Model UTA Makes Acting Debut in Netflix Series Gas Human
UTA's debut as the lead in a Yeon Sang-ho-penned Netflix series marks a high-profile crossover from modeling to acting, backed by a veteran cast and a reboot of a classic Toho property.
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Model UTA, son of actor Masahiro Motoki, appeared at the Tokyo Midtown premiere event for the Netflix series Gas Human on June 29. It is his first acting role. He played the inhuman Gas Human in the reboot of Toho's special effects film, written by Yeon Sang-ho and directed by Shinzo Katayama. UTA said he was so nervous he could not breathe, but walked the venue like a fashion show. The series releases July 2.
Model UTA, the eldest son of actor Masahiro Motoki, made his acting debut at the premiere event for the Netflix series Gas Human on June 29 in Tokyo Midtown. He appeared alongside Shun Oguri, Aoi Yu, Suzu Hirose, Kento Hayashi, Yutaka Takenouchi, writer Yeon Sang-ho, and director Shinzo Katayama. UTA, who plays the title character, said he was so nervous during standby that he could not breathe, but once inside the venue he walked like a fashion show. He described the two-and-a-half-year-old production as a daily study session and called the team happy. The series, a reboot of Toho's 1954 special effects film The First Gas Human, follows a detective and a reporter pursuing a killer who announces murders in advance. All eight episodes drop July 2.
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- Cinema Today 俳優デビューのUTA、Netflix「ガス人間」初舞台あいさつにド緊張「息ができないくらい」