Jiro Sato Reflects on Playing a Monster in Nameless at Tokyo Stage Greeting
The event gives Sato a public platform to discuss his dual role as creator and lead in a violent original story that is now in theaters.
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Jiro Sato, who wrote, starred in, and co-wrote the film Nameless, appeared at a Tokyo stage greeting on May 23 alongside cast members Ryuhei Maruyama, MEGUMI, Kuranosuke Sasaki, and director Hideo Josho. Sato discussed the origin of the story and his role as a mass murderer with a hidden power.
The stage greeting for the film Nameless was held May 23 at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo. Jiro Sato, who served as original author, screenwriter, and lead actor, attended alongside Ryuhei Maruyama (SUPER EIGHT), MEGUMI, Kuranosuke Sasaki, and director Hideo Josho. The story follows a random mass murder at a family restaurant, with Sato playing Taro Yamada, a man with a hidden power in his right hand who is called a nameless monster. Sato said the idea came to him five years ago while watching his family play in a park. Maruyama, who plays the policeman who gives Yamada his name, shared that changing his group name to SUPER EIGHT strengthened the group's bond. MEGUMI recalled her love scene with Sato, which the pair aimed to make the dirtiest in Japanese film history.
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