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Behind-the-scenes footage of the life of the despised Matsuko

Miki Nakatani liked the original work very much. When she was reading the novel, she hoped that she could play the heroine Matsuko. At the premiere, she got her wish and said that maybe she became an actor just to play Song Zi, and she shed tears with excitement. Originally, director Tetsuya Nakajima planned to use animation to express the protagonist Matsuko. Later, he heard that Nakatani wanted to star in the role and found an opportunity to discuss it with him. The eager Nakatani immediately infected Nakajima, making him feel like he had found a comrade-in-arms, and felt that the two would definitely succeed if they cooperated. Director Nakajima was very strict, and his directing style frightened Nakatani. During the filming process, Nakatani was constantly scolded, "I'm going to remove you!", and even "I'm going to kill you!" Such words made her simply unable to resist. When he was angry, Nakatani once said harshly, "I simply don't want to be an actress anymore," but Director Nakajima responded with "It's up to you." At one point, Nakatani even walked out of the studio midway through. The set is like a battlefield between the director and the lead actor. There is a kiss scene between Okano and Matsuko in the film. One member of the troupe who played Okano was very nervous about his first kiss on screen. He stopped drinking coffee in advance and ate 20 mints before filming. Then I felt that the mint smell was too strong, so I had to drink oolong tea to dilute it. Nakatani said that he was actually a fan of one of the actors in the troupe, so he was quite nervous when filming this scene.