<figure id="attachment_250506" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3446px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-250506"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a940d495"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/KAZZ1972_re.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-250506" class="wp-caption-text">Haruka Ayase took the stage in a patterned dress with a &#8220;Japanese&#8221; taste. She is a natural at wearing even highly individualistic designs without hesitation.</figcaption></figure>
The press conference for &#8220;THE LEGEND &amp; BUTTERFLY,&#8221; starring Takuya Kimura (49) and co-starring Haruka Ayase (37), was held in Tokyo on March 21.
The film is a commemorative work for Toei&#8217;s 70th anniversary and is a blockbuster production with a total production cost of 2 billion yen. Kimura plays the role of warlord Oda Nobunaga, and Ayase plays Nobunaga&#8217;s wife, Princess Nohime, in this story of a married couple&#8217;s love toward their dream of unifying the country.
Ayase was dressed in a modern monotone dress. She was joined on stage by Kimura, director Keishi Otomo, and Ryota Furusawa, who wrote the script.
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The film started in September last year and was completed in January. It has been 12 years since Kimura and Ayase co-starred in the 2011 TBS drama &#8220;Antarctica,&#8221; and this is their first time playing a married couple. Ayase reflected on her scenes with Kimura.
 It was fun to play a married couple for the first time. This time there were action scenes, and Kimura is athletic, so we had a lot of fun!&#8221;
Kimura was quick to answer, &#8220;That&#8217;s you, isn&#8217;t it? &#8220;Ayase replied humbly, &#8220;No, no, no, no (laugh).&#8221;
Kimura replied, &#8220;As you probably know, Ms. Ayase looks calm and collected, but when she moves, she&#8217;s just amazing. The director asked me, &#8216;Isn&#8217;t that difficult to do?&#8217; She is the kind of actor who responds to requests from the director&#8221;
She also said, &#8220;Even when we were not together in a scene, I kept Hime Nohime&#8217;s presence in my mind while we were shooting. I was really grateful that Princess Nohime was Ayase,&#8221; he continued in praise of her.
Was Ayase-san the same way? Ayase answered, &#8220;Yes, of course!&#8221; However, Kimura, who was standing next to Ayase, made some kind of comment to Ayase without using the microphone.
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Ayase laughed out loud at his comment and said, &#8220;It&#8217;s true! I don&#8217;t think only about food! &#8221;
She smiled and said, &#8220;I was acting based on the presence of Mr. Kimura and his reassurance that no matter what I did, he would accept me.&#8221;
Director Otomo said, &#8220;I&#8217;m in the middle of finishing up the film,&#8221; in preparation for its release on January 27, 2023.
Fans can&#8217;t wait to see what kind of husband and wife Kimura and Ayase, who looked perfectly in sync at the press conference, will show us at!
<figure id="attachment_250478" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 5472px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-250478"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="46f7922b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/KAZZ1152.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-250478" class="wp-caption-text">Haruka Ayase smiles at Takuya Kimura&#8217;s loving criticism. Expectations are high as this is her first role as a married couple.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_250482" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3648px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-250482"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="5be0d97a"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/KAZZ1975-rotated.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-250482" class="wp-caption-text">Haruka Ayase in her first role as a married couple! Takuya Kimura&#8217;s loving criticism brings a big smile to Haruka Ayase&#8217;s face.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_250483" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3648px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-250483"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="54838c09"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/KAZZ1539-rotated.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-250483" class="wp-caption-text">Haruka Ayase in her first role as a married couple! Takuya Kimura&#8217;s loving criticism brings a big smile to her face.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_250486" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3648px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-250486"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6e8a317b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/KAZZ1824-rotated.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-250486" class="wp-caption-text">Haruka Ayase&#8217;s first role as a married couple! Takuya Kimura&#8217;s loving criticism brings a big smile to her face.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_250487" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3648px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-250487"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="660c1e64"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/KAZZ1853-rotated.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-250487" class="wp-caption-text">Haruka Ayase&#8217;s first role as a married couple! Takuya Kimura&#8217;s loving criticism brings a big smile to her face.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_250484" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3648px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-250484"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f0f37754"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/KAZZ1532-rotated.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-250484" class="wp-caption-text">Haruka Ayase&#8217;s first role as a married couple! A big smile at Takuya Kimura&#8217;s loving criticism!</figcaption></figure>

 Kazuhiko Nakamura

 Takuya Kimura, who stars in the film, and Haruka Ayase, who co-stars in the film, took the stage at the press conference for "THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY". This is the first time for the two to play a married couple, with Oda Nobunaga and his wife, Princess Nohime, playing the roles of a married couple. At the press conference, they seemed to be in perfect harmony...

Haruka Ayase in Her First Role as a Married Woman with Takuya Kimura

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