Hayato Isomura co-leads Keisuke Yoshida's film mentor with Seiya Suezawa, playing Ryunosuke. The film opened in Japan on October 16 and Isomura has since appeared with Suezawa and Yoshida at the Kaohsiung Film Festival.
Isomura's current work is mentor, directed by Keisuke Yoshida, in which he plays Ryunosuke opposite Seiya Suezawa of Aeo! group as Takumi. The two are childhood friends whose lives changed when a fireworks fire broke out 15 years earlier, with Go Ayano as Nonomoto. The film pairs Isomura and Suezawa for the first time, and Isomura described the working relationship as like a little brother, Suezawa as like an older brother.
Promotion ran through three character PVs released in early October, one each for Ryunosuke, Takumi, and Nonomoto, ahead of an October 16 nationwide opening. Before that opening the film played the 42nd Warsaw International Film Festival, where it held its world premiere in the International Competition; Isomura and Suezawa did not attend, but Yoshida did both Q&As. The film then took the NETPAC Best Asian Film award at Warsaw, and opened on 204 screens, drawing 103,822 admissions and 161.64 million yen over four days.
On opening day in Tokyo, Isomura shared the stage with Suezawa, who said he does not believe effort always pays off. Isomura told him he earns that luck. The pair then traveled to the 26th Kaohsiung Film Festival with Yoshida for a screening, where Isomura delivered his greeting in the local language and named Ayano as his mentor.
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Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa took the stage in Tokyo on the 29th for a stage greeting thanking audiences for the box-office success of the film mentor, with director Keisuke Yoshida also appearing. Talk turned to hugging, a motif in the film, and when neither actor had much to offer, Yoshida called for an improvised scene. The two embraced on stage and the venue erupted.
Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa attended the 26th Kaohsiung Film Festival with director Keisuke Yoshida for a screening of mentor. At a press conference on local time the 24th, Suezawa talked through the film's dogeza scene, which Yoshida said he shot as comedy. The three then sat with local moviegoers for the screening, and Isomura delivered his greeting in the local language and named co-star Go Ayano as his mentor.
Keisuke Yoshida's film Mentor opened October 16 on 204 screens and drew 103,822 admissions with 161.64 million yen in ticket revenue over four days. Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa star, with Go Ayano co-starring. The film also took the NETPAC Best Asian Film award at the 42nd Warsaw International Film Festival, where jurors cited its treatment of forgiveness.
Seiya Suezawa of Aぇ! group and Hayato Isomura appeared in Tokyo on October 16 for the opening-day greeting of the film "mentor." Suezawa said he does not believe effort always pays off, quoted a Walt Disney line he keeps as a motto, and called himself lucky to be working. Isomura told him he earns that luck.
Keisuke Yoshida's film Mentor, starring Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa with Go Ayano, held its world premiere in the International Competition at the 42nd Warsaw International Film Festival. Screenings on October 10 and 11 drew over 200 people to the Palace of Culture and Science, with laughter during the film and applause at the credits. Yoshida attended both Q&As.
The film mentor, directed by Keisuke Yoshida, pairs Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa of Ae! group for the first time. Isomura plays Ryunosuke and Suezawa plays Takumi, childhood friends whose lives changed when a fireworks fire broke out 15 years earlier, opposite Go Ayano as Nonomoto. Isomura described their working relationship as like a little brother, and Suezawa as like an older brother.
Three character PVs for the film mentor, directed by Keisuke Yoshida and starring Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa as co-leads, have been released through the film's official social media. The PVs cover Ryunosuke (Isomura), Takumi (Suezawa), and Nonomoto (Go Ayano). The film opens nationwide on Friday, October 16, following two men who reunite after 15 years with a victim of a fire they caused as boys.
The film mentor, directed by Keisuke Yoshida, has been selected for the competition section of the 42nd Warsaw International Film Festival, which runs October 9 to 18, with a screening set for October 10. It has also been selected for Taiwan's 26th Kaohsiung Film Festival, running October 9 to 26, where Hayato Isomura, Seiya Ozawa, and Yoshida will appear on stage. The film opens nationwide on October 16.