Ryo Yoshizawa shows his “one and only” presence in two films: “Kingdom,” which he “wants to do,” and “Not me,” which is “Torybeth.

On the other hand, to Yoshizawa,

“To be honest, it wasn’t me.

On the other hand, there is a role that Yoshizawa took on while worrying, “To be honest, it’s not me.

One such role is that of Manjiro Sano, aka “Mikey,” the legendary leader of the Tokyo Manjikai, in the movie “Tokyo Revengers,” which is currently in theaters.

Yoshizawa says that he “got over it” when he saw the casting of young actors such as Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Atsushi Maeda, Kento Nagayama, Nijiro Murakami, and Shotaro Mamiya, all of whom are leading the Japanese film industry, and that he always asked himself “what it means to play Mikey” (Yoshizawa). He says that he played the role while constantly asking himself “what it meant to play Mikey.

In “Tokyo Revengers 2: Halloween in Blood,” released on June 30, Tokyo Manjikai and Valhalla clash on a huge location set (an abandoned car lot) unparalleled in Japanese film history. 146 cars are stacked on top of each other in a battlefield that resembles a live concert venue. The curtain rose on a show of blood and gore as the two teams of more than 200 people emerged from the 146 cars stacked on top of each other on a stage reminiscent of a live concert hall.

Mikey, with his long blond hair and topknot over his bare upper body, stood out among the crowd. The scene in which sparkling particles of light made of lame body powder fell from above the head of this handsome, handsome national treasure overflowed with a divine atmosphere, as if we were watching a scene from a myth,” said a director of a production company.

Eventually, the scene of “black impulse,” which only Yoshizawa could play, arrived.

Mikey gets mad at Ittora (Murakami Nijirou), who has accidentally beaten Mikey’s brother to death, even though they have formed Tokyo Manjikai together, and continues to beat him unprovoked. The scene where Mikey’s blonde hair turns red from the returning blood is so powerful that even the filming location becomes silent. I was particularly horrified by the look in his eyes as they were filled with anger.

The director himself said, “I was pumped with adrenaline” and “It had been a long time since I had such an emotional outburst in a play. In fact, he himself says that there was a risk of breaking bones because he kept hitting himself with what looked like a bucket full of blood glue.

Seeing this look in Yoshizawa’s eyes reminded me of the sharp gaze that Aimasa, played by Yoshizawa, had attracted in the first film of the “Kingdom” series released in ’19.

In this film, Yoshizawa plays the dual role of Drifting, Nobu’s childhood friend, and Eimasa, the young Qin Shi Huangdi, who is a mirror image of Drifting. Drifting, a slave war orphan, and the young king who aims to unify China. To play the exact opposite roles

“I wanted to delve deeply into their humanity so that the audience could tell who was playing which role, Drifting or Eimasa, just by looking at them at first glance.

I wanted to delve deeply into the human character.

While Drifting is a rough and ready performer who learned swordsmanship in his own style, Eimasa’s sword is an orthodox sword worn by the royal family. What is also surprising is the way he looks at the audience. I am not the only one who felt Ryo Yoshizawa’s high potential as an actor in the charisma that exudes from the depths of Eimasa’s sharp gaze as he issues a message in the midst of battle.

Can Japanese entertainment really compete on a global scale? In a film industry facing such a challenge, Ryo Yoshizawa shines with his “Kingdom” series and “Tokyo Repengers” series. He may be the one and only person of whom the Japanese film industry can be proud.