’s acting, he can present himself exactly the way he wants to. |
| If we play the same role—I feel like he makes the character more enthralling than I do; I don’t have the skill. |
| Makino | Why do you think that? |
| Juza | When I... stand on stage, I get completely absorbed into my role. I can’t stay calm. |
| It’s like I become my role, and... I can’t think about how to present myself. |
| I can’t keep track of what’s going on; I just act frantically, and before I know it, it’s over. |
| He comes up with these meticulous calculations when he’s acting, but my mind is too occupied for that sort of thing. |
| Makino | ...Thought so. |
| What you should treasure already lies inside of you. Stop averting your eyes. |
| Juza | Averting my eyes? From what.... |
| Makino | Before you think about what kind of actor you want to become, you need to understand what kind of actor you are right now. |
| You can look to the future and decide what direction you want to take after that. |
| Juza | ——. |
| Makino | See you. |
| Juza | What kind of actor I am right now.... |
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| Juza | A, e, i, u, e, o, a, o, ka, ke, ki, ku, ke, ko, ka, ko....[1] |
| Omi | Why don’t you take a break? I made some scones. |
| Juza | Thanks. |
| Omi | Want some more cream? |
| Juza | Yeah. |
| Omi | Add as much as you want. I brought some jam, too. |
| Juza | Thanks. |
| Omi | ...You look troubled lately. |
| Juza | .... |
| During the workshop the other day, I was told that I need to understand what kind of actor I am right now.... |
| And I don’t have a clue. |
| Up till now, I was so happy to stand on stage, to act; that’s why I practiced so frantically. |
| I never really thought too deeply about what kind of actor I was, objectively. |
| I just vaguely thought I wanted to expand my potential so that I could act better, and do all sorts of performances. |
| But... When he asked me what kind of actor I wanted to be, I got confused. |
| What kind of actor am I? What can I do; what can’t I do? What do I want to become? |
| When I looked at my acting on screen, I only saw all the things that I can’t do—if you start counting them, they’re endless. |
| ...I feel pathetic. There are guys out there who can calmly analyze what kind of actors they are, and look towards their futures, but I.... |
| Omi | ...What kind of actor is Hyodo Juza, objectively? Maybe the guys who can see that best are—. |
| Juza | ? |
| Omi | All right. |
| Juza | Omi-san? What’s wrong? |
| Omi | Nothing. I just came up with a good use for this video camera. |
