The Osaka event, “Nihon Saitama-ka Keikaku in Osaka (Japan Saitama-fying Plan in Osaka)”, of the Tonde Saitama movie (releasing 22 February) campaign was held on the 13th at Shinsekai, Osaka. It was attended by the lead stars Nikaido Fumi (24) and GACKT (45).

A nonsensical movie that freely disses Saitama in an absurd setting. In front of around 600 fans, the two of them were asked about their impression of Saitama, to which Nikaido answered, “Recently I met the prefectoral governor and I was saying that it’s ‘a city that’s good for raising children’”, while GACKT said, “It appears that when you ask Saitama citizens, they’d say, ‘the good thing about this place is that there’s nothing’”.

After that, they were asked what title they would give to a sequel if it was set in Kansai. Put on the spot by the MC ,Nikaido said, “U～h, I have good friends in Shiga so” “Tomeru de Biwako (Stop, Lake Biwa)”. With a wry smile, GACKT said, “That’s an exceptionally risky question. No matter what place you name, they wouldn’t like it”, but even so, he answered, “Dokona no Wakayama (Where is Wakayama)”.

On the top of Tsutenkaku in the stage’s background, a flag with the character ‘さ (sa)’ on it was put up for the movie and on stage, Biliken-san, the mascot of Tsutenkaku appeared wearing an outfit with ‘さ (sa)’ on it. A mood akin to the catchphrase of the movie, “history’s greatest farce”, was floating around in the event and Nikaido enthusiastically spoke of the movie’s charm, saying, “It’s a rather absurd movie, but it will eventually reaffirm your own identity and local love”.


Source: nikkansports.com

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA