Snow Man” Meguro Ren: Despite a series of negative reports… Director Yuichi Fukuda follows up by saying, “The outfield is the outfield.

Ren Meguro (28) of “Snow Man” will play the lead role in the live-action movie of the popular comic “SAKAMOTO DAYS” (Shueisha), which will be released on April 29, 2014. Prior to the film’s release, on December 10, 2013, action scenes featuring the main character, Taro Sakamoto, in his “plump” form were unveiled, and the film has become a major topic of conversation.

Meguro has become a sought-after actor in dramas and movies, and he seems to have earned the trust of the production team.

Director Fukuda said, “Ren Meguro never betrays his work.

Sakamoto, played by Meguro, was “once the best assassin” but retired after falling in love with Aoi, a woman he met one day. On December 10, some footage of an action scene featuring a “smart Sakamoto” and a “plump Sakamoto” was uploaded to the film’s official social networking sites, and people were surprised by Meguro’s different visual appearance from his usual self. Some people were surprised by Meguro’s different visual appearance.

On the same day, Yuichi Fukuda (57), who wrote and directed the film, posted a behind-the-scenes story about the recording on X (formerly Twitter). According to Fukuda, the recording of the well-known signature line, “From now on, I’m going to be serious,” was not in perfect condition at first.　Isn’t my line recorded well? Meguro asked, “Isn’t the recording of my lines good?

Director Fukuda replied, “Yes. But I don’t think we can get Meguro-kun on the recording schedule before delivery, so we’ll just go with this! to which Meguro hastily announced that he would rush to the studio the next day.

Meguro was so motivated that he said, “I want everyone to see a perfect film! Director Fukuda praised Meguro’s professionalism, saying, “This is why we, the staff, have to work so hard not to betray Meguro’s wishes,” and “Meguro-kun, thank you so much for your final line.

Then, when a user who appeared to be a Meguro fan sent messages along the lines of “I only believe what the people on set tell me,” Director Fukuda responded, “The outside world is the outside world,” “Ren Meguro will never betray the work, and we will never betray Ren Meguro. This relationship of trust is stronger than anything else,” he responded in a quoted post.

The reason for this is that there have been a series of negative reports about Meguro in recent days.

I don’t want to use that ‘Shogun’ anymore.”

Meguro has been cast in “SHOGUN Shogun” Season 2 (available on Disney+), and it has been announced that he will leave the group in late January to participate in filming overseas. On the other hand, he is such a successful actor that he has two movies coming out this year, “Soku naku, oraida desu,” (released on February 6), in which he double stars with actress Minami Hamabe (25), and “Sakamoto Days.” ……

According to “Shukan Bunshun” (Bungeishunju, December 4, ’25 issue), Meguro’s agency, STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, has offered to change or cancel his schedule, saying he “cannot participate” in promotional activities for two movies to be released next year. Since Meguro is concentrating on the filming of “Shogun,” there is a possibility that the lead actor will not be available on the release date.

In the article, Meguro is referred to as “Tono,” and the production staff, who are constantly at the mercy of Meguro, say, “We don’t want to use that Shogun-sama anymore,” and that “the momentum for rebellion is also growing.

Furthermore, according to the web version of “Josei Jishin” (Kobunsha, distributed December 5), a sequel to “Sakamoto Days” had already been decided and was scheduled to be filmed from February to April next year.

However, due to Meguro’s appearance in “SHOGUN,” the filming of the sequel has been postponed to ’27. In the article, a staff member involved in “SAKAMOTO DAYS” commented, “There is surprise in the industry that Meguro gave priority to “SHOGUN” this time.

So much so that, in response to the aforementioned words of director Fukuda, fans,

As a fan of Snow Man, I’m really happy to hear director Fukuda, who worked directly with Meguro, say, “The outside world is the outside world.
Nothing is more believable than hearing that from Fukuda, a director I worked with.
[Joon] I didn’t see the sageuk article, but I was saddened just to see the headline. But my eyes welled up a bit when Director Fukuda sent out this kind of information. Thank you.

He was thrilled.

Ken Murase, the producer of the Fuji Television dramas “silent” (broadcast in 2010) and “Umi no Hajimari” (broadcast in 2012), in which Meguro appeared, is also one of the people who are in love with Meguro.

In an interview video published on the YouTube channel of Sankei News (September 23, 2012), he said, “He is a really good person and attentive. He is the kind of person that anyone would fall in love with if they were with him. People who have worked with Meguro even once recognize his personality and ability. That is probably why his personal acting career is going so well.

Meguro seems to be loved not only by his many fans around the world but also within the industry. We hope that Meguro will continue to work hard while taking a break from time to time.