Eiko Koike is like a mother in Tokyo”… “Eiko Koike’s unexpected true face” as told by Moka Ishikawa, a junior co-star of “The House without a Kotatsu”.
Ishikawa says that at her previous agency, she did not have the opportunity to talk to senior talent. So when he joined his current office, he did not have the opportunity to talk with Koike, his senior, and thought it would be a meet and greet at most.
She said, “Right after I moved to Tokyo, Koike took the trouble to contact me and ask me, ‘Are you eating properly? I am not able to cook for myself very much. When I told her that I wasn’t able to cook much for myself, she said, ‘Well, come over to my house,’ and she cooked me a meal full of vegetables.
I also love dogs. When I told her that I had a dog at home but that I missed him since I moved to Tokyo, she told me that she had two dogs and that she would take me for a walk with them. I thought she was a wonderful person, taking care of such things even though she is a busy actress.
Of course, she also took care of me in various ways at work. During the filming of this project, Ishikawa, who is still inexperienced in acting, often had trouble figuring out how to digest the director’s instructions on the set and how to get around. However, she could not dare to consult Koike, who was the lead actress and the busiest and most difficult person to deal with. However, one day Koike, perhaps sensing Ishikawa’s distress, sent her a message.
Koike sent me a line, perhaps seeing that I was in a daze,” Ishikawa said. I know you have a lot of problems, but you have no enemies on the team working on the same drama, so you should be easy on everyone and rely on them more. I think you should keep asking questions that you don’t understand.
I replied, “Don’t think too much about it, just have fun. I replied, “Don’t think too much about it, just enjoy yourself and rely on everyone more. I was surprised at how much he was paying attention to me and how observant he was. I was surprised at how observant he was. Even when he was waiting on set, he was watching everyone.
The next time I met Koike during a shoot, she asked me in the hallway, “Are you all right? Koike asked me in the corridor, “Are you okay? She said she was touched by Koike’s words, “I’m having a hard time too, so let’s work together. Koike’s personality is evident in the way she says, “Let’s do our best,” rather than “Do your best.
