Masahiro Motoki Returns to A-Studio+ After 14 Years, Son UTA Reveals Father Side
The rare personal interview, featuring Motoki's son and longtime collaborators, offers a private dimension of a major Japanese actor who rarely discusses family on television.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Actor Masahiro Motoki appears on TBS talk show A-Studio+ on June 19 for the first time in 14 years. The episode includes an interview with his eldest son UTA, who discusses Motoki's fatherly side, as well as segments on director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and photographer Kazuhiro Nakamura.
Masahiro Motoki will guest on the TBS talk show A-Studio+ on June 19, his first appearance in 14 years. MCs Shofukutei Tsurube and Taisuke Fujigaya interviewed Motoki's eldest son UTA, a model who makes his acting debut in the Netflix series Gas Man on July 2. UTA describes Motoki's side as a father. The episode also covers Motoki's relationship with his late mother-in-law, actress Kirin Kiki, with whom he lived in a two-generation house. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and co-star Ryuta Bando join the program to discuss their film Black Fortress, released the same day. Kurosawa says Motoki aimed for 120 points on set and was never satisfied with 100. Fujigaya visits photographer Kazuhiro Nakamura, a friend of Motoki since his 20s, who shares behind-the-scenes stories of a 60th-birthday photo book project and a fresh couple shot of Motoki and his wife taken in the hospital.
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- Eiga Natalie 本木雅弘「A-Studio+」に14年ぶり登場、長男・UTAへの取材で“父としての一面”が明らかに