On this day, she appeared in an all-black outfit. Her beautiful legs peeked out from a sheer long skirt. In private life, the disadvantages are greater Having famous parents naturally comes with both advantages and disadvantages. She said there was a period when she struggled with this. “In work, I take the mentality of using whatever I can—if people know about me from the start, I might as well use that to my advantage. In my private life, the disadvantages may be greater. People tend to see me in a certain way and don’t engage with me purely as an individual. In school life, everyone already knew who I was when I enrolled, so there was no avoiding it, and it was very stressful. There were kids who got along with me without caring, but online, where no one knew my background at all, I had more friends.” “Even now, I don’t mention it until I’ve gotten to know someone for a while. The fact that my stage name doesn’t include a surname is also for that reason. I’m not hiding who my parents are, but I’m not taking sides with either of them, nor do I want to assert that. I just want people to see me as myself, so I left off the surname.” Her independence and individuality, thinking “I am who I am” since childhood, also give her a unique perspective on this work, which might be criticized in today’s era. “Nowadays, there are various opinions about compliance and feminism, right? From that perspective, some people may feel disgusted by this work. But I think the essence of the work lies in the opposite direction. It’s about a man who, out of fear of taking women seriously, avoids real relationships with them and treats them as objects, but then is ultimately defeated by a woman. I like that aspect of the work.” While Sakuya delivered a remarkable performance as a character with a strong personality, during the interview she also showed an innocent smile typical of someone in their twenties. When asked what kind of character she sees herself as, she referred to Noriko, the character she played, and said, “There were many points of empathy and things in common.”