Full Text] “I want to be closer to Takako Matsu, the woman of my dreams! Interview with Hana Toyoshima ″Young Veteran″ is a talented actress!

A talented actor with a 15-year career.

A high school girl helps out at an onigiri shop opened by her late mother, and a popular novelist who is a regular customer suddenly proposes to her–a love story that is rare in late-night broadcasting.

Hana Toyoshima (18), a “young veteran” who began her career in the entertainment industry at the age of one, plays the leading role in “Kurosaki-san’s Consistent Love Can’t Stop” (NTV, Tuesdays at 24:24 midnight), a pure romantic comedy drama that is rare for late night broadcasting.

She has appeared in many popular works, including the NHK historical drama “Yae no Sakura”, the morning drama “Gochisousan”, and the movie “Manatsu no Keiken”. Including her days as a child actress, she has had a career as an actress for more than 15 years.

I have an image that most late-night dramas are aimed at adults with themes of infidelity, but “Mr. Kurosaki” is a pure and cheerful drama that I think people of all ages will enjoy. I read the original story prior to filming, and I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep until late at night (laughs).

She says she is conscious of one thing when playing the role of Koharu, the main character who has never experienced love before.

It is important for her to be upset by Mr. Kurosaki’s approach. I am conscious of the “upset” so that Koharu’s purity is not destroyed.

Toyoshima cites as a turning point in her career the drama “Totto-chan! (TV Asahi) in 2005. (TV Asahi), in which she played the role of the main character, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (92), in her childhood.

Totto-chan!” was the first time I voluntarily gathered information and thought about a role. was the first time I gathered information and thought about the role on my own. Until then, I had been receiving acting instruction from my mother for the filming. In my mind, it was my first step toward independence. After “Totto-chan,” my mother stopped accompanying me on set for a while.

The movie that brought her to the attention of Netflix, “Shinkansen Daihaku” (“The Great Bullet Train Crash”), in which she played a student on a school trip who holds the key to the bombing, made the top 10 in viewer rankings in 80 countries.

I received comments from all over the world, especially on SNS,” she said. I was very happy to hear comments like, ‘I subscribed to Netflix to watch Shinkansen Dai Bakaku. I was also praised by people who said, ‘I didn’t know you could do this kind of acting. I feel I have grown as an actor.

He says that playing a serious role, which he had never done before, gave him new insights.

I thought the role would stay with me for a while after filming was over, but that was not the case at all (laughs). (Laughs.) I hear that actors who take possession of a character have a hard time getting out of the role. But I realized that I am the type of actor who puts the role through a filter. When the work is over, I remove that filter and that’s it. I think that’s why I get out of roles so quickly.

The awesomeness of a great actress felt in the films she has co-starred in

Toyoshima, who continues to evolve as an actress, has an actress as a target.

Takako Matsu (48).’ In 2009, we co-starred in the drama “Soyoda and Three Former Husbands” (Fuji Television Network). We played father and son, and she is a wonderful person, not only as an actress but also as a person. When he is in the waiting room, he is a friendly and “normal” person. But when the camera rolls, her aura as an actress comes out at once. I have always admired her, including the gap between the two.

Her firm and firm answers may make you forget that Toyoshima is only 18 years old. In her personal life, she also has a girlish side that is appropriate for her age.

I have many hobbies. Drawing, photography, reading, and watching anime…… are just a few. I especially like the anime “Shinkage no Kyojin. I like it because it is like watching the history of one world. But thankfully, I am very busy with work, so I haven’t been able to devote myself to my hobbies much lately. But it’s fun just to think, ‘I’m going to do that on my next day off! I enjoy just thinking about it. If I get a long vacation, I want to go on a trip to Turkey with my family!

When we asked her about her goals as an actress, her expression tightened again.

I want to broaden my acting range. I would like to play roles as a yankee or a gal. I want to keep challenging myself so that people will see that I have this side to me!

From the dark school trip student in her first film to a pure girl who has never experienced love. Mixing the two together, Toyoshima is getting one step closer to becoming the person of her dreams.

From the March 6, 2026 issue of “FRIDAY