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”.

Of course, it is not only Koike’s personality that Ishikawa finds wonderful. He has also learned a lot from Koike in terms of acting.

Before the performance, we have a test, and in each test we do various different plays, all of which are so funny that the director and staff all laugh. I felt that they thought about whether it would be funnier to do it this way or that way. Then, the director would often say, “Let’s do it this way.

In my case, I often do as the director says and then do what the director says is okay. I saw Mr. Koike trying out different patterns and making various suggestions to the director, such as, “Would it be better this way? I have been watching them closely for a long time, so that is what I admire the most.

In the dramas in which I have appeared, I have often had regrets after the shooting was over, such as “I could have made it more interesting. Ishikawa says that in the dramas in which he has appeared, he often regretted after filming was over, wondering if he could have made things more interesting. However, in this drama, Koike, a respected and senior colleague, is giving him advice and making the atmosphere on set more enjoyable, so he says, “I want to make it through without any regrets.

In “The House Without a Kotatsu,” not only Koike, who plays the lead role, but also Ishikawa’s growth will be the focus of attention.