Go Ayano Draws Award Talk for His Chilling Turn as Nohon in mentor
Go Ayano plays Nohon in Keisuke Yoshida's film mentor, now in theaters nationwide, with Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa as co-leads.
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Why it matters
Ayano's performance is already drawing award-season talk from social media, and the released set photos put the special makeup and his on-set role in front of audiences while the film is still in theaters.
Key Facts
- Go Ayano plays Nohon in Keisuke Yoshida's film mentor, now in theaters nationwide.
- Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa star as co-leads in mentor.
- Social media comments praising Ayano's performance have some pushing him as a Best Supporting Actor candidate this year.
- Behind-the-scenes photos from the mentor set have been released.
- Ayano said the special makeup had to form the foundation of the work's quality.
Social media comments praising Ayano's performance have poured in, and some are pushing him as a strong candidate for Best Supporting Actor in this year's film award races. Behind-the-scenes photos from the set have been released.
Ayano's Nohon suffered severe burns in a fire that killed his wife and child, and the film follows his reunion with the two young men who caused it 15 years earlier. Isomura's Ryunosuke channels his guilt into archery, while Suezawa's Takumi cannot escape his trauma. Ayano said the special makeup had to form the foundation of the work's quality, and that the design came together with the special makeup, hair and makeup, and direction departments. Isomura, who has worked with Ayano before, said the softer manner Ayano showed on set was new to him.
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- Cinema Today 綾野剛の怪演に観客震撼『mentor』圧巻の役づくり 舞台裏を捉えたメイキング写真公開